Online auctions that raise more
A real auction engine for your gala, golf outing or online-only fundraiser. Bidders bid from any phone while your team watches the totals climb live.
Harvest Gala Auction
Riverside Community Pantry
Bidding closes in 01:42:18 Watching+$10Weekend Getaway
Current bid
Sold+$10Chef's Dinner for 6
Sold for
Extended+$10Signed Jersey
Current bid
+$10Spa Day for Two
Current bid
Bids that place themselves
Bidders set a private maximum and GiveKit bids for them, one increment at a time, only as high as it needs to go. When someone finally outbids them, they get an email right away.
- eBay-style maximum bids, enforced on the server
- Bidder numbers keep names private
- Suggested amounts and a clear next minimum bid
- Buy Now for bidders who can't wait
Weekend Getaway
WatchNext minimum bid: $430
Buy Now for $750Bid history
Signed Jersey
Current bid $280
No more last-second sniping
A bid in an item's final two minutes pushes that item's close back two minutes, capped at 10 minutes past the scheduled close. Everyone gets a fair shot, and your best items get every last dollar.
- Extensions apply per item, not the whole auction
- Pages flip to closed at the exact close time
- Watchers get a reminder five minutes before close
Wrap up winners without spreadsheets
A live dashboard while bidding runs, and a Winners tab when it closes. Track who has paid and picked up, change a winner if you need to, and export it all to CSV.
Chef's Dinner for 6SoldBidder #104$610
Weekend GetawayClosedBidder #118$520
Signed JerseyClosedBidder #121$340
Spa Day for TwoClosedBidder #109$245Every winning bid, backed by a card
Bidders add a payment method before placing their first bid. For higher-value auctions, you can also place a card authorization in the final days before close, so every winning bid is secured before the auction ends. All payments are processed securely through Stripe.
A complete auction engine
Automatic max bids
Bidders set a private maximum. GiveKit bids one increment at a time for them, only as high as needed.
Fair soft close
A bid in an item's final two minutes extends that item's close, capped at 10 extra minutes.
Buy Now
Set a Buy Now price and let eager bidders win the item on the spot.
Watchlist
Bidders follow items and get a reminder five minutes before bidding closes.
Bidder numbers
Public pages show bidder numbers like #107, never names.
Outbid alerts
Bidders get an email when someone takes the lead, throttled so inboxes don't fill up.
Planning an auction?
We'll walk you through setting up your first auction, from items to winners.