What to expect from our Auction Services

Bid4Charities are proud to be one of the UK's leading fundraisers for worthy causes, with a wealth of charity fundraising and management experience.
Live, silent, and online auctions, or another style of event, we are here to advise, support and help.
Our online auction technology is not only a fantastic way to start an auction before the event, it is perfect for smaller charity events.
  • Pre event consultation
  • Customised online auction event page
  • Customised auction start date and time and closing date and time
  • Online fundraising manager
  • Auction notifications for bids & outbids
  • Choose from a wide selection of memorabilia and bespoke experiences
  • No need to download an App
  • Bespoke QR code design for your charity
  • QR code can be circulated remotely to all your supporters to increase the number of supporters getting involved, increasing the potential money being raised
  • Your supporters can browse your full collection of items available
  • Bidding will be available 24/7 while the auction is live
  • Integrated payment technology
  • Post event data sheet and consultation

Charity Auctions…as simple as 1,2,3

1

We provide you with our agreement and terms and conditions. You supply to us your logo and information about your cause.

2

We help you choose a range of auction items for our vast stock, plus you can add your own items if you wish. We provide you with a link to check the look and feel of your auction page.

3

Once you are happy and this is signed off, we set the start and finish times…and you are good to go! 

We can set up online auctions within 24 hours, from receiving a brief but understandably prefer a longer planning period.

With bid4Charities your supporters do not need to download an App or any additional technology to access your auction. We provide a dedicated private link for each auction that you can share with your supporters, fans, database and on social outreach - for bidding 24 hours a day 7 days a week, while each auction is live.

Online Auction Technology

With bid4Charities your supporters do not need to download an App or any additional technology to access your auction. We provide a dedicated private link for each auction that you can share with your supporters, fans, database and on social outreach - for bidding 24 hours a day 7 days a week, while each auction is live.

Bid4Charities is extremely easy to use. Your supporters;

  • Receive the link to the live auction. 
  • Once they have decided which items they wish to bid on, they simply click on the items and then select the bid amount. 
  • The bid increments are automatically set at 10% or £10 but they can choose a higher amount should they wish. 
  • They can also set a maximum amount they would like to bid up to, and as other bids come in, theirs will automatically update. 
  • We will notify you and your supporters accordingly. 

FREE Pre-Event Consultation

We would love to hear from you and discuss your requirements and explore the options we can put in place for you and your event.

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PROVENANCE AND AUTHENTICITY

Provenance and Authenticity

Prove Anything

Bid4Charities and Backdrop Promotions work very closely with https://www.proveanything.com/ a global platform for proof and provenance. Prove Anything’s Certificates of Authenticity use blockchain technologies to create a digital twin that functions as proof of ownership for products and memorabilia. These convey information about the origins and history of a product, providing customers with comfort and protection.

Bid4Charities is proud to be a member of https://www.aftal.org.uk – The Autograph Fair Trade Association, whose Code of Conduct commits each AFTAL approved dealer to provide authentic items, with all the required knowledge, qualification and diligence, giving collectors and buyers comfort when buy authentic signed memorabilia.

What is AFTAL?

The "Autograph Fair Trade Association" (AFTAL) was formed by a group of acknowledged autograph dealers, with the intention of stamping out fakes items and ensuring customers can find reputable dealers they can trust.

Inclusion in AFTAL is proof of each dealer's commitment and professional competence. The Code of Conduct commits each AFTAL approved dealer to providing authentic items, with all the required provenance, qualification, and diligence. AFTAL provides the best possible proof any collector could have when looking to buy authentic signed memorabilia. Simply put, there is no reason as to why any honest dealer should not become an AFTAL approved dealer, but many reasons why some could never become an AFTAL approved dealer.

 

What does AFTAL  do?

The signed memorabilia market is a multi-million industry. As a result, the less scrupulous sellers will create items that are most in demand. This non-authentic material is then offered for sale on websites, Internet auctions, and through retail outlets around the UK. Although easily spotted by an expert, hundreds of fake items are sold to unsuspecting collectors every day.

 

AFTAL works hard to ensure the Police and Trading Standards are aware of forgers behind fakes so they can act.

Any memorabilia dealer can apply to join AFTAL, but not all applications are successful. Some ‘dealers’ know they would not meet the requirements of our rigorous verification process and authentication course, and so choose not to be involved in AFTAL. If your dealer is not a member, ask them why!

 

If you are considering spending money with a seller of autographs, would it not be safer to do business with a qualified and competent AFTAL dealer, who abides by a code, than one that claims to be an expert, trustworthy and established dealer, but who is not prepared to back up that claim.