Auction Intelligence™

The Possibility Premium™ Has a Market: What Sealed Products Tell Us About Bidder Behavior
The Possibility Premium™ Has a Market: What Sealed Products Tell Us About Bidder Behavior
A multi-billion dollar industry has quietly validated something charity auction organizers are only beginning to discover: people will consistently pay more for possibility than for certainty. Read more...
Sports Cards as an Investment: What it Means for Charity Auctions
Sports Cards as an Investment: What it Means for Charity Auctions
Kevin O'Leary paid $13 million for a trading card and called it no different from gold. Here's what the institutional validation of sports collectibles means for your charity auction room. Read more...
The Donor Who Thinks Like an Ivenstor
The Donor Who Thinks Like an Ivenstor
The most valuable bidder in your auction room isn't just generous — they're financially sophisticated. Here's how the tax structure of charity auctions makes bidding aggressively the rational choice for... Read more...
Mobile vs. Silent Auction
Mobile vs. Silent Auction
The data is consistent across thousands of nonprofit events: organizations that move from paper bid sheets to mobile bidding raise significantly more money. Here’s why the format difference matters —... Read more...
Sealed Collectibles: Mobile Auction Performance
Sealed Collectibles: Mobile Auction Performance
Mobile bidding outperforms paper auctions. Sealed products outperform known items. Sports & Hobbies is one of the highest dollar-value auction categories in nonprofit fundraising. When you put all three together,... Read more...
"The Auction Item Strategy Most Event Organizers Get Backwards" Why Not Knowing What's Inside Drives Bigger Bids"
"The Auction Item Strategy Most Event Organizers Get Backwards" Why Not Knowing What's Inside Drives Bigger Bids"
Most charity auction committees select items based on what guests can see and verify. But the psychology of competitive bidding tells a different story — and understanding it could change... Read more...