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# BiddingOwl.com

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> BiddingOwl helps organizations design personalized websites with custom logos, colors, themes, images, and event information to run and manage online auctions. Users can sell raffle tickets, print bid sheets and catalogs, preview auction items, promote sponsors, and accept online donations.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 131 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 131 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: BiddingOwl.com
- **Founded**: 2012

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Cover your costs and keep 100% of your raised funds. We offer the option to pass fees to your supporters by adding a Buyer's Premium. This essentially makes the use of our software free for online nonprofit auctions.

Our fees are simple: 
Let's assume you have a fundraising event and want to hold a traditional silent and live auction. You can organize your event, preview items on your BiddingOwl website, print bid sheets, sell tickets, and collect donations. You can also manage your checkout process and collect payments (Stripe or PayPal processing fees may apply). This is a free service, and we do not charge you. 

So, when do you charge me?

The only time we charge you a 5% performance fee is when you actually run an online or mobile auction (fees for pre-bid auctions are based on the pre-bid amount and not the final bid). Let's assume you have an online item that sells for $100. We will charge you $5 based on the winning bid. We only charge you for items that are "bid" online.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana and 173 more

## Features

- ACH Payment Processing
- API
- Alerts/Notifications
- Auction Management
- Bid Management
- Billing & Invoicing
- Buy Now Option
- Catalog Management
- Contribution Tracking
- Credit Card Processing
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Forms
- Customizable Fields
- Donation Tracking
- Donor Management
- Electronic Payments
- Event Management
- Event Ticketing
- For Nonprofits
- Fundraising Management

## Integrations (2 total)

- PayPal
- Stripe

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)

## Category

- [Fundraising Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/169/fundraising/software)

## Related Categories

- [Fundraising Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/169/fundraising/software)
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- [Donation Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/167/donation-management/software)
- [Charity Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/775/nonprofit/software)

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## Reviews

### "Bidding owl is so easy\!" — 5.0/5

> **sarah** | *18 November 2018* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The bidding notification system was a firm favourite.
> 
> **Cons**: bidder sign up was confusing for some 
and kept throwing people out of the site.
> 
> We really loved being able to keep track of the bids so easily\!

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### "Great auction site for bidders" — 5.0/5

> **Alice** | *14 September 2024* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easy to use.  Allowed to adjust an auto bid.
> 
> **Cons**: It seemed like there was not an option to stay logged in.
> 
> I have participated in many auctions on other sites. Best auction site I have used. 🤩

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### "BiddingOwl Auctions" — 4.0/5

> **Cherie** | *11 March 2024* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Relatively easy setup, bidding was easy enough, no user complaints
> 
> **Cons**: New version lost features the old version had and while the new interface looks better it doesn't necessarily perform better in some areas.  At least that was my experience during the initial setup, improvements are ongoing.
> 
> I set up an auto-bid and selected both text and email notifications but I received zero notifications during the auction.  I didn't get anything until the auction was over when it notified me I won the item. Initial problems during setup, some functionality from the old version was missing from the new version (not sure if it's been updated).

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### "BiddingOwl will be my go-to auction platform for every charity auction going forward\!" — 5.0/5

> **Gina** | *25 March 2024* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The pros for BiddingOwl include:
- extremely easy to use in terms of set up
- extremely easy for the participants to use (setting up bidding profiles and making bids)
- pricing is very low
- liked that no credit card information is stored in the system - but they integrate with PayPal.
- most important - the customer service is amazing. BiddingOwl can easily be reached by phone, they participated in meetings with us and provided training - all at no additional cost\!
> 
> **Cons**: - a little challenging to offer items that are only "buy it now" via the auction. not impossible - just have to play with the pricing of the items a bit.
> 
> I am not a tech-savvy person and was very nervous about trying an online auction\! BiddingOwl is so easy to use. I have been working on setting up our auction for 3 months and wanted to wait until we went live to confirm the user experience before writing this review. The auction looks very professional.  The user experience is great. We have not had any issues with users having trouble navigating the bidding process.  Most important - the live, readily available customer service made all the difference in the world. The BiddingOwl team is responsive, professional and offer best practices. The pricing is wonderful - no nickel and diming. As a non-profit, we wanted to minimize the administrative costs of this effort.

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### "Bidding Owl-A Review" — 5.0/5

> **BARBARA** | *4 November 2023* | Public Relations & Communications | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: We like the 'look' of the auction pages\! It is an improvement to be able to add 5 photos to each item. Also, the bids are easy to make and bidders can be reminded if they lose a bid.
Support is very prompt and helpful\!
> 
> **Cons**: Some of the instructions are a bit hard to understand-ie at the top of Item Management.
> 
> Overall our experience has been very good from the set-up to the final invoicing\!

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