Charity and benefit auctions
Raise more for your cause with an auction run by a licensed Virginia auction firm: online, at your event, or both at once.
- Online, live, or simulcast
- Licensed auctioneers
- Cataloging and photography
- Virginia firm license #1086
An auction that works as hard as your volunteers
A benefit auction is often an organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year. We bring the bidding platform, the cataloging, and the experience of running competitive auctions.
Tell us about your organization, your event, and the items you expect, and we will recommend a format that fits: an online auction on our bidding platform, a live auction at your event, or both at once.
How we can help
- An online auction on our bidding platform
- Live auctioneering at your event
- Simulcast so remote supporters can bid
- Cataloging and photographing donated items
- Promotion to our registered bidders
- Selling donated valuables in our auctions
Bidders who already know how to bid with us
Our auctions reach an established community of registered bidders, as well as your own supporters.
- Customers served
- 21,496
- Bids placed
- 248,906
- Items auctioned
- 49,721
- Consignment clients
- 350+
Figures as of September 2026.
How a benefit auction comes together
Plan
We agree the format, the date, and your goals, and explain the costs up front.
Gather
Donated items are described and photographed so they show at their best.
Promote
We help you invite supporters, and we reach our own registered bidders.
Results
Bidding runs online, in the room, or both, and you receive a clear report of the results.
Questions about benefit auctions
Can you sell valuable items donated to our organization?
Often, yes. Send photos of the donated items and we will tell you how they could be sold, whether in your benefit auction or in one of our regular auctions.
Do supporters need to be present to bid?
No. With an online or simulcast auction, supporters can bid from anywhere on their phone or computer.
What does it cost?
It depends on the format and the size of your event. We explain the options and fees before you commit.
Plan your benefit auction
Tell us about your organization, the event date, and the items you expect. We will get back to you with ideas and next steps.
- Online, live, or simulcast
- Cataloging and photography
- A clear report of results
Prefer to talk? Call (757) 550-0285, Monday to Friday.