Pricing
Here is a quick view of the auction features and pricing. See the Features & Pricing
page for more information. This pricing is effective January 23, 2010.
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Bidding Styles |  | |
| Buy Now Option | | |
| Set Reserve Price | | |
| Fundraising Goal Tracking | | |
| Add Link To Donor Websites | | |
| Accept Payments Via PayPal | | |
| Accept Monetary Donations Via PayPal | | |
| Live Event After Online Silent Auction Package | | |
| No Unsolicited Advertisements | | |
| Multiple Auctions At One Time | | |
| Downloadable Sales Summary CSV File | | |
| Printable Bid Sheets | | |
| Large Image Viewer | | |
| Maximum Auction Items | 32 | 200 |
| Maximum Images Per Auction Item | 1 | 4 |
| Fees | FREE! | See Below |
200 Auction Items:
Cost: $32.00 USD
This upgrade increases the number of items for an auction from 32 to 200. You can also
download the sales summary as a CSV file for importing into a spreadsheet application.
Collect Item Payments via PayPal:
Cost: Free Upgrade
+ Transaction Commission
This upgrade allows winnings bidders to pay for items securely via PayPal. Your organization will need
to have a PayPal account for accepting payments. Winning bidders will be able to pay for their
items using a major credit card or PayPal account.
With this upgrade, winners of Buy Now items will be sent to PayPal to pay for their items immediately.
Winners of bidding items will have the option of paying online through 32auctions (via PayPal) after
the auction closes. If they choose to pay online, winning bidders will need to pay for all
items won in a single transaction. This minimizes the number of per transaction fees your
organization pays. Please note if your auction is upgraded with the Live Event After
Online Silent Auction Package, payments will only be accepted for Buy Now items.
Commission: 4.9% of each
payment amount plus $0.40 USD per transaction will be paid
to 32auctions, LLC. Please note, commissions are NOT charged on the total amount raised by
the auction. This commission applies only to the payments we process and will be extracted
from the payment amount.
Commission Example:
| Auction Total Amount Raised | Payments Collected Through 32auctions | 32auction's Commission | Percent of Auction Total Paid in Commissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | $4,000 (5 payments) | $198 | 1.98%* |
Note: PayPal also has fees for processing payments that you agree to pay as part of each transaction.
*Learn more
Accept Monetary Donations via PayPal:
Cost: Free Upgrade
+ Transaction Commission
This upgrade allows participants to make a monetary donation to your organization securely via PayPal. Donations
can be made anytime before and during your auction. Your organization will need to have a PayPal
account for accepting donations. Once enabled, donations can be made using a major credit card or PayPal account.
Commission: 4.9% of each
donation plus $0.40 USD per transaction will be paid to 32auctions, LLC.
Note: PayPal also has fees for processing donations that you agree to pay as part of each transaction.
*Learn more
Live Event After Online Silent Auction Package:
Cost: $50.00 USD
This provides useful features for running a live silent auction event after the online
silent auction closes.
Included features:
- Live event information will be collected and displayed within the auction and each auction item,
- Leading bidder email, including live event information, sent to all leading bidders at the conclusion of the online auction,
- Enhanced sales summary page which reveals the maximum proxy bid for each auction item, and
- Live event information emailed out to all participants during the final day of the online auction
- Downloadable sales summary CSV file for importing into a spreadsheet application
- Printable bid sheets for unsold items after the auction has ended
No Unsolicited Advertisements:
Cost: $25.00 USD
This upgrade will turn off the advertisements which are displayed within the auction.
4 Images Per Auction Item:
Cost: $15.00 USD
This upgrade will allow for auction items to have up to 4 images displayed. This also includes
the large image viewer for easier viewing of your auction items.
*PayPal Fees
PayPal charges fees on each payment and donation transaction. The fees are specific to the PayPal
account used by the organization for receiving money.
Follow these steps to find the fees associated with the organization's account:
- Log into the organization's PayPal account
- Click the Fees link found at the bottom of the page
- Click the link in the Get Paid column of the Purchase section
- View the fees for receiving purchase payments
Note: PayPal offers low transaction fees for nonprofits. Please refer to the
PayPal site for more information.