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WinningBidder.com

4.8 (126)

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 3 - Reviews of WinningBidder.com

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JM

Jennifer M.  
Director of Events and Activities  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Perfect for our needs"

March 18, 2024

4.0

Over all I am very happy and I would choose to use WinningBidder again. We had plenty of our own auction items so we did not need any of the extra that they were offering. I don't think I would have liked the outcome as much if we had needed to use their items because the consignment is high and then they take a large percentage. For what we needed this site was perfect.

Pros

We have used a very cumbersome software in the past. Winning Bidder was very easy for my team and me to navigate. The cost is very minimal and it is very easy to use and understand.

Cons

I needed to add my live auction items to the site but I didn't want anyone to bid on them. There was no option for that so even though I made it clear that they were live auction items, I have to go through and void bids that were made during the silent auction. Also, I don't love that they have to go in and check out completely at the end. Most people think that their credit card will be charged automatically. It would be nice for them to receive a text message with a link to the invoice instead of just an email.

Alternatives considered

[MaestroAuction](https://www.capterra.com/p/128124/MaestroAuction/)[MaestroAuction Online](https://www.capterra.com/p/230009/MaestroAuction-Online/)

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

It was so easy and way less extensive. When I interviewed the other company I was overwhelmed. This company was easy. We have our own ticketing option, so that was the only reason we were able to use this site though.

Switched from

[Greater Giving](https://www.capterra.com/p/127257/Event-Software/)

This was so much easier to navigate and way less expensive.

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EC

Ellen C.  
Fundraising Coordinator  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Auction Platform!"

May 2, 2024

5.0

Pros

Everything! It was easy to use, convenient, low processing fees; it was everything we were looking for.

Cons

Would like the option to mark paid inboxes as “paid in cash” or “paid by check”

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MH

Morgan H.  
Treasurer  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "So easy for our auction"

May 15, 2024

5.0

Pros

We recently used winningbidder for a silent auction for our non profit Foundation. It was simple to add items and set up the auction. It was also extremely easy to print off certificates to display on site with the QR codes.

Cons

There really wasn't any negatives. I will say some of our guests don't know how to use online auctions but that's on us not on WinningBidder

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KW

Kelly W.  
Executive Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "New Winning Bidder User"

May 28, 2024

5.0

I will definitely use it again and will suggest Winning Bidder to friends and colleagues.

Pros

It was easy to set up and monitor, and as a new online auction user, I was very satisfied.

Cons

It took me a few minutes to figure out how to edit my listing.

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MW

Marcus W.  
FCA Area Representative  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Silent Auction Success"

May 2, 2022

5.0

Excellent

Pros

I work for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and used TravellPledge to put on a silent auction. First, this product being free for Non-Profits was huge, I was trying to raise money to send coaches and athletes to camp and this product made that possible. The software was so easy to use and had so many aids to help. They partner with some pretty impressive companies that donate for auctions so that you can use them as you try to raise money. Most of these I would have had no chance at procuring but TravelPledge made it easy to use these and helped in reaching my goals. Also there were some questions I had and their team answered so quickly and helped me make sure the experience was awesome.

Cons

I wish there was a way to customize it a little more, maybe just change the background color and make it more appealing visually.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

Being free to Non-Profit and the ease of use.

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LF

Liz F.  
President  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Perfect auction site!"

June 26, 2023

5.0

This was our first online auction and we had no idea whether it would be a success. We were pleased with how easy it was to share the link with our audience and how easy it was for them to use it. We will definitely use it again.

Pros

It was extremely easy to use from setting up the auction items to the registration. We didn't receive a single query about registering or bidding. The reports were also very helpful in managing our auction. We will definitely use it again.

Cons

We had some videos about our items that we would have liked to be able to embed in the descriptions but that wasn't possible. It would also have been nice to be able to label the photos to explain what they were.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

It fit all of our needs and the pricing structure was perfect for a non-profit.

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GM

Gail M.  
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Silent Auction Software"

July 12, 2022

5.0

We will definitely use Travel Pledge in the future. It was easy, quick, and did what it promised.

Pros

When you are stressed over many other details of a fundraiser, to find a software that not only was easy to use but offered travel packages that we could run and enhance our auction

Cons

The only con I encountered was uploading the pictures. Being a non-tech person presented the problem but I read the instructions and figured out that I had to resize the pictures. From then on it went very smoothly.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

Pricing and the travel packages.

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RS

Randy S.  
Founder  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Online Auction software exceeded our expectations "

September 27, 2022

5.0

Pros

The software was easy to set up and manage helping us to have a successful online auction. It was also nice that we were able to add a few travel options supplied by TravelPledge for our members to bid on.

Cons

We had zero complaints about this software.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

After looking at a few other options TravelPledge was the easiest to set up.

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MK

Melissa K.  
Fundraising Team  
Sports  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "First-time User Loves Features"

February 25, 2023

5.0

This was a great experience. I would definitely use this product again. It was easy, fun, and rewarding. Even though this is a small, quick auction, the excursions really added to the experience.

Pros

The website was easy to set up and intuitive. The customer service was exceptional.

Cons

It would’ve been nice to have a direct communication option.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

It was more affordable. Got a higher percentage from the excursions, and the website was free. As a small nonprofit, we appreciated those features.

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VN

Virginia N.  
Vice President  
Music  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great for first time Silent Auctions"

June 27, 2023

4.0

Overall, It helped us solve the issue of not getting enough silent auction donations. We were looking for some big ticket items to draw attention and TravelPledge did that, and provided an auction platform all rolled into one.

Pros

This made creating a silent auction really easy. This was our first silent auction event, and while it didn't quite go as we had hoped, it was easy, intuitive and provided a lot of great items for guests to view and select from.

Cons

The closing time was disappointing as we had set a 9:40 time and it closed at 9:40. We had guests that wanted to submit some last minute bids and they were not able to.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

Auction Item selection

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ME

Meaghan E.  
Manager  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "A great option for nonprofits!"

November 15, 2022

5.0

This software is super user friendly while offering features that would cost additionally elsewhere. It streamlines the entire auction process

Pros

The ease of use, as well as the trip options. Not having a middle man involved for the trips and items Travel Pledge offers compared to other auction software saves time and stress!

Cons

After using this software twice now, I truly can't think of any cons

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JR

Jenna R.  
Development Director  
Individual & Family Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Super tool for Non-profit Fundraising!!!"

March 2, 2022

5.0

TravelPledge saved us time and extra work outside of regular duties in providing appealing auction packages for many different types of people.

Pros

TravelPledge is extremely user friendly and simplifies the auction process. Rather than going out and begging businesses for donations, this program provides options with transparency of the actual retail value and with how much is automatically donated to the non-profits themselves.

Cons

We had no cons in our initial experiences. It is maybe just a matter of some of our donors growing comfortable with online options.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

TravelPledge showed the most transparency and makes sense from a donor perspective in supporting a non-profit you care about. Some of the other products did not have the transparency of TravelPledge in showing the outright retail value or how much is donated to the non-profit itself when purchasing the package.

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EL

Erinn L.  
Director of Business Development  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "TravelPledge Review"

August 2, 2022

5.0

\[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] was incredibly helpful and easy to access via email or phone. He really helped my experience be fairly seamless and answered all my questions. Learning the backend was fairly easy; there are a few things I would change, but overall, I'd rate my experience with TravelPledge a solid 9/10.

Pros

For taking the silent auction online for the first time, this software was great for the basics. It was easy to understand and learn the backend. For being a free option, I felt like it hit all the marks.

Cons

The text/notification features would like more flexibility/ownership there as the admin. Wish we could receive an email notification each time a payment was made. I didn't realize there would be so much activity from others outside of our event, which was encouraging, but now I know to make a note about shipping items in the details.

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CJ

Christy J.  
President  
Philanthropy  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great product! Will use again!"

September 28, 2022

5.0

Amazing. Support was awesome. Setting things up and closing down seemed super easy in comparison to some other sites we have used. Will definitely use again.

Pros

The help on this site was phenomenal. Could t have asked for better support for the very minor issues we encountered. Super easy to use and set up.

Cons

Sometimes would get an error that didn’t give me any information on what was going wrong, so that was frustrating.

Review Source

BL

Brad L.  
Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "ONLINE AUCTION"

April 26, 2024

5.0

It was awesome, loved the set up, easy to use

Pros

Great customer service, easy to use, loved the layout

Cons

There was nothing I did not like, it was great.

Review Source

CA

Cory A.  
Executive Director  
Sports  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Foundational Auction"

May 19, 2022

5.0

Great customer service. Super simple. Glad to have experienced it.

Pros

It was easy to set up and activate. There weren't too many confusing settings that can possibly be overlooked or messed up.

Cons

I would liked to have received bid and payment alerts. Also, some financial reporting would be good. Creating categories across the entire site would be beneficial. It would allow TravelPledge customers to search for all items within the category regardless of who's auction they're in (e.g. live events, sporting events, hotels, etc.).

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

The Georgia State Golf Association recommended it.

Review Source

LR

Laura R.  
Development Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "It was great working with TravelPledge!"

October 26, 2022

4.0

Fantastic. We plan to work with TravelPledge again on similar events.

Pros

TravelPledge's platform was quite user-friendly for our online silent auction. Uploading images and creating item descriptions was a simple and intuitive process, and TravelPledge's customer service team was readily available to help when needed.

Cons

The only issue we encountered was the time-consuming process of having to re-number items according to dollar amount value in the dashboard when new items were donated. What would have made this process much easier is if we could simply click on the item that needed to be re-ordered, and drag it to the proper new place.

Review Source

CC

Cecilia C.  
Board Member  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Super Helpful for Nonprofit"

May 11, 2024

5.0

Pros

We loved hosting our auction via the Internet for our annual silent auction.

Cons

We had to put in more info than was actually listed on the auction listings.

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Jeff W.  
Director of Development  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### " Easy to use auction software"

January 28, 2023

5.0

We used this for a recent auction - only 16 items, all but one item exceeded the bids we hoped for. The last 1/2 hour the bidding was very active. In the past, we used sign up sheets. Having bidders notified that they were outbid really kept things going higher.

Pros

This was our first time using this software. It increased our participation in our auction by 500% and increased our money received by 400%.

Cons

Some of the tools are hard to find. Some users had problems getting their credit cards to load and stick. It sometimes took 2 or 3 times for them to enter their credit cards.

Review Source

JP

Jan P.  
Fundraising Chair  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Winning with WinningBidder.com"

August 1, 2023

5.0

As a not for profit organization, we were trying to raise funds outside of our organization and offer products to the public for bid. WinningBidder.com did just that and a very affordable cost. Will recommend to other organizations and will continue to use.

Pros

Easy set-up and continuous monitoring of bidding process. Trustworthy Check- out & payment process for winning bidder.

Cons

nothing. All aspects worked as advertised.

Review Source

AF

Angi F.  
Director of Development and Events  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "First time user experience was great"

March 11, 2024

5.0

Pros

What we liked most about WinningBidder.com was the overall ease of use and integration with TravelPledge auction items.

Cons

That one of our bidders the night of the auction was not able to get his bid to go through.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

We chose WinningBidder because it is free to use and is integrated with TravelPledge.

Switched from

[GiveSmart](https://www.capterra.com/p/130794/GiveSmart/)

For this event, we were only auctioning TravelPledge items and we wanted to test it to use for our future online auctions after our current subscription with GiveSmart expires next year.

Review Source

Hernando C.  
Physician  
Medical Practice  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Wonderful experience "

April 11, 2024

5.0

Pros

I’m very pleased. Easy to set up and add items. Easy to share the link.

Cons

Phone app could be easier to navigate for admins.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

This product seemed to look more user friendly.

Review Source

KB

Kezia B.  
Sahm  
Philanthropy  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "First Time user "

November 21, 2022

3.0

It was good.

Pros

It was easy to set up, great trip options. Easy to name and share.

Cons

Poor photo quality, wish it was a bit more modern, would love to see an option for QR code to be printed and shared more easily.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

The trip options

Switched from

[Bid Beacon](https://www.capterra.com/p/230720/Bid-Beacon/)

BidBeacon too expensive for a 501C3.

Review Source

MB

Morgana B.  
Founder  
Retail  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Fast, easy and very affordable "

January 11, 2024

5.0

Pros

Super simple to set up and create online auctions

Cons

Could look a little prettier but works great

Review Source

DW

Derek W.  
Account Executive  
Civic & Social Organization  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Youth Sports Online Auction"

October 1, 2022

5.0

Pros

Ease if use combined with timely updates, good pymt options and easy to organize.

Cons

I really disliked nothing for a 1st time user!

Review Source

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