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WinningBidder.com

4.8 (126)

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 4 - Reviews of WinningBidder.com

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RD

Roseann D.  
Chief Executive Officer  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Fundraising Option for Non-Profits"

June 25, 2023

5.0

Great! I highly recommend Travel Pledge for an easy fundraising option.

Pros

I LOVED that there was no upfront costs. The only costs were for Credit Card Processing fees. There were lots of options to choose for the auction. The program was easy to use, and customer service was readily available.

Cons

I was not notified via email of the activity. I had to log in to find out if there were any bids.

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AL

Arica L.  
Event Co-Chair  
Events Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great TravelPledge experience!"

February 1, 2022

5.0

TravelPledge made it easy to provide great experiences that we don't have to track and follow up with. Once the user pays for the experience, it's all taken out of my hands and the customer must book their experience through TravelPledge. It gives them all the details they need including the timeframe they need to use it by. Also, the fact that it is transferable makes it very convenient. Things come up in life and this allows more flexibility and less risk for the customer.

Pros

It was easy to use and provided great experiential options for our silent auction.

Cons

After my event, I could not tell how much of the profit my organization will keep. I remember it saying something along the lines of 40% but now that the event is closed, I cannot find that info anywhere. Will only know how much we kept based on what's deposited in our account.

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TB

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

### "Best online auction site ever!"

October 25, 2023

5.0

I can't think of any cons. Everything worked as advertised!

Pros

Super easy to use, absolutely no learning curve! Putting in multiple pictures for each item was a breeze!Extremely customizable!Started when I scheduled it and ended when I scheduled it, no glitches!

Cons

What cons? Great overall online auction site!

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

Winning Bidder seemed much easier to navigate and I liked the way I could list everything quickly.

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MP

Marielaina P.  
President  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Fall fundraiser "

November 1, 2023

5.0

We did well but lost money due to lack of reserve and had to manyally send / print tix

Pros

I like registry of people. Phone numbers and emails came in handy to deliver

Cons

No reserve value to set. No ability to purchase event tickets or raffle tickets

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

Less expensive and better customer service

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MS

Mike S.  
Board Member  
Public Safety  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent Product!"

August 27, 2022

5.0

Very happy with TravelPledge

Pros

This platform was very easy to set up and deploy our first ever auction on line. The updates provided to bidders allowed higher bid amounts

Cons

Would like the ability to mark item as picked up or shipped.

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NL

Nathan L.  
Dir of Operations  
Fund-Raising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Top Shelf Auction Platform"

December 11, 2023

5.0

Overall, a fantastic experience with WinningBidder who will now be one of our main platforms for fund raising.

Pros

We've worked in the charity auction space for almost six years across many platforms and TravelPledge is definitely among the top. Its easy to use, understand and process campaigns on. Among the more important benefits to non-profits is the low commission as we are allowed to raise nearly 15 % more of the funds our auctions garner.

Cons

The only room for improvement as far as I can tell is; It would be great to have more custom graphics on the auction page to make each campaign look unique and great. To be able to run auctions while simultaneously hosting live auctions withthe Travel Pledge packages.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

We use all three platforms, depending on the auction items we are able to procure.

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DH

David H.  
Committee Chair  
Civic & Social Organization  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "TravelPledge took our Golf event silent/ live auction $$$ from $1300 in '22 to over $6,100 in '23"

May 11, 2023

5.0

We may have a follow-up event in about 30 days and may follow up with TravelPledge for an additional live auction with a different audience.

Pros

The TravelPledge Golf, Travel, and Special Interest Items were added to our locally donated items to make it a success.

Cons

If TravelPledge would have assistance with the initial landing page for our Website or content that we could easily copy and paste it into Constant Contact.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

NO, found TravelPledge on the GTAA website/mailing

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KL

Kina L.  
RN,MSN  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Executive Director"

December 20, 2023

5.0

Pros

The convenience and Accessibility of displaying the items.

Cons

We did not experience any problems with the service.

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TS

Thressa S.  
Trivia Night Silent Auction Chair  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Support and easy to use system"

November 18, 2022

4.0

My overall experience with TravelPledge was great. It was easy to set up and easy to use. The customer service was great too! They even got back to me on a questions that I had the weekend of my event. This is an amazing free online auction platform that also helps you collect some donations to add more money to your fundraising goal total.

Pros

It was easy to use and get set up. Plus the customer service was excellent.

Cons

I can't think of any at this time but if I had to pick I'd say that there really wasn't much that I did not like about it.

Alternatives considered

[OneCause](https://www.capterra.com/p/145329/Fundraising-Software/)

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

Organization was not ready to make the switch this year but we still wanted to try an online auction for our event.

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DF

Donna F.  
Co-Chair Auction Fundraiser  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Responsive to questions, provided great support"

May 17, 2022

5.0

Pleased. People had fun upbidding each other right up to the last minute!! We met our financial goal! Loved that we could have people start bidding online a week before our concert.

Pros

easy to use, print out of flyers!!, dashboard visibility of bidding

Cons

Wanted a feature for top 10 bidders get this item.

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

don't recall

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KP

Kathy P.  
Silent Auction Chair  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great option for non profit organizations"

March 7, 2022

5.0

Pros

It was extremely easy to setup and manage. I really liked the customer support. They were very responsive to my questions and concerns.

Cons

There needs to be more clarity for the auction winners to select/deselect the fee to support the auction software.

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KC

Kim C.  
CEO/Founder  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Software and Very Helpful Customer Service"

April 11, 2022

5.0

Enjoyable! Look forward to working with them for our next event.

Pros

Easy of use Excellent selection of packages Ability to upload donated items was super easy Online bidding Everything went super smoothly

Cons

Can't print bid sheet pdfs on Mac or Apple products.

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RM

Renee M.  
Director of Development  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy to use!"

March 7, 2024

5.0

Pros

The ease of finding items, selecting items, and ease of closing out.

Cons

I did not find any cons when using WinningBidder.com

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KS

Kurt S.  
Silent Auction Coordinator  
Fund-Raising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Extremely happy with our first use of Winning Bidder!"

August 13, 2023

5.0

Extremely happy with the results of our first online Auction Fundraiser.

Pros

So easy to use and run your online auction event.

Cons

We did not have any issues with the process.

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CC

Cassandra C.  
CEO  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "TravelPledge ROCKS!!"

June 1, 2023

5.0

It was very confusing when we first wanted to start an online auction but travel pledge went above and beyond to simplify the process and make it extremely easy for us to be connected with pre-approved items as well as adding in our own!

Pros

Extremely easy to use and for our clients to access

Cons

Absolutely nothing. We loved every aspect of the travel pledge site and process

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DN

David N.  
Finance chair  
Philanthropy  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Great free online auction platform for non-profits"

March 9, 2023

5.0

Pros

This was simple to use and very effective. We have just completed a small auction to test out the product and our membership has decided to move forward with a larger community auction as a major fundraiser for ours Kiwanis club.

Cons

Can keep it simple. Can add premium items.

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MF

Meghan F.  
President  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Review 5 out of 5"

November 13, 2023

5.0

Pros

The process was easy and user friendly. Also, company was very communicative.

Cons

That the auction doesn’t automatically start from low to high price on the bidder side.

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CH

Christina H.  
Founder  
Civic & Social Organization  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great and Efficient "

February 3, 2022

5.0

Pros

I can't say enough about our dealings with TravelPledge. You won't be disappointed.

Cons

Don't have any negative things to say, other than you won't be disappointed.

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KR

Kevin R.  
SVP Foundation  
Sports  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "First time, not the last time"

December 10, 2022

5.0

Excellent, platform and customer service was excellent

Pros

TravelPledge provided a great year end opportunity to fundraise and gave our members and organizational friends a fun way to support us financially. So easy to use, great support, awesome experience. We'll use the platform again next year!

Cons

the follow up with winning bidders to track down payment

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

personal relationship and seeing others in our space having success

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DG

Donald G.  
Community Outreach Consultant  
Staffing and Recruiting  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great first experience with WinningBidder.com for my first silent auction!"

September 29, 2023

5.0

fast, easy, accurate posting of donated gift packages, and accurate accounting for the duration of the Silent Auction.thank you for this product!

Pros

ease of use; first timers like myself found the User Interface intuitive and quick.

Cons

was not clear about having to enter a credit card BEFORE the bidding was over, on the silent auction. Seemed a little premature?

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Event Coordinator  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Very happy and wish I had used it previously for other events"

November 8, 2022

5.0

Online auction platform is robust and free. Definitely will use again

Pros

Super easy, great functionality, no cost to use

Cons

Nothing I can think of. Maybe make the administration pages more mobile friendly

Reason for choosing WinningBidder.com

Super easy, great functionality, no cost to use

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KC

Kristina C.  
Financial Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Made a Silent Auction Possible in times of COVID"

March 31, 2022

4.0

Pros

Fundraising has been an issue since COVID hit us all. This made fundraising possible, easy and fun! Customer service was thorough and fast

Cons

Some glitches with multiple people receiving winning bids but everything else was great

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DA

Dan A.  
COO/CMO  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to Use Auction Platform"

December 22, 2021

5.0

Pros

TravelPledge software is the most accessible auction platform I have used, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for help in running and managing your auction. I loved the "popcorn bidding" function at the end that helped to push live bidding, adding significant funds to the dollars we raised. I also loved the ease at which the winning bidders were billed and then sent the appropriate certificates without any involvement needed from me!

Cons

The biggest issue was many of the winning bidder's certificates ended up in the "junk mail" file. Nothing can be done on the TravelPledge side, but created a lot of follow-ups and "reissue" of certificates that were previously sent.

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AP

Anna P.  
Committee Chair  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Non Profit Silent Auction"

January 31, 2023

5.0

This is a GREAT Silent Auction platform. Setting up our second auction now.

Pros

The customer service is the best I've every had. It is easy to get ahold of someone. You talk to a live person. The platform is easy to self navigate.

Cons

I remember that there is an option charge but not required for each winner.

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SA

Sunny A.  
Founder  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review "

December 22, 2021

5.0

Love my experience..

Pros

Easy to use and to navigate< I am totally happy with it.

Cons

There was nothing I didnt like about this product..

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