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Product Selection Guide
When selecting Auction! for your
fundraising auction, key considerations are:
Event size, in terms of
guest attendance and auction item count drives the most critical performance
parameters. The event sizes are approximations; see additional factors
to consider below.
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Very small
events: less than 50 bidder numbers, no more than 50-75 items.
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Small events:
50-100 bidder numbers, 75 to 175 attendees, 75-150 items.
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Medium events:
broad range, anywhere from 100 to 300 attendees, 100-250 items.
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Large events:
typically 250 or more attendees (at least 150 bidder numbers, some
shared by couples, 200-350 items or more.
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Very large events:
400 or more attendees (at least 250 bidder numbers), 400 items or more.
Some events in this category easily range up to 800 guests, 1000 items
or more.
What if our event grows more than we
expected?
All
data storage formats are identical, so upgrading between editions is
graceful and quick. We can enable additional features by providing new
license keys over the phone or email.
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Time constraints
on entering winning bids and checkout of
guests can make a medium-sized event need to operate as a large event, or vice versa. If
the event is on a tight time schedule, winning bids must be entered very rapidly.
Multiple-user software permits entry on more than one computer, and merges to produce a
consolidated database for invoices.
Alternatively, a home tour silent auction, spread over two
weekends, may have a large number of items and bidders, with plenty of time to enter
winning bids and mail invoices. In this case, Single-user edition would work very well.
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Auction! provides all the basics plus many "nice to
have" features and enhancements, while based on an easy-to-use interface. Many tasks
and capabilities are built-in, and accomplished quickly and efficiently; some specialty
tasks can be accomplished by exporting data from Auction! to
word processor or page layout program.
Version 3 starter edition handles the
essential tasks for your event. Version 3 standard editions have many additional features
requested by our customers, and provides the greatest ease-of-use and
flexibility.
Check out the detailed
Feature List to assess which features are
best suited to make your event a success!
Add-on Features
Auctionpay linkage is available for
Auction! V3
Single-user, Multi-user and Network editions.
Single User, Small Event & Starter editions:
For a solo effort, single-user
or small event edition software is perfect; all data entry is done
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Multi-user edition:
If
you have a team to work on your event, multi-user software supports sharing tasks among your volunteers.
One volunteer may work on entering and updating guest list addresses, while
another writes inventory descriptions as items are donated. Data can
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Network edition:
Network software allows the most rapid and
convenient sharing of data among several individuals when a network is in
place, facilitating teamwork in an office, and rapid checkout after winning
bid entry at the auction event. When a networked environment is
available, and teamwork is essential, the network version is an asset.
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Still not sure which version is best for you?
Learn more about each
Edition, or review the detailed
Product Comparison Guide.
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