TDP Auctions · Registration now open
Run your auction without giving away a cut.
Tired of paying huge fees for a non-profit gala or a school PTA auction? We are building a standard auction system for non-profits at a much fairer price. Pay a couple of hundred dollars plus card fees at cost, not 15 to 30 percent of what you raise.
Features
Everything a live auction needs
- Timed auctions, Buy Now and shopping-cart sales
- Proxy and silent bidding
- Live bidding updates by text message
- Snipe protection
- Bid by scanning a QR code
- Multiple admins, with bulk listing
- Works in the phone’s web browser. No app to install
- Shipping and pickup support
- An event checkout desk, with room for other forms of payment that your organisation handles
- Items get images and text, and we make a QR code to print so people can scan and bid
- No ads. Only a small TDP footer
- Card payments through standard gateways (PayPal or Stripe). We never store card data
Pricing
How much? As little as possible.
The Doodle Project is not a non-profit, but we are in business to build a better internet for families and small businesses. Our price depends on the size of your auction, our costs, and a modest return we call “auction potential cost sharing”. It helps us pay off the debt we took on to build this service.
| What you expect to raise | Event fee |
|---|---|
| More than $500,000 | $1,000 |
| $250,000 to $500,000 | $750 |
| $100,000 to $250,000 | $500 |
| Less than $100,000 | $200 |
Plus a $100 setup fee per auction, to host, manage and support it, and card fees of about 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction. We pass the card fees on exactly as PayPal or Stripe charge them.
Two examples
An organisation that plans to raise $250,000 pays $100 for setup, $750 for the event, and the card fees.
An organisation that plans to raise $50,000 pays $100 for setup, $200 for the event, and the card fees.
Beat your goal? Miss it?
If you beat your auction potential, your cost stays capped at what you signed up for. We do not charge a premium for your success. If your auction falls short, we refund the difference down to the next level.
Our only ask is that you are honest with us about your potential, so we can work together again.
Doing something smaller? Write to support@thedoodleproject.com and we will quote it so you keep as much as possible.
Register today
Tell us about your auction and we will get you set up.