The present invention teaches a method of conducting an auction on behalf of a charity or other organization, including having bidders provide payment information at a check-in, and giving to each bidder a sticker sheet having thereon a machine scan able code associated with the bidder. Bid sheets for each auction item have a space to affix a sticker associated with a code which combines both an item identifier and a bid price identifier. The invention further teaches that each auction event may have a payment processing gateway account set up, and the amounts receivable from winning bidders after the conclusion of bidding may be batch processed using the gateway. Numerous convenience features are designed to make carrying out the auction extremely convenient, including locating bidders by table, providing instant SMS messaging templates for communication, allowing purchases and donations in addition to bids and more.
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