Bid Beacon
Auctions Made Simple
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6.8.7for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Bid Beacon
Hosting a silent auction for your charity, nonprofit, sports team, school group, or private event? Increase auction participation, reach more donors, and raise more funds with online silent auctions!
You put so much effort into gathering items and setting up the auction, let Bid Beacon help you get the most return on your efforts! Auction setup and managing users is super simple. Invite users to the auction in multiple ways (unique invite link, access code, and QR code).
Custom branding features allow admins to create stunning, one-of-a-kind auctions. Upload a logo, banner image, apply a theme color, and personalize your invite link!
Auction set up is simple and straightforward. The best part, you don’t have to do it alone! Onboard additional admins to help create and manage your silent auction. Start now for free with up to 5 items, 10 guests, and 1 administrator role. We proudly offer the most flexible pricing options available.
In addition to classic silent auction bidding, Bid Beacon supports Donation, Buy Now, Live Auction, and Blind Bid items. Guests can place bids at the touch of a button and receive instant notifications when outbid. This leads to bidding wars that ultimately increase revenues for your fundraising event.
Bid Beacon also offers payment of auction items, and lets you configure your Stripe, Square, or PayPal account. This hugely streamlines the auction close process! When the auction ends, manage item pickup all within the app.
If you’re looking to host the most successful silent auction yet, try Bid Beacon today!
You put so much effort into gathering items and setting up the auction, let Bid Beacon help you get the most return on your efforts! Auction setup and managing users is super simple. Invite users to the auction in multiple ways (unique invite link, access code, and QR code).
Custom branding features allow admins to create stunning, one-of-a-kind auctions. Upload a logo, banner image, apply a theme color, and personalize your invite link!
Auction set up is simple and straightforward. The best part, you don’t have to do it alone! Onboard additional admins to help create and manage your silent auction. Start now for free with up to 5 items, 10 guests, and 1 administrator role. We proudly offer the most flexible pricing options available.
In addition to classic silent auction bidding, Bid Beacon supports Donation, Buy Now, Live Auction, and Blind Bid items. Guests can place bids at the touch of a button and receive instant notifications when outbid. This leads to bidding wars that ultimately increase revenues for your fundraising event.
Bid Beacon also offers payment of auction items, and lets you configure your Stripe, Square, or PayPal account. This hugely streamlines the auction close process! When the auction ends, manage item pickup all within the app.
If you’re looking to host the most successful silent auction yet, try Bid Beacon today!
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Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version 6.8.7
Last updated on Apr 23, 2024
Vieilles Versions
We have fixed a couple of issues found in the current release. Thank you for your feedback!
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Version History
6.8.7
Apr 23, 2024
We have fixed a couple of issues found in the current release. Thank you for your feedback!
6.8.5
Apr 16, 2024
This version brings updates to the user experience. We have fixed various ui glitches and added in some missing functionality such as searching if an auction has no categories. We have also updated things under the hood to ensure full compatibility with the latest devices. As always, thank you for your support and reach out to use at support@bidbeacon.com if you run into any issues.
6.6.4
Nov 29, 2023
We have improved the connectivity between the Bid Beacon app and server to ensure a smooth experience.
6.6.2
Aug 22, 2023
This version addresses issues with the payment checkout and pre-auth process.
6.5.2
Mar 31, 2023
Fixed rare issues when launching Bid Beacon.
6.5.1
Mar 23, 2023
This release fixes some missed bugs in release 6.5.0. We have made some changes to the end results screen to ensure a smooth payment process.
6.5.0
Mar 9, 2023
This release focuses on under-the-hood improvements as well as to the user experience. We have added more visibility into your activity and reworked some screens to allow for easier navigation and more relevant information
6.4.3
Dec 7, 2022
This release focuses on bug fixes. We have resolved a couple issues with user profiles. As always, thank you for your feedback!
6.4.1
Nov 21, 2022
This release focuses on usability improvements and bug fixes. We have made changes to allow you to stay inside of Bid Beacon without needing to leave the app to scan QR Codes and have better integration when scanning a QR code from outside of Bid Beacon. We have also fixed various bugs and pain points raised by you, our users.
6.3.0
Oct 4, 2022
We have squashed some bugs, and have improved performance throughout.
6.2.4
Sep 7, 2022
We have fixed a display issue that caused Auctions which have not yet started to show as "Ending in..." as opposed to "Opens In...".
6.2.0
Aug 17, 2022
We have been hard at work updating Bid Beacon to have a fresh user experience. We have cleaned up some of the rough edges, and returned some features that hadn't made it into our previous release.
6.1.1
Jun 13, 2022
This version fixes an issue where items would sometimes be hidden until the Auction starts.
6.1.0
Jun 6, 2022
This version fixes some issues with 6.0. We focussed on improving the guest experience with clearer messaging, improvements to invoicing and payment receipts, as well as improvements to the item browsing. We appreciate all the feedback!
6.0.6
Feb 6, 2022
We have fixed issues and glitches that have been reported since the release of 6.0. We fixed a display issue with donors and items set to close before the auction close. Thank you for all of your feedback!
6.0.0
Jan 22, 2022
Bid Beacon has been completely revamped. With an entirely new interface the auction experience has been refreshed from top to bottom. We have focused on simplifying the user experience while providing more flexibility to the auction hosts.
5.1.1
Dec 5, 2020
Fixed bug where some users had issues completing PayPal guest payment
And don't forget lots of awesome changes from 5.1.0:
Categories have been overhauled for maximum functionality
- change image on category
- easily rename category
- sorting of categories added
- specify custom start/end times for categories
- optionally hide a category until start time
Taxes and fees added
- specify tax rates and the types of fees (like shipping) at the auction level
- on auction items, indicate which taxes and fees apply
Auction item changes
- specify custom start and end tim to bidding
- optionally hide an item until start time
- sorting of items added
Full raffle functionality added (only with Stripe payment for now)
- Upload an image for branding
- Specify the total payout, i.e. 50% for 50/50 raffle
- Set up ticket purchase tiers, i.e. 1 for $5, 3 for $10, etc
- Specify the payout per prize, you can have 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prizes
- As always, pricing for raffles is completely transparent and flexible
- Receipts emailed to buyers, winners notified by email
Other changes:
- Items you are following will now follow you across devices
- Sponsors can now be also be sorted
- A bit of cleanup for admins, including ability to hide warning about payment setup if they don't wish to use it
And don't forget lots of awesome changes from 5.1.0:
Categories have been overhauled for maximum functionality
- change image on category
- easily rename category
- sorting of categories added
- specify custom start/end times for categories
- optionally hide a category until start time
Taxes and fees added
- specify tax rates and the types of fees (like shipping) at the auction level
- on auction items, indicate which taxes and fees apply
Auction item changes
- specify custom start and end tim to bidding
- optionally hide an item until start time
- sorting of items added
Full raffle functionality added (only with Stripe payment for now)
- Upload an image for branding
- Specify the total payout, i.e. 50% for 50/50 raffle
- Set up ticket purchase tiers, i.e. 1 for $5, 3 for $10, etc
- Specify the payout per prize, you can have 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prizes
- As always, pricing for raffles is completely transparent and flexible
- Receipts emailed to buyers, winners notified by email
Other changes:
- Items you are following will now follow you across devices
- Sponsors can now be also be sorted
- A bit of cleanup for admins, including ability to hide warning about payment setup if they don't wish to use it
5.1.0
Nov 30, 2020
Lots of awesome changes in this release!
Categories have been overhauled for maximum functionality
- change image on category
- easily rename category
- sorting of categories added
- specify custom start/end times for categories
- optionally hide a category until start time
Taxes and fees added
- specify tax rates and the types of fees (like shipping) at the auction level
- on auction items, indicate which taxes and fees apply
Auction item changes
- specify custom start and end tim to bidding
- optionally hide an item until start time
- sorting of items added
Full raffle functionality added (only with Stripe payment for now)
- Upload an image for branding
- Specify the total payout, i.e. 50% for 50/50 raffle
- Set up ticket purchase tiers, i.e. 1 for $5, 3 for $10, etc
- Specify the payout per prize, you can have 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prizes
- As always, pricing for raffles is completely transparent and flexible
- Receipts emailed to buyers, winners notified by email
Other changes:
- Items you are following will now follow you across devices
- Sponsors can now be also be sorted
- A bit of cleanup for admins, including ability to hide warning about payment setup if they don't wish to use it
Categories have been overhauled for maximum functionality
- change image on category
- easily rename category
- sorting of categories added
- specify custom start/end times for categories
- optionally hide a category until start time
Taxes and fees added
- specify tax rates and the types of fees (like shipping) at the auction level
- on auction items, indicate which taxes and fees apply
Auction item changes
- specify custom start and end tim to bidding
- optionally hide an item until start time
- sorting of items added
Full raffle functionality added (only with Stripe payment for now)
- Upload an image for branding
- Specify the total payout, i.e. 50% for 50/50 raffle
- Set up ticket purchase tiers, i.e. 1 for $5, 3 for $10, etc
- Specify the payout per prize, you can have 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prizes
- As always, pricing for raffles is completely transparent and flexible
- Receipts emailed to buyers, winners notified by email
Other changes:
- Items you are following will now follow you across devices
- Sponsors can now be also be sorted
- A bit of cleanup for admins, including ability to hide warning about payment setup if they don't wish to use it
5.0.3
Oct 30, 2020
Bug fixes
5.0.1
Oct 5, 2020
Bug fixes
5.0.0
Sep 15, 2020
Apple sign in added
Event ticket sales can now be enabled and optionally required for bidding
Staggered end times allows you to have bidding close on some items before the auction ends
Real time reporting for admins, from the Reports side menu
Bug fixes
Event ticket sales can now be enabled and optionally required for bidding
Staggered end times allows you to have bidding close on some items before the auction ends
Real time reporting for admins, from the Reports side menu
Bug fixes
4.1.1
Mar 20, 2020
Auction hosts can now configure auctions to require credit card pre-authorization before allowing bidding (if using Stripe for payment processing)
Buy Now and Donation Items can now be configured to require immediate payment if online payments are configured
More information for admins to share auction details, option to print item pages
Improvements to guest mode
Bug fixes
Buy Now and Donation Items can now be configured to require immediate payment if online payments are configured
More information for admins to share auction details, option to print item pages
Improvements to guest mode
Bug fixes
4.1.0
Mar 10, 2020
Auction hosts can now configure auctions to require credit card pre-authorization before allowing bidding (if using Stripe for payment processing)
Buy Now and Donation Items can now be configured to require immediate payment if online payments are configured
More information for admins to share auction details, option to print item pages
Improvements to guest mode
Bug fixes
Buy Now and Donation Items can now be configured to require immediate payment if online payments are configured
More information for admins to share auction details, option to print item pages
Improvements to guest mode
Bug fixes
4.0.1
Jan 17, 2020
Receipt printing
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
4.0.0
Jan 6, 2020
Secret (Blind) Bidding added!
Now you can add auction items that users can place their best bid on, without seeing what others are bidding, and highest bid wins.
Bulk purchase of auctions added!
Are you running several auctions a year? Buy auction bundles in bulk and save up to 40%, then redeem bundles as you go.
Limit number of automatic auction extensions!
Our auto-extension feature adds 5 minutes to the end time if there are bids placed in the last 30 seconds. This has proven to add up to 10% more revenue to an auction, but users have requested only one automatic extension. We've now added the ability to specify how many times the extension should happen.
Now you can add auction items that users can place their best bid on, without seeing what others are bidding, and highest bid wins.
Bulk purchase of auctions added!
Are you running several auctions a year? Buy auction bundles in bulk and save up to 40%, then redeem bundles as you go.
Limit number of automatic auction extensions!
Our auto-extension feature adds 5 minutes to the end time if there are bids placed in the last 30 seconds. This has proven to add up to 10% more revenue to an auction, but users have requested only one automatic extension. We've now added the ability to specify how many times the extension should happen.
Bid Beacon FAQ
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Consultez la liste suivante pour voir les exigences minimales de Bid Beacon.
iPhone
Nécessite iOS 13.0 ou version ultérieure.
iPad
Nécessite iPadOS 13.0 ou version ultérieure.
iPod touch
Nécessite iOS 13.0 ou version ultérieure.
Bid Beacon prend en charge Anglais
Bid Beacon contient des achats intégrés. Veuillez vérifier le plan tarifaire ci-dessous:
Add 1000 Raffle Tickets
34,99 €
Add 500 Raffle Tickets
22,99 €
Add 200 Raffle Tickets
9,99 €
Enable Raffles
17,99 €
Online Payments + Ticketing
79,99 €
Enable Ticket Sales
59,99 €
Five Gala Bundle Pack
799,99 €
Two Gala Bundle Pack
499,99 €
Extended Auction
59,99 €
Online Payment
59,99 €
