The Rise and Benefits of Mobile Bidding Silent Auction Websites

Traditional auctions are generally fun and exciting with people crammed into a hall, inspecting the goods displayed on tables, and bidding feverishly for them. All that is on the way out, largely due to the convenience of mobile bidding silent auction websites and the post-Covid-19 pandemic restrictions of strict social distancing norms. Large gatherings of people at a place have been banned in most countries.

How then is a mobile bidding silent auction conducted as distinct from the auctions of the past?

These auctions are conducted online by websites that use specialized software to do so. The reason for the name silent auction is because no one calls out the bids – it is all done over any Internet-connected device such as a smartphone, laptop, or tablet. You place a bid after which there is no necessity to continually track the process. A notification will be sent if your bid is crossed. You can then either place a higher bid or drop out.

A mobile bidding silent auction website offers fully managed services. These include registration of the participants, conducting the bidding, declaring the winners, and providing gateways for payments.

As distinct from an online environment, on-premises mobile bidding silent auction is not uncommon. But instead of bidding loudly, the participants write the bids on small sheets of paper with rows printed on them that are kept on the tables before each item on display. The last bidder with the highest amount is the winner. Instead of writing on paper, there is also the option to bid over a smartphone. This is why these events have come to be known as mobile bidding silent auction.