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How is this site different from the typical auction sites?

Watching the short Flash movie explains how this auction site works. Below you can read about some of the differences between an Auctions4aCause.com auction (middle column) and a typical auction (right column).

	Auctions4aCause.com	Typical Auction
How do I win?	The highest UNIQUE bid wins. A unique bid means that nobody else bid the exact same amount. For example, in a single auction the following bids are accepted: Participant "A" bids $60.42 (bid #1) Participant "B" subsequently submits the identical bid of $60.42 (bid #2) Participant "C" bids 48.69 (bid #3) Participant "D" bids 59.75 (bid #4) <--Successful Bid!!!	In a typical auction, the highest bidder wins...and sometimes you pay more for the product than it's worth.
Can I see the bids placed?	This is a blind auction, so nobody gets to see the bids placed.	In typical auctions everyone sees the current high bid, which results in the price being driven up rapidly.
Number of bids allowed in an auction	Limited number of bids allowed for each auction, making you more successful, more often.	Typical auctions have an unlimited number of bids, decreasing your chances of winning
Maximum bid amount	The "Get4" price is the maximum amount that you can bid. The Get4 price is always 80-90% off retail price.	The bid amount continues to increase in a "highest bid" auction, eventually reaching an amount that you're uncomfortable with.
Products	We always auction brand new, name brand products.	Typical auction items can be used or donated items, not necessarily new.
Bid fee	There is a nominal bid fee specified for each auction, usually $9.94 per bid. This Bid Fee is *charged (not* the amount you bid) at the time the bid is placed** whether the bid is successful or not. The bid fee is charged each time you place a bid. A portion of the bidding fees are donated to your selected charity.	None
Consolation auctions	We award all unsuccessful bids with a free bid in the "Bonus Auctions"	None

BID STRATEGY

Our site is not like eBay, where you need to be the last bidder and you often get outbid by someone using some kind of automated bid and monitoring tool. With Auctions4aCause, you are the successful bidder when you have the highest unique (=unduplicated) bid. But, since this is a blind auction, where the close date is driven by the number of bids received, you can't just wait till the last moment to place a bid that wins the auction....and remember, bidding too low will not help as our site is geared to the higest bid that is not also placed by someone else.

So here is what some of our most successful winners have done....they bid multiple times in a single auction. Bidding multiple times increases your chances of winning since we only allow so many total bids per auction. Also, they use their bid history page to see if their bids are unique or duplicate. This tells them if they need to bid again or not. Remember, a bid fee (usually $9.94) is charged for each bid placed in a main auction.

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