How to Organize a Charity Wine Auction

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By klnygaard
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How to obtain wine product for auction and get guests to attend your function:
wine auction.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

computer/phone
printer/copier
pen/paper
wine

Step 1

If you need to obtain product (wine) for auction, you will need to contact family, friends, and local wine stores to see if they would be willing to donate x amount of bottles to your auction. If it is your own collection, you are ready to go. You can also contact a wine club to see if they have any specials as a way to help them advertise.
Step 2

Identify if you are having a silent wine auction or traditional wine auction. A traditional auction is where everyone is seated before auctioneer and people bidding are heard and seen. Silent aucion has the wine on s tsble with piece of paper out and people continue to out bid each other until close. Person with winning bid is then announced.
Step 3

Prior to bidding, make sure description of wine is very detailed and accurate. Include stated market value, if desired. Start bidding of bottle of wine at a reasonable or appealing amount.
Step 4

Identify how many people you will have in attendance and locate a proper facility to host your wine auction.
Step 5

Advertise your auction by email all family and friends, send out flyers, take out ad in your local papers. Explain why this wine auction will be spectacular.
Step 6

There are several websites that you can post add for your wine auction for free: craigs list, my space and facebook are a few.
Step 7

Have fun and good luck. Your wine auction should be a great success.

Comments

ansu101 said

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on 3/31/2009 Thank you, I learned a lot.

goldzebra said

on 2/5/2009 if you are looking for a charity auctioneer or charity auction consultant, I have a great person with a lot of experience. Contact me for details at goldzebra@hotmail.com. Good luck!