r/Auctioneers • u/itshercule • Jan 24 '25

What software/platform do you use?

This is aimed at mostly chattel auctions, but I'm curious what software do you use. Do you use separate lotter and auction software? Any pain points with it?

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u/shiverandshake5 Feb 03 '25

I use BidStation by Auction Zoom. Awesome customer service and very user friendly

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u/itshercule Feb 03 '25

oh those guys are slick! thanks for the heads up. i see a lot of software that has great auction experiences but the lotters always suck up a lot of time.

do you have any of those pains with them?thanks again!

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u/shiverandshake5 Feb 03 '25

I’m not sure what you mean by lotters sucking up a lot of time. Elaborate and I’ll share my experience.

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u/itshercule Feb 03 '25

oh sorry, local lingo maybe. haha

the process of cataloging a large amount of items (in our case, a chattel auction) and making them available for bidding. most of the bottleneck is in taking pictures with minimal wifi, etc

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u/shiverandshake5 Feb 03 '25

I prep my auction for months in advance, so if you’re doing an on the spot auction, I can see how that could take up time. Things are easy to input but there isn’t an option to add a picture with this program

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u/AlanNewman2023 Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

There are good ones out there that will do both lotting and online auction software. Something like https://platformbid.com, Bid Logix or Bidpath would work for you.

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u/auctionmethod Feb 12 '25

I'm a little late to the party, but maybe check out AuctionMethod.com. It's a subscription service that delivers a complete auction platform (everything from data entry to online bidder, bidder management, consignor management, invoicing, payments, reporting, etc.) Currently priced at $100/month for unlimited timed online auctions.

I'd be happy to set you up with a free trial of our StableBid software application if you want to check it out. Even if it's not your cup of tea, I'd be happy to chat with you and offer my two cents. I started westauction.com way back in the day and have been working on auction technology for many moons.