"Be The Spark" Auction 2025

The auction is back with new sparkle!

Enter auction donations by 2/13

Online Auction

Week 1 2/15 to 2/21 - Excellent Stuff!
Week 2 2/22 to 2/28 - Food, Fun & Frolic!

Live Celebration

Saturday March 1st 6-9pm Sparkling & Bright!
Cocktail & Mocktail hour
Dinner, Music & Live Auction

Welcome! Our auction is more than fundraising - It helps us find fun ways to be together all year! Do you have a special talent or service to offer? Can you host a dinner or lead an outing? Then you've come to the right place! Want to help or have questions? Email us at auction@firstuucolumbus.org.

Auction how-to’s and FAQ’s

Sign up for a rewarding Volunteer Opportunity
New to the auction? How to sign in
Ideas for new donations; see list here or pick up a list at the auction table
Learn How to enter new donations
Ticket sales have ended - Thanks to your enthusiastic response, we have about 160 coming!

Catalog

Browse and bid on items & events (You can see past catalogs here too)
Calendar

See when events are scheduled
Statement

View your events' guest lists & see your purchases
Donate

Donate items & events



Appetizers go to Slowter lounge

How to bid

  1. The first step is to login. That will make 'Place Bid' and 'Favorite' buttons show up on the catalog. Those take you to a place-bid screen, where you can enter a bid.
  2. When you want more than one of something (like a pair of seats for an event) that's when you would use the qty=2, and then the price is per-each one.
  3. If someone out-bids you, you will get an email if your profile (see top of your statement for the Edit Profile link to check that) has your current email address. Also, a new feature is the hidden max bid, which will automatically raise your bid up to that limit to stay on top if someone else bids.
  4. Fixed Price items: If you bid on a fixed price item, it is more like a sign-up because you will win the item immediately. Important!That means fixed price bids will show up on your statement, and NOT on the catalog where you might be used to seeing the current winning bidders of competitive bid items (where they might be out-bid at any time). So, look on your Statement to see your fixed price sales.
  5. Email us if you accidentally bid more than once on fixed price items for this reason - It's easy to fix and you won't be the first one to do that!
  6. A new feature is the hidden max bid, which will automatically raise your bid up to that limit to stay on top if someone else bids.

How to Log in and Donate. Watch the video here.

(Note: To Bid Online, login first - this will make bid buttons appear by the catalog items) Back to top