The Live Auction is 5 days away.

Would you like to try the new version of TogetherAuction? https://preview.togetherauction.com/firstuu

Be Creative! In prior years, this auction has featured events, services, homemade delicacies, and handcrafted treasures to be auctioned off live. Additionally, larger events and smaller and/or seasonal items are sold for a fixed price. If you have any questions about donations, please reach out to the auction team at auction@firstuucolumbus.org. If you aren't sure what to offer, browse the catalog to see what others have offered. There you will also find links to prior years' catalogs.

Start entering Auction donations now, and the deadline is February 20 by midnight.

Thanks to everyone who made our March 1 2025 auction a big success! Together we raised about $36,000.00 this year to support our church community, which was above our $25,000 goal. That includes our special raise-the-paddle ask which you responded to with an amazing $6,425 to fund audio visual accessibility needs. That's awesome!

Click the Statement link to see what you got and/or who purchased your items/events.

Our Feb 28 2026 First UU Auction theme is: Making Waves

Come visit our table in Beach Hall for more exciting info!

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! Have questions? Email us at auction@firstuucolumbus.org.

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