What is included with the standard download vs bidding license?
The Pearl Bids standard license includes everything needed to get your silent auction set up and running, from creating event flyers, registration sheets, and bid sheets. With the standard license, you will be able to track your donations, donators and attendees, whether for one or an unlimited number of silent auctions. (An older downloadable version is still available for those holding events where wifi is not reliable/available.)
The optional Pearl Bids bidding license allows you to enter in the amounts bid on each item, and use this information to generate invoices, accounting reports, item histories, and quickly see the success of your auction. The bidding license can be used with an unlimited number of auctions, but must be renewed if you wish to use it for more than one year.
The new Online Pearl Bids standard license includes multiple-user capabilities in its many enhanced features.
| Optional | |||||
| Pearl Bids Online | Basic Download (for events where wifi is not available) |
Bidding license** | |||
| Unlimited auctions | Yes | Yes | |||
| Auction image | Yes | Yes | |||
| Print auction flier | Yes | Yes | |||
| Instant action overview | Yes | Yes | |||
| Accountant Reports | |||||
| Preview/print Accountant Donations Report | Yes | Yes | |||
| Email Accountant Donations Report csv | Yes | Yes | |||
| Preview/print Accountant Bidding report | Yes | ||||
| Email Accountant Bidding csv | Yes | ||||
| Preview/print Accountant Payment report | Yes | ||||
| Email Accountant bidding csv | Yes | ||||
| Multi-user | Yes | ||||
| Donations: | |||||
| Unlimited donation items | Yes | Yes | |||
| Supports per individual item: | |||||
| Single unit auction (bidding up) | Yes | Yes | |||
| Multiple unit auction | Yes | Yes | |||
| (bidding up - e.q. Two … highest bidders win) | |||||
| Multiple unit auction | Yes | Yes | |||
| (all for the same price - e.q. party, raffle tickets, fund-a-need) | |||||
| Include a donation image | Yes | Yes | |||
| Auto calculate bid step increments | Yes | Yes | |||
| Auto number donation items | Yes | Yes | |||
| Easily create Thank You Letters for donors | Yes | ||||
| Group items into baskets | Yes | ||||
| Print report showing basket and its included donations | Yes | ||||
| Easily add organizer only notes to donations | Yes | ||||
| Drop-down donation status indicator (open, pick-up, rejected….) | Yes | ||||
| Organize donation my table | Yes | Yes | |||
| Recognize the donor on print-outs | Yes | Yes | |||
| History included for donations that duplicated from previous auctions | Yes | ||||
| Print Donation Display Sheets | Yes | ||||
| Print Donation Certificates | Yes | ||||
| Print bidding sheets by: | |||||
| All, selected, or table | Yes | Yes | |||
| with description, image bid step increments, donor recognition and event name and icon | Yes | Yes | |||
| Print Bidding Sheet without bidding step increments | Yes | ||||
| Attendees: | |||||
| Unlimited Attendees | Yes | Yes | |||
| Import contact from file: | |||||
| CIVICRM, excel, Filemaker Pro, Tab, CSV, XML, DBfile | No | Yes | |||
| One-click attendee donation | Yes | Yes | |||
| and bidding history | Yes | Yes | |||
| Auto create bidding numbers for Attendees | Yes | ||||
| Print personalized sign-in fliers with | Yes | Yes | |||
| Credit card information collection form | Yes | Yes | |||
| Customized agreement | Yes | Yes | |||
| 'Last time you bid on ...' reminders | Yes | Yes | |||
| 'Thank you for your donation' recognition | Yes | Yes | |||
| 'Selected items per table' advertisements | Yes | Yes | |||
| 'Event schedule and rules' | Yes | Yes | |||
| Print customized name tags | Yes | Yes | |||
| Print a list of all attendees | Yes | ||||
| Print blank sign-in form | Yes | ||||
| Easily create Thank You Letters for attendees | Yes | ||||
| Add non-auction charges to attendees account (such as entrance fee) |
Yes | ||||
| Bids: | |||||
| Enter new bids by | Yes | ||||
| By donation item number | Yes | ||||
| By table | Yes | ||||
| By attendee | Yes | ||||
| Auto or manually enter the bidding amount | Yes | ||||
| Auto organize bid winner(s) depending on donation item setting' | - | Yes | |||
| Auto enter the bidding amount | - | Yes | |||
| Close auction by table, selected donations or all | Yes | ||||
| Receipts: | |||||
| Winning receipt | Yes | ||||
| Print selected receipts | Yes | ||||
| Print all receipts in alphabetical order or greatest invoice first or only those selected. |
Yes | ||||
| Printed receipt includes: | |||||
| Donation item with image and description | Yes | ||||
| Donation number, market value, and winning bid value | Yes | ||||
| Customized (ie for taxes..) information statement | Yes | ||||
| Total owed | Yes | ||||
| Reflects any payments (whole or partial) | Yes* | ||||
| Create an invoice generated through your PayPal business Account | Yes* | ||||
| Email Receipt from your PayPal business account | Yes* | ||||
| Emailed receipt includes: | |||||
| to: Name, item name and description, winning bid and total | Yes | ||||
| Customized (ie for taxes..) information statement | Yes | ||||
| 'Buy Now' PayPal button, but people can also pay by check of course... | Yes | ||||
| Reuse features | |||||
| Reuse your contacts from all previous auctions | Yes | Yes | |||
| Duplicate your donation items from all previous auctions for your new auction | Yes | Yes | |||
| Print customized letters to selected contacts, formatted for windows envelopes. | Yes | ||||
| Example auction included - which can be easily hidden or viewed | Yes | Yes | |||
| PRICE | $29.99 | $19.99 | $99 | ||
| * PB Online |
| - Existing bids can still be manipulated or deleted even once bidding license is expired. |
| *** Online version provides support for multiple users. Many users can use/access one license for no additional charge for multiple users to use concurrently additional copies of PearlBids Online should be purchased for each user. |