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Unlock Growth Capacity With Unified Auction Technology

8 minutes

Auction Technology Where You Need It, When You Need It

Whether it's your first auction or your 10,000th, in this day and age you need to use technology to stay ahead of the pack, and you need technology that's joined up and easy to use. That's why we built BidHarvest®, based on years of feedback and operational pain points.

Auction Houses don't want to drown in admin, lose sight of what’s going on, or spend hours battling with systems that don’t talk to each other. They really need to know and understand where their auction inventory is, that it is properly categorised and catalogued. They need systems to be lean, and always available, anytime, any place, so that their teams can get the job done. Auctioneers having to manage multiple IT systems, logins, and reporting can’t scale cost effectively, and have to manage growing risk, all of which damage profitability.

Juggling Multiple IT Systems to Manage Auctions is a Common Problem

The reason why? A lot of the bigger technology players have acquired their software solutions from multiple providers, and 'knitting' them together is difficult and expensive. That's why we used our 20 years of industry experience to build BidHarvest® from the ground up, as a single scalable auction software solution without the technical debt.

Every time an auctioneers team jumps between cataloguing software, bidding platforms, CRM tools, invoicing systems, and spreadsheets, they lose time. They likely duplicate work. They even create more work, more checks, more risk of errors, increasing the chances of something slipping through the cracks.

It’s frustrating. It’s inefficient. It slows your auction business down and annoys your teams.

However, you didn’t sign up to be an IT specialist. You want auction management software systems that work for you, not the other way around.

Imagine this instead:

  • You enter stock details once, and they flow through to catalogues on the web, whilst bidding and invoicing are seamlessly and permanently linked to the user cards.
  • You see live visual updates on bidder activity, lot performance, and sale progress without needing to dig through reports.
  • Your team follows the same simple processes, whether they’re consigning, lotting items, publishing catalogues, managing bidders, or raising invoices.

That’s the power of a unified auction technolgy platform.

It’s not about fancy features. It’s about making your job, and your team’s jobs easier.

Peak Business Management Without Pain and Cost

We all know that finding, hiring, and training new staff isn’t easy, and its very expensive. For many auctioneers, it’s simply not realistic to keep adding headcount or temporary resources every time you experience a growth curve or win a large coinsignment.

That’s why a unified auction platform is such a game-changer.

When your technology systems are fragmented, every new sale adds admin burden. You need more people to duplicate data, chase payments, fix errors, and piece together reports. It’s inefficient and unsustainable. Your teams get demotivated, their workload increases and they ask for more resource.

With the BidHarvest® unified auction software platform you can scale your auction operations and empower and motivate your existing team to achieve more without additional resources and headcount.

Here’s how it helps:

·       Consistent, repeatable workflows: Once your team is trained, they follow the same simple processes every time. From consigning to invoicing, everything works the same way, reducing mistakes and rework.

·       Do more , better: Your existing staff can handle more volume without burning out. Less time fixing issues and duplicating work means more time focusing on high-value tasks like vendor relationships and bidder engagement.

·       Right first time: With integrated data and streamlined processes, your team gets more right first time, benefitting them, your sellers and your buyers, and ultimately your P&L.

The result? You grow your margin not your overheads. Working smarter isn’t just a nice idea, it’s the only way to scale sustainably.

Building a Future-Proof Auction Business

Growth isn’t just this month’s target. It’s about setting yourself up for long-term success.

With the BidHarvest® integrated auction software platform, you can:

  • Expand your auction calendar without adding complexity
  • Try new sale formats with confidence
  • Use your own data to make better business decisions

All without losing control.

We Built BidHarvest® for Every Type of Auctioneer

At BidHarvest, we understand your world. We’ve worked with auctioneers from across all verticals for nearly 20 years.

We know you want a system that just works, so you can focus on running great auctions. You want choices, pay as you go, licensed, bespoke and 3rd party integrated. We have it all.

BidHarvest® brings your consigning, cataloguing, bidding, CRM, invoicing, marketing, and reporting together in one place, allowing your team to access it on the move anywhere, anytime. Simple, consistent, and designed to save you time.

Because when your operations run smoothly, you can manage peak flow with confidence.

Pricing Models That Work, Plus Guided Demo's

We’re not here to dazzle you with tech jargon. We’re here to help you run better auctions, faster and with less hassle and to prove that BidHarvest pays for itself.

With BidHarvest, you get:

·       Flexible subscription models from pay as you go, SaaS licensed, bespoke with professional services or 3rd party custom integrations, we've a model and track record to suit.

·       Fully guided onboarding with training videos, a comprehensive knowledge base, and responsive support

·       New features and improvements released regularly at no extra cost

·       A guided product demo to show you how transformational BidHarvest® can be for your business

Delivering return on investment:

·       Save hours of admin time every week

·       Reduce costly errors and duplication

·       Collect money and pay vendors faster improving relationships and reputation

·       Build and retain bidder engagement with less manual effort through marketing automations

It’s a system designed to save you time, simplify your processes, and scale your business, without scaling your headaches.

Your expertise is auctions. Ours is making them easier to run.

Let us show you how BidHarvest can deliver ROI and a growth platform for your auction business, please fill out a guided demo form or call +44 (0) 1604 695802.

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