Are you thinking about holding a fundraising
auction?
Worried
that you don't have enough quality auction items?
Not
sure if you know enough about sports to select auction items
that will grab your charity auction bidders' attention?
Let
Sports Gallery Help
You Hit Your Fundraising Goal
Out Of The Park!
Having
worked with hundreds of organizations, we understand how
difficult it is to organize fundraisers, let alone find
unique quality auction items for successful charity auctions.
At
Sports Gallery, we promise to eliminate much of the hassle
by providing you with our unique,
high-quality sports collectibles. Our Event
Services Staff, with years of experience in charity auctions
and school fundraiser events, will help you pick out the
items that are right for you and your audience. Our carefully
chosen auction items will have the greatest potential for
big contributions to your organization. We will also provide
recommendations and ideas on bid prices, bid sheet design,
item display, and, most importantly, will compose item descriptions
that sell!
And
the best part is our offer is no
risk.
If no one bids on an item, you can return it at no cost to you.
We even donate 30% of the price!
And, of course, each autographed item includes our Sports Gallery
authenticity guarantee and is accompanied by a Certificate
of Authenticity.
Sports
Gallery Event Services can even help you plan and run entire
fundraisers. We are a full service event management service
company, specializing in school fundraiser auctions and
other sports-themed events and auctions. We have many athlete
connections that we can include in your event to make it
even more memorable for those attending.
We
work with over 100 nonprofit organizations, university athletic
departments and schools annually. Here are just a few of
the organizations that have taken advantage of our "Risk
Free" program to meet their fundraising goals:
Here's
just a sampling of the positive feedback we've received from
the organizations we have worked with:
The
Sports Gallery provided the perfect "middle"
and "high" end items for our annual
auction. It increased our bottom line in revenue
by about 35% - that's $5,000 for our preschool!
It also increased our attendance by advertising
that we would have the sports memorabilia on
display. Our children and teachers will benefit
tremendously from the contribution that was
available to us through using the Sports Gallery.
PLUS, Sports Gallery's expertise with the various
items was extremely helpful. This is the beginning
of a lasting business relationship and East
Hills Preschool couldn't be happier. We wouldn't
consider having another auction without Sports
Gallery's services!
Debbie
Parsons, Auction Co-Chair '03
East Hills Preschool, San Jose, CA
Having
Sports Gallery memorabilia items at our event
not only visually enhanced our silent auction,
it gave the entire event a "classier"
feel. The staff at Sports Gallery was extremely
helpful and attentive to my questions and concerns!
Sports Gallery helped take our fundraising event
at Pacific Bell Park to the next level and contributed
to our huge success!
Mike
Furutani , Silent Auction Coordinator
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of
Northern California
Sports
Gallery served as such an amazing resource
for our silent auction! Having such fabulous
sports memorabilia not only added value and
authenticity to our event, but garnered much
excitement amongst bidders.
The
staff at Sports Gallery is incredibly easy
to work with and knows what items will benefit
the charity or organization most. We would
highly recommend this "exchange"
program to any and all organizations.
Meredith
Myall, Director of Student Activities
Menlo College, Menlo Park, CA
Sports
Gallery items were a great addition to our Auction
at St. Elizabeth's. They are all high quality
items that present very well. There are price
ranges for all budgets - both for the lower
budget sports fanatic, to the no budget limit
serious collector. It also allowed us to appeal
to the male attendees of all ages at our event.
We will definitely include them as a part of
our Auction in the future.
Monica
Fox, Auction Co-Chair '03
St. Elizabeth's Day School
Matt
McCrae, Tommy Fehrenbach
and everyone at your Los
Gatos store were a pleasure to work with
and far exceeded our expectations. Your fantastic
selection of merchandise, helpful staff and
excellent communication made organizing our
silent auction very pleasurable.
Dave
Burt, Events Coordinator 2005
Los Gatos Little League, Los Gatos, CA
Not
having worked with Sports Gallery previously
I didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly
surprised at how easy the whole process was.
I received knowledgeable support in selecting
the memorabilia items, gathered logistic info
on how to properly display the items for the
best presentation, and billing was very simple.
The entire process exceeded my expectations
and I look forward to working with the knowledgeable
Sports Gallery staff again.
Ellen
Samtomauro, Silent Auction Chairman
2002 Willow Glen Founder's Day Event, San Jose,
CA
Organizing
a fundraising event is hard work. We're happy to help in any
way we can.
how
it works
If
you are are in the early planning stages of your fundraising event
or auction, contact Sports Gallery. The earlier we are involved,
the more logistics we can remove from your plate in event planning
and coordination.
And
even if your fundraiser is good to go but you just needs a few
more unique collectibles to auction off, don't hesitate to drop
us a line. No notice is too short for us to be able to help you
make your event a huge success!
Our
Auction
Program Manager will begin working with you
immediately to better understand your event and how Sports
Gallery can assist. You'll be encouraged to browse
this site or, better yet, come in to one of
our stores to see the types of unique sports collectibles
we have to offer. And our knowledgeable staff will work with
you to select just the right pieces for your audience and
auction goals.
If your event is not within The San Francisco or Monterey
Bay Areas, we can walk you through our online web store to
select the best collectibles for your location and event.
Most
importantly, no money
is paid to Sports Gallery until the completion of your event
and we only collect payment on those items that are sold at
your event making this completely no-risk
for you and your organization!
After
we've decided on the items for your event, we'll help you
set the bid price, provide you with detailed descriptions
that sell for each item, and assist with bid sheet design
and item display if needed. We'll use our years of auction
experience to help you market your Sports Gallery collectibles
so that they will garner the highest bids possible.
Best
of all, we donate 30% of the price so you can start the bidding
at 30% below retail - an attractive price to get
things rolling. And the difference between that starting figure
and the eventual winning bid ALL goes to your organization.
The potential for sizable contributions to your fundraiser
is remarkable!
Before
your event we'll work out arrangements for delivery or pick
up of your collectibles. If your event is not in the San Francisco
or Monterey Bay Areas, we'll work with you on shipment. After
the event, you can return the items that did not sell. We'll
then partner with you to evaluate the event and calculate the
earnings from the Sports Gallery items.
Simply
put our goals are twofold:
1.
Make
your organization money; and
2.
Make
the process as easy and painless a process as possible for
you.
Utilizing
our experience and expertise in charity auctions and fundraisers,
we're confident we can meet both our objectives.
no-risk
guarantee
Few
things in life are risk-free but Sports Gallery's Auction Program
is one.
It's
simple...you take a selection of our unique sports collectibles
for your auction and if no one bids on any of our collectibles,
you pay nothing for those unsold items. Simply return them after
the event.
There
is no payment to Sports Gallery for the items prior to your event...
we only require payment on those items that sell at your event.
And even then we donate 30% of the
retail price allowing you to start the bidding at an
attractive price and maximize your organization's profits from
the items.
So
if your having a fundraising auction, contact us and let us walk
you through our Auction Program. There's nothing to lose and so
much for you and your organization to gain.
popular
auction items
Thanks
to our years of experience in providing collectibles for auctions,
we have learned a lot about which of our pieces tend to do best
at fundraisers. For your convenience, we've put together a page
of some of our most popular
auction items.
contact
us
Kristie Carlquist,
Sports Gallery's Auction Program Managers is ready to assist you
with your fundraiser.
Kristie
with hockey superstar
Patrick Marleau
Kristie
has a strong background in retail, fundraising, event
planning and promotion. She has worked with numerous
organizations and charities to meet their fundraising
goals.
So
whatever your event and fundraising needs,
please don't hesitate to contact Kristie and her team at:
