Frequently Asked Questions

AFGI is designed to take the pressure off your team—so you can focus on your guests, your mission, and the success of your event.

We handle everything from start to finish, including sourcing premium auction items, setting up your auction (live, silent, online, or hybrid), managing bidding technology, and providing on-site or virtual support. Our experienced team guides you through every step, offering proven strategies that increase participation and drive higher bids.

We also simplify logistics by managing item presentation, bidder engagement, payment processing, and post-event follow-up, ensuring a smooth and professional experience for both your team and your supporters.

Most importantly, we remove the guesswork. With 50+ years of expertise, AFGI brings a clear plan, tested techniques, and hands-on execution—so your event runs seamlessly and raises more, with less effort on your end.

AFGI proudly supports fundraising events across Canada and North America, with the ability to extend services globally through our online and hybrid auction platforms.

Based in Canada, we work closely with organizations throughout Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area, while also partnering with charities, foundations, and corporations across the U.S. and beyond. Our online capabilities allow us to engage bidders from anywhere in the world, expanding your reach and maximizing fundraising potential.

Whether your event is local, national, or international, AFGI delivers a seamless, full-service auction experience tailored to your audience—no matter where they are located.

We do it all. AFGI supports a wide range of fundraising and special events, tailoring each auction experience to fit your audience and goals.

We work with charity galas, golf tournaments, fundraising dinners, conferences, trade shows, corporate events, community fundraisers, and online campaigns. Whether your event is large or small, formal or casual, in-person or virtual, our team designs a strategy that maximizes engagement and revenue.

We also support more unique occasions such as school fundraisers, hospital events, foundation initiatives, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and hybrid events that combine live and online bidding.

No matter the format—live, silent, online, or hybrid—AFGI provides a seamless, full-service auction solution to help you raise more, with less effort.

AFGI is a full-service charity auction company that helps organizations raise more through professionally managed live, silent, online, and hybrid auctions. With over 50 years of experience, we partner with charities, nonprofits, and event organizers to deliver seamless, high-performing fundraising events.

From sourcing premium auction items to managing setup, bidding, and post-event follow-up, AFGI handles every detail. Our goal is simple: maximize your fundraising results while making the entire process easy, engaging, and stress-free—at no cost.

AFGI brings over 50 years of auction expertise, combining traditional fundraising strategies with modern technology to deliver exceptional results. We don’t just provide auction services—we act as your full-service partner, handling everything from premium item sourcing and event setup to bidder engagement and post-event follow-up.

What sets AFGI apart is our ability to offer high-quality auction items directly from the source, keeping starting bids attractive and competitive. This drives more participation, stronger bidding activity, and ultimately higher fundraising totals for your organization.

We also specialize in live, silent, online, and true hybrid auctions—tailoring each event to your audience to maximize engagement and revenue. Best of all, our services come at no upfront cost, making it a risk-free way to elevate your fundraising.

With a reputation built on trust, results, and long-standing client relationships, AFGI is the partner organizations rely on to raise more and deliver unforgettable events.

AFGI manages all post-event follow-up for unpaid and unclaimed items, both donated and AFGI-supplied. Our team contacts winning bidders who have not completed payment or pickup, coordinates payment collection, and arranges shipping or pickup as needed—ensuring a smooth and professional process while maximizing funds for your organization.

While our goal is to have every item receive bids and sell, we understand that this may not always happen. Any unsold items provided by AFGI will be packed up and taken back by our team. For donated items, we will carefully organize and pack them, ensuring they are returned to your group at the end of the event.

Proceeds are paid within a few business days of your event and immediately following post-event follow-ups (if there are any).

Contact one of our professional fundraising specialists today to alleviate the work and worry associated with your next event. Ensure its success!

Interac E-Transfer, EFT/Direct Deposit, Wire Transfer or Cheque.

With AFGI, your charity will receive more money than any other auction company offers.

For all donated items, your charitable cause receives 100% of the proceeds under our professional management.

For all items provided by AFGI, you are our partner from the moment the first bid is placed and we guarantee you a percentage of the final highest bid price; we spare you the scenario of anxiously waiting for multiple bidders to ensure your charity makes money and/or only earning on the "profit" for the item.

The percentage we provide to the charity is more than fair, as are our opening bids.

Our competitive prices are due to tremendous buying power and the expertise of our professional buying team whom continuously source proven products.

AFGI charges no external fees for our services and we pay a higher percentage of the final winning bid price to charities. We encourage you to compare our services.