cMarket/BiddingForGood, the leading online auction platform solely for organizations engaged in fundraising for nonprofit causes announced its online auction platform brought in $350,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  

 This was the second national auction for the Association and was responsible for a record breaking traffic spike on BiddingForGood’s website during the broadcasted Telethon. The auction performed better than last year’s online auction in all metrics.  In the same week, BiddingForGood passed a milestone of over $70 million in gross merchandise sales for nonprofit organizations across the country.

During the two week online auction, held in conjunction with the 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, hundreds of items in an array of categories including celebrity memorabilia, travel excursions, electronics, and gift cards were up for auction. Some celebrity items include tours and lunches with stars of “Days of Our Lives” and “General Hospital,” autographed Styx and Kenny Chesney guitars, an “Access Hollywood” backstage tour, and tickets with backstage meet and greets with stars, including Daughtry and Wynonna Judd.

 “As always, this was an exciting auction to follow.” said Jon Carson, CEO of cMarket. “In just 15 days, we saw generous donations, coordinated efforts and consumer shopping to benefit research and treatments for muscular dystrophy and related diseases.”  Despite a still downward economy, MDA engaged an additional 2,439 bidders, and sold 2,627 items for their cause. Carson adds, “We are so pleased that the MDA ran yet another successful auction and are happy to just be a part of their efforts.”

Some of the highest bidding items included a VIP package to the 2010 MDA Telethon, $10,050; a 2009 FLSTSB Softtail Cross Bones Harley-Davidson motorcycle, $15,050; a 2010 Honda Fit, $13,800; an autographed Roger Staubach and Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys photo, $3,867; tickets to see ventriloquist Terry Fator at The Mirage in Las Vegas and have a meet and greet with him, $2,949; and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event tickets and meet and greet with WWE Superstars and Divas, $2,525.