Better Bidders the place to go for auction paddles! The quality is fantastic - we only replace paddles because people like the paw print shape and take them home. John has always been a pleasure... See more
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About Better Bidders Inc.
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Since 2003, John Murphy has personally produced thousands of orders for his more than 4,000 (mostly) non-profit customers' fundraising gala events and paddle raises. Born from a desire to bring better tools to the marketplace for fundraising, our paddle products stand above others in unique, detailed designs, superior reusable plastics, a wide breadth of plastic options, a "missing-paddle" fill-in service, and a personal, "can do" approach to bringing your paddle ideas come to life.
At every step of your journey John is your one and only point of contact. He is it. And he does it all. No big, faceless, promotional products company or other inexperienced sign or print shop that "can" make a paddle, but rather a veteran in the live auction fundraising space with years of creative ideas, best practices, and applied knowledge beyond all others.
Trusted by Christie's Auction House, Sotheby's, and nearly every other major auction house, we bring quality and our personal touch to everything we do.
Reach out to us and find out for yourself!
John Murphy, Owner
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10650 N Baehr Rd # E, 53092-4569, Mequon, United States
- (866) 667-2335
- john@betterbidders.com
- betterbidders.com
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Found just what we needed!!
Better Bidders the Place to Buy Paddles
John at Better Bidders is very committed to providing excellent customer service. The paddles are well made and will last several years. I like that they offer different shapes of paddles
100% Would Recommend!
John is very responsive and the new paddles are GREAT quality and so much more durable!
Great first time experience
Great first time experience! John who was our account manager not only provided exemplary customer service but also gave helpful tips, and responded promptly to follow up questions. Kudos.
A Pleasure to work with Better Bidders
We were pleased to utilize Better Bidders for our Gala again this year. Their team was helpful and responsive with our order arriving on time. We were very happy with the quality of the product.
Better Bidders is great
Better Bidders is great! They always work with me when I have a tight deadline for events! The paddles we ordered from them are durable and have lasted through several events! Would definitely recommend them!
John made the ordering process…
John made the ordering process incredibly smooth and stress-free. He was thorough in understanding what we were looking for and took the time to explain everything clearly, including all the necessary details and measurements.
Excellent Service and Product!
Better Bidders was very easy to work with, responded quickly and even quick shipped our items to make sure they arrived in time for our event. I highly reccomend Better Bidders and their auction paddles were perfect. Quality material, excellent durability and great size...all made our event a huge success!
Better Bidders were professional and…
Better Bidders were professional and produced a great product! We received the paddles in a timely manner and they will be able to use the paddles for multiple events!
Great custom paddles
Great custom paddles and we were able to put a rush on it in order to get them in time.
Happy Better Bidders Customer
I had a great experience working with John at Better Bidders. The product turned out great, thanks to the time and care that John put into the order coordination. I highly recommend Better Bidders for all of your needs-- they're super!
Wonderful
Our paddles were amazing! John was so helpful answering all our questions, providing samples, and having excellent shipping.
The products came in great and John was…
The products came in great and John was easy to get a hold of when needed. Only reason 4 out of 5 was because I had hoped our order would have been automatically confirmed and shipped when check was received but I had to call John to confirm the order which resulted in a really last minute & anxious delivery. Other than that, everything went great and the order count was accurate.
Wonderful Customer Care
I called Better Bidders in a panic. I was new to my job and had jumped right into organizing a Gala. John was amazing and very easy to work with. Thank you for all your help and understanding. Keep up the great work!
timely delivery and well designed…
timely delivery and well designed paddles. Communication was a bit spotty
Better Bidders is great!
John at Better Bidders is great to work with! Prompt and efficient replies. Thanks!
Better Bidders the place to go for auction paddles!
Better Bidders the place to go for auction paddles!
The quality is fantastic - we only replace paddles because people like the paw print shape and take them home.
John has always been a pleasure to work with but this last time he went above and beyond for us. Two weeks before our Annual Gala, we found ourselves with 100 more RSVPs than we were anticipating which meant we didn't have enough auction paddles. He got us 66 paw shaped auction paddles in 5 days. He really saved the day.
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