Whitfield kept its 2026 Green and White Gala live-auction segment short and focused: just two HGA packages, both designed to sell more than once. Auctioneer Shannon Eason called Las Vegas Supercar Experience first (two winners at $5,000 each), then Lake Tahoe (two winners at $4,500 each).
Four winners across two packages — the kind of compact, high-yield live segment a school auction can run without exhausting the room.
Why it worked
- Booking a benefit auctioneer who actively reads under-bidders converted single sales into doubles.
- A short live-auction lineup keeps energy high — no dead lots between paddle moments.
- Consignment meant Whitfield paid only on the four winning bids; the inventory carried zero risk.
Net to mission: $7,420.