December 2020 Monthly Recap

See below for some interesting updates, statistics, rankings, and auction information from December 2020.

General Monthly Info:  

Total Auctions Closed:  418

Largest Auction by Sales:  $122,319 -  Lakeville Equipment Estate - 
JMS Auctions  https://www.k-bid.com/auction/35719 

 Largest Auction by Lots:  1374 Lots-  Nordeast Resale -

The famous Ole's Oldies Brainerd Estate Liquidation

https://www.k-bid.com/auction/35654 

Most Watched Items of the month:  

1. 227 Watchers 1955 Chevrolet 3100 - Northwoods Auctions:   View here
2.  171 Watchers New Richland Commercial Building - Gopher Auctions:  View here
3.  159 Watchers Contents of Property - Pickett Enterprises: View Here
4. 158 Watchers Argo with Spare - Northstar Kimball:  View here
5. 148 Watchers  Ethan Allen Sofa - Urban Up: View here

Website Statistics:

	Bidders Participating
	2019	2020	Change
Jan	8,206	9,744	19%
Feb	7,590	8,827	16%
Mar	7,766	9,124	17%
Apr	9,514	8,843	-7%
May	9,553	10,908	14%
Jun	9,133	12,470	37%
Jul	8,250	11,469	39%
Aug	9,741	12,689	30%
Sep	9,578	11,884	24%
Oct	10,050	12,722	27%
Nov	8,709	11,568	33%
Dec	9,196	12,429	35%

*unique bidder accounts placing a bid in a given month.  

		Bidder Signups
	2019	2020	Change
Jan	1,962	3,037	55%
Feb	1,735	2,194	26%
Mar	1,885	1,973	5%
Apr	2,732	2,066	-24%
May	2,098	2,583	23%
Jun	1,416	3,747	165%
Jul	1,296	2,996	131%
Aug	1,771	3,683	108%
Sep	2,017	3,013	49%
Oct	1,842	3,008	63%
Nov	1,497	2,420	62%
Dec	2,193	2,708	23%

*all bidder signups, qualified (phone number verified, credit card) and non-qualified.   

		Website Sessions
	2019	2020	Change
Jan	616,671	808,972	31%
Feb	551,360	713,223	29%
Mar	616,870	743,709	21%
Apr	727,115	788,465	8%
May	705,204	926,236	31%
Jun	658,898	1,027,355	56%
Jul	619,248	1,002,135	62%
Aug	704,499	1,071,442	52%
Sep	756,121	1,036,267	37%
Oct	787,606	1,100,078	40%
Nov	703,293	1,025,485	46%
Dec	734,770	1,001,232	36%

*A session is defined as a group of interactions one user takes within a given time frame on your website. Google Analytics defaults that time frame to 30 minutes.

Top 10 Affiliates by Sales for the Month:

Congratulations to these affiliates on their stellar month of auction sales!  

1	MNAutoAuctions.com
2	We Sell Your Stuff Inc.
3	Whiteford Auctions
4	KX REal Deals
5	Estate Sales Minnesota
6	Northwoods Auction Company
7	Surplus Liquidation Auctions
8	D & J Auctions
9	Loretto Equipment
10	NAB Auctions

Affiliate Anniversaries: 

We'd like to thank and recognize affiliates that are celebrating anniversaries last month!  

P.R.O. Auctions	12/01/2010
Fram Fram	12/01/2011
Nitro Auctions LLC	12/05/2016
Gearhead Service LLC	12/05/2018

Announcements/New Affiliates:

Let's welcome some new members of our affiliate network (have posted an auction to date in 2020)!   

Lefty's Online Auctions - Bovey, MN 

Double K Auctions - St. Cloud, MN 

Tip of the month: 

Did you know that there is an option to Show or Hide auction descriptions while searching through an auction.   On top of the search features on the left hand side, you will see the toggle option available: 

Based on your selection, it will either show or hide the auction description during your search.  

This can be a helpful tip for buyers who are looking to speed up the search process.  As soon as they click on the item, the full description will be available.  

New K-BID Gear:

Just ordered!  Get your K-BID camo sweatshirt for only $35.  See all of the K-BID branded items for sale here:  Affiliate Logo Materials for Purchase

Have an idea for a future tip of the month that may be helpful for other affiliates?  Let us know by emailing [e-mail].