Now why would you go and do that? Also, it would seem to me that if you are going to lose money anyway, making this a Charity auction would potentially bring in higher bids and SOMEONE would benefit from the money and not be a total loss.
It’s not a total loss to the member with the winning bid… they got the item for a deal. It’s a loss to InterNACHI, Inspector Outlet, or whomever is paying for it. We lose money every week… but we don’t do it for money (obviously).
If a member donates something or pays for something for the auction, they can dictate what charity they want the money to go to and we donate it in his/her name.