The Irrelevant Silent Auction Bid II

This blog is written mostly tongue in cheek. Some points may be informative. Please provide your feedback.
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.

Hello. So what makes the $80 bid irrelevant, when it could be the winning bid? It's not your best bid. And since you're probably at the event because of a personal contact, either directly or indirectly, you may have some belief in the cause benefitting from the event.
If that's the case, then the relevant objective of the event is to raise as much money as possible for the cause. Getting the best deal on a silent auction item is irrelevant. In fact, in the ideal world, the event would be irrelevant, because people would just give the money.
As someone who does a little bit of fundraising, I can honestly say there is nothing more rewarding than seeing someone bid generously for the silent auction items. What I do at our event is put my best bid for an item, then walk away. I bid the retail price because it still results in a 14% savings (no taxes) if I win.
Please give generously to your favourite cause. It makes you feel great, and relevant!

Regards,
Irrelevant