Our soccer league does a chinese auction every year. WE always have a wonderful turn out.
This past year we also did it with our school for the first time. It was a huge success and between my sons and myself we won 4 different baskets and a gift certificate.
What we do is go to our local stores and ask for certificates like - Red Lobster, Chi-Chi's, Pizza Hut, free rotating tires, hair cuts, oil changes, etc.....
We also have had many themed baskets which turn out beautiful they were:
Book baskets, lottery ticket baskets, christmas baskets, school supplies, Holiday paper supply basket (napkins paper plates napkins a candle and candle holder a wooden snowman), sidewalk games basket, sports basket, Fall basket, Halloween basket, Spa or Gym basket, Gatorade basket, Spaghetti dinner basket, Italian basket, cleaning supplies basket, games basket, longaberger basket, beanie babies baskets, etc.....I'm sure I've listed enough.
Every class or team decides on their own for which basket the would like to donate. We have raised quite a bit of money every year doing the auctions.
best wishes,
renee