About Us
Since 2007, the experts at AMS Chicago, also known as Auction Merchandise Source, have helped hundreds of organizations like yours raise millions of dollars at charity events. How do we do it? It's simple. We offer unique, one-of-a-kind merchandise and experiences, and provide unparalleled fundraising advice and ideas to enhance your event's potential.
Through AMS Chicago you have access to signed and unsigned sports merchandise, unique entertainment collectibles, local experience packages and destination getaways on a consignment basis. Our auction items are designed to help maximize your fundraising results.
In addition to our AMS Chicago location, we have studios in St. Louis and Kansas City plus a satellite office in Scottsdale. While a majority of the nearby charities we assist are in Chicago and the suburbs, we have served organizations in Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and other cities across the country. We'd love the opportunity to help with your next fundraising event.
Scan our website and learn more about how AMS Chicago can support your fundraiser, and more importantly, the 'cause' you have chosen to support. Then, contact one of our AMS Chicago consultants for help in coming up with a customized list of items and ideas to help with your next event!
What Makes Us Unique
You've acquired lots of donated items for your upcoming fundraiser. So why use consignment items from AMS Chicago? Because our professional staff, consultative approach and creativity can help you exceed your fundraising goals. In addition to high quality sports and entertainment memorabilia, we bring you proven fundraising approaches, a range of local experiences and destination getaways plus unique packaging ideas and innovative strategies targeted to your particular audience.
At AMS Chicago we specialize in custom and unique items across various price points. We combine our experience with your knowledge of your audience to supplement and enhance the donated items you have already received. We constantly survey our clients and the market to identify those items which can be most successful for your event, the time of year, and your guests. We also help to package your auction items so they are attractive and appealing to your attendees.
Our goal is simple—to maximize your fundraising dollars raised, to ease some of the stress involved in fundraising activities, and to develop a long-term relationship with your organization.
How We Can Help YOU
We work with nearly 1000 organizations annually across our AMS locations on fundraising events, and thus have lots of experience, information and results to share with you. This includes new ideas and approaches as well as timely, high quality merchandise. As fundraising consultants, our goal is to help your organization meet - and likely exceed - your fundraising objectives!
Our AMS Chicago fundraising professionals will help you select the right items for your event. We will work with you to ensure the AMS memorabilia and experiences you select are the perfect complement to what you may already have donated. We can show you the actual items in our studio, and can discuss how we can provide you with any one-of-a-kind items to make your auction truly special. Do you have a special item in mind? Just ask - we will likely be able to find it for you!
For items that do sell, you keep 100% of the proceeds over the consignment price. And best of all, there is NO payment to AMS until after your event and your fundraising results are in! All merchandise is provided on a consignment basis - there is never any financial risk to you or your organization. If an item doesn't sell, you simply return it to us with no cost for that item!
Testimonials
We can't thank AMS Chicago enough for their help with our many fundraising events. The quality, price and value are excellent and their client support is first rate. They truly "partner" with us to create successful events.
— OMNI Youth Services