outbid.gives is a shameless clone of a very silly idea: a public leaderboard where the rank is the bid and nothing else. You pay to stand above everyone else. That's the whole product.
Except for one twist: nobody keeps the money. All proceeds are donated, and you pick the cause your bid fights for.
The original proved that people will spend real money on a meaningless number for the satisfaction of being on top. Vanity turns out to be one of the most reliable forces on the internet.
We kept the game and changed where the money lands. When someone outbids you here, a stranger has just given more to charity than you did, and the obvious response is to give again. The site is an engine for turning pettiness into bed nets.
You bid on a cause, not an org: ending malaria, fighting extreme poverty, saving children's sight, vaccinating every child, clean water, protecting the climate, feeding the hungry, educating every child, protecting animals, or wherever it helps most. Each cause is funded through organizations with strong independent evidence of impact per dollar, vetted by evaluators like GiveWell. The full list is on the rules page. All proceeds, minus card processing fees, are donated, and grant receipts will be published as they happen.