So, in an effort to improve our auction, and at the same time, not reinvent the wheel, I looked up what other law schools do at their auction. The key things that they do, which we do not are: get cash donations from students, law school matching funds, law firm donations (oftentimes matching what their student interns donate), and more high profile items (walk on parts for TV shows, signed memorabilia, trips, hotels, etc.).
For a sampling, check out some of these websites:
Duke
Penn
Harvard
Stanford
University of Michigan
Columbia Law
Berkeley Boalt Hall