diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index cfc2087..977321f 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -3,16 +3,20 @@ namespace App;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use App\Models\Bidders;
+use App\Models\Items;
 
 class BidderSelectList
 {
   public static function BidderShowNumbers()
   {
-    $bidder_num_results = DB::select("SELECT
-      *
-      FROM bidders
-      ORDER BY bidder_assigned_number
-      ");
+    //$bidder_num_results = DB::select("SELECT
+      //*
+      //FROM bidders
+      //ORDER BY bidder_assigned_number
+      //");
+      $bidder_num_results = Bidders::orderBy('bidder_assigned_number')
+                                   ->get();
       $bidder_num = '<option disabled selected hidden value="">choose...</option>';
       foreach($bidder_num_results as $bidder_num_result){
         $bidder_num .= '<option value="' . $bidder_num_result->idbidders . '">' . $bidder_num_result->bidder_assigned_number . ' - ' . $bidder_num_result->bidder_fname . ' ' . $bidder_num_result->bidder_lname .'</option>';