If I could leave no stars, I would. I purchased coins that they described as silver and they…read moreturned out to be pewter. I sent 2 emails then I called. The guy blamed AI and wouldn't take them back. Shady! Do not purchase from them!]

I purchased two Lladro items in April and paid for them. I have never received them despite…read morecontacting them more than once. They tell me "it is shipping soon". Neither have I gotten results from the LiveAuctioneers Bidder Support which has told me it is investigating.

This is a review for their online auctions only…read more I've purchased several items from Hogue's online auctions. They do sell a lot of new salvage items--in particular items that were once sold at Target. It's pretty interesting to see how much something originally sold for given that you spend a whopping $3 on an entire box of the stuff by the time Hoge is selling it. Yes, deals are that good. Sorry to say, but I really overspent on my most recent purchase. All items were more used than I expected and my largest item doesn't work. Due to the quality of the photography and the fact that merchandise is untested, I didn't know that before bidding. When it comes to photography and merchandise descriptions, both are severely lacking. I just don't think they have the time to be detailed given how often they're hosting auctions. It seems to be quantity over quality at times. If you don't mind taking a gamble and you are looking for some good deals without having to leave your house, give Hoge a try. Be prepared to pick-up your wins in Coggon on specified days and during specified times. Overall 4/5. One (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure.

I have worked with many international auction houses. Jackson's is BY FAR the most responsive and…read moreknowledgeable in all areas of antiques. They pay on a timely basis and their fees are very reasonable. They have serious buyers from every corner of the earth. I have had nothing but positive experiences with James Jackson and his team.

Shipping may be high but these packers know how to pack a painting! I have no problem paying extra…read morefor good packing. I got he item for a good price as well and the painting was better then in the photo. Excited to say it is now added to my collection. Thanks from New York!

Mark Putney and all the staff are very friendly and helpful. We have purchased from their auctions…read moreand sold items with them. I would highly recommend them.

I purchased a jar of marbles from them. I wanted to display them on a shelf in a curio cabinet I…read morehave. The glass jar was broken when I received it. I reached out to the seller and they replied "Did the marbles break? Send us a picture" I said that I was not a marble collector and wanted the jar with the marbles for a shelf display. No response. I reached out 3 more times. No response. HORRIBLE customer service. Stay away!

I recently won 7 small lots from Wears Auction and was SHOCKED at the $82.15 shipping bill they…read moresent me. This was for a total of 13 very small pieces, and they feel like Material/Box and Labor to pack is worth $43.80 and the Shipping charge is $38.35. I dont know when these auction companies decided that they would make shipping their big money maker. The strike fee was less profit than their overpriced shipping charges are going to net. All I have to say is if you are a bidder and want your stuff shipped expect to be gouged on the unknown side with the shipping charges. I wish they wouldn't feel the need to nickel and dime people out of more money and its getting to the point that I will just no longer bid on items because the added strike fees and insane shipping charges make the item no longer worth it.

if you want to make the most money from the sale of your items, Choose WEARS. if you want…read moreprofessional, high quality service, Wears is the best choice in the Eastern Iowa area. The WEARS team is efficient, organized, and as someone that has used their services to sell and am a frequent auction customer, too, I assure you a great experience. The Wears are also the most kind people!

I am truly grateful to David and Ann Whitaker and the marketing team! Selling the family farm was…read moretruly a difficult and emotional time. From the very first phone call, I knew we picked the right team. David spent so much time talking with us, explaining the whole process of auction, how land value is determined and so much more. He truly put our minds at ease. Both he and Ann were always in contact with us during all phases of the process. If we had questions they were always willing and available to answer. The auction itself was handled wonderfully, reaching a very good sell price. Everything thereafter flowed seamlessly, escrow, closing etc. I highly recommend the Whitaker Marketing Group!

The key to a good auction is marketing and this guy's got it. David's a stand out in his field…read more You'll be glad to know a real pro is out there when you need one. Thrilled to recommend him and his team to anyone.

Daugherty Auction was hired by us to auction off my wife's grandfather's estate. I wish we would…read morehave checked references before we hired them, because they definitely lack professional behavior, especially after the sale. We had given the key to Daugherty so the broker could escort potential buyers through the real estate, but found out they were giving keys to interested parties and allowing them to walk through the house, unattended, with all of my wife's grandfathers personal property in it. They were asked not to do this when they were given the key. We feel very strongly that they totally rushed the last half of the auction because they were concerned about time, which really has an impact on per item peices. They did not auction all the items listed on the advertisement and said they forgot. They told us they were going to bring auction goers to the basement to auction off items downthere, that they didn't want to carry out before the auction, and never did, but then stated "they forgot". Because of this, we still have several items in the basement that could have been sold, but now we have to try to sell or dispose of ourselves. They sold items out of order so we feel that we did not get as good of a price out of them as we could have. For example, they sold the boat motors before the boat, but the person that bought the boat might have given a better price for a motor. We had a player piano with several boxes of scrolls for it. Chad (auctioneer's son) bought the scrolls himself and did not even try to sell the advertised player piano, so we would have had a player piano without any scrolls to play on it. Should have sold the piano first and then the scrolls or at least sold them together. When my wife asked why they sold the scrolls, but never attempted to sell the piano, he was extremely rude to her and basically the a temper tantrum and threw the scrolls on the ground and told his workers to take them off his bill. If course, this upset my wife and nearly brought her to tears! They sold the working Victrolla, but didn't try to sell any of the many Victrolla records that went with it! When we approached them to talk to them, they just turned their back on us and tried to ignore us. When we told him that we were trying to talk to him he said he was done and was getting the f*** out of here and going home, like a little kid! We continued to try to talk to Kelly (auctioneer, Chad's dad) and he asked why are were acting this way, since we had a nice auction. Like father like son, I guess, because he then turned his back on us and tried ignoring the situation, when were trying to work things out. We ttold them that they needed to apologize to my wife, which Chad did a little late, but then told them, "If you have any questions, call my secretary." Overall not a good experience at all! Based on my experience and observations that day, I definitely do not recommend their services at all! To be rude and disrespectful to the very people that hired you is kind of like drilling a hole in your own boat in the middle of the lake!

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Two months since their Nov 2021 auction and I have received nothing from them. They have my money…read morebut have shipped nothing. This is now a criminal matter.

This auction house is ridiculously unprofessional. On the second day the auctioneer was screaming…read moreat the audience because they were not bidding.this was most disturbing considering the distance I traveled to get there will make me think twice. A bad experience.