Mr. Cornell charged me $5000 to appraise several items I have collected or inherited over the years.
Following the appraisal, my wife and I moved from an apartment to a home, and during the move I lost my copy of the report.
I called and asked for a copy. He told me that he didn't have one handy, that most likely it was in a storage unit he keeps somewhere. He said he'd let me know when he went out there.
After a couple of weeks I called again, and he was quite abrupt (not to say rude), and said he'd get to it when he got to it.
In the meantime, I had given one of the appraised items, a side by side double barrel German shotgun to my nephew. I told him it was a 16-gauge, which is what I thought and which had been confirmed by Mr. Cornell, the supposed firearms expert. The valuation was in the $3,500 range.
As it turns out, the gun was a 12-gauge.
Some time later I called again and never heard back. I emailed and never received a reply.
What professional do you know who doesn't keep digital copies of work for which he charges this kind of money?
What kind of person portrays himself as an expert and makes these kinds of mistakes and poor business decisions?
I urge you to swipe to the left and avoid being scammed by this disreputable human. I was taken advantage of and I don't want the same thing to happen to you. read more
