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!

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 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.

I've read some of the other reviews and it looks like Sharpless has made some improvements over the…read moreyears. When they test a product, they usually list "tested" in the subject line. I have seen a few mistakes where the description might say something like "King Mattress" but the main picture is of a blender and additional photos are of the mattress, that's just an example. I always read the description and check every photo before bidding. I do love that on the day the item's auction ends, every time a bid is placed it adds 90 seconds or so to the listing. I like this because if I've bid something like $10 on an item and there's 34 seconds left and someone thinks they can swoop in and bid $11 at the last second and win it, they can't! It'll add 90+ seconds and I'll have enough time to re-bid. I've bought things that didn't end up working or were in worse condition than the photos made it appear but that's the risk you take when getting something that retails for $100+ for $2. The only thing that I feel like that holds me back from giving 5 stars is that a few times when I've gone to pick up my items, someone either didn't check my items against my list before I left or the staff was moving items around and the numbers on the table didn't match what was actually on the table. I like other auctions that pull all the items for me. It's so much easier to go there, give my name, check my list, and they pull it all together and give me my list and items and I load them into my car. The overall experience of Sharpless is just missing a friendly, more welcoming environment. The staff always seem too busy or stressed to be helpful or polite. Again though, I'm picking up items for 90% off of retail so I'm not trying to complain. Overall, the pictures and descriptions are fairly accurate and for me personally, worth the risk when bidding.

This is an absolutely atrocious auction site, you name me one single auction house in the whole…read morecountry that takes 50% from the sellers plus I don't even tell you about that in advance you're just tricked into it... Their photos are horrible and if you happen to be some fool that buys something up there you better cross your fingers and hope that it's there when you go to pick it up... I would not drive very far if I were you.. I have been going to auctions and estate sales for over 25 years and I have never seen a company this horrible or rude in my whole life.. Do yourself a favor, don't do it... As a buyer or a seller stay far away

Went in just to look around and I accidentally dropped some vinyl records and I got told "you know…read morethose were some expensive records that you just dropped" and then the guy behind the register looked at me and said "well aren't you going to buy something?" He was extremely rude to me. Won't be coming here again.

Tremendous variety of interesting antiques. High quality and affordable.read more

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.

Corey was great! Selling Dad's house mostly remotely & he made everything so easy. The auction he…read moredid for us had fabulous results & the house sold very quickly. Couldn't have asked for a better result! Definitely recommend Corey & his company!!!

Thank you to May Story, (realtor with Fraise) for helping us buy our new home. May was wonderful,…read moreknowledgeable, and extremely kind to us. We could not have been able to do any of this as easily without her. She walked us through every step with kindness and patience. We had a lot to ask, and she never faltered with her help. Though another agent (Carrie) helped sell our home, I did not meet her, my husband did and said she was very good at her job too. But May is the one who helped us through that sale and both my husband, and I appreciate every single thing she did for us. Both agents were great and made the buying and selling experience a lot less stressful than it would have been without them. Thank you, Carrie, as well. If you're looking for a home or want to sell yours, call Fraise, and ask for May Story, she will not disappoint. May, again, thank you so very much. You went above and beyond. Joe and Diane

The staff is friendly and knowledgable. Their minds are like lasers, dissecting my questions with…read morea surgeons precision.

Living in what used to be Sycamore Mall, on the east side of town, The Hobby Corner is a great spot…read moreto find radio controlled items, games, models, puzzles, trains, tools, rockets, educational sets and all sorts of cool toys! It's got a wide variety of items. I popped in on a Saturday evening and perused the shop. There are so many unique items, all priced appropriately. I was impressed to overhear a regular customer pop in and chat with the staff. There is definitely a sense of community at this shop. My daughter saw a daffodil Lego set and was thrilled have it purchased for her. (You're welcome.) It's cool that they have board game night (Thursdays) and that you can come play a board game yourself anytime during the day. On the same note-- if you have an old board game you can sell it here. You can now sell your used games in our store. To do this simply follow these few steps. You set the price and once it is sold you get 80% of that price as store credit. The coolest thing about The Hobby Corner is that they will order anything for you if you can't find it in the store-- at NO additional cost!