My experience with this business was NOT a good one. I brought in a very nice limited-edition, signed lithograph that hung on my mother's wall for years and I inherited it after she passed from my brother, but I had no place to hang it and needed the money so I gave it to the Prescott Consignment Galleries to try to sell. I was thrown off when the man I spoke to said I may only get $25 for it after it sells for maybe $50. I knew the piece was top quality and worth at least $300 to $400 because my mom did not buy cheap stuff. Quite the contrary.
That is when I should have walked out but I was lazy so just left it with him, with a bad taste in my mouth. Months later I came by and saw that the artwork had a store tag on it telling who the artist was, etc. and the asking price was $250, so I thought, oh, maybe I'll get $125 for it per the contract (Seller gets half). No. That didn't happen. I NEVER got a call when it was sold and when I did call, I was told that I had a $25 check waiting for me. That's when I realized that my gut was right from the start. This guy is out to take me. Well, I hope he's happy because he "got me." Nice work Mr. so and so.
I asked him why I was only going to get $25 when he had it for sale for $250. He suddenly had amnesia and had no recollection (or record so he claimed) of the artwork, etc. He stood by his $25 offer for me and had nothing else to say about the matter. I seriously doubt that he only got $50 for the piece. Maybe in a thrift store, but not his high-end so-called "gallery."
No, I'm pretty sure he got around that but because it had been a couple years and according to the contract (please ready yours!) I was only entitled to $25. Pretty good deal for Prescott Consignment Galleries. No wonder they've been in business for 20 years! Buyer and seller BEWARE. I honestly feel this is how they do business because nothing in my experience was professional and on the up and up. You will never know how much they sold your valued consignment piece for and the buyer may be buying practically stolen property, in my opinion, and that is not a good feeling to have when you find something that was once a beloved family piece of art. My mother worked hard for all her "treasures" and this piece was one of them. So I hope the person who got it enjoys it, in any event. I can't say I'm very pleased with this business and it's way of doing business. I'm really pissed-off if you want to know the truth...so beware!!! I should have just walked out of there after I met this slippery dude. read more