Poor Consignment Experience

[HRBAKER]

You're the customer, pull your lot.

[shelly]

Tell them to shove it and get your stuff back. If not then post the house and see what happens. I bet you get your items back

[cjedmonton]

Well, things just got more complicated....someone placed a bid overnight.

[sports-rings]

[QUOTEWell, things just got more complicated....someone placed a bid overnight. ][/QUOTE]

This should not matter. Things get pulled all the time after a bid is made.

Better than pulling the item, hopefully the auction house will revise their listing to your satisfaction. I find most auction houses do very little research. When I consign an item I will provide them a written description at the time they accept my consignment.

Usually it's a win-win situation, with the auction house getting a better final price when items are described properly.

Good luck!

[cjedmonton]

Thanks for the insight. I will contact them when they open tomorrow.

I'm certain that if I let it run its course as it stands, we will both lose out.

[murphusa]

your contract may say that you will need to pay the fee against a estimate of sale

[cjedmonton]

It doesn't explicitly require a fee against the final sale estimate. However, the listing in its current form is not doing either of us any favors. A real lost opportunity, in my opinion.