What would you think if you got this reply from a major auction house?

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Lets not forget that the slimy sellers always threaten to sue when called out.

I would not worry about that. You only need to add 'In my opinion' to any statement and there would be no standing for a suit.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Michael B

I would not worry about that. You only need to add 'In my opinion' to any statement and there would be no standing for a suit.

In my opinion the threat to sue is a scare tactic. Even if what is being said is true who wants to have to pay a lawyer to go to court and prove it. That has been my experience anyway when I have been threatened with being sued.

The company threatening to sue also has the advantage of being able to write it off as a business expense if they actually fallow through.

[Fballguy]

I just started looking at the various auction houses in the past year or so and I was surprised to see how poor some item descriptions are.

I always think of the poor schlub whose prized possession is being so poorly advertised.

And it's not just a particular one or two. It seems to be an issue at many. Definitely food for thought when it comes time to sell my collection.

Another, observation...I get the impression most of these "big" auction houses try to operate on a skeleton crew staff. If customer service goes out the window just because you're in the middle of doing the one thing you're in business to do, you've got issues.

[SullyV]

I once sent an email to a large AH and got a reply that it would be a few days before they got back to me. Whatever, I finally received a reply and they said that my consignments were not worth enough(figured they were both ~$500) since they were only taking items in excess of $1,000. I found it funny that I had won auctions from them that sold just recently for $360, $408 and $216.