21 Reviews
After bidding and paying for this painting, I arrived during the pickup time. I drove 45 minutes only to arrive and learn... painting wasnt there! They lost it. I tried to ask more questions but received a "we tried to call you and tell you it's unavailable" ??? Also buyer beware: when i asked to see several other pieces in the same auction, many were "missing", and others were clearly not in very good condition, if they were even the same items? I was also told "oh this one is now $300" even though thats not what the painting was listed for. Complete waste of time.
Unfair and Misleading Practices
I won a small metal item (about 7 inches tall and 2.5 inches in diameter). The auction house claimed to provide in-house shipping, which suggested a reasonable cost. A USPS shipment of this size would be around $10, but they tell me the shipping cost is $45 after I paid the item.
This practice feels intentionally misleading and suggests they are making money through excessive shipping fees rather than transparent charges. In the end, I had to give up the item despite paying for it. I strongly caution anyone considering bidding with Time Auction-be aware of these tactics before participating.
中国买家千万要注意这家拍卖行
我赢得了一件小金属物品(约7英寸高,直径2.5英寸)。拍卖行声称提供inhouse shipping,这表明成本合理。这种规模的美国邮政运输费用约为10美元,但在我付完拍卖费用后,他们声称运费是45美元。
这种做法给人一种cheating 的感觉,表明他们是通过过高的运费而不是透明的收费来赚钱的。最后,尽管付出了代价,我还是不得不放弃这件物品。我强烈提醒任何考虑使用Time Auction竞标的人--在参与之前要注意这些策略。
UPDATE: After sending this to an expert I was informed it is NOT authentic. As with other buyers this seller sells fake art.
Not only do they shill bid, but they also sold me non authentic artwork and is listed as the artist and not "after" or in the style of...
I won this after being bid up from 100 to 395 by a shill bidder at the last minute. I have monitored a few other paintings that I got outbid on including a C. Mullen that has been listed 3 times in the past month and "won" by the same shill bidder that bid me up on this painting. The seller also was not good at communicating but actually did send my painting after about a week and half and the painting was packaged well.
They have been unresponsive in my questions on authenticity of paintings and why the same bidder outbids everyone. I found 2 consistent shill bidders on multiple paintings over the past month and have screenshots. This seller also has the same paintings on live auctioneers including this one that said it was sold for 3k. I am happy with the painting as long as it's authentic, but this seller and the shill bidding are definitely frustrating
So happy with my purchase! Eric was wonderful to communicate with and pickup was swift with plenty of local parking.
Recently I bought a painting and had many exchanges with the store staff about it. They were very knowledgeable and willing to explain things to me, and I enjoyed more than just the beautiful painting. I was very satisfied with my purchase.
Lovely House to do business with. Friendly, organized, a good eye. A+ sellers. Thank you