I had the serious misfortune of dealing with Hampsons Auction after being contacted by someone from this company shortly after listing my car on eBay. He confidently claimed that their auction house specialized in vehicles like mine and that they had a dedicated customer base ready to pay a premium for it. Over a few conversations, he built up trust and ultimately convinced me to list my car through their auction process.After delivering my car to their storage facility and meeting the representative in person, I was pressured during the paperwork stage regarding the reserve price. I very clearly expressed my desire to set a minimum reserve of £12,000, which was already significantly lower than similar cars selling for £17,000–£20,000. However, the salesman was extremely pushy and adamant that setting a reserve would discourage buyers. He repeatedly guaranteed the car would not sell for less than £12,000 and assured me he knew what he was doing.Well, guess what? My car sold for a disgraceful £5,500. I was absolutely furious—and instead of accountability, I was met with narcissistic deflection. Suddenly, James insisted I chose not to put a reserve on the car, despite the fact that he manipulated me out of doing so through high-pressure tactics and false promises. Classic blame-shifting.To make matters worse, when I left a negative review online, I was forced to delete it and now they keep reporting my reviews so they can get it deleted. I was already mentally and emotionally drained at that point, so I deleted the review out of fear and desperation.Now, months later, I’ve gathered the strength to speak out again. I wholeheartedly regret trusting these people. I feel I was deceived, manipulated, and bullied into losing thousands of pounds on my vehicle. I will do everything I can to warn others about this deeply unprofessional and unethical business. Protect yourselves and your possessions from this company of con artists
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A world-leading , specialist auction house for the sale of classic cars, supercars, competition cars and motorcycles.
Auctioneers of repute since 1987
