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I wish I had read the reviews before I bothered using this company. They are refusing to pay me the money for a bag I sold. Twice now they have said payment has been made, which is has not been! I have consistently had to chase on a daily basis and now my emails are not being returned. Absolute con artists… DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY FOR ANYTHING!
Terrible service. Sold my item at auction, was told I would receive payment after 6 weeks. On date payment was due, no payment. No communication from Sotheby's. I had to send several emails to chase, finally got a response that there is a delay and I *should* be paid early next week, but no explanation, no apology and no firm payment date. Definitely would not recommend, take your business elsewhere.
What an utter and total joke company... Six weeks after I submitted an item for appraisal I received the following reply (after I called to complain they had not replied) ... "Thank you again for your submission. Upon carefully reviewing your item, we are unable to offer it for sale. Please note that Sotheby’s adheres to specific guidelines that ensure we accept items we have both the expertise on and the market to sell"
Don’t waste your time. I spent hours prepping and submitting antique oil paintings for appraisal, just to have seven different items declined within three minutes of each other, less than 24 hours after submission. All paintings were European, and at least 150 years of age. Not sure what they’re competent of appraising, if they can’t come up with a value for these.
Invited to consign a rare valuable object with a view to selling at auction. No reply for nearly five weeks and then a simple “We cannot provide a value and don’t have anyone who can advise you.”They have only sold two very similar items within the last 10 days. Truly appalling company so don’t bother with it.
You might like other auction houses too, but I think in terms of competitiveness, having the right swag, getting their hands on the right stuff, having the PR and the reputation, sotheby's is definitely one of the best in this business. You don't even have to participate in the auctions to be a connoisseur, you just want to follow their social media, see what's going on and follow their news. they are deep in the art world.
Do not waste time here. Worst action company ever!. I have submitted a quote request more than 2 months ago by providing all the details they have requested and no response until now. Few of my friends also told me the same thing apart from other bad reviews. So, don't waste your time here. Please try somewhere.
Asked for valuations on two items on 29 October which stated 15-20 days for a response.On 5 December I chased up and was told I would hear back 'directly'.Eventually on 2 January, I received an email to say 'the request was reviewed by our specialists who have determined that we are unable to value or consign your object'. Bonhams got back to me immediately. Don't waste your time with Sothebys.
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Sotheby's /ˈsʌðəbiz/ is a British founded American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City.
