Has anyone received an invoice for Hunt's April 22 auction?

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Thanks. I saw that and called off my bid. I wish someone would have called them about the 1959 Lou Boudreau Athletics Cap, of which Boudreau was no longer with the team.

Interesting, but my “winning” bid was placed during the live auction and for some reason cancelled. They say I must have canceled it but didn’t. Was thrilled to “win” it.
Supposedly I will hear more when people get back from the national. Whatever. Makes it extraordinarily unlikely I will participate again in another one of their live auctions. Seems that people in the room where it happened somehow get better treatment.

[philo98]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Interesting, but my “winning” bid was placed during the live auction and for some reason cancelled. They say I must have canceled it but didn’t. Was thrilled to “win” it.
Supposedly I will hear more when people get back from the national. Whatever. Makes it extraordinarily unlikely I will participate again in another one of their live auctions. Seems that people in the room where it happened somehow get better treatment.

Hunts has pretty bad customer service even at their retails stands which are at the Pirates and Phillies stadium. They were to put me in touch with the MLB authenticator at PNC Park back in May and after several follow ups, Im still waiting. Also, last season had a few requests that never went answered. Kind of just gave up on them.

[boysblue]

Quick question gentlemen (though not related to Hunt, but rather, another auction house). How long is too long to wait for payment on a consigned item?

I consigned an item that sold at an auction that concluded over seven weeks ago, but I have yet to receive payment. When I inquired I was told that the winning bidder has yet to pay. Really? Sounds strange to me: is this a common occurrence? And don't auction houses have protocols in place to ensure bidders don't balk on their commitment?

At what point should I simply ask for my item to be returned to me, because frankly after seven weeks I doubt very much that the winning bidder has any intention of paying.

[Snapolit1]

7 weeks is startling. Never heard of that. My experience is a month is typically outermost limit of what most AH manage.

Originally Posted by boysblue

Quick question gentlemen (though not related to Hunt, but rather, another auction house). How long is too long to wait for payment on a consigned item?

I consigned an item that sold at an auction that concluded over seven weeks ago, but I have yet to receive payment. When I inquired I was told that the winning bidder has yet to pay. Really? Sounds strange to me: is this a common occurrence? And don't auction houses have protocols in place to ensure bidders don't balk on their commitment?

At what point should I simply ask for my item to be returned to me, because frankly after seven weeks I doubt very much that the winning bidder has any intention of paying.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by boysblue

Quick question gentlemen (though not related to Hunt, but rather, another auction house). How long is too long to wait for payment on a consigned item?

I consigned an item that sold at an auction that concluded over seven weeks ago, but I have yet to receive payment. When I inquired I was told that the winning bidder has yet to pay. Really? Sounds strange to me: is this a common occurrence? And don't auction houses have protocols in place to ensure bidders don't balk on their commitment?

At what point should I simply ask for my item to be returned to me, because frankly after seven weeks I doubt very much that the winning bidder has any intention of paying.

Agree that their payment policy and communication are both sub-par. If they continue to put you off, I hope you'll let the forum know who to avoid when considering future consignments.

[midmo]

I had the exact same thing happen to me. I placed my bid during the live auction, it said I was the high bidder. Lot closed, on to the next lot. The next day I logged back in and it said the floor won at the same price as my bid.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Interesting, but my “winning” bid was placed during the live auction and for some reason cancelled. They say I must have canceled it but didn’t. Was thrilled to “win” it.
Supposedly I will hear more when people get back from the national. Whatever. Makes it extraordinarily unlikely I will participate again in another one of their live auctions. Seems that people in the room where it happened somehow get better treatment.

[JeremyW]

When bidding on Hunt Auctions live, you need to request a phone call, if possible. They seem to favor live bidders more than the internet. I'm not a fan of Hunt, but they have some great material coming through.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by JeremyW

When bidding on Hunt Auctions live, you need to request a phone call, if possible. They seem to favor live bidders more than the internet. I'm not a fan of Hunt, but they have some great material coming through.

+1 on all counts. If they had mediocre stuff, they’d be much easier to ignore.

[ngrow9]

For what it may be worth, I won a lot in a Hunt auction for the first time during last week's online auction. I received an invoice the next day (Thursday), paid via Zelle that same day, and received notice that the cards shipped via FedEx on Monday. They arrived safely this morning. So no complaints on my end, in my (admittedly) limited experience.