Hunt Auction

[kenjrrice]

I always consign to them and I must say that their team of folks, especially Cristina, are top notch. Very high integrity, fast, responsive. They treat customers very well and for the most part, on signed items, they get top dollar. They are also flexible on terms and their All Star auction gets a huge turnout and audience. I admit their website is not the best but overall, I would say they are my fav auction house (REA does not have enough auctions, Goodwin does not have enough autographs in auctions, Legendary had this whole Mastro transition mess, etc).

[perezfan]

I second that! Hunt's customer service is second to none. In addition to Cristina, Daisy, Allison and Jeremy are always very helpful. There is also usually someone available in person, which is important to me.

Also, this is the Card Forum- which is not the strongest faction for Hunts. I am positive they would be getting more favorable reviews over on the Memorabilia side. Yes- the website is cumbersome, but I have learned to navigate it wothout many issues.

You can create your own "watch list" by placing a lowball bid early on. That Lot then goes into your "My Account". You don't have to bid anymore, and can just watch the item if you like (that's just what I do... don't do this if you are afraid of winning something for a third of its value).

I personally love their Live Auction format, and the different bidding options they offer. This past auction, I won lots as a phone bidder as well as over the Internet. Anyone here who is smart enough to use ebay should be able to figure out how they want to bid with Hunts. It's not rocket science, as they are simply accomodating those who both can and cannot attend live.

I bet they will improve their site sometime soon... but there are so many other positives, I felt compelled to post in support of them.

[slidekellyslide]

Mark, I almost always place minimum bids on their internet/phone auctions and then just use the "my account" button to watch them...in the olden days that $10 minimum bid oftentimes would hold up and win the auction....One thing I don't like about their website is that you can't search old internet/phone auctions...sometimes you can find something in particular in a google search, but I haven't figured out how to search their website.

[perezfan]

That's a good point, and is probably the biggest deficiency of their website.

The only thing I wonder about is with 1,200+ lots per Internet Auction (and a new Internet Auction every month) there could be an exponentially increasing "information overload". Perhaps their system is incapable of storing so much data.

Hopefully, they'll correct it, and make the necessary website enhancements soon.

[jerrys]

Agreed, Hunt's Web site is poor. It seems that they should not only improve their Web site but adopt the up-to-date method of remote bidding for live auctions as used by Bowers and Merena Auctions (Numismatics). B&MA offers real time online bidding from anywhere in the world. Using their software will allow you to view and hear the auctioneer as well as bid in real time as the auction takes place. Your online bids are placed on the floor as if you were actually attending the auction in person.

[cbcbcb]

I have been learning a lot on Microsoft Excel lately, and I noticed that Hunt Auctions lists of 100 items copy and paste well into excel. I then use formulas or macros to retrieve items I am interested in. For instance, in one column I will retrieve anything that is less than 150 dollars. In another column I retrieve anything that says Philadelphia. The problem is I will have to update it daily since I can't have excel automatically retrieve it from their website. Hopefully that made sense.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by cbcbcb

I have been learning a lot on Microsoft Excel lately, and I noticed that Hunt Auctions lists of 100 items copy and paste well into excel. I then use formulas or macros to retrieve items I am interested in. For instance, in one column I will retrieve anything that is less than 150 dollars. In another column I retrieve anything that says Philadelphia. The problem is I will have to update it daily since I can't have excel automatically retrieve it from their website. Hopefully that made sense.

That's an awful lot of work just to be a potential customer. They should make it a little easier for you to spend your money with them IMO.