Bruce Kodner the most unprofessional person that I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Wasted my time for days, before showing up and then said, " I looked at my inventory, and I don't need anymore of this artist." Stay far away from this business. Dreadful customer skills. read more

Word of advice, if you think that you're piece of art, furniture or any objects in your house is Worth some money, my advice is that you contact an action house in New York like Sotheby's Christie's Doyles or Skinners and send them photos to the appropriate department to get a honest opinion. I've been in art and antique business for over 30 years and I have learned that there are no experts in the field. With COVID-19 the auction market is in the toilet and nothing is bringing the prices it should. Actually the value of some thing is a lot less since the markets of resale wholesale auction outlets are pretty much nonexistent. Which we will go through a Long period of recovery. Hold onto your objects until the recovery, the value will go up and don't be tricked by An Arkham house that has a bad reputation. read more

I won a few items at Bruce's auction at an awesome price and had some issues with the shipper I had chosen. Bruce stepped in personally and helped me sort everything out. He was kind and helpful and treated me like his only client. Would recommend 100%. read more

Recently, Bruce Kodner Galleries placed an oil painting up for auction on LiveAuctioneers, and I had serious interest in bidding. However, there were several "red flags" that convinced me that dealing with this gallery was probably not a good idea: 1) In the auction listing, there was only a single photo. This photo did not show if there was a frame, just the surface of the oil painting. 2) In the auction listing, there was nothing to indicate the condition of the oil painting, or if there was a frame. 3) Several days prior to the auction, I sent 2 emails asking about the frame and condition. One email was sent via LiveAuctioneers, and the other was sent directly to the email address that I found on Bruce Kodner Galleries web site. There was no reply to either email. 4) On the morning of the auction, I decided to CALL Bruce Kodner Galleries to ask about the painting. I believe it was Bruce that answered the phone. I told him that I'd already sent email inquiries, and he said they get too many emails to respond to any of them. When I asked about the frame and condition, I received very curt replies: "wood frame". "Condition excellent unless otherwise specified". Given that this was the day of the auction, I'm sure he was busy. Still, I could tell that he really didn't want to deal with someone asking questions about his items. Bruce Kodner Galleries obviously does not value their consignees, nor their internet bidders. If he did, he would do everything he could to entice bidders. I can only guess that they prefer to sell to their local buyers, given that he was not interested in providing crucial information to a serious internet bidder. read more

I bid on one of the paintings they recently auctioned. I won the bidding. Did I get the item? No, I did not. After a week of very strange non-communication as I tried to get the item shipped to me, a staffer finally told me the truth: the owner sold the item the day before the auction and couldn't be bothered to remove the item from the auction list. First of all, by mis-handling the situation this way, they acted in bad faith with me and with all the other bidders on that item. None of us knew we were bidding on an item that wasn't actually for sale! Secondly, they acted in bad faith with the person who consigned the time to them. How to do they know I or another bidder would not have outbid the other buyer? They don't. They ensured that the consigner did not get the highest possible price--which is their legal obligation to the consigner. Third, they shot themselves in the foot. They make their money by charging a percentage of the purchase price. By acting in bad faith, they ensured that they didn't get the highest price possible for that item, which means they left money on the table for their charges. Fourth, they ensured that I, at least, will never deal with them again--and they earned this bad review. read more

My mom was in need of someone knowledgeable about antiques, as she was selling a great deal of Asian furniture and art work. We called the Kodner Gallery office and were told that Bruce would get right back to us. He called us within the hour, arrived soon afterwards, and purchased a great many pieces, after offering my mother a fair price. Within another two hours, a truck arrived and two of his employees carefully packed and loaded it. Throughout the process, Bruce was helpful, honest and direct. He also had excellent recommendations for other people who could help us in other areas as well. Everything he promised to do, he followed through on, which is a rare thing in this day and age. We lucked out choosing this company. read more

They practically chased us down to put our bags in lockers. Only had my keys in hand. Was ready to leave before we had time to browse!

Incredibly rude. Will not provide condition reports or additional photos for online bidders and COMPLETELY rude in their responses. Spend your money elsewhere, this auction house does not deserve your business. read more

I was successful bidder on a very expensive Patek Philippe watch. The item was incorrectly described, and not worth anywhere near my bid. I called to resolve this error and Bruce was not will to cancel the auction. I have purchased many watches from Bruce, however he has lost a very valuable customer. read more

Stay away. Bruce sold me a pendant at price "A"; the pendant was paid by CC. Shortly after the sale, Bruce requested the pendant back - he'd sold it for too little. Unwilling to pay any additional funds, intimidated, I surrendered the pendant. Two weeks later, despite repeated phone calls I'm still waiting for my refund. Disputed charge with CC company. Dishonest; bait and switch. Stay away. read more

Stay away!!!!!!!! Placed a bid on a bracelet and was notified that I won it for $175. Then I did not receive an invoice from Bruce Kodner Galleries. So, I called them and they immediately started in with excuses as to what transpired with the bracelet and that the cosigner decided to take it back and not sell it and I actually did not win. What??? They went on and on with BS. None of the excuses made any sense. I told them that I did not believe any of this and said do not let me see this re-auctioned for more money. They assured me this would never happen. Guess whet? They re- auctioned the same bracelet in the same auction, later the same day and I learned that it sold for $250. Sold!!. I have the proof of all this taking place. I printed all the info from the internet. I have my bidding info and my winning notice info and I have all the info of the item being re-auctioned and re-sold for $250 later that same auction. I guess Bruce Kodner Galleries decided that $175 was not enough and all the excuses were as I thought, BS..They did all this for an extra $100. I guess they don't realize that information does not disappear on the internet. I do not believe that this auction house can get any more unethical then this. However, don't test it. Stay far far away from this auction house. There are much better options in auction houses. read more

This auction company did not mention chips to porcelain items and said they will not unless you specifically send an email and ask if there are chips. They also did not provide close up photos to show damage. read more