The piece was hand carried by Christie's to their N.Y. Auction and artwork was used from previous…read moreauction at no cost to me. Once again the piece did not sell. However, Christie's went out of there way to find a private buyer who purchased the piece at my minimum acceptable price. They truly went over and beyond the norm to assist me!

If you find yourself stuck (and/or lucky enough) inheriting antiques, art and jewelery pieces from…read moreyour grandparents estate & feel inclined to sell the pieces at the "high end" of the market (instead of on the Haight at Crossroads Trading Company), then you may be smart to checkout the San Francisco location of the world-renowned Christie's Auction House. E.N. overseas the location & could hardly be considered "warm & friendly" (as she rarely takes phone calls or even gets up to offer a brief "hello"), but at least, unlike their infamous rival (Sotheby's) here in SF, the office staff attempts to be friendly & not so snotty when requesting to view catalogues for upcoming sales. Christie's is ultimately the finest way to sell luxury items on the most grand of scales!

Found Neale & Sons online having heard about Austin from a trusted advisor. Though I've not…read moreformally engaged Austin to appraise the Sapphire I'm in the process of acquiring and my grandmother's diamond, he is clearly knowledgeable, and took considerable time to coach and guide me on my purchase. It was a pleasure working with him, and I recommend Neale & Sons whenever you require a pleasant, professional and exceptionally experienced Jewerly appraiser.

What a disappointment! Never did get to work with them. Sent an email as instructed on their…read morewebsite with a list of items for commission sale. Sent a direct email. Called once a week for 4 weeks: 1st call "wait a week and you'll hear from us" 2nd call "oh sorry, he must be behind" 3rd call "he's on vacation but you'll be his first call when he returns" 4th call (1 month after my first email) "sorry he's busy--and we're 2 months behind" I ask 2 months from when I first wrote or 2 months from now? Answer: 2 months from now. They could have told me this at any one of my previous calls. They could have an auto-reply on their email "thank you for your interest, please note we have a 2 month backlog" -- but here I am a month later and back at square one.

This is my first time at an auction house. I came here with some items from home to have them…read moreappraised. On the first and third Wednesdays of each month you can bring five items to be appraised for free. I had heard about this from a friend. Unfortunately the five items that I had would be considered far from valuable. This did not stop me from emailing her with a few other items I have at home. Perhaps I'll have better luck with these other items not pictured here. She was very professional and candid.

I wanted to say what a great experience I had with this company. I had wanted to offer a few things…read moreto list and Nick came over and looked at quite a number of items. Gave me his thoughts and was kind and informative. Tammie was my main contact and was also extremely helpful. She explained the process and I went ahead and had them list some items for me to sell in the auction. I also bought some items from them at an auc. I learned a lot about bidding on items! It was a first for me and will be doing it again! I should mention the other folks who helped but I did not save the cards. So I will say everyone was stellar. If you are someone who is looking to sell or buy I would highly recommend them!

I never got paid for my stamp collection, i never got paid for 3 oz of silver. jack from live…read morestream.I drove to my house from san francisco. He picked up 70 binders of stamps., and three ounces of silver. He told me for weeks that I would be getting paid over a $1000. I never got paid anything. Don't trust jack.

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This used to be a great service. See an appraiser in person and put your item for auction…read more No longer. All online. No one to talk with. After an appraisal no information on an auction. Nada!

Martin and Valetta are the best!…read more My wife and I miss them and their biz, which we call, "The Candy Store". I am responding to the recent one star reviews. Fine Estate Sales will do their best to sell your product, or items in your estate. It is your decision to set a special price for an item, or, let their experts set the price. If you are not happy with this business, then let them know and negotiate. Be a business person and DEAL WITH the problem with the source. Deal with it as a business owner, instead of writing a long boring novel that lost my attention after merely looking at the size of the review. Everyone needs to understand, Fine Estate Sales, or any similar company, is not Macy's, Nordstroms, Nieman Marcus or Louis Vuitton, etc. So unless you set a price, or negotiate a contract before signing or amend the contract, there lies an agreement, hand shake, i.e. a contract. I understand you may not be happy, however, as I mentioned above, deal with it, and work with Martin and Valetta. They are here to make money for you and them. Thank you for everything Martin and Valetta, and miss The Candy Store.

These sales happen often and they are fun to swing by and see what they have. The sales are Friday…read morethru Sunday and everything is half off the last day. If you like women's vintage clothes and shoes and purses this is a good place to look. They have a lot of jewelry and furniture and paintings as well. As all these things are, it is hit or miss but over the years I have made some good scores here.

These are great sales, however your experience depends on who is running the sales. The more…read moreorganized the better and good descriptions go a long way for the buyer

MaxSold should be investigated. I won an item in a legitimate live auction, only to be told on pick…read moreup day that the item was "no longer available." No real explanation was given. Just a vague excuse and a support team that clearly didn't care. This is not just unprofessional -- it raises serious concerns about the integrity of their auction process. If sellers can withdraw items after bidding ends, that's deceptive and potentially a breach of contract. It's hard to trust a platform where winning doesn't actually mean anything. MaxSold needs to be held accountable. At minimum, buyers deserve transparency and protection. Until then, I would strongly advise others to think twice before trusting this company.