I recently won 7 small lots from Wears Auction and was SHOCKED at the $82.15 shipping bill they…read moresent me. This was for a total of 13 very small pieces, and they feel like Material/Box and Labor to pack is worth $43.80 and the Shipping charge is $38.35. I dont know when these auction companies decided that they would make shipping their big money maker. The strike fee was less profit than their overpriced shipping charges are going to net. All I have to say is if you are a bidder and want your stuff shipped expect to be gouged on the unknown side with the shipping charges. I wish they wouldn't feel the need to nickel and dime people out of more money and its getting to the point that I will just no longer bid on items because the added strike fees and insane shipping charges make the item no longer worth it.

if you want to make the most money from the sale of your items, Choose WEARS. if you want…read moreprofessional, high quality service, Wears is the best choice in the Eastern Iowa area. The WEARS team is efficient, organized, and as someone that has used their services to sell and am a frequent auction customer, too, I assure you a great experience. The Wears are also the most kind people!

Mark Putney and all the staff are very friendly and helpful. We have purchased from their auctions…read moreand sold items with them. I would highly recommend them.

I purchased a jar of marbles from them. I wanted to display them on a shelf in a curio cabinet I…read morehave. The glass jar was broken when I received it. I reached out to the seller and they replied "Did the marbles break? Send us a picture" I said that I was not a marble collector and wanted the jar with the marbles for a shelf display. No response. I reached out 3 more times. No response. HORRIBLE customer service. Stay away!

I am truly grateful to David and Ann Whitaker and the marketing team! Selling the family farm was…read moretruly a difficult and emotional time. From the very first phone call, I knew we picked the right team. David spent so much time talking with us, explaining the whole process of auction, how land value is determined and so much more. He truly put our minds at ease. Both he and Ann were always in contact with us during all phases of the process. If we had questions they were always willing and available to answer. The auction itself was handled wonderfully, reaching a very good sell price. Everything thereafter flowed seamlessly, escrow, closing etc. I highly recommend the Whitaker Marketing Group!

The key to a good auction is marketing and this guy's got it. David's a stand out in his field…read more You'll be glad to know a real pro is out there when you need one. Thrilled to recommend him and his team to anyone.

This is an absolutely atrocious auction site, you name me one single auction house in the whole…read morecountry that takes 50% from the sellers plus I don't even tell you about that in advance you're just tricked into it... Their photos are horrible and if you happen to be some fool that buys something up there you better cross your fingers and hope that it's there when you go to pick it up... I would not drive very far if I were you.. I have been going to auctions and estate sales for over 25 years and I have never seen a company this horrible or rude in my whole life.. Do yourself a favor, don't do it... As a buyer or a seller stay far away

As I've mentioned in previous reviews, it really takes a lot for me to leave a 1-star review. It's…read moreactually much harder to write such a review and this may be my longest review to date, but here it goes... Sunday evening, August 9, 2020, a close family member of mine purchased about $160-ish worth of merchandise (consisting of 16 or 18 different lots; if you aren't familiar with auction lingo a 'lot' is an individual item or very often a group of items) from one of Sharpless's online auctions. She's done this several times before. Everyone goes to bed Sunday night and all is well. The next afternoon, August 10, derecho 2020 hit eastern Iowa. Auction item(s) pickup was to happen on Monday, August 10 from 9am-6pm at the Sharpless Auctions facility on Herbert Hoover HWY in Iowa City. Here's where the situation goes south: much of eastern Iowa was without phone service, or the ability to gain internet access for several days. This also must have included the phone line(s) at Sharpless Auctions. It was late morning, Tuesday, August 11 before we spoke with anyone regarding the (since passed) auction pick-up date/time. Sharpless said that they understood my family member's situation, but they "still have a business to run" and gave us a deadline to pick-up the winning items that afternoon, or they could resell the items for us and send us a check. Because we were inundated with having to help multiple family members clear debris from their yards, driving from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City was not an option on the 10th or 11th. Sharpless did resell the items we bought. We ended up getting a check for less than $70. Ridiculous. Some of the lots we had purchased separately were shoved together in the new sale, and nearly all of the items sold for less than what we paid (totally understandable, but couldn't you at least keep the lots separated like they were originally?) To top it ALL off, Sharpless keeps a 30% commission. I think what irritated me the most was that Sharpless never even acknowledged the severity of the storm on 08/10. The next day, on 08/11, they made a post indicating they were pausing the 08/10 auction. Why? Because a huge part of their audience was without power and cell service. That was it. No heartfelt post to their customers who experienced such devastation. They never attempted to call us to find out where we were (it would have been noticeable that the amount of items we bought hadn't been picked up yet) or if we were going to make it at all. Had we not contacted them we would have just lost the money and the merchandise. So, when the employee said, "we still have a business to run" she wasn't kidding. There's no sympathy from anyone at Sharpless. They've lost a couple of customers who purchased from them regularly over the past few months. If you have the auction itch, I highly recommend searching elsewhere in eastern Iowa. There are several other very reputable auctioneers in the area.

Went in just to look around and I accidentally dropped some vinyl records and I got told "you know…read morethose were some expensive records that you just dropped" and then the guy behind the register looked at me and said "well aren't you going to buy something?" He was extremely rude to me. Won't be coming here again.

Tremendous variety of interesting antiques. High quality and affordable.read more

Two months since their Nov 2021 auction and I have received nothing from them. They have my money…read morebut have shipped nothing. This is now a criminal matter.

Corey was great! Selling Dad's house mostly remotely & he made everything so easy. The auction he…read moredid for us had fabulous results & the house sold very quickly. Couldn't have asked for a better result! Definitely recommend Corey & his company!!!

Thank you to May Story, (realtor with Fraise) for helping us buy our new home. May was wonderful,…read moreknowledgeable, and extremely kind to us. We could not have been able to do any of this as easily without her. She walked us through every step with kindness and patience. We had a lot to ask, and she never faltered with her help. Though another agent (Carrie) helped sell our home, I did not meet her, my husband did and said she was very good at her job too. But May is the one who helped us through that sale and both my husband, and I appreciate every single thing she did for us. Both agents were great and made the buying and selling experience a lot less stressful than it would have been without them. Thank you, Carrie, as well. If you're looking for a home or want to sell yours, call Fraise, and ask for May Story, she will not disappoint. May, again, thank you so very much. You went above and beyond. Joe and Diane

The staff is friendly and knowledgable. Their minds are like lasers, dissecting my questions with…read morea surgeons precision.

Living in what used to be Sycamore Mall, on the east side of town, The Hobby Corner is a great spot…read moreto find radio controlled items, games, models, puzzles, trains, tools, rockets, educational sets and all sorts of cool toys! It's got a wide variety of items. I popped in on a Saturday evening and perused the shop. There are so many unique items, all priced appropriately. I was impressed to overhear a regular customer pop in and chat with the staff. There is definitely a sense of community at this shop. My daughter saw a daffodil Lego set and was thrilled have it purchased for her. (You're welcome.) It's cool that they have board game night (Thursdays) and that you can come play a board game yourself anytime during the day. On the same note-- if you have an old board game you can sell it here. You can now sell your used games in our store. To do this simply follow these few steps. You set the price and once it is sold you get 80% of that price as store credit. The coolest thing about The Hobby Corner is that they will order anything for you if you can't find it in the store-- at NO additional cost!