Dove Place Antiques is an amazing place to treasure hunt for unique vintage and antique items. The…read moreowners, Robin and Wayne are not only knowledgeable but delightful and willing to share their expertise.

If I could give more stars I would. I recently bought several pieces of antique clothing at one of…read moreDove Places Antiques' estate sales. Not only were the pieces some of the most lovely I've ever come across, but Robin was a joy to work with and her pricing was more than fair. Robin responded to my questions prior to the sale and was knowledgeable, attentive, and lovely while I was there. The same is true of her staff. I will keep an eye out for Dove Place estate sales in the future. It was a real pleasure and I couldn't be happier with my purchases. Thank you!

Blue Moon Estate Sales is exactly how an estate sale should be run, and it's clear how much care…read moreand integrity the owner, Michael, and his family put into every part of the process. The sale I attended in Larkspur was extremely well organized, especially when it came to pricing and item placement in the home. The experience felt even better knowing you were working with a local family-run business that genuinely cares about both clients and customers, rather than a large corporate company that rushes people through and overlooks the small interactions that matter. Michael's wife Claudia was great to work with, and Yuri and Jerikah were friendly and helpful as well. Michael himself was patient, respectful to negotiate with, and completely open when answering questions. They also post clear photos of items ahead of time on their website, which saves a lot of time. I'd absolutely go to another Blue Moon Estate Sale and would recommend them without hesitation to anyone considering attending a sale or hiring them for one of their services.

Novato sale. Had to be 20 clients in house. Staff was playing music. Then someone on the crew…read moreturned up & sang loudly. Unprofessional.

This is an outstanding company. We needed an apartment completely cleared out, and they did it in…read morerecord time. They were thorough, smart and gave me confidence the entire time. The crew is great and so is the owner, Dennis. I highly recommend them. They were such a good value!

What a nice, helpful guy! Dennis came and examined our goods with care and respect -- we are in…read morethe process of selling EVERYTHING to move 11,000 miles with four boxes and two suitcases. He was very helpful with advice, quite knowledgeable, and ethical. He not only offered us a partial buyout, but he showed us how to check the prices he was offering and even encouraged us to go with eBay for even more money, if we had the time, on a couple of pieces -- which he showed us were worth a lot more than we thought. So honest! Dennis has deep knowledge of bikes, fountain pens and other collectibles (which we happened also to collect), and he was realistic and fair in his appraisal of the best way to move our overflowing possessions 'down the road.' We will follow his advice on selling our goods through some easy channels and an estate sale company, and then, when it's less of a mountain of deferred decisions, use Dennis for the final clearout. What a great guy. Highly recommended!

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 took a class here on Polaroid emulsion. There were only 3 of us. It was hands on. The instructor…read morewas awesome. I came home with 3 prints I made. The cost was reasonable.

While in this new Marin MOCA location another patron began voicing his unhappiness to the woman…read moreworking there. He was annoyed that the Novato location had closed and that this new site was a mere shadow of that. I perked up my ears; until that moment I'd assumed that this new San Rafael spot was a second outpost of Marin MOCA. It is not. As much as I generally appreciate contemporary art I have to say that the new Marin MOCA leaves a lot to be desired. It 's one large room with a few small rooms and it currently features an exhibit on - maybe - water. There's no signage to tell you what you're seeing but a booklet has been prepared to page through to learn more about the installations. The booklet may as well have been written in a foreign language as it was in no particular order, one had to repeatedly flip through its pages to find something that looked to be what one was standing in front of, the explanations were incomprehensibly long, and of one piece that I could not find a write-up on it was explained to me that "the artist changed the piece she decided to display after the booklet was made". Can we please just go back to some simple plaques beside the artworks that describe the works in language that is comprehensible? The current installation features some interesting components but honestly, one shouldn't have to work so hard to comprehend them. I wish only continual improvements to Marin MOCA in their new digs. I'd like them to stick around but I'd also like them to improve their offering.

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.

I have been trying to get removed from their mailing list for several years. They have addressed it…read moreto a person who works at a different company with a similar name, in a different state, with a different address. WE DO NOT SHOP AT AUCTIONS. This mailer is a waste of resources TREES DIED FOR THIS JUNK MAIL.

Was hired to auction off part of our companies equipment and instead went in and took multiple…read moretombstones off of equipment as well as circuit boards and compressors and threw them in a dumpster. Then took all of our finished and unfinished products with invoices and threw them in a dumpster. And on the same day went into an area which wasnt supposed to be touched (as i verified this with all 3 of his employees that there was personal stuff that belonged to myself that had nothing to do with the auction. I had two of my dirtbikes we were rebuilding there. One of which was my sons race bike. I told the guys multiple times that the bikes and bike parts were mine and yet all of my parts that were new in bags and all my specialty tools to fix the bike also with the parts all dissappeared. Unfortunately i wasnt there when they took the first dumpster (one big enough to park a f350 inside of but i did catch the second one as he was leaving and he told me the company who ordered the dumpsters was acting funny. Was adamit that they went and got it right then. And said when he got to the recycler he was told just to go drop the box and not to weigh it. Unfortunately for me they had already recycled the first dumpster by the time i got there. But i was able to catch the second one. After 3 days of digging i was able to find my kick starter and side cover but the rest was gone. So not only did our company loose over 500k in finished product i also lost over 1500 in parts and over 300 in specialty tools. It just made me sick to my stomach. And when i questioned ashman they said it was protocol to go in and throw away all your stock and inventory and take dirty scrap prices for it. 4k for nearly 700k doesnt sound like a fair deal to me. I took pictures of what got thrown away. Mind you the first dumpster which was 3/4 of the way full was already recycled. So these are images of the second dumpster. ​Sad is all I can Say

This is my favorite way to find treasures in the Bay Area! I'm not sure I should be letting…read moreeveryone on this Bay Area gem . I have found so many amazing items over the years . I really like how professional and organized the sales are . If you haven't checked out the auctions. - do ! I have only used Pocks and Treasures for the auctions but having come to know the owner I would hire Picks and Treasures without hesitation to handle a clear out . I find Dina very knowledgeable, professional and most of all kind ! .

I enjoy the sales that Deana has for $1! You never know what you might find! Always a treasure or…read moretwo to come home with.