As I knew he would do eventually because he does it with almost every one-star review (there are so…read moremany of them!), Bo Patrick came along and whined that he had somehow been mistreated by clients deeply unhappy with his service. Our contract with Fidelity stated that the sale would include artwork. It did not specify oil paintings. We did ask Fidelity to auction artwork, and all the artwork we wanted to offer for sale was photographed weeks ahead of the auction by Fidelity's employees or agents. To be clear: WE DID NOT ALLOW FIDELITY TO PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE AUCTION ANY ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS OR ADVERTISE THEM FOR SALE ON THEIR WEBSITE. In his reply to my original review, Bo claims that "The day before the auction [my family] removed $20,000 in artwork and now you are upset because we charged you a commission to do that but that's exactly what the contract allows us to do." First of all, it's quite a shock to read that we owned artwork worth $20,000, because that's not what Bo told us at the time. He gave us a much more modest assessment of the paintings' value. Second, regardless of the worth of the paintings, that is not what happened. I don't know if Bo's memory is so poor that he cannot recall the events of his sale with us, if he is so lazy that he did not bother to check the facts, or if he is sufficiently deficient in honesty that he doesn't care about the facts. But his account is wrong. Bo knew that the oil paintings would not be for sale. We had a Zoom meeting with him and Kelsee more than three weeks before the auction in which he tried to persuade us to let Fidelity sell the oil paintings and our father's home; thank God we never seriously entertained the idea of letting him sell the house. But we told him immediately after the Zoom meeting that we had decided against selling the oil paintings. When Bo originally talked to us about the paintings, he wanted to have an online auction, so that people all over the world could bid on them. But that never happened, because we told them weeks ahead of time that the oil paintings would not be included. Again, to be clear: WE DID NOT ALLOW FIDELITY TO PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE AUCTION ANY ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS OR ADVERTISE THEM FOR SALE ON THEIR WEBSITE. You cannot believe anything Bo says. He whines that he "had buyers from all around Arizona and other states drive-in for those paintings.... When they arrived, they were very upset with us as an Auction firm.... You affected our reputation that day big time." But if Bo had people traveling from out of state to bid on items we told Bo were not for sale and did not let Fidelity photograph or advertise for the auction, well, that sounds very suspect to me. It is by no means our fault if Bo advertised for sale things he knew would NOT be for sale. We did not affect his reputation--HE did. If people were upset with him that day, it is entirely his fault. Bo won in our lawsuit against Fidelity not because the contract let him charge a commission (the judge agreed that it was a very badly written contract and did not redound to Bo's favor) but because, as I stated before, at the hearing, the judge allowed one and only one witness to speak: Bo's partner Kelsee Wirtjes. Please read my original review to see what happened next. In the time since I posted my original review, Fidelity has received two more five-star reviews, but three more one-star reviews. Their previously poor rating is even worse now--and it's entirely their own fault. The crucial point remains the one with which I concluded my original review: Why would you hire an estate sale company who is so disliked by most people who have hired it? Learn from our mistakes. Stay away from Bo Patrick. Don't believe his unctuous denials. However much he tries to shift the blame for his bad reviews to the people foolish enough to hire him, the fact nonetheless remains that most people who hire him to run an estate sale are extremely unhappy with his services.

A friend recommended this company to me for the sale of my mom's home. One of our family members…read morereached out (before I signed anything with this company) and said they prefer to go with a family friend realtor instead (keep in mind this family member waited until I had found Fidelity to bring up this other realtor which was frustrating for me but here we are). So I kindly reached out to Fidelity's team and thanked them for their time. The next morning I got a text from Bo saying I wasted all of their time?? LOL. DO NOT INQUIRE ABOUT THEIR SERVICES because apparently they will get mad at you for wasting their time?! ABSURD that this poor man would text me something like that while I'm grieving the loss of my mother. Well, CLEARLY I dodged a bullet :)

We have worked with Valley Sun Appraisals for several years. The owner, Shawn Sutton, has been in…read morethe industry through many market cycles and has a very comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of our local market and industry. Shawn and his team have always demonstrated their expertise through their thorough and finite reports backed by timely data. Their ability to explain and articulate their opinion of values is one of their greatest strengths. We would highly recommend for all your appraisal needs.

Found 3:16 Appraisals and Gary here on Yelp and am delighted we did! We recently retained Gary for…read moreboth a current valuation and retroactive appraisal for estate tax purposes. He answers the phone personally, is prompt, professional, courteous, and he provides solid appraisals for an extremely fair price. He's also... a heck of a nice guy. We've hired him again for another property in the area.

Gary was the consummate professional. I contacted him for an appraisal and he was very responsive…read moreand was able to complete the work within a week. It would have been sooner, however it was a holiday week when I reached out initially. All arrangements were made by phone, email, and text which made the process seamless. The completed appraisal report was made available in less than 48 hours. I am glad I followed fellow Yelp users as they were definitely on target about the service and value of using 316 Appraisals. Thanks, Gary for your awesome work!

I read reviews on this business and decided to call them for some information on having an estate…read moresale. I called three times and each time had to leave a voicemail. My three calls, voicemails have yet to be answered. I'm not feeling good about them at all. Moving on

It was extremely important to me that I find a company I could trust. Honesty and integrity are…read morekey when I'm going to give access to my parent's home and all their contents. Also, the financial aspect of dealing with cash requires the utmost in honesty. I'm so relieved to have found EstateSalesAZ! My parent's house was VERY full of everything collected over the lifetime of having a family. A husband who loved audio/video equipment and enjoyed having every tool and power equipment. A wife with hobbies and a hesitancy to throw anything away. The home was wall to wall with furniture and household items. An estate sale seemed overwhelming and we knew we needed to find an estate sale company. After interviewing 5 different types of estate sale companies which included online auctions, in-person auctions, consignment sale companies, buy-outright companies, and traditional estate sale companies...we carefully decided to hire EstateSalesAZ. We were impressed with their straight-forward flat fee pricing with no hidden costs. Other companies wanted to nickel and dime for every small item...not this company! Everything was included in their flat fee...credit card transaction fees, handling donations, garbage removal, clean-out and clean-up at the end. The owner, Joe Cestaro, is efficient and high energy. He went through the whole house to sort, organize and stage. He came with all the tables, he set up quickly and it all looked amazing when ready. He was smart about prices and researched those that he didn't know. He was personable and you could tell that the customers at the sale really liked him. He ran the sale on-time each day. He advertised all over the internet and it all lead to a great turn-out. He sold items that we never thought in a million years would sell...and for prices we never believed he would get...but he did! The sale was a huge success, almost everything sold and we made more money than we ever expected. At the end of the sale, everything was out of the house...just as promised. Walking in...I couldn't believe it was vacuumed, mopped, super clean and even smelled lemon-fresh! The only negative I could comment would be that Joe had a few equipment glitches with his computer and printer but he worked around the issues and was able to fix them quickly. I also think he could have used a little more help on the first day of the sale...his advertising and signs worked almost too good...people were everywhere! But, I'd say that was a high-quality problem to have as I was happy and relieved to see the big turnout. I am a happy customer and will be telling everyone I know about my experience...one of the reasons I'm leaving this review for others to see.

Great shop, quality work and employees real happy with my experience! Got some…read morePaint correction done! Thanks guys!

Outstanding customer care and service. Technician Chino is absolutely fantastic and proud of his…read morework. Anna made me feel valued, they wanted my business. Replaced the headliner, VW CC, I will be returning to this 5 star business whenever I'm in need of upholstery repair.

I called to query an appaisal for a Meiji Era jungin silver hairbrush. Hal said they do not have…read morethe depth of skilldls for Asian item appraisal. I appreciated that honesty. Fees - $300/hour with a 1 hour minimum charge.

Highly recommend! Responsive, professional, and very friendly! Would definitely use again!read more

Marco Balzano of Scottsdale Appraisals came to my home in July and for 4 hours took pictures and…read moremade notes of my family heirlooms. Then a month later he emails me somebody else's appraisals. I have tried to call, text and email him. He does not answer. My experience is that he got $150 from me and committed fraud. Do not use him!

Marco is amazing! So nice and very trustworthy. He has great resorces as well. You wont be…read moredisappointed

First time needing an auto appraisal. There were no reviews I could find online at the time, but…read morehis background checked out. John was easy to work with and incredibly responsive. He walked me through the entire process and fees were very reasonable.