Bidder Reviews for Passion For Antiques (17)

Many red flags with the auction house. I have won an item for $750 but sent an invoice for 1830 (650 for shipping and 350 for packing). When i contacted the auctioneer and informed them I will use my own shipping method. They asserted that they have their inhouse shipping. Please stay away from this auction house

I took a chance participating in an auction for an auction house in another country and that appeared new to LiveAuctioneers. I was willing to bid because of their huge variety of antiques and interesting lots at very reasonable starting bids! I went into this knowing it wouldn't be as simple as bidding with a local auction house. That being said, when I did reach out for customer support before and after the auction, I did always receive friendly and professional responses. There were unfortunate circumstances related to packing & shipping and the auction house did try to make it right. I do think they are honest and trustworthy. Their pre-auction shipping estimate was accurate and I highly recommend requesting one if you plan to bid. I would not bid on extremely precious, fragile, or high value items and expect to have them delivered quickly and safely overseas. I would only be willing to bid on non-breakable items that I was willing to wait a month for. I do wish they were more transparent and forthright with information about them as an auction house to show legitimacy. Providing clear next steps and thorough terms for their auction and process would greatly help us overseas bidders. Some of the transactional and shipping emails felt mysterious and I had to guess that they were related to the auction I participated in for this auction house.

I faced excessive shipping charges from this auction and disputed them, only to be met with persistent contact until I marked their emails as spam. Their promotional material misleadingly suggests items are shipped directly from the Auction House, leading to unexpectedly high shipping fees for modest auction wins. The terms and conditions fail to clearly state these obligatory shipping costs, trapping customers into paying exorbitant prices for delivery. This experience has left me deeply dissatisfied, and I advise against supporting this auction.

Passion for Antiques will meet and exceed your expectations

I had no issues with Passion for Antiques in any way. These are truly people who care about meeting AND exceeding your expectations.

The worst experience ever! Poor packing and expensive shipping. Buyer beware.

Passion for Antiques was wonderful to work with; extremely responsive and the fastest shipping I've encountered on Live Auctioneers; I ordered from California. They have an exquisite collection of antiquities and art and i will definitely be participating in more of their auctions in the future!

From purchase through shipment of a very large painting across the pond, all went well. Looking forward to future auctions..

Staff was very responsive, friendly and patient with my questions. I highly recommend this auction house. Love my beautiful compact as well. Very responsive, friendly and patient. I highly recommend this auction house. Purchased a beautiful piece and very pleased with it.