I have been to many auctions both in the UK and USA and in my opinion people think that their stuff is worth far more than it actually is. What they don't realize is that an item is only worth what anyone is prepared to pay for it. I had stuff that I thought would go for more and I also had stuff get a great price and I wasn't even going to put in the auction until I spoke with their knowledgeable staff. The staff came and photographed and sorted ready for the brochure and on the day those who were successful came and collected their stuff it all disappeared as if by magic. If I had got a junk removal firm to get rid of all I had it would have cost me big time but with MaxSold, even after paying their expected commission I have got a cheque coming to me. The staff of MaxSold were efficient and polite and never made me feel awkward in any sense. Thank you all so much - my house is now free of "junk" and I can go out and treat myself with the proceeds - you can't do better than that.
MaxSold had items I wanted to bid on, and I was a little concerned because the auction was ending soon. I was happy to find that it was really quick and easy to sign up and start bidding. I was glad to win two lots.
I have 'won' the most incredible items. Just this past week I 'won' a Waterford vase and a Lenox vase and 2 other items--all for just $35. I looked up the Waterford Vase and it sells for over $225. Like i said--I am totally addicted!
I've been a buyer at a number of Maxsold auctions and am a happy, satisfied customer. The auctions were easy to navigate at the onset and I've found that they're even more organized and the wait time to pick up items has been reduced. The items are well photographed and I have been accurately able to judge the condition of the items from the pictures. I look forward to many more Maxsold auctions.
I have purchased from Maxsold 7 times and each time has been great. The bidding process is very straight forward and to the point. Picking up my purchases is very easy. Due to COVID, you must sign up for a pick-up time, but each time, the process has been seamless. I use Maxsold to re-sell, and in each of the 7 times, I have made my money back.
I love the simplicity of the Maxsold website. As a buyer, I can seamlessly bid on items I am interested in and the pickup process for items I won are straightforward and simple. Bottom line, I just love Maxsold.
I have bought things at multiple maxsold auctions, and I've loved all of them, my favorite item purchased was 9totes worth of books for $2. The workers are always nice and good at directing the flow of traffic at the site.
I won a bid and very easy to pay and collect the stuff. The staff was very cooperative and friendly. I went to collect as per my slot the stuff at given address and took hardly 5 mins to collect the items because organized well and easy to handle.
I love auctioning here, where people are trying to get their stuff sold in a fast manner and it means I get really good deals on stuff! I've gotten furniture, paintings, mirrors, a hammock and some other odds and ends so far. Love this site and it can get a bit addicting to want to bid on stuff I don't actually need...
Just a quick note to say what a GREAT first experience I've just had making a purchase from Maxsold! I've just returned from picking up my purchase (of eight paperweights), and the staff onsite were superb. Helpful, knowledgeable and exceptionally courteous. I couldn't be happier with the purchase and the ease of the pickup process. You have a VERY happy customer here, and one who will be happy to spread the word.
As a two time seller using MaxSold, I found the process a lot easier than a garage sale and we sold 95% of the items, some items went dirt cheap and others went for a price that was more than I could have expected. I also have been a buyer multiple times and find the process very smooth as a buyer. Will be back again in 2017 as a seller and as a buyer
I have both bought and sold on MaxSold, I love finding that treasure and getting to meet the original owner to get history. When selling I get to meet the buyer and experience their joy at what I am passing on to them. This is more than just buying and selling. It is an experience. I love it!
I like to shop. I like getting a bargain. I get both with Maxsold! My transactions have been flawless. I know what I'm bidding on, what the cost will be if I'm successful, and precisesly where I'll travel to pick the item up. I've never been disappointed... and besides, it beats standing outdoors at an in-personal auction!
COVID-19 has created financial issues all around and when moving and relocating I discovered that I could purchase high-quality items from those that were really locating and selling their items. This auction site is fair and very easy to navigate and after less than spending $800 I have a full house completely furnished.
There was a happy ending to my bidding story. Google sent me in circles when I was trying to find the location for my pickup in a gated community in Florida. I missed my pickup time and couldn't find the location. I called the MaxSold number and the MaxSold team was able to help me find the way in and arrange a special pickup. Thanks MaxSold.
Maxsold was so convincing that everything would sell, words cannot describe just how disappointing the experience was. Over the phone they claimed 95% of the content would sell. When the crew came to the house, they were pulling stuff out of the trash that they said would absolutely sell. Further, after going through the entire house, they were certain everything would sell. And they said the numerous times after seeing all of the contents. After the auction closed, most of the furniture remained along with approximately 50% of the contents of the house. Now I have to pay 800-got-junk to clean out the rest of the house. In the end, going with Maxsold turned out to be the worst option for us.
In addition to taking feedback from our Seller’s and doing our best to make it right in their eyes, it’s important to provide the following information for transparency for others that may be reading this. It’s an unfortunate reality that the market doesn’t always pay a seller what a seller thinks is a fair price for individual things (or perhaps even in aggregate) under a competitive auction model (this is true for any auction company). Maxsold does its very best to provide both a detailed outline of our process (www.maxsold.com/sell) and share our past auction data (www.maxsold.com/past) to prepare sellers for the realities of the market when items must be sold. Sellers have both financial and emotional attachments to items and so our job is to sell only those items they need to part with - typically items that will soon be a liability due to a move / sale of real estate / etc. as selling the items avoids additional, ongoing, logistical and/or storage costs. Our model, which includes selling everything to the highest bidder regardless of price, guarantees our sellers a finite and transparent experience that passes the logistical burden onto the buyers as they MUST arrive and remove, with their own resources, all of their purchases from the sellers location during a short time window agreed to by the Seller. This saves hundreds (if not thousands) in labor alone.
Regarding this Seller’s removal outcomes, it was unfortunately negatively influenced by actions we advised them not to take as their decision was clouded by personal value perceptions (regardless of the transparent results available on our website). Although we are confident that a 3rd party professional appraiser would agree that our results were fair value (and that we offset even more significant disposal fees than they incurred), we are ultimately sorry that our seller is disappointed in this case.
https://maxsold.maxsold.com/auction/philadelphia-pennsylvania-usa-estate-sale-online-auction-jackson-street-17226/bidgallery/
Where other solutions try to control prices while having no control over time of sale, we give the seller control of time while giving up control of price to market competition. For people who have items that will soon cost them to hold onto, this is the most economic (and green) solution to the problem of getting things removed on their timelines (typically for a much larger value proposition such as a closing real estate transaction or avoiding ongoing rental/lease costs).
If interested, check out this perspective on the evolving need and how Maxsold helps:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/maxsold-tomorrows-auction-housetoday-adam-gordon/
MaxSold continues to reinvest all funds made in the pursuit of its vision to Sell. Everything. Simply for downsizing and estate clients without judgement: http://maxsold.com/maxsold-purpose/
The directions were easy to get to once there the signage was big enough that we did not have to search and then it was in a clean location and there were enough people waiting so that we did not have to. We have been bidding on MaxSold since the beginning and we have never been unhappy.
Maxsold has bumped their buyer premium to 15%. FOR WHAT? Just another money grab (GREED). I will stay with the other online auctions at 10% for example midland auctions, shackeltons auctions in Stratford and bid2buy from selkirk and area.
To Whom It May Concern,
We appreciated having you as a customer and are sorry you have no wish to have us serve you further.
The last 8 years of our 50+ year history have seen MaxSold grow from a small town family business to a team of over 600 members and hundreds of thousands of bidders (just like you) in over 35 metros across North America.
In growing, we’ve significantly increased local employment, continuously upgraded our technology and added substantially to our support team to deliver higher service levels - all without changes to our commissions. Meanwhile, wages have steadily increased and regional competition continues to charge either significantly higher buyer’s premiums (typically 20% to 30%) or higher hidden/other fees (like exorbitant shipping costs) or both! - all without a corresponding benefit to you - the bidder.
In response to the market, all auctions closing on or after October 1st 2018 will have a 15% Buyer’s Premium which will allow us to continue to create local employment, build on our technology and give you more access to buying opportunities all starting at $1. This fee will be applied to all hammer prices unless otherwise specified.
This change will allow us to continue building a service our customers appreciate and need. On behalf of the MaxSold team, we thank you again for your past support. We wish you happy and successful bidding!
Sincerely,
Maxsold Inc.
The first thing you need to understand is how an auction works, that's on you. If you don't like how it works than don't use it. The next thing you need to understand is the value of the item you are bidding on, that's also on you to decide. If you are a seller, do your own selling if you want to make sure you are getting the price you are going to be happy living with, otherwise you are at the mercy of the auction process.
Our crew was amazing. They were friendly, helpful and did a wonderful job with cataloging and pickup. Kevin, Jill, Elizabeth, Wendy and Ron were great! Thanks again for a super experience. Jean and Mike
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