PoliceAuctions has a rating of 1.8 stars from 255 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about PoliceAuctions most frequently mention costume jewelry, credit card, and white gold problems. PoliceAuctions ranks 191st among Auction sites.
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My purchases of music memorabilia are all positive, however, I am beginning to wonder if these liens are what they say they are - limited editions. There seems to be many of the same items come up considering that there are only 500 of many of these items produced. Are these items mass produced in China and virtually worthless. I would like to know the truth.
This site must be fake, the app is a scam, the ring that I bought is just a dress ring And not even sterling silver let alone white gold. I'm just glad I didn't waste too much money on it. Do not buy anything off this website the jewellery doesn't even have any hallmarks. SCAM!
This site must be fake, the app is a scam, the ring that I bought is just a dress ring And not even sterling silver let alone white gold. I'm just glad I didn't waste too much money on it. Do not buy anything off this website the jewellery doesn't even have any hallmarks. SCAM!
Buyer beware, they are falsely advertising their jewelry as being real and it is all fake costume jewelry. I won several bids and they said it had to be paid right away. Unfortunately I got caught up in it. Right after I paid for this jewelry it was brought to my attention that it was a scam and a whole bunch of bad reviews and complaints. I immediately informed them I didn't want this jewelry and I wanted my payment reversed. This was within 15 minutes of me paying for it. You can't get hold of anyone on the phone. They messaged me saying they couldn't do that and I could return the items once I got them. Catch is after I submitted a return they informed me they will not refund me shipping fees. You loose out on the $14.95 shipping fees. And it didn't cost them $14.95 to ship these little boxes.
I spent $1,400 on a bunch of junk I'm going to go tab the gems I bought tested on Friday and if they're fake somebody please hugs and go give her money back All that stuff is faking is junk I already had the Jewelry tested it's all junk which you can buy in the store for like $19.99
I new it was a scam.This has happened to me last year with those viral realistic puppy toys! I invested alot of money in them,different companies,I thought.But I recieved10$store stuffies for my $500. Don't trust ads until you check if scammers!
Broke in one week. Cheaply made and I'm disappointed in price I paid. Stud in back snapped off back just putting on the backing.
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jewerly
The ring I purchased was supposed to weigh 4+ grams of solid sterling silver. It actually weighs 2.4 grams. This is a total scam. They make the money with high shipping fees of 14.99 that they DO NOT refund. To get your winning bid money back, you have to return first the item and pay for shipping again. At the end, its cheaper not to return, AND THEY KNOW IT!
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sterling silver jewelry
The jewelry that I received in the mail looked like it came out of the CrackerJack Box. It was nothing more than cheap costume jewelry. They Clarinex it was amethyst and diamonds, but it's not. It is not at all what I was bidding on. They do not return emails or answer the phone. Then when you try to cancel, they say it's too late. I filed a claim against them with the BBB and a dispute through PayPal. Do not buy from them.
Before anyone purchases from this website, should check and consider if it is a possible scam. The items you buy are real, however, the quality is questioned. You don't really find a real 14,18 k gold, etc. everything silver. Hmmm. Possibility these items a in-house productions and scam you out.
Tip for consumers:
look and watch you purchase from this company.
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jeweler
Hello to all of you. There is nothing worse than people who think that can scam and mislead people and still get away with it. I won a bracelet in policeauctions.com that turned out to be fake so i did not proceed to buy it. But other people have already fallen for that and as I saw are still falling. I contacted them on both facebook and instagram and they blocked me pretty quickly. I am asking every single person who sees this to do something and stop them. Even the name is misleading and illegal. I just dont know wether to report them directly in the FBI web. Thank you and please give it some time
Received jewelry item broken, had to pay them $15 shipping plus another $5+ shipping to return it. I'm out $20 and they can send broken item to the next victim.
Tip for consumers:
Shipping scam.
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jewelry
Police auction Sells goods and charges a ton of money for shipping.
Be careful of the fine print. I saw things that were just not professional and not right. I had for many years having police auction contracts or sheriff contracts or FBI Contracts, or GSA Goverment contracts and its not like this...
Love the fun of bidding online. Googled the products for value before bidding some seemed guenine.
What I recieved was plastic. Fine if I didnt pay big dollars for it.
I complained to police auctions and they have blocked my account.
Of course, I realized right away that you are not going to get a thousand dollar plus piece of jewelry for 70$ but the two pieces I received are terrible! They May look okay under a microscope but hard to see with the naked eye! Pathetic. Never again!
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The pics of these items were extremely misleading!
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I kept what I ordered rather than pay to send it back. I will give it to my 5 year old granddaughter.
A very sad ripoff. Looks like something to do with stolen goods being auctioned. The reality is it is fake crap being sold, not to do with the police or government or seized goods whatsoever. The goods do come but they are plastic or very low quality ripoffs, not at all what is advertised. Thought I was a winner with this but alas was fooled by the deception and lost a few hundred dollars to the scammers. Lesson learnt.
It's a SCAM. I bought 3 pieces of jewelry they claimed was worth over a thousand dollars and it's costume jewelry. The red value they have in upper right is flat out false. They are not associated with police in any capacity. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME
I would not even give them a 1 star rating but it's required to submit the review
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Jewelry
I won 7 auctions mostly jewellery and a few coins. The Diamond ring I won was legit and worth between $500-600 dollars market value much more than what I paid even with the shipping. I also won a Swiss blue topaz diamond ring which was worth 3x more than what I paid for it. So now the bad news, the site advertised a 18k gold over sterling silver women's Amethyst bracelet and 14k gold diamond earrings. A professional appraiser said they were worthless costume jewellery. Said it was copper coated not gold! I did manage to slightly double my money because of the rings but was very dismayed about the rest. So be careful of what you buy, some stuff is legit and worth the money but some is crap and not as advertised. Educate yourself and be careful on what you bid on. Pics are of the earrings and bracelet. Thanks
Tip for consumers:
learn about diamonds and gold and what to look for. There are several on line tutorials to help you out. You can make $$ bidding on the site just be prepared and educated.
So after buying 6 items I can tell you my experience. Firstly the red figure crossed out is only too miss lead you, although there is a disclaimer saying not to rely on it as it is computer generated, it serves no other purpose to make you think you are getting a higher priced item. I had one ring that I had valved and it was 0.30 cents.
The photography is fantastic, makes the gem sparkle. They don't look like that when they arrive. All the diamonds that I've seen are listed near perfect I, that is 2nd to lowest quality.
All of the rings that I've brought and searched for are size 7 for ladies so if you have massive fingers then its all good if not Im sure it will look good on your thumb lol
Look at all the reviews on the site, every single one of them is positive, some by the same person 10 times within the same minute so they are not all real and not one bad one? Come on please, at least keep it real
These are not police items that are sold, more end of line, bulk lots etc which is not what police auctions are. This is just a online business using a trusted name. There appears to be some lovely stuff on here but it may not be worth what you pay for it.
Tip for consumers:
If you like it buy it, but don't buy it because you think its worth more than you'll pay for it
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Have just tried the refund so cant say how that will go, but purchased rings and earrings
I Bid on a 1962 pf70 franklin 50 cent piece. Won the bid.they sent me a 50 cent piece 1962, but not graded pf70. There's a lot of difference and value of that coin. Very unhappy very dissatisfied.
I "won the bids" on several bracelets and pendants from Police Auctions. I was shocked and disappointed when the items arrived. They all looked child size and cheaply made. The bracelets advertised as diamonds and gem stones were so tiny that the diamond fragments could not be seen without a magnifying glass and the gemstones were teeny tiny. Before you bid on any of this cheap jewelry, get out a ruler and actually measure what you are getting. These photos are blown up by about a thousand percent!
Tip for consumers:
Measure carefully before ordering and realize the photos are GREATLY enlarged. Not quality jewelry.
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Only a couple of the jewelry items were worth using
Jewelry are all silver, very simple designs and very expensive shipping, they do not combine shipping, a rip off.
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it is a rip of not quality merchandise
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jewelry
I was satisfied with my purchase. How ever i think the shipping should be free. Don't think I'll be making to many more.
I was betting on a silver dollar. My bid was at $41, max bid set at $50. Hours later I looked back and now my bid was at $211 and what scared me was my max bid now was at $1580. So I wrote support and told them something was wrong and explained. So they told me they adjusted my max bid to $211. I wrote them back and said even if I win it at $211, I was NOT paying for item because I did not bid that, but only bid $40. So because I said that, they were either forcing me to pay the $21 or cancel my account and they canceled my account. They are crooks, they knew something wrong happened on their end, and instead of addressing it, they rather cancel your account than admit the error was on their end. They are shady
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Ni, they should have just listened to me and cancel the bid. But I stead canceled my account because I complained
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I was bidding on a coin
Beware of this site, it's junk jewelry only worth about 10% of what they sell.
Beware Beware Beware
Tip for consumers:
Not sell junk
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Zero
I bid on two rings from this site. What was supposed to be a ruby and diamond ring and an emerald and diamond ring turned out to be cheap plastic "stones" in settings that look like they were formed using a hack saw. This "jewelry" was not even good enough to be classified as costume jewelry. I have applied for a refund but am going to protest through Paypal as well for a refund. These people are shysters, scammers, liars and are only out to take your money. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT bid on anything from their site!
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Do not use it. This is a scam site, it is not truly items that were confiscated by the police during raids and arrests. This jewelry is cheap, cheap, plastic junk that it not even good enough to be called costume jewelry!
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None, I returned all items
How are you still in business. I was supposed to get sterling silver and white. Gold rings. The expensive one is plastic I paid 48.00 for and was supposed to have diamonds. The other one may be metal but its definitely not Sterling silver. Absolutely ridiculous. This company needs to be shut down. Complete liars.
Police auctions and government auctions, certified 1 carat diamonds, coins, gold, jewelry on auction, 100,000 + Foreclosures and seized properties and surplus items at below market prices.
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