Complaint Review: Omaha Auction Center - omaha Nebraska
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- Omaha Auction Center 7531 Dodge Street omaha, Nebraska United States of America
- Phone: 402-397-9575
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- Category: Auction / Liquidators
Omaha Auction Center Sold 'gold case' pocket watch that was actually brass omaha, Nebraska
*UPDATE Employee: buyers remorse
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Won a pocket watch through an auction online. Described by Omaha Auction Center as: "1820s Quarter Hour Repeater Pocket Watch Gold Case, marked London on the silver dial." This auction was conducted through Liveauctioneers.com.
When I received the watch I could tell it was not gold at all. I tested it for gold and it failed. It is brass or other base metal. Reputable auction houses will say 'gold-toned' or similar when they don't know if a watch is gold or not. Until now I've never had an auction house say 'gold case' without it being gold. Most auction houses make an effort to determine if a watch case is gold and if not they say gold-filled or gold-plated.
Omaha Auction Center refused to take the watch back for a refund - they didn't even offer a partial refund.
A lot of people bid on auctions online now (usually when they cannot be there in person). They rely more than ever on accurate descriptions. When descriptions are inaccurate (or knowingly misleading) leading to the purchase of items other than as described it means less bidders in the future, lower prices realized, and perpetuates any negative perceptions of auction houses.
You can thank disingenuous auction houses like Omaha Auction Center for that! Buyer beware!
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#1 UPDATE Employee
buyers remorse
AUTHOR: Rod - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, February 11, 2016
To be very clear on the matter, this watch was gold, not silver or enameled and I didn't say that it was solid gold or 10K - 14K or mislead in any way. What this gentleman didn't mention is that we did refund his money since he didn't understand and thought that he was getting a really good deal buying a solid gold watch case. I have learned to use the term GOLD TONE when anything gold in color doesn't have any gold marks and I am indicating the color. We work very hard to satisfy both buyers and sellers but you can't please everyone all of the time. I don't know what else we could have done to make this gentleman happy.
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