Affiliated Coins Antiques & Auctions

Scam auction company. They accept bids with no reserve disclosed; however, if they don’t like the bid prices they «pass» the lots. They own most/​all of their auctioned «estate items».
Essentially a fake auction with borderline illegal practices.

This review is not only about the auction portion of AFFILIATED AUCTIONS & REALTY but on the real estate portion as well, and if I could give anything less than one star, I would, and here’s why. Because we’d been to several of their auctions, we chose them to handle the estate auction of a family member which included not only a home but furnishings as well. We were told all the many places in the southeast where they would be advertising the auction and the great number of people it would draw. Where ever it WAS advertised, not many people came and it was NOT advertised locally, and unfortunately, we didn’t know this until AFTERWARDS. Although most things sold, because attendance was minimal they brought very little and the house/​property didn’t sell. Later we received calls from 8 — 10 people asking why it wasn’t advertised in our area, as they’d been anticipating the sale, and of course we’d had no idea. Once the auction was over (which was held outside) they did little to clean up; they sold refreshments but left their trash for us to clean up, both inside and out.
Since the house didn’t sell, we stupidly contracted with them to sell the property. This was a double-​wide mobile home on a wooded double lot with streets on three sides. The realtor in charge (same one who ran the auction) told us how hard he would work to sell it; that was the LAST positive thing he said and he lied about that. We repeatedly asked in what publications it was advertised but he couldn’t or wouldn’t tell us and he ignored calls/​emails; eventually he told us one was Craig’s List but since we couldn’t find it, we began advertising it ourselves. Unfortunately we’d contracted with them for one year so even if we found a buyer on our own, we had to go through them which meant they’d get the 6 percent even if they did nothing — and they did NOTHING. A month before the end of the contract period the AA realtor called to see if we’d mind showing the property, as he was «too busy.» The couple called and we showed them the house; during the conversation, we learned that they’d been trying to see the house for over 6 weeks! They’d called/​texted the realtor multiple times with no response; once he actually made an appointment but never showed and never called. Needless to say, they were furious with him AND the company. Long story made short, they loved the house and wanted to buy it BUT were adamant that AA not benefit from the sale because of the way ALL of us had been treated. Per the law, even if the contract period was up by the time a decision was made, BECAUSE they were referred to us by AA BEFORE its end, we still had to sell it through them. In the end and despite the «help» from Affiliated Auctions and Reality, we have a happy ending; the couple who are renting the house will buy it within a few weeks.

These guys are terrific. I’ve been collecting antiques a long time, but they get things in there every week that I’ve never even heard of. You can find some amazing bargains, and they’re great about helping you identify the odd piece you bring in. Friendly and trustworthy.