Re: Teak HMV100 coming up for auction.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:01 pm
I bought it as it was obvious to me from the original low resolution poorly lit picture that it was oak.
How the auctioneers who had it right there in front of them didn't know that is just inexcusable. A "stained case" anyone?
I'd also question how they can miss the most famous trademark in the world when it appears in the lid? I've also spotted a grey HMV 101 on The Saleroom described as a Columbia in a brown case. Okay.
I was the person who insisted on more photographs and after three polite requests they conceded. However I also asked three times for a condition report or more precisely, a simple "does it work" question.
Eventually, I heard back saying I would have to wait until 2 days before the sale ended. Did I hear or receive anything? Of course not!
1818 Auctioneers weren't at all interested in anything apart from getting my money when the sale had finished. Suddenly they remembered who I was.
With that said I've had universally poor experience with UK auctioneers over the past year. I'm continually astonished how revered antique auctioneers seem to be by the BBC within their rotating roster of antique programs with ever diminishing returns.
I'm not sure why this is when in my humble experience most are seemingly lacking in essential knowledge or just plain common sense!
How the auctioneers who had it right there in front of them didn't know that is just inexcusable. A "stained case" anyone?
I'd also question how they can miss the most famous trademark in the world when it appears in the lid? I've also spotted a grey HMV 101 on The Saleroom described as a Columbia in a brown case. Okay.
I was the person who insisted on more photographs and after three polite requests they conceded. However I also asked three times for a condition report or more precisely, a simple "does it work" question.
Eventually, I heard back saying I would have to wait until 2 days before the sale ended. Did I hear or receive anything? Of course not!
1818 Auctioneers weren't at all interested in anything apart from getting my money when the sale had finished. Suddenly they remembered who I was.
With that said I've had universally poor experience with UK auctioneers over the past year. I'm continually astonished how revered antique auctioneers seem to be by the BBC within their rotating roster of antique programs with ever diminishing returns.
I'm not sure why this is when in my humble experience most are seemingly lacking in essential knowledge or just plain common sense!