Bidder Reviews for Bodnar's Auction Sales (565)

Never had a problem with Bodnar's Auctions. I really enjoy the live broadcast of the auction, very exciting to watch.

Purchased three beautiful rings. They are authentic and arrived carefully packed. Following this auction house!

Interesting lots.

Great to be able to bid online but even better that it is a live sale. Fun to watch the auctioneers and nice that they give you helpful hints/info about each piece being sold. Makes you feel like you are there with them.

Great sales with so many cool items. Very helpful with questions. Love that they include many photos of each item. Having a live auction makes it fun to watch.

Great auction house to shop with! Easy to bid, description was exact and pick up was easy.

First time dealing with this auction. I tried to make appointment next day after auction. They told me by email they had no appointments. I paid for my stuff anyway. Then they are emailing back and forth said they might be able to squeeze me. I was done. Very unprofessional. Was told the parking is limited, in a residential area. I will not work with them again. Bidding and picking up shouldn’t be that complicated. Waste of my money and time.

Fantastic group of people and very professional.

I was delighted with the Dept. 56 items won but utterly surprised by the wonderfully careful packing job. The box that showed up with the items was gigantic and, when opened, revealed each Dept. 56 items wrapped in large bubble wrap. And all items protected by layers of cardboard. Delivery might have been a little delayed but now I know why.

I though shipping charges were a little high.

US Navy train set arrived in great shape. Photos depicted the set accurately. Packaging was impeccable to a avoid any issues. Quite pleased with the overall experience.

Easy and seemless process from bidding to winning to shipping. Thank you

Another perfect transaction!! could not have been better

Shipping cost was crazy, Never again. Light weight item cost $140 to ship.

Perfect transaction with Bodnar's. Thanks!

Very, very pleased with Bodner's and their attention to customer satisfaction. I had an issue related to payment and they went above and beyond to ensure I understood the process and paid correctly. Further, my items arrived in perfect condition attesting to their commitment to ensure all arrives safely. The entire process, from bidding to payment to items arrival went smoothly. Thank you!

They constantly spam the live auction chat with their annoying "hurry up and bid” and" final call "and" Don’t let it get away "automated posts. It floods the chat pushing legit messages off the screen, yet if you miss something important they wrote, that’s not their problem. They also expect you to be listening to the stream. That’s not always possible either. Some of us have obligations outside of auction buying. These guys are just like other brick and mortar auction houses who realized immense gains from jumping into online auctions during Covid, enjoying the windfall of having access to a virtual bidding floor from around the world, yet they still try and run their auctions like they’re a brick-and-mortar shop with captive bidders sitting right there. Guess what guys, the online auction world DOES NOT revolve around you and your auction items. People have jobs, responsibilities that take them away from their computer screens, your most reliable online buyers are bidding on dozens of items from dozens of auctioneers often at the same time. You assume, quite incorrectly, that your bidding audience is even able to listen to every word of your stream and reading every message in your absolutely flooded chat. An arrogant and ignorant position. I joined the start of an auction already in progress, saw a picture of a book and it’s seemingly low bidding price, so I bid it up, was outbid, then bid again and won, all in a manner of less than 10 seconds. I come to find later that the item was a FACSIMILE copy, NOT a reprint as they claimed. This was a replica book, right down to the ads. I asked them to cancel the sale once I confirmed this, but they refused." It’s in the title ," we said it in the stream ," we said it in the chat . I’m legally blind, The title gets cut off when zoomed in. I could not hear your stream. Your chat is useless, flooded with noise. I ended up paying $350 + for a book that sells for $5 Fine, I’ll eat it, and NEVER buy from them again.

SCAM SHIPPING UPS Store charged $87.99 to ground ship 5 lb. package. POORLY PACKED!

Prompt good service. Recommend this company

Magazines and trade paperbacks are all in vg shape. Bodnar Auction took care of shipping, didn't need to contact them. Super quick delivery.

I've had mostly good experiences with Bodnar's, especially when winning multiple items. For single items, the shipping price is always higher than average, and they occasionally apply 'Bodnars' stickers directly to the items I won, and they are difficult to remove and either leave paper or a nasty glue residue, which is problematic when the item I purchased is a collectible and the condition of the package impacts the value of the item.

The customer service was good but the shipping was double the usual price the volume of my product! This would stop me from being a full time client.

From item description thru shipping, always easy to communicate with.

This was my first time bidding with this auction house and they were so helpful with shipping and with questions. They were so friendly!! This is very much appreciated, since some auction houses make you feel like you are bothering them with questions.

they are great look forward to the next one

After contacting the auction house and indicating I would pick up in person and pay on arrival and receipt of the items they said they had 'disposed of my items and could not pick up anything.'. After stating 'I can't pay an invoice if I'm not picking up anything' the items miraculously reappeared from their 'disposal' and they then said I had to 'pay cash and all storage fees' when I picked up. This seemed very shady to me and its seems like they tried to keep me from picking up my items so they could try to resell them at a future auction. Only after extensive begging and stating this was the only time I could pay and pick up the items they actually let me come and claim my purchase. As a working professional an auction house should be willing to work with their customers to pick up their items in a reasonable time. Very disappointing, they were very rude and overall just wanted to charge me more or resale my items in the future for profit. Take this as a red flag for your future purchases. There were other items from the same auction I got my purchases from that clients were picking up the day I arrived and it didn't seem like they were giving them a hard time about it. They did give me an option to have UPS pick up and store my items but why should I have to pay more fees when other clients where picking up their items the same day as I was? Very inconsistent and rude.

Always a great experience. Great communications and easy pickup.

Satisfied happy!!