Bidder Reviews for Iroquois Auctions (110)

THIS IS THIS FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD FROM THIS CHARACTER; HE NEVER CALLED US IN THIS MATTER ONCE OR ASKED ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE OR AFTER THIS AUCTION AND IF HE DID WE WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED IT PROMPTLY; BUT IT IS OBVIOUS HE LIKES TO HEAR HIMSELF TALK. DURING THIS PANDEMIC WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO GET 2 IMPORTANT ESTATE GUN AUCTIONS ONE FOR A HEAD OF A SHERIFF DEPT BALLISTICS DIVISION WITH OVER 600 GUNS; 5 AND 1/2 TONS OF AMMUNITION AND 100'S OF OTHER ITEMS SOLD UNDER TENTS SELLING TO LIVE CUSTOMERS AND ONLINE WITHIN 3 MONTH PERIOD. AS FOR TRYING TO BE LIKE OTHER AUCTIONEERS WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THAT. WE ALTHOUGH ARE INTERESTED IN DOING OUR BEST FOR OUR CONSIGNOR'S FIRST AND OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS FIRST. DURING THIS PANDEMIC WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED NO ONE HAS BECOME SICK AND EVERYONE HAS FOLLOWED THE NEW PANDEMIC RULES TO KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE. I WILL ASK THIS PERSON ONLY ONE FAVOR FOR ME AS I CELEBRATE MY 50TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION ON JANUARY 1, 2020 AT 10 AM HERE ON LIVE AUCTIONEERS THAT HE NEVER BID AT ANY OF MY AUCTIONS EVER AGAIN. THANK YOU, JERRY

There was no exterior evidence of work done on the gun or I would've indicated such. As there was no indication that the gun had been in a holster or shot previously. Your emails to me and my replies are as follows: Lot 0103: S & W Model 29 justinrl85 Thu, Oct 15, 2020 10:42 PM EDT Is this stamped mod 29 in the yoke? Iroquois Auctions Iroquois Auctions Fri, Oct 16, 2020 7:21 AM EDT I don't know. Next time I see the item will be when we lay it out for the live auction. Kevin Dix justinrl85 Fri, Oct 16, 2020 8:25 AM EDT Any way I can call tomorrow morning and have someone look? Iroquois Auctions Iroquois Auctions Fri, Oct 16, 2020 9:00 AM EDT Call me at 315 592 8724, call tonight around 9PM should be all set. I get to stay overnight with the guns at the club. Kevin I did not receive a call that evening so I could not respond to you or give you an in hand examination of the gun. You opinion is yours and you can say anything you wish, but had I seen issues I would've called them out. Kevin Dix

OUR BIGGEST ISSUE WITH THIS AUCTION WE SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED WAS THAT 70 PLUS % OF THE ENTIRE AUCTION WAS SOLD ON LIVE AUCTION; WHERE IN THE PAST 5 YEARS OF LIVE AUCTION SALES TAKEN BY LIVEAUCTIONEERS WERE ON AVERAGE 25 %. YOUR RIGHT KEVIN { A FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER } WAS BY HIS OWN CHOICE WAS THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO HANDLE THE FIREARMS. NY AND FEDERAL LAWS ARE THE OTHER PROBLEM WHICH WE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. WE HOPE OUR NEXT 500 LOT 300 FIREARMS AND HUGE AMOUNT OF AMMO AUCTION ON OCTOBER 17TH WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN 30 TO 60 DAYS OR SOONER. DURING THESE COVID PANDEMIC TIMES EVERYTHING IS NOT AS NORMAL AS WE WANT THING TO BE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A UNDERSTANDING CUSTOMER AS SOME PEOPLE WERE NOT.

DENNIS, WE TOLD YOU THAT WE SOLD 70 % OF THE AUCTION ON LIVEAUCTIONEERS AND WE ARE A SMALL AUCTION COMPANY WITH ANOTHER 300 GUN ESTATE OCTOBER 17. WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC AND MY PARTNER IS A FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER WITH OVER 200 GUNS TO SHIP; IN 50 YEARS OF DOING BUSINESS WE HAVE NEVER CHEATED OR NOT DELIVERED WHAT WE SOLD ON LINE. IT IS GOING TO TAKE 7 TO 14 DAYS TO SHIP YOUR GUN AND ID THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH WE WILL CANCEL YOUR SALE AND REFUND YOUR MONEY IN FULL. AS FOR BEING A CROOK YOUR A JOKE OF A PERSON FOR SAYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITHOUT HEARING A TRUE EXPLANATION OF THE FACTS. GERALD A. PETRO AUCTIONEER AND OWNER

DEAR JOHN, ALL YOU HAD TO DO FOR MORE PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTION IS REQUEST THEM AND YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEM. AS FOR A JAMMED RELOADING LEVER WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT. KEVIN INSPECTS EVERY GUN WITH NO DEFECTS LEFT OUT OF THE CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION. WE ALWAYS WANT OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE AWARE OF ALL FAULTS IN A GUN THEY ARE ABOUT TO BUY. IN 50 YEARS WE HAVE NEVER TAKEN A CREDIT CARD AS I DON'T TRUST THEM. WE TOLD YOU WE WOULD TAKE YOUR PERSONAL CHECK BUT ALWAYS A BANK OR POSTAL MONEY ORDER WOULD MOVE THINGS ALONG BETTER. WE ARE DEEPLY SORRY SHIPPING IS TAKING LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT; THE REASON BEING IS KEVIN IS THE ONLY ONE PERSON THAT CAN HANDLE FIREARMS; HE IS A FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER WITH LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME IN THIS PANDEMIC AND WE ARE A VERY SMALL BUSINESS AND COVID AS YOU ARE AWARE HAS CHANGED THINGS IN EVERY ASPECT OF ARE LIVES AND OUR BUSINESSES. NORMALLY LIVE AUCTIONEERS TAKES 25 % OF OUR SALES BUT IN THIS SALE IT TOOK ABOUT 70 % OF THE SALE WHICH LEFT US OVER 200 GUNS TO SHIP AND GUNS TAKE MUCH LONGER HERE IN NY BECAUSE OF OUR DETAILED LAWS. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE OWNER ESTATE 300 SUPER GUN AUCTION WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION ON OCTOBER 17, 2020 FOR A LATE LOCAL SHERIFF. THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED US TO DO THIS AUCTION OUTSIDE UNDER A LARGE TENT WITH TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AS IT WILL BE SNOWING HERE SOON AND DOING IT INSIDE IS NOT A OPTION. I HOPE I HAVE EXPLAINED SOME OF MANY ISSUES A LITTLE BETTER AS IT IS VERY EASY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOME THINGS WITHOUT CALLING TO ASK WHY THINGS ARE LIKE THE ARE IN THE REAL WORLD. IN OUR NEXT AUCTION IT WILL TAKE 30 TO 60 DAYS TO SHIP YOUR ITEMS; MANY CUSTOMERS WILL GET THERE ITEMS SOONER THAN THAT. AS FOR YOU NOT WANTING TO BID AT OUR NEXT AUCTION THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM NOT OURS. IT HAS INDEED BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING YOU IN THIS MATTER. GERALD A. PETRO AUCTIONEER AND OWNER

WE TOLD DARREL THERE IS A PANDEMIC GOING ON AND 70 % OF THE AUCTION WAS SOLD ONLINE WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO US BEFORE AND IT WOULD TAKE 30 TO 60 DAYS TO SHIP HIS PURCHASE AS WE ARE A SMALL AUCTION GALLERY. AS FOR FRAUD HE'S AN ABSOLUTE WRONG FOR SAYING ANYTHING LIKE THAT. DARREL ALSO WAS SUPPOSE TO PAY NEXT DAY AND HE WAS 8 DAYS LATE IN HIS PAYMENT WHICH WE DID NOT FAULT HIM ABOUT THAT. AS FOR GETTING HIS 2 GUNS; HE WILL GET THEM ASAP AS MY PARTNER IS A FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER AND ONLY HE IS ALLOWED TO HANDLE THE GUNS. HE DID SAY ONE THING THAT WAS TRUE; WE ARE INVENTORYING ONE OF THE BEST ESTATE GUN AUCTIONS OF THE YEAR THAT NEEDS TO BE HELD OUTSIDE UNDER A HUGE TENT BECAUSE OF THIS COVID PANDEMIC. WE WILL HAVE 300 PLUS HIGH END ESTATE FRESH TO THE MARKET GUNS AND A MOUNTAIN OF AMMUNITION AND RELATED ITEMS FROM A DECEASED LOCAL SHERIFF'S ESTATE FOR HIS FAMILY. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HOW WE ARE HANDLING THE LAST AUCTION AND EVERYONE WILL GET EVERYTHING THEY PAID FOR. IN NY STATE THERE A ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF STATE AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT NEED TO BE FOLLOWED AND WE MUST FOLLOW EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WITHOUT EXCEPTION OR WE WILL BE OUT OF BUSINESS; REMEMBER BUSINESS IS NOT AS USUAL; THIS IS MY 50TH YEAR IN BUSINESS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE AUCTION BUSINESS. THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT WEARING MASKS AND SEEING OUR LOVED ONES BEING LOST WITH NO END IN SITE. PLEASE BE PATIENT AND EVERYONE WILL GET THEIR GUNS. BE PATIENT WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC. THANK YOU, GERALD A. PETRO OWNER AND AUCTIONEER

IF THIS PERSON WOULD HAVE READ OUR TERMS BEFORE HE BID HE WOULD CLEARLY SEE IT STATES PAYMENT IN CERTIFIED FUNDS OVERNIGHT MAIL AND THERE WOULD BEEN NO COMPLAINTS; AS FOR THE SHIPPING HE COULD HAVE ARRANGED HIS OWN SHIPPING. HE COULD HAVE INSISTED HE WANTED TO SHIP IT HIS WAY AND WE WOULD HAVE DONE THIS FOR HIM. AS FOR HIS ITEM NOT GETTING THERE INTACT; I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FOR A MOMENT; WE HAVE PACKED 1000'S OF ITEMS WITH NO PROBLEMS; BUT IN HIS DEFENCE THE MAIL DOES CAUSE ISSUES ONCE IN A WHILE. THE SHIPPING CHARGES ARE WHAT THE U. S. POST OFFICE CHARGES NOT US. TALK IS CHEAP AND THIS IS AMERICA WHERE ANYONE CAN COMPLAIN REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE RIGHT OR WRONG. THANK YOU JERRY

IF THE CUSTOMER WANTED HIS OWN SHIPPER HE COULD HAVE TOLD US IN ADVANCE AND HE COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT HAPPIER. WE USE THE US MAIL AND WE TOLD HIM IN ADVANCE WHAT THE US MAIL QUOTED US AND HE AGREED TO PAY IN ADVANCE THIS SHIPPING CHARGE. IT IS EASY TO COMPLAIN NOW AFTER EVERYTHING WAS DONE TO HIS LIKING. READ OUR TERMS AND CONDITION IN ADVANCE OF BIDDING BEFORE YOU COMMIT TO BID. THANK YOU