Bidder Reviews for Uniques and Antiques, Inc. (774)

Definetly will be back for more

Great job!

Always interesting pieces

Five Stars all the way. Great item & Great Service!!! 5 *****

The experience working with Uniques and Antiques was very positive from the auction through the payment process, and including pickup. They accommodated the fact that i was travelling several hundred miles to pick up the items. If it were not for the distance i would certainly bid with them again!

It was easy-paid my invoice, arranged pickup from one of the shippers the auction house suggested and a few days later, my item arrived from across the country.

So responsive and helpful with my many questions. Kind and respectful, they handled everything with great care. Thanks so much!

very satisfied

wonderful experience!

Seamless, Never a problem from start to finish, Many Thanks

Photos are great and clear images of any damage. Very friendly staff and easy pick up. Would highly recommend.

Buyer experience has always been good over the years.

It would have been helpful if the flaws had been more accurately described. It should have said one crack in the wood has been repaired and that there is another one inch crack in the wood that needs to be repaired.

We did local pick-up and were impressed by the auction house-a gem in our area. Thank you for our great items!

For the amount of auctions and items they sell, I felt like the item I purchased was the only one they sold for I received concierge services.

While I'm aware that the auction house is only consigning someone else's goods, and that it can be very difficult to confirm authenticity, in my opinion it's still the responsibility of the auction house to question that validity and if they have a hunch that it's a inauthentic then that should factor into their choice to consign it. Uniques and Antiques has sold more pepe mendoza pieces than anywhere else in the us combined over the last year. It might not be fully accurate, but it's un proportional to say the least. When asked about authenticity and origin it felt more like they didn't want to know than that they had looked into it. Selling a one of something and saying in the manner of is a very valid approach. Nobody can validate everything. It's too big a job. From memory it's about 15 pairs or single lamps, 8 sets of hardware in their last three auctions that I can think of. At what point should the auction house start asking more questions of the consignee to better protect their clients and more importantly the legacy of the artisan. The lamps I purchased seem to be an amalgamation of different parts, I believe the stems are table legs. The piece of true note is that the stems and the base both have patent stamps and that these stamps do not match. It's abundantly clear that they are not auctioning off authentic pepe mendoza pieces, which they make a paltry effort to state. I personally feel that just listing them "in the manner of Pepe Mendoza" does not excuse the damage they are doing to his legacy. In a market place that increasingly sees forgeries these types of actions only guarantee that we end up with another Feliciano Bejar situation. One where even his estate has a hard time identifying the authentic from the copy's. It's unfortunate that that is now a permanent aspect of Bejars legacy. It need not happen again.

Pretty much everything was as described, the copper panels were a little bit of a disappointment but that's not the fault of the auction house. Possibly they could have been described slightly better, overall nequons I'm strongly recommend the auction house

Very happy with my purchases they arrived safe and sound exactly as described and it was a pleasure to deal with uniques and antiques

Bought several items in one of their auctions and everything was perfect! Honest product description and easy to deal with.

Items as described and exceeded my expectations!

A + + + + +

Prompt and courteous service. Was able to phone and ask questions about several items and they immediately provided more detailed descriptions which led to my successfully bidding on one lot. Quick pickup as I live nearby. Heidi T.

Very satisfied with purchase. They were very helpful in arranging the pickup nice people to deal with.

All good.

Quick turnaround and shipping. Loved that they provided shipping in-house.