Bidder Reviews for Davis Brothers Auction (850)

simple and easy buy and recieve ty

Reached out to auction house and requested a call or follow up, had a canned response and requested again for a person to reach out to me regarding shipping. Auction house never reached out and went forward with shipping without my consent.

I'm geographically far from Davis Brothers Auctions, but I've purchased there a number of times. I've not yet been disappointed with the lots that I've won. They have good items, accurately described, with low opening bids. They rapidly reply to messages/inquiries. Packing and shipping is done in house and FAR better and less expensive than the shipping that Liveauctioners is now trying to push on buyers everywhere. I wish Davis Brothers luck in the future, and also wish more auction houses were this solid and dependable.

The item itself is fine and as described but expect to pay triple in shipping fees. I will not be participating in any future auctions.

I won an auction for a skinny book, paid $45 plus fees totaling $58. Seller had sent an invoice with $68 for shipping a skinny book, seemed about triple what it should be. Contacted the auction house numerous times but it became apparent they were unhelpful and determined to screw me on shipping in order to line their pockets with profit. They resisted telling me what shipper they were quoting on, or what service. Finally they admitted to a "minimum $55 shipping rate regardless of how small the item, even a ring". That should tell you right there what their goal is: maximize profit via inflated shipping rates. I refused their invoice and changed it to "buyer arranged" shipping but they would not budge. They then threatened me with confiscation and no refund, stating "Your order is considered paid to forfeit the item". I have not forfeited it. They are trying to steal this item that I already paid for; I am the legal owner. LiveAuctioneers has been assisting me with this problem but so far have not received any action from the auction house. I have bought thousands of items at auction but have never had to deal with such a scummy and sleazy seller who cares nothing about the buyer or the auction experience, and instead is solely focused on screwing them in order to profit. DO NOT bid with Davis Brothers unless you are willing to get screwed. They are the WORST auction house I have ever dealt with and should be kicked off this platform. I only wish I had read all the bad reviews of this auction house before considering bidding. I would not have bid. And will never deal with them again; I urge other bidders to do the same.

Seller is vicious and threatening. Demands exorbitant shipping fees that are five times higher than normal, and when a more economical alternative is requested the seller cancelled the transaction.

Plan on getting screwed.

$25 minimum shipping to mail a postcard is kind of a joke.

Super experience

I paid $33 to ship less than one pound of items, and it took two weeks to receive my items. I would not bid with them again based on the shipping experience.

One of the BEST experiences I've had with online auctioneers. Paying was easy & the packaging was really as good as it gets. AAA + + +

Love my vase, exceptional items!

Really good quality items that I purchased. Packing was the best! Will definitely buy again. Thank you!

Disappointed

Thank you for your excellent service. The packaging department deserves top praise and a raise

The items were accurately described, and the payment process was easy. The items were professionally packaged, and they arrived on the scheduled date. I will bid with them again!

Very pleased.

Item was well packaged and taken care of. Good folks to work with. Would definitely use again.

Really cool items. Authentic items. Affordable shipping. Thank you guys so much!

the shipping was the very best i've seen. every item was packed way better than I would have done myself. buy with confidence knowing your items will ship and arrive without damage.

Item was shipped to me, no muss, no fuss and I've already shown it off to a few history buff friends.

Called auction house over six times trying to discuss shipping. They use an AI agent and refuse to answer the phone and DO NOT RETURN CALLS. Item was not located where the auction house had claimed that it was (Montana) and was in another country entirely. Item was shipped with no discussion about packaging (I would have paid more to package it correct), was stuck in customs for weeks, and finally arrived completely broken. I don't know what changed with these guys but I'm not bidding with them ever again. Like a truly horrible and frustrating experience.

The auction house is not transparent with their shipping policies. The cost to ship an item was more than the item itself. The auction for my item was finished 2/13/26 and as of 3/9 the items haven’t been shipped even with a $50 shipping charge for an item under a pound.

They are a total ripoff. They wouldn't combine shipping items and their shipping rates are sky high. You cannot talk to a person and they have zero interest in making you happy. They are all about the money. I will never do business with them again.

It would be better to have more info on the lots proposed and more photos.

They advertised an 8 'Granger bamboo fly rod which I bid heavily on, since it's a very desirable length by this company. What I received in the mail 3 weeks later was a NINE FOOT Granger!! 😡 I immediately took pics of the rod sections next to a yardstick as proof of their error in shipping the wrong rod and emailed Davis Brothers that same day. THEY claimed I bought the rod AS IS along with ANY mistake they made in the description so I was "stuck like chuck" as they say. THEY were very UNWILLING to accept their error, offer a partial or full refund or cooperate at all with this major issue!! I then got LiveSupport involved to help rectify this problem. They emailed Davis to notify them they "should" depict their items accurately and to work with me on this problem. ALL I've heard from Davis since then is QUIET. No reply, no offer to work with me or offer to take their bait & switched item back then offer a refund, to keep relations amicable. ALL they did was state they take ZERO responsibility for description, error, neglect, omission Yada yada yada for whatever WE, the buyers, get STUCK with!!!! LiveSupport eventually sided with Davis, thereby leaving me hanging out to dry with no help. Buyer beware with THIS auctioneer, Davis! IF I were you, I would ask for many detailed pictures before you bid, including some type of measuring tool verifying the exact length of each rod section! Signed, 1 VERY disappointed buyer who got "taken".

Great selection of items and careful packaging.

We’ve purchased from Davis before and our experiences have always been positive. They describe their items accurately with great pictures and descriptions and they have an interesting selection of items in every auction. The best part is that they have in house shipping that is reasonable and professional. Everything is wrapped carefully and quickly shipped.

First time winning from the auction house and it was great!! Took a bit longer than expected to let me know the shipping cost; however, arrived secure, safe, and as I'd have packed and shipped it!! Will bid on other stuff from them!!

Left 6 messages and never responded. Dishonest at the least. Say shipping is cheapest carrier. Charged me $25 to ship small, thin book. Wont be bidding here anymore. Been three weeks since they charged my card and still haven’t received my purchase.

NEVER RECEIVED ITEMS, FedEx fraudulently signed for my items and I never got them, Kaylene at Davis Brothers is no help!! I had to beg for her to file a claim. FedEx Shows that there was a signature that was not my signature, and I have sent numerous items of documentation as proof I never received the items and it’s not my signature and not delivered to my house. I called FedEx who said that Davis Brothers needs to file a dispute but I can’t get them to respond or even care that my $2000 is missing. I have contacted my attorney about suing for the refund. I would not trust them with anything over $100 because if something happens to your items they basically tell you to F off. I work hard for my money and can’t afford for $2000 to just disappear. I made sure I did my part and paid right away but they refuse to do their part and file the dispute to get me back my money. Kaylene is downright rude and wants to put the blame on everyone except herself for failing to make sure my money gets returned. I am glad I don’t run my business the way they run theirs. ALL I CAN SAY IS BEWARE!!

I won a POSTCARD for $20. Davis Bros. charged me $25 for shipping! I paid for the postcard and told them to throw it away... They refused to simply put it in an envelope and send it with a Forever stamp... I buy from auction houses all over the world and this is not a "friendly" place to deal with.

Completely unresponsive until negative review, then response contained lies about the listing, although they admitted they do not reply to communications. CAVEAT EMPTOR

I ordered 2 items from them. Both small Zuni fetish animal carvings. One was great, perfect condition, the other had a broken foot. I didn't see the foot in the packaging unfortunately so it must have broken before it shipped. I contacted them and sent photos to see what could be done. Other than the broken foot I still liked the carving and wanted to keep it. I thought perhaps I could get a partial refund or credit towards another auction, etc. They didn't really even ask me any questions or return my email. I just got a random return shipping slip in my inbox when i didn't even want to return it. I felt like they didn't care. No even a "we're sorry. What can we do to fix this?" or even a "thank you for letting us know, we'll try to fix this for future customers."