Bidder Reviews for Harris Toy & Train Auctions (136)

Invoicing and shipping were as smooth as possible. Packing and timely shipping appreciated. Thanks.

Excellent auction house to deal with.

very professional service

A +

Be aware of the added cost of bidding on any items, seller cost and shipping can make your purchase upside-down.. They do ship fairly fast and the packing was fair, un boxed brass items could have been more secured. Overall all was ok.

Great Item selection and responsiveness to questions.

everything won at Auction arrived as presented

terrible experience, unable to contact them in a timely manner, will not do business with them again

Polite, responsive, good people. I picked the item in person, they were so nice and accommodating.

A very smooth Process from bidding, Invoicing and shipping. I enjoy dealing with Harris tour train auctions because everything goes extremely

Shipping was fast, packing: very professional and processing of payment is one of the best. Everything is on text and not annoying-simple. Thank you

Most painful auction experience I have EVER encountered! Bidding was at about $80. I bid my max of $1050. Auction price was now about $120. Within 8 hours, the bid jumped to my maximum. This was suspicious to me, so I canceled my bid. Now, the high bid was about $260. Then the bid went to about $600. I waited a few days and then bid $950. Within 24 hours the bid on the item hit my max ($950). This indicates to me that someone had knowledge of my bid amount then, conveniently, bid just enough for me to hit my max. I am quite sure there was some really funny bidding going on somewhere. Namely, when I bid the $950 the price should have gone up to near my original bid $1050, but it did not

My first purchase from Harris auction and it couldn’t have gone smoother.

All I can say is buyer beware.. Had 5 lots from this auction and each had their disappointments. Pictures are mostly fuzzy, poor resolution and taken from far away. Take all TCA gradings with a large grain of salt, and probably subtract 3 from any rating. Examples: SD9 engine-graded C9 (factory new)-missing the roller for the track pickup. If you zoom way in on the fuzzy picture on a big monitor, you can see that its missing if you know to look for it. Lot of 14 freight cars "graded C6 or C7"... 3 were absolute junk. One with a poor repaint not disclosed, other severely warped, missing parts. Several cars in the lot were missing doors, brake wheels, chipped cat walks, only a couple of cars could be considered 'very good c6 "Lot with two northwestern switchers and a dozen freight cars: Powered engine arrived broken, multiple pieces had to be glued back on and frame needed to be straightened. Milk tubs were very discolored (hard to tell with photo lighting) and retaining tabs broken. Lot with 2 UP switchers: Harris graded as C7 (excellent) one switcher had repainted cab roof, other arrived with truck side frame broken off. Pipe cars had broken hold downs, missing a pipe. FM trainmaster and caboose lot is the one lot I felt was accurately described. Graded c9 and seemed to be new. With a very high 23 % premium, this auction house needs to step up their game and provide more detailed descriptions, and higher resolution photos. Shipping/handling/material fees seemed rather high. They seemed packaged well, but clearly not well enough for the amount of items received damaged. Overall displeased and will look for alternative sellers in the future.

All items complete and in good condition. The goods supplied correspond to 100 percent of the tender. I am very satisfied.

Transaction A OK.

"HONEST!!!!!" Grading, Discriptions, Very nice packing. This is truly one of the better Auction Houses. We all write Pos. Feedback so we do not get blocked. Not in this case. Everything regarding this auction house is 5 star. Customer service is family/faimly friendly, they respond within 24 hrs., descriptions are "Honest" packing is professional. Thank you so much for a warm TRADITIONAL TCA experience. Lynne

I've had a number of smooth transactions with this auction house, and look forward to future auctions from them.

Fantastic Service, Great Photos and Fair Shipping

Cars were ADVERTISED AS BRAND NEW. AND THEY ARRIVED BRAND NEW AND "UNOPENED" PERFECT CONDITION. VERY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE

The person to whom I had this item shipped thought the item was in lovely condition, from a paint standpoint, and after a bit of tuneup, should be a nice display runner. So I'm happy.

Very pleased and will bid again with this company.

Got my items, which were packed and shipped carefully. Very straightforward, with no muss or fuss. So, obviously, I'll keep watching this firm's auctions.

Quality items to bid on.

I got two items in this particular auction, and had them shipped to a friend that works with "prewar" Lionel train material. He was very impressed with, and pleased by, the items, so my goal was accomplished. I've got my eye on this auction house, and will be investigating their future auctions. They're reliable.

Trains were as pictured and described. Arrived quickly and very well packed by auction house. Great auction house to deal with.

From start to finish this was a hassle free process. I made my purchase from New Zealand and they packed and shipped to me the items arrived safe and secure in a reasonable time frame and the staff at Harris's were friendly and helpful.

I had trouble bidding online through a third party, so I went directly to the Harris site. That worked like a charm. I also had some questions about my order since this was my first auction experience. The response was immediate, satisfying my question and even reduced my overall bill. The shipping cost was reasonable and the items arrived safely and intact. I would definitely attend another Harris Toy auction.