Bidder Reviews for Mike Nichols Auctions (375)

He had what I was looking for.

Every step with Mike Nichols Auctions was flawless. TLDR, the invoice arrived the same day as the auction; payment was a breeze. The auction house handled shipping arrangements and shipped 2 days later. The shipment arrived in 7 days, and follow-up paperwork arrived as promised. Diana was extraordinary in smoothing the entire process. (And I love the vase. Absolutely wonderful!)

I do a lot of auction, many with them and item shipping fast and described.

Excellent communication pre and post auction. All items authentic. Fast shipping and safe packing. Overall very pleased. Looking forward to future auctions and dealing with this auction house and their staff again. All the items required special packing and were shipped priority special handling, insured so shipping costs were appropriate. I will be back.

Great

I always look forward to their auctions. They are very professional and send my winnings out in a timely manner.

FAST SHIPPING

Buying old items like paleo and other points online is inherently difficult. You can’t tell often from a single image if an item is really a very old authentic piece without being able to carefully examine its surface patina and more. This was my guest purchase from Nichols. When I received my items, I felt right away they were newly made. I wrote the auction house about this but received no reply. I have now sent them to well known, different authentication people who agree these are new not authentic old pieces. Unlike many auction houses who stand by their statements of authenticity with a return policy, Nichols does not. I’m now stuck with hundreds of dollars of new points that I cannot resell in good conscience, and Nichols is still silent. There are other reviews that speak to this same issue, I am not alone. There are several other auctions that every month have similar materials for sale and guarantee what they are selling. I recommend that buyers look at all the opportunities to buy in a safer way somewhere else. Nichols knows who consigned these items. They know if a source from an old collection or from a recent maker. They provided no collection or seller provenance with what they sold. It is not believable that they don’t know a new point when they see it and call it such in the descriptions or not take them in on consignment to sell. They choose what they are doing. The collectors market for these items for years has been flooded with fakes. When you are spending top dollar adding to your collection online you have to be able to trust the auction houses honesty, or their return policy. Nichols in my experience has failed to be honest, to communicate, to provide any sources for where my pieces came from. Provenance in collections is important when it comes to value, and ultimately when selling. Buyer beware with this house. There are safer places to build you collection that are honest about what they are selling.

Bought 4 item listed as artifacts, all 4 are in fact modern. I will never buy another item from Nichols.

I have participated in their auctions for 4 years now. Always a good experience. Thank You. Keith M

Sells fine items with COA's, most other points are knapped.

If an item has an Insight COA it's as good as gold in authenticity!

Picked up half a dozen nice pieces for my collection.

Have been able to to purchase several nice pieces over the last 6 months.

Have been able to to purchase several nice pieces over the last 6 months.

Have been able to to purchase several nice pieces over the last 6 months.

Not happy, This one Clovis point was $190.00 but with all other charges added was $275.83 That is 45 % added to my purchase cost for one arrowhead, I was shocked I won auction on one arrowhead for $190.00 after all high charges added it was $275.83 that is another 45 % added for one arrowheads cost, Wow very unhappy with these super high added chargers, I will think twice about bidding ever again

Mike Nichols auction is a great place to spend your extra fun tickets. Have been very pleased with all my purchases from there

Expert auction!

Flawless experience. Good, quick in-house shipping makes the process much more enjoyable than 3rd party shipping. Payment instructions easy and straightforward. Description accurate, and a quality item.

Bidding and payment went smoothly and were trouble-free. Shipping cost was very reasonable. I am very pleased with the object I won. I will continue to follow this auction house. I highly recommend Mike Nichols Auctions.

Every item is accurately described.

This celt that bought is a reproduction. It shows machine grinding marks under a microscope. I didn't try to return item to much trouble. Now I have a paper weight. I suggest that someone look over items with magnifying glass at least before placing it a auction stating it's an artifact.

My item was shipped right away and I didn’t have to do a thing.

I have been entering Mike's auctions for sometime, I won bid on several artifacts Aug. 8th 2021. I called them requesting a tracking number, Mike called me personally not emailed, but called, the tracking number was text to my cell with updates and arrived fast at my door. Thank you Mick Nichols and Team.

MOST POINTS THAT I PURCHASED WERE REPRODUCTIONS THAT CONTINUE FLOODING THE HOBBY MARKET!!! BEWARE!!! GOOD LUCK.

Too Many Fake “Artifacts” are coming from here flooding the market!!! USE CAUTION!!

Well Folks I usually never leave reviews!!!! But, 4 out of the 5 points I purchased thru Mike Nichols were Fakes!!! Mike Nichols list as “Indian Artifacts “which leads you to believe they are authentic!!! They are not!!!! He should at least have the honesty and integrity to list them as Reproduction arrowheads or get out of the Artifacts business!!! We all work hard for our money and to have people like this blatantly cheated us should be criminal!!! PLEASE BEWARE!!

The auction was fine and the prices were very good. Maybe a little bit too good. I’ve been finding and handling artifacts for over 30 years and my radar went off as soon as I held them in my hands. I’m very skeptical as to the authenticity of the items. They weren’t advertised as authentic but neither were they advertised as modern copies. So I have no complaints. I was hoping for the best and it could have been much worse. The pieces are beautiful and very well made. They display very well. I would say it was an average deal.

The auction was very efficient-my items arrived quickly. Thank you for a great auction! George

Product as described and shipped safe and quick. A +

VERY NICE ARTIFACTS!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT AUCTION TO BID ON MORE GREAT STUFF.

I am happy with my purchases thank you

I like the artifacts with COA's and I am always pleased with them and pics are good

Always the best!

Had an issue after receiving invoice... I called, spoke with Mrs. Nichols, issue resolved. Immediately followed by Lightning Fast shipping.