Bidder Reviews for THOS. CORNELL GALLERIES, LTD. (288)

Great items. Great auction house.

I'm always delighted with my transactions with Thos. Cornell...

5 stars! Professional, flexible and knowledgeable.

Their recommendation of trusted shippers who will pick-up the item and ship it has taken the worry out of the bidding on items.

Cornell Galleries is a wonderful auction house with many interesting items...

David Elian

The customer service at Thos. Cornell Galleries is outstanding. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful. And I always find interesting items on offer. It’s a pleasure to participate in the auctions there.

Thoroughly positive experience from beginning to end. Thank you!!!

Staff is friendly and helpful. Pictures and descriptions are done carefully and honestly. Professional in all respects with concern for both the seller and the buyer.

Great to deal with!

Trusted, Knowledgeable, tops

I bid on and won 2 books at auction. The total cost for the books was $40. One was a tabletop coffee book, the other one was no bigger than a textbook. Contacted seller several times regarding having him ship them for me, got a pre-filled response referring me to local UPS office and other shippers. The local UPS office came by and picked up with other items they were picking up and charged me $52 to ship 2 books. You read that right, more than the cost of purchase the books!! Definitely no insurance involved. I have dealt with heritage auction Christie's Sotheby's and eBay a million times and never once dealt with these kind of exorbitant shipping costs nor seen a seller so incredibly unwilling to help with those especially with an item that cost less than the shipping. I can assure you I will read the fine print more closely but I will never buy from this seller again.

While the listing says that the buyer should call ahead with any questions about the lot, and should know what he/she is getting into, I did not expect for the lot to include a fake watch.

I wasn’t able to attend the auction in person, so I left a bid online. The entire process was easy and afterward, everyone I dealt with on the staff was helpful and friendly. I will definitely participate in the Thos. Cornell Galleries auctions in the future.

Overall a “job well done”

You can absolutely tell that Thomas Cornell is a seasoned professional. This option could not have gone more smoothly, and the descriptions could not have been more accurate. Everything was professionally photographed. I'm looking forward to his next auction!

Disappointed in public photos. The bottom drawer looked good in photo. Bottom severely damaged (parts), The pick-up driver sent pictures prior to shipping. He asked "did you know" It was too late for refund. very deceptive.