Aristocrat Auction Services

Really? How good can a company be, if they don’t bother to return phone calls from potential customers? Over the past couple weeks I’ve left at least 3 polite requests for return calls about selling a rather large estate without a response. I’ve also called at least 2 or 3 other times just to see if someone might pick up their phone… nope. I can take a hint, and it’s pretty obvious that «they» are the «Aristocrat» in this transaction. It’s a good thing that Denver has other estate sales companies who do return calls…

Aristocrat has been in Denver since 1989. I’ve been to a few of their estate sales and attended some of their online auctions. They use a company called Proxibid for that. If you want to bid online, Aristocrat auctions, tacks on an extra 18%, called a «buyers premium» to your winning bid. A little expensive, but its convenient to not sit at the auction block all day waiting for an item to come up. They also charge you a 12.5% on floor premium, so it doesn’t really matter.
They have really good pictures of the items that are going to be auctioned off and they also have some nice catalogs of their past auctions.
They are also a traditional auction house that sells antiques, art, furniture, toys, real estate, personal collections, consignments, you name it.
Worth a look for sure.
Their website also says that they provide free appraisals. Check for dates and details yourself.
They are one of hundreds of auction companies in Colorado.
If you aren’t familar with auctions and how they work, my advice is:
Shop around, do your homework, examine items closely (there are a lot of auction companies selling reproductions) and don’t get caught up in a bidding war for something.
If you want to know anything I know about local auction houses hit me up.