Tim's Auction House Scheme to expose the highest bid Bristol CT Connecticut
I was bidding live on Liveauctioneers. I was outbid and during the fair warning period, the other bid was cancelled and I became the highest bidder and supposedly won the auction (it was a small pocket watch). I tried to contact the auction house through several means to figure out what had been going on (it could have been a genuine mistake) but they did not return my calls or messages until 3 weeks after the auction house. On the phone, they threatened me to file a complain with Liveauctioneers and then asked me if I had been bidding live. When I told them yes, they just hung up on me. I found online other complains regarding this auction house filed in 2013 and 2016.
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/liveauctioneers/internet/liveauctioneers-beware-live-auctioneers-allowes-the-auctioneers-to-know-you-bid-cont-1070431
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/tims-inc-auction/ct/tims-inc-auction-tims-auction-be-careful-buying-or-consigning-to-this-auctioneer-brist-1303730
They bid you out and then cancel their bid to make sure that they get the maximum amount of money. I have dealt with many auction houses and mistakes can happen and they are usually quite open to working things out. This auction house seems to be a repeat offender.