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PoliceAuctions Reviews Summary

PoliceAuctions is a website that offers police auctions and government auctions, featuring certified diamonds, coins, gold, jewelry, foreclosures, seized properties, and surplus items.

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1 review
15 helpful votes
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$#*! this $#*!
June 21, 2016

$#*!ing bastard $#*! face I would ram this jewelly down their neck if I ever see the fukers

Date of experience: June 21, 2016
Maryland
2 reviews
19 helpful votes
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Lying bastrds
June 11, 2016

Jewelry was fake. Costume at best. They mislead or lied when they said "diamond" counts... they meant fake diamonds or those such low quality... worthless. Took to sell... no offer... not even a dollar. I suspected ad much when I saw what was sent.

Date of experience: June 11, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
21 helpful votes
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I did t see rating Minus 1,000 or I would have used it. Go to a dependable jeweler near your City! What you see in the picture is gorgeous, but NOT what you get. Save your money... go on a nice vacation instead!

Date of experience: June 10, 2016
Texas
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Rip off
June 1, 2016

We bought 3 items and every one I f them weren't worth a penny took all of it to get appraisal and nothing was worth a penny

Date of experience: June 1, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
21 helpful votes
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From what everyone is saying looks to be a scam! I thought so too. Just bought something but if it isn't what they say then I'll report it to my bank and get my money back! Which is what ALL OF YOU SHOULD DO! IT'S EASY. IF YOU WANT TO BURN THEM AND SHUT THEM DOWN JUST FILE A DISPUTE THROUGH YOUR BANK YOU'LL GET YOUR MONEY BACK GARUNTEED AND THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY THE BANK BACK! ON ANYTHING YOU BUY FROM EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY ANY CREDIT CARDS! FOR ANY REASON

Date of experience: April 30, 2016
Canada
1 review
17 helpful votes
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I just spent 600 on two pairs of earring necklace and matching rings. I took to get one of the rings enlarged and to fix one of the clasps holding the one of the mistique stones. The Jewler said he won't touch it because it's not worth fixing even though they say on the product description 14k. Yes one of the rings I been wearing everyday for two weeks is showing the sterling sliver under the so called gold.

Date of experience: April 25, 2016
Pennsylvania
1 review
19 helpful votes
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Get even
April 15, 2016

If all the people on this complant site. Hate police auction as much as they say. Then do something about it. Its not hard to over bid. Win the auction. And don't hit pay.if every one on this site did that police auctions will have a bad day i am not telling anyone to do that its just a idea someone gave me. Of course two wrongs don't make a right. There is nothing anyone can do if you change your mind and don't want the item you just won

Date of experience: April 15, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
19 helpful votes
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Ripoff
April 4, 2016

Won a bid on a ring for $23, saying the ring was worth $1200. 00. Took it to get appraisal and the man told me it was worth a dollar. NOT HAPPY!

Date of experience: April 4, 2016
Georgia
3 reviews
22 helpful votes
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I bought a ring that was valued on the Auction for $700. When I received it I was not amused. I took it to be appraised and they said it was only value for $25. I felt Ripped off! It is a scam

Date of experience: March 29, 2016
Canada
1 review
25 helpful votes
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Read the fine print
February 8, 2016

You people get what you deserve. It clearly says on the big page "Please note that gold clad bars and coins are not solid gold and consist mainly of a base of either brass or copper or an alloy. Gold content of all gold clad bars and coins is minimal. Gold clad bars and coins are meant for collectible purposes and are not recommended for investment purposes. Gold clad bars and coins are non-monetary."

They say it's junk... yet everyone is looking for a quick buck. If you get scammed, it's ur own fault. If you did ur research, you wouldn't buy a thing off this site.

Date of experience: February 8, 2016
California
2 reviews
20 helpful votes
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Everything the have is phony and as cheap as a cracker jack toy surprise! I bought the "troy oz" of. 999 fine gold. What a total joke! I never saw anything fly to a magnet so fast. They seriously need to shut down their criminal auction.

Date of experience: February 7, 2016
Arkansas
1 review
25 helpful votes
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Ripoff Auctions
January 16, 2016

Everyone just bid up everything and don't bit it.
Put a dent in there pocket. Those lying, fake $#*! jewelry selling scum buckets. Take your $12,000 fake $#*! braclet and put it where the sun don't shine.

Date of experience: January 16, 2016
California
1 review
13 helpful votes
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From the photos in the auctions, you think you are getting legitimate gemstones and precious metals. From the moment I opened the shipping container, I knew I had been taken. What a bunch of crap. From the gemstone necklace with "diamonds" which you would need a microscope to see, to the rings, and the bracelets... All total crap. What a rip off. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THESE PEOPLE!

Date of experience: January 3, 2016
Canada
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Total Scam
December 27, 2015

I ordered a 14k karrot white gold over sterling 18 diamonds designer bracelet, The retail sales price was 1500. 00 which i know was a little over the top. When i got it i could'nt believe how light it was, it looked a bracelet you got out of a toy store. I took it to a jewlery store to get appraised and she said it; s worth 20 bucks if im lucky, Nothing about it is real.
Its the 50 dollars shipping is how these scam artists make there money.
DONT FALL FOR IT

Date of experience: December 26, 2015
Texas
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Shipping Cost
December 1, 2015

Answer this question for me please. Why is the shipping so expensive than what you buy for?

Date of experience: November 30, 2015
New York
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Pile of junk
November 21, 2015

I won bids on 2 "Diamond" Men's rings, 1 women's Diamond Ring. They came and were just cheap. Certainly didn't look like $2500 rings and they were so light they felt like total junk. Sent them back. Them I got the expensive looking Men's gold watches with 2 diamonds. One broken and none even came with watch boxes. What the hell does BDP (buy direct price) mean. They claim BDP $3900. These things aren't worth $100 let alone $3900 and try selling them with no box. Hey theost I paid for a watch was $110 and the rings like $35, $55. What was I thinking. Pile of junk.

Date of experience: November 21, 2015
Ohio
1 review
17 helpful votes
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Police auction have many great things great deals if you have a problem they answer everyone. Read at bbb they solve every problem. Like the jewelry room both auctions my favorite places to shop for almost anything. Thanks oh also other police they Clame to be real police auctions like the property room you have to put your credit card on line good luck and happy bidding life is a gamble folks

Date of experience: October 24, 2015
Minnesota
1 review
21 helpful votes
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Bought two rings and a necklace. They said one ring was 600,00. One was 1,200. The necklace was 3,200. Had it appraised today they said all three about 100.00. A bunch of thieves and liers! How the heck is our gov't allowing them to get away with this on top of calling it a police auction? Wth is wrong when this is being allowed

Date of experience: October 23, 2015
Canada
1 review
27 helpful votes
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I won 7 auctions mostly jewellery and a few coins. The Diamond ring I won was legit and worth between $500-600 dollars market value much more than what I paid even with the shipping. I also won a Swiss blue topaz diamond ring which was worth 3x more than what I paid for it. So now the bad news, the site advertised a 18k gold over sterling silver women's Amethyst bracelet and 14k gold diamond earrings. A professional appraiser said they were worthless costume jewellery. Said it was copper coated not gold! I did manage to slightly double my money because of the rings but was very dismayed about the rest. So be careful of what you buy, some stuff is legit and worth the money but some is crap and not as advertised. Educate yourself and be careful on what you bid on. Pics are of the earrings and bracelet. Thanks

Date of experience: October 19, 2015
New York
1 review
17 helpful votes
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Everything I got is cheap dollar store items that it looks like they buy from China or India to resell as part of an auction. Expensive shipping. Stay away. Fake stones for gems. Silver rings with no markings. Oil paintings not matching the image and made in minutes by amateurs. Again STAY AWAY DO NOT THE SAME MISTAKE I MADE. LESSON LEARNED.

Date of experience: August 28, 2015