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Message:: [QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 511677, member: 5066"]Bid without examination? Generally speaking on furniture, no i don't but, i break that rule all the time as it's a complicated subject. If someone i know who is attending auction & also knows early furniture i will bid after getting a report, if provenance is impeccable i sometimes do, if auction house is well known for honesty & will take an object back if and ONLY IF, object is not what subject claims it is. i.e. they won't for condition issues for example because that is very subjective & differs from one person to the next.As an example, last week the Spitler chest, subject line saidRare and Important Johannes Spitler Painted Shenandoah Valley Blanket ChestIn addition, auction house had already consulted with Museum of the Shenandoah Valley & Williamsburg so auction house had looked into object as well as one could. Still, after all that if chest turned out to NOT be a Spitler chest, they would take it back, refund money, no harm no foul except for time lost.Also, unless a dealer i know well, i NEVER pay with a check, ALWAYS pay with a credit/debit card because you can make a chargeback claim & bank must honor that if you can prove object isn't what seller said it was. Bank will auto refund your money & let you & seller fight it out with bank not involved. And, if the money is back in your pocket.... Possession is 9/10s of the law! Let the seller sue! Make My Day!!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]

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