The first time I met Mr Craig Meier he acts very friendly like an old high school buddy that happens to be in the auction business. I should of ran when he came out of a Port-a-Potty and when I showed him where the sink was he said "No I don't need that, I'm real carefull." OOOHHH!
He told me about all the advertising he was going to do and of all the Auctioneer Awards he had won. He said he would bring in a few items to help draw crowds but I would get a cut of the items he brought in seeings how we are going to be partners and all. Mr. Meier is the type of partner you have with an ex spouse when theirs kids involved. Very 1 sided. All other auction companies I've seen advertise the inventory. Meiers simply advertised Public Auction Antiques in the Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram auctions sections. He did advertise small adds in a few other small publications. He said he would put up a big sign on my proprty and people would come. I explained I had been in the same location for almost 20 years and we needed more national attention not simply local.
At first he said he would use Ebay Live. He ended up only using ProxyBid. ProxyBid is a Joke. He said merchandise could be pulled up on search engines. No search engines ever recognize Proxy Bid.
He bought items for cheap at his previous weeks auction then brought them to my auction to make money. He laughed and said he does that all the time.
I told him and his crew that they better not be sand bagging my merchandise so they could take it to their next weeks auction. Well they did. I made him and his crew sell me back over $2000 at Low Ball Crook Auction prices and closer to $6000 wholesale. They also sold all of my outdoor antiques to a scrap man. I paid the scrap man $100 to leave it on the proprty.
Mr. Meier is definataly a Dr Jekyl & Mr Hyde type of guy. I wouldn't contract him to sell my dog house.
Bottom line on any auction Get everything in writing and Nothing just on a hand shake.
These Guys are Crooks
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