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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.6

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

have to be honest bought and paid for load of garden furniture / hot tubs etc, of this company. BUT only received a couple of the items, some of which where missing parts and unusable. So done me out... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I won bid for a Brand new mini Quad bike.First was given incorrect collection address. The bike came in parts, with no build instructions,(which to me was no problem as I am a skilled fork truck engin... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Easy to use auction site and communications with H&J following successful bid. A few hidden charges and very high delivery quotation from H&J as such we collected the item ourselves. Then given only... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was scammed out of £3k and still waiting for an outcome of the insolvency case! Has anyone else had any updates at all? Or luck getting any money back? I was refused by Lloyds bank because I paid vi... See more

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Haddon & James Auctioneers combine three generations of family auctioneering history with the latest online trading technologies. We run daily online auctions including commercial and retail stock of high quality household name brands.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I asked for ring size the reply said…

I asked for ring size the reply said the vendor did not supply ring size! Does an auctioneer not own a ring sizer? Very poor service

30 May 2022
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Reply from Haddon & James

Hi Mrs Ross. I am going to look at this - we rely on our vendors to supply the goods to us, and we insist they should be great quality. But, like you, I think that giving a ring size would be helpful, as what is the point in a ring too large or small? Please accept my apologies - I am on the case and I hope that this won't be seen again or, if there is a good reason, we explain properly. Many thanks.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Once again I have had 5* service

Once again I have had 5* sevice from Haddon & James, Items very well packed and shipping of items was quick and easy.
Never an issue when buying items from them.

28 May 2022
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Reply from Haddon & James

Thank you so much. We are delighted to see that have made you happy and long may it continue. Thanks again.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A shocking experience

The past few months experience with this company has been a shocker. Whilst i can't tell you not to shop with them, i can tell you i never will. I won an item via an auction website. They wanted paying immediately. We were told they must deliver, at a high cost, even though its down the road from me and i own my own van. But that all became irrelevant. They don't stock what they were selling me, they rely on a boat from somewhere, and despite asking for money immediately, said they had 28 days to deliver. That time came and went. Eventually, after a lot of back and forth, they said they'd give a refund. They said it would take 28 days for a refund. In this day and age? Really?? It didn't come. In the end the refund came because i wanted to start legal proceedings. The whole process has taken months. I'm not sure what the game is with this company, but read the small print before you buy and read the other reviews before you hand money over. Buyer beware.

25 May 2022
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Reply from Haddon & James

Thank you for your comments. To be honest, I don't really know where to start but I will try. First of all, please let me apologise for the ongoing issues but I will try and explain some of what has happened. You are correct, we do ask for payment in 24 hours and this is made clear when bidding. I am really confused as to why we wouldn't allow you to pick up items - we do this every Wednesday from our Welwyn warehouse - so I am confused why this would have been the case. You are also right that we do order things from overseas, but some it is from Europe with short lead times so we can manage the delivery dates. However, all sorts of issues have made delivery times to us much longer than expected. However, we should have kept you informed. And in terms of a refund, the reason we quoted 28 days was that we didn't want to miss a deadline - again - but with the staffing issues we have, we made a decision to give a timeline we knew we could be sure of hitting. It is difficult to defend the way everything was handled and so I don't choose to try. All I can do is apologise again but say that this is not what Haddon & James are all about, and I am excited about the future now the issues we have faced are nearly over.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! I bought jewellery items from back in February, only the cheap items were provided with the more expensive items were to follow within 30 days as they "we are not actually in possession of the items" - WHAT!!!! I have never heard this from a UK auction.
This time period came and went with nothing and after a few more days after the 30 days I asked for a refund. Again I was told that the refund would now take another 30 days... Guess what? Nothing! No further communication during this period or after chasing the refund.
Luckily I had paid by credit card, so tried a section 75 for the monies I was owed, where I managed to get the majority of the (over £500) I was owed back - It was getting difficult to explain all the different charges that are added by the auctioneer, to a credit card employee who is not familiar with these fees etc.
All in all the worst experience I have ever had from an auctioneer (I sat at home in the UK and have bought items from auction in Spain, Germany etc with no problems).
Basically this company is committing fraud in my opinion - How are they allowed to sell items they do not have?? They should be removed from all auction platforms like the saleroom.com - I-bidder, as it gives these platforms a bad name.

25 May 2022
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Reply from Haddon & James

Good evening - my apologies it has taken a long time to respond to your review. Haddon and James have contracts with vendors who will fulfill orders once the order has been placed. It is standard practice in the industry and in most cases it works really well. Very occasionally, a vendor lets us down which of course means we let our customers down, which is a situation we just don't want to happen. I believe in this case we tried to provide something in lieu of sourcing the correct items, but I think it backfired as it made us look like we were trying to provide substandard goods, which is never the case. We have stopped working with many vendors if they cannot supply to a reliable standard. What the real disaster here is how we dealt with the issues you raised after this happened - I can only apologise that you were kept waiting for so long. We still have backlogs - I can't deny - but we are going in the right direction and, of course, if a refund is due, we will ensure it reaches the customer. I can categorically deny your accusation of fraud - it is simply not true - but I can't deny the poor service - that is undoubtedly true. We are working very hard to make sure these kind of issues are a thing of the past.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The company that ruined i-bidder &…

The company that ruined i-bidder & bidspotter.

This company has removed the faith we had in the ibidder platform being a secure safe platform. We are in a nightmare with these people they are as people have said a scam company.

24 May 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The only time I ever ever spoke to…

The only time I ever ever spoke to someone or got a reply from my emails was at the time of purchase. From that day on It was impossible to speak to anyone. I tried all social media platforms aswell as calling first thing in the morning, day and night. It is obvious the business model they have created to take your money and hold as long as possible to get you it back. This is not a good experience handing over £1000's in 48hrs as requested and having 0 communication for months.

24 May 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

bought a new item on auction

bought a new item on auction, when it arrived it wasn't new at all looked like they had salvaged it from the skip, damaged, broken, dirty, and bits missing, i complained and unfortunately after sending various pictures and e mail they now ignoring all communication, disappointed

24 May 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast and efficient service

Very easy to bid, buy and pay for. Delivery was quick. I received a message to inform me of time...a one hour slot which is much better than some that offer a day. The driver arrived within the slot and as a heavy item lifted inside. Very pleased

19 May 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really great company

Really great company, I had different experience with other online bidding companies and I was disappointed with. Haddon & James is actually the most reliable from I-Bidder platform. Highly recommended

16 May 2022
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