Business ProfileforPowell Auction & Realty, LLC

t #: $247.80 plus $5 shipping. $252.80 Powell Auction Company was selling multiple lots of 800 silver in their online auction. I won most of the lots including a set of coasters. The lot description says (marked 800) and give a weight of 18oz. As soon as I unpack the set of coasters and see them they are clearly not silver (visually, touch, sound, and the mark all tell someone not silver). Any auction company would know that they weren't silver. I went back to review all of the auction lots of silver to see if they provided weights and clear pictures of markings for the silver lots and whether or not they provided weights for non-silver items. After comparing all of the lots every silver lot had clear pictures of the marks along with weights. All non-silver lots had pictures of their markings and no weights. LOT 76: SET OF 6 COASTERS - MARKED 800 - No pictures of marking provided. - Weight of coasters was provided. I request a refund and return this lot. They stated that they are not in the wrong because they never stated they were silver. I asked why even mention they are marked 800 and provide the weight of the items if you know they weren't silver. This was clear deception to sell fake items and they didn't provide pictures because everyone would have known they weren't real. The way they are trying to cover themselves I would also believe that they were the ones bidding the price up knowing these were fake. Payment had to be wire transfer I'm assuming so I wouldn't have any recourse with the situation whether it be a charge back. I always like to get to other professionals options on matters like this before filing claims or writing reviews. I reached out to a few silver collectors and sellers who buy in auctions. They to agree this was clearly deception seeing how they knew they weren't silver but lead others to believe they were.