A small selection of remarks we have received from vendors.....

2010

• 'This morning I received the results of the auction, and must say, I am overwhelmed at the result! Thank you.' Mrs. S. Gorringe, Brighton, East Sussex, England

• 'What can I say? Excellent service and attention to detail on the telephone, e-mail, and in the written description for the sale. Plus, friendly and professional personal attention. A satisfactory result. Thank you all.' Mr. G. Smith, Woking, Surrey, England

• 'Very pleased with your total service & would highly recommend.' Mr. B. G. Kirby, Hove, East Sussex, England

• 'Thank you for selling my items for me. I am very grateful for your highly professional service and look forward to doing business with you again in the future.' Mr. D. Brown, Leicestershire, England

• 'I would just like to say many thanks for all your help and getting the best prices for the items you have sold for me. My late grandma would have really appreciated the way you presented her work in your catalogue. I had a wonderful morning at the auction and what a wonderful venue to hold your auction.'  Miss. A. Armstrong, West Sussex, England

      

• 'Great result on Saturday! I was quite shocked (and pleased) at the autograph book's final selling price - a lovely surprise!' Mrs. D. Parr, Nottingham, England

• 'Thank you for the very business-like way you have dealt with the matter of selling the autographs. I am extremely grateful to you.' Mrs. B. E. Hodson, Wiltshire, England

• 'I was delighted to check [my lots] out towards the end of the day and note the sale of my material….Well done!' Mr. P. Evans, Shropshire, England

• 'Thank you for selling the autograph album. I did follow the sale on the internet, it was very interesting....I thank you for your time and effort in selling the album. It has been a pleasure dealing with you and I will certainly recommend your company to others.' Mrs. Y. Gibson, Buckinghamshire, England

 

2009

• 'I have to say the whole process has been handled very professionally....from advising me what to sell, as I am a collector, your catalogue entry.... Right through to the hammer falling .....You achieved what you said and more......in a recession that’s good going! I shall enjoy finding more items for you.....' Mr. R. Walton, Hertfordshire, England

• 'What a nice surprise to receive the letter from you today informing me of the successful sale of my collection. I would like to thank you for your help and advice in this matter, and indeed your colleagues……it was a pleasure doing business with you……Once again thank you for dealing with my collection with such speed and efficiency.' Mrs. B. Burt, London, England

 

2008

• 'Thank you for your letter ….I was surprised at the amount that you achieved at the auction.' Mrs. L. Raftery, Dorset, England

• 'Thank you for your efficient handling of my recent autograph sales.' Mrs. V. Boxall, England

• 'Thank you for the cheque received last week, and I must say that I was really pleased with the results of the sale and thank you for your services. I look forward to the next lot of items going under the hammer!' Mr. D. Weller, Kent, England

 

.....and some that we have received from purchasers.....

 

2010

• 'You have produced a very superior catalogue!' Miss. H. Rose, London, England

• 'Richard and the team have put together a truly excellent (and in respect of the Diana letters alone) headline grabbing auction catalogue - one that makes GREAT browsing for any autograph lover....be that a specialist like me or any generalist. This particular auction of yours is really wonderful and ought to do very well. Richard's….service….has been personally detailed and superb, from beginning to end.......' Mr. D. Crothers, Sydney, Australia

• 'Fantastic!  Fantastic!  Fantastic!  What a surprise! Many thanks indeed for your bumper mailing received this morning. As always the content of your [catalogue] looks most interesting.' Mr. H. Narraway, Kent, England

• 'You really do produce the finest catalogues in the world, and I mean that!!' Mr. G. Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa

 

2009

• 'I know we should be relaxing on our holidays but you know what it is like. The auctions are great and we love being involved in them.' Mrs. F. Wylie, Lancashire, England

• 'Just a brief note to thank you for the brilliant delivery of the 4 lots won on absentee bids in last Saturday's auction at Heathrow. The packing was absolutely terrific; everything arrived in beautiful, pristine condition: it was also packed and posted very promptly ……A really excellent service which was much appreciated. I wish other auction houses were as good as IAA.'  Mr. J. Wilson, Cambridgeshire, England

• 'My wife and I really enjoyed our very first auction with IAA and we are really looking forward to the next one. Thank you once again for all your help.' Mr. D. Jenkins, Lancashire, England

 

2008

• 'Once again, a super-swift service from you, and nice product too, so thank you very much. Looking forward to the next sale!' Mr. P. West, Hampshire, England

 

2007

• 'Many thanks for the catalogue - a collector’s item.  Each and every page evoked the golden memories of my black and white [film] days in the 30s and 40s. Even the 50s and 60s. It's a MASTERPIECE!' Mr. P. Trevillion, Bedfordshire, England