On May 23 I won an item at an online auction from Westbury. The item was listed as a 14k Gold Tanzanite ring it had an appraisal for over $18,000. I bought the ring for just over $2,000. When I received the ring sevelas weeks later with an appraisal dated June 4th which looked suspisious since the auction happened on the 23rd.
This discrepancy had me worried so I took the ring and appraisal to a local jeweler and he confirmed my suspicion. The ring did not match the appraisal at all. It appears the main stone was replaced.
When I called Westbury to inquire into the issue they told me they do not no anything about the item. They simply send it to an appraiser and list it based on what the appraiser tels them. I find this hard to believe the appraisal has a picture on it and you can clearly tell the main stone has a different color then shown in the picture.
If you are looking to do buy something from a Westbury auction please beware. Avoid if possible.
Westbury Auction Galleries, Inc. Reviews
On May 23 I won an item at an online auction from Westbury. The item was listed as a 14k Gold Tanzanite ring it had an appraisal for over $18,000. I bought the ring for just over $2,000. When I received the ring sevelas weeks later with an appraisal dated June 4th which looked suspisious since the auction happened on the 23rd.
This discrepancy had me worried so I took the ring and appraisal to a local jeweler and he confirmed my suspicion. The ring did not match the appraisal at all. It appears the main stone was replaced.
When I called Westbury to inquire into the issue they told me they do not no anything about the item. They simply send it to an appraiser and list it based on what the appraiser tels them. I find this hard to believe the appraisal has a picture on it and you can clearly tell the main stone has a different color then shown in the picture.
If you are looking to do buy something from a Westbury auction please beware. Avoid if possible.