Rasmus AuctionsReviews of rasmus.com

I'm having fun exploring this world of online auctions. I have a shopping list of items I'm looking for and set bid limits in advance. Note that sniping does not work on Rasmus options, bidding in the last minute just adds another minute to the clock. I've picked up from a number of the common locations: Laurel, Alexandria, Fredericksburg, and Harrisburg. My experience has been a little different across sites. I really haven't had any issues with any of the sites other than Harrisburg. Typically, the listings show online images of the item and photos of either the item itself or the box it's in. Occasionally those item photos are a bit misleading, in that they'll share a closely cropped photo of one side of the box, though in reality there's a gaping hole on the other side. I haven't had any big surprises with any of the items from those sites, however, leading to my 4-star review. My one experience with Harrisburg, though, was different, and I will not be participating in auctions from that site again. I got 10 items, and 4 of them had significant issues. One listing contained NO images of the actual item, which would have been helpful, as "missing 1 box" meant that half of the item was missing. Replacing it would cost the price of a new item or double the price of a Marketplace item. The second item was an electric power tool. The example image and the box were of different items, and the item itself smells strongly of gasoline. I'm hoping the gasoline isn't someplace that can cause a fire when I plug this thing in. The third item was for another electric appliance. The photo of the box looked pristine. It was described as "[Item/Model No.] packaging diagrams the [cool features]." That looks like it was written by AI, right? Well, to me it seems the description was deliberately misleading as the box DID NOT contain the item, just accessories and paperwork. It would have been just as easy to give an accurate description as it was the misleading one "box is lighter than it should be". I've never seen such a weird description on an item that didn't have the issue. The 4th item was also a power tool, though with the least problematic issue. The item was described as new out of box, but if that's true the item had been out of the box and probably in the sun for a VERY long time. In the end, I wasted more than 2/3 of the money I spent on the 10 items, and the 4 hours of driving just added insult to injury. So, my advice is, set limits for yourself in advance, put in your final bid ~2:15 before the closing time, and avoid the Harrisburg auction location. Have fun!

They assisted me when needed and made sure I got all that I bid on. Thanks

I have been a Rasmus buyer for years with estate sales, liquidations, and now live. Great prices, willing to work issues, and now a good time during the show. Three things to work on; 1) bandwidth was saturated causing blurred visuals with cameras and bidding responses, 2) lighting would help while on the dock vs showroom, 3) lastly, backhoe (especially if you are selling small ones) is not a dirty word and I got two warnings 🤣😂🤣 that would be nice if these were cleared...

Well organized, reasonable guidance. Would be noce to get reimbursement of $30 had to pay to get combo from Sentry on safe that i won. No mention in listing that it did not come with the iten

It would be better if the equipment is tested so we know what we're buying so far I've had an ice machine for $165. That did not work. I had a sandwich cart 48 inch under counter one that the compressor gave out right as I got it here. And one of three beverage coolers I received did not hold temperature... Having exact measurements of these items height with death is incredibly important to be able for a buyer to buy it and have it fit within their establishment. Rasmus is a good auction format.... but when the actual auctions are going on you place a bid on something, then it moves in the shuffle of the bidding and all of a sudden you can easily accidentally bid on something you didn't want.... I did that once, but I got outbid luckily. At site location pick up it would be great to have wheeled carts or wheeled items about what needs to be done to get the item out of the establishment At the Chinese food place in DC on 14th St. I did not know that the doors had bolts in the ground and there was no way we could get them out of there... it also looked like the frame was welded steel stainless very difficult to work or bring tools to deal with that.

I love Rasmus overall! But the reason for 4 stars here is because 3 of my items that I purchased were taken by someone else or not there when I got to the location for pick up. I did get a refund with no hassle, so thank you for that customer service! The man checking me out made it seem like no big deal we will refund you, but to me it is a bigger deal than just getting a refund. When I purchase an item, it’s nice to know whatever time I show up for pick up it will be there. And on this occasion, it was 3 missing items.

Its was easy to monitor the bids and pick up was quick and frictionless. That is all I ask