Pritchard Auctions Inc.

By far one of the best auctioneers in the business

We often go to Pritchard auctions and have always found the experience to be terrific The terms and conditions of the auctions are explained prior to the start of the bidding and are always explained in a clear and concise fashion
We have gone to many auctions and believe Pritchard auctions to be the best of the bunch

I recently attended a Pritchard Auction in Dundas. The auctioneer, Steve Pritchard, couldn't have been more than 5 or 10 minutes into the auction and was progressively reducing the asking price on a small item trying to get a bid. It was the usual $50, ok how about $25, no? how about $10 etc. A young lady put up her hand and said $2 to which the auctioneer said "sold for $10". The young lady spoke up politely and said I actually bid $2 for the item not $10.
I was aghast when, in a tirade, he chastised his patron saying that "he, and only he, set the prices" and that "if she didn't like it she could leave". He was literally that abrupt. He was unnecessarily harsh and rude to this patron. I think the whole audience was stunned at the auctioneers hostility. After we thought about it for a few minutes, we got up and left in disgust. Keep in mind, we were only the ones who witnessed this auctioneers rudeness, not the ones his rudeness was directed towards, but we will never go back to buy anything from this auctioneer. I should also mention, the auctioneer had no preamble regarding any rules of the auction before the sale.