Comments on: Property Room: Where Cops Sell Stolen Goods

By: Ruger

Ruger — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:41:59 +0000

I have purchased many items from them from back to the “Steal it Back” days.I have also questioned in my mind the bidding going on.But I have also gotten many good deals.I have also returned items with no problem.I do find the shipping and handling out of whack.Purchase on sports card and you are looking at a $16.00 shipping and handling fee.If it were not for the high cost of shipping I would still be buying a lot of items.

By: California Legal Assistant

California Legal Assistant — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:33:50 +0000

We are currently investigating this website and taking bidders number to see if the numbers are on multiple auction listings and have overcharged bidding amounts or exact bidding amounts. We will then verify that the auction is a fraud then close them down after consulting the Federal Bureau of Investigation. You will get results no later than 04/2011. So stay posted.

By: Meforall

Meforall — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:52:36 +0000

i have been trying to buy a watch for my wife for a couple weeks now. i have not won a single auction!!!! i have lost 22 bids in the final hour. the auction will go a long time w no bids then all of a sudden one certain bidder starts bidding and seems like the 2 same bidders keep winning in the final hour. i will try these last 2 auctions i am bidding in and see if they try to run the price up on me again. not sure what these 2 people need with so many womens watches!! doesnt sound on the up and up to me.. oh well live and learn i guess.

By: David Kay

David Kay — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:03:50 +0000

PS it cost $10 more to unlock verizone phone
Do they really mack effort to return the item to victims

By: David Kay

David Kay — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:56:51 +0000

I just won a bid on blackberry call phone 8530 for total of $118 W/bad a battery & no charger including sales tax & $13 Fedx never ups
the battery and the charger are totaling $86
A recondation phone is about $110
PS are they allow to charge Tax if its out of state
i have ask them why they Don’t return the property to the victims? so far no common,

By: TheDude

TheDude — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:23:16 +0000

I’ve watched the auctions on here for a few weeks. I’ve also noticed that if i bid on an item that has has zero interest at all in final minutes it will suddenly shoot up in price to 15-50% more than the same items on ebay or amazon. Don’t waste your time.

By: cris

cris — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:09:16 +0000

one more thing i would like to add to my above comment this site does in the auction world what they call “BUY BACKS” when they do not get what they want for a item for bid they claim that it was sold to the “high bidder” a inside account and then wait for a while thinking people will forget the item then they relist it up for sale again. you can see this for your self. try it with a cars on there it says no reserve
watch it it sells to a internal “high bidder” then a month or 2 later the same car shows back up on the site.
the site is a scam go to a trusted site. or find out for your self

By: cris

cris — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:03:50 +0000

i have bought items they seemed ok but here is a catch when buying multi items that are the same they hit you for handling per item 4.95each and they will not combine shipping of the same items to save you any green and here is my last question they charge tax for a California item i live in Washington state i am not aware of any e-commerce that has ever done that unless its from the same state of purchase. fishy,sketchy,and well i can only say cops are a bunch of con-artist(perhaps not all) after dealing with this site.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:08:54 +0000

Seems very unethical. It gives the police an INCENTIVE to not find the original owners of the property, which sure as heck ought to be illegal. Auctions were originally meant to pay a little for the storage and handling of these items, but this site is turning a huge profit!! Now I know why my rolexes, video camera, and electric guitar were never “found”. They probably recovered them, but were “never able to find the rightful owner,” so they could sell them for profit. What a world! I think there should be a law limiting police auction sales to no more than half the estimated value of the item as a cap to discourage police departments acting as thieves themselves!

By: Shanon

Shanon — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:58:12 +0000

FYI 95% of the stuff on propertyroom.com is not from police departments. They buy their own stuff and resell.