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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer experience. I bought a returned espresso machine with as stated minor scratches and stains. The product arrived in actually near perfect condition as If purchased new, and better th... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I bought a combo keyboard and touch pad for my iPad. It arrived in a day but there was other issues with it than stated on the site. I contacted BVA, send pictures to show the problem and after 1 day... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible and stressful non-service. I finally lost close to 3000 euros on a purchase of a Porsche which turns out to break down after 10 minutes driving. Also the paperwork was not in order (they clai... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased a Japanese sword but received something quite different from the advertised item. I sent several emails but no reaction except for a first useless standard reply. How can you be so popu... See more

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Als grootste veilinghuis van Europa valt er bij BVA Auctions altijd wat te bieden. In opdracht van diverse partijen veilen we onder andere bedrijfsgoederen, vastgoed en nieuwe producten. Dat zijn niet alleen faillissementsveilingen, maar ook veilingen vanuit overstock. Elke maand plaatsen we op onze site meer dan 140.000 producten, ook wel ‘kavels’ in veilingtermen. Wij doen elke dag ons best om jou te verrassen met bijzondere producten tegen een lage prijs. Via onze Contact & Vragen pagina kunt u uw vraag of klacht aan ons communiceren: https://support.bva-auctions.com/hc/nl.


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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Er wordt in toenemende mate hoge start…

Er wordt in toenemende mate hoge start prijzen gevraagd. In plaats van een veiling wordt het een webwinkel.

April 30, 2019
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Reply from BVA Auctions

Beste meneer Van Bergen,

Wij organiseren verschillende soorten veilingen. Faillissements- en executieveilingen, openbare veilingen maar ook vrijwillige online veilingen waarin voornamelijk nieuwe producten worden aangeboden. Het kan inderdaad zijn dat het openingsbod bij dit soort kavels anders is, omdat dit nieuwe producten zijn. Mocht u in de veronderstelling zijn dat een bepaald kavel het openingsbod niet waard is, horen wij graag uw beredenering. Dan zullen wij dit verder uitzoeken.

Met vriendelijke groet,
Roos - BVA Auctions

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

delivery service from Leko was a…

delivery service from Leko was a disaster.
I prepaid them ,the final cost was lower but they never returned to me the difference despite my calls and emails

April 26, 2019
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Reply from BVA Auctions

Good morning,

How unfortunate that you did not receive the refund. Did they agree on transferring this refund back into your account?

Since you did not leave your cutstomer number in this review (in private details) I can not look up your account. If you want me to mediate between you and Leko, please e-mail to klantenservice@bva-auctions.com, to the attention of Marijke.

Kind regards,

Marijke - BVA Auctions

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mauvaise foi a éviter

purchase is catastrophic, an unsecured car with a lot of problems. car with rust and engine with problems that were not mentioned befor buying the car :-( how to inspect the gear box befor buy the car ? Result you can't beacause you can't drive the car. Big coast take 12% and 150 euros without protection or open dispute. even the key ring on the picture was stolen and not given to the buyer. on the phone they assured me to have done the necessary with the seller and that a solution will be found and a week after they say no. not serious and not at all professional advise you to avoid these auctions

April 16, 2019
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Reply from BVA Auctions

Dear Mr. Kharrouby,

I understand your frustration regarding the necessary maintenance on the gearbox.

This 33-year old car was auctioned on a public auction without any warranties and no statements were made in the description that the car would be free of any defects. A viewing day was hosted on Saturday the 30th of March where it was possible to inspect the car yourself or together with a mechanic.

I'm sorry that we cannot reimburse you for the repair costs.

Kind regards,

Marijke - BVA Auctions

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

General considerations

The evaluation is based on my recent personal experience regarding the quality how the work are presented. In my opinion not always the works are described in their specificity and estimates by the experts.

April 9, 2019
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Reply from BVA Auctions

Dear Giuliano,

How unfortunate you are having this experience, my apologies. In your account I see that you have been bidding in Art & Antiques auctions. Assuming this review regards those auctions, in most of these auctions we organized a viewing day. On this viewing day customers can inspect the lots themselves and consider if they want to bid on it and if yes, how much. If, according to another expert, a lot is worth less then our experts stated, you can contact the customer service. In that case we need an official statement from a recognized expert. You can call (033 46 000 70), start a live chat or e-mail to klantenservice@bva-auctions.com. We will then investigate this.

I hope to have informed you sufficiently and to welcome you again at our auctions.

Kind regards,
Marijke – BVA Auctions

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The auction system isn't perfect.

The auction system isn't perfect.. I thought I was winning bid on 2 items . The clock went to Zero on each item with no other bids seen. When i was notified , I only ended up with one lot . I am told to refresh my screen to confirm no bids are received at end of clock I wasn't informed , so a little better explanation may have helped. I would suggest when you bid on something and are highest bidder there is a reminder on the screen next to "you are highest bidder " that reminds you to refresh to confirm you are still highest bidder when clock goes to 0

April 4, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I always use BVA auction and the…

I always use BVA auction and the product quality is very high and the shipping is done next day of payment.

You can find lots of stuff daily in a very low price if you get a luch as it is all about bidding.

I bid all time in BVA auction. It does home delivery as well.

March 29, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivery Service Leko that picks up the…

Delivery Service Leko that picks up the item and delivers it was awful. took 4 days to pick up, another 10 to "process" I got the item over three weeks after the pickup date. There is no reason this company should be in business, they only exist as a parasite that feeds off it's market niche and has a monopoly with BVA auctions.

March 24, 2019
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Reply from BVA Auctions

Dear mr. Prishep,

I am sorry to read that you experienced issues with the transport company Leko. My apologies for the inconvenience. Normally, Leko delivers lots within 10 working days after picking up the item. Furthermore, Leko sometimes picks up lots later than the planned pick-up day for customers: they make a seperate appointment for this. You can also find this information on the website of Leko.

I also want to let you know that Leko is a company that is independent from BVA, we do recommend Leko to our customers since Leko has knowledge of our procedures and has close connections to us and our sellers.

I do hope that you will enjoy your laptop and wish you a nice day.

Kind regards,
Roos - BVA Auctions Customer Service

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I doubt the quality of the products

I doubt the quality of the products. And ended up buying things much expensive than they should be.

March 15, 2019
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Reply from BVA Auctions

Dear ms. Ozgen,

I am sorry that you are not pleased with the quality of your lots. When you do not wish to keep lots that are bought in an online auction with return right, you can return the items for a full refund within 14 days after you have received the item.

About your comment on buying things that are more expensive than they should be: our customers determine the final price through the bidding process. We have no influence on this process. In this case, the same as what I stated above applies: you can return lots that are bought in an online auction with return right if you think you have overpaid.

If you think that a lot is not worth its opening bid, please let us know, so that we can take a look at it.

Kind regards,
Roos - BVA Auctions

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute No Go - they did it again!!

In 2018 I bought different items at BVA. Because I was exporting them directly to a place out of the EU I had asked for VAT back. They promised to do so but when I handed the export papers in they refused the reimbursement.
Only when I wrote a comment at trustpilot they revised their decision and paid the VAT back. The whole process lastet several month before I got the money back.

While being in contact with BVA over this issue they promised that this will not happen again and they wil reimburse the VAT with no discussion if I can show the export papers the next time I would buy other items.

So in good belief I bought again at BVA. The procedure was the same like in the first time. After handing the papers in I received - again - the answer that they will not reimburse the VAT. So I wrote a complaint and this is the answer:

Dear Sir, Madam,
We have checked the documents and unfortunately these documents have not yet been approved.
On the documents on which the Europese Gemeenschap is listed with the MRN number are unfortunately not stamped and signed by customs. We really need a stamp from customs on these documents and where possible also a signature.
We look forward to receiving the right documents.

Met vriendelijke groet,
With kind regards,
Debiteurenbeheer BVA Auctions

This is the answer I wrote:

Dear Mrs. V.,
The documents received are official customs documents and these are stored in the customs systems.
You can include the EXA (export document) and COA (confirmation of export) document in your administration. This offers you absolute protection against a tax control / customs check. Nowadays everything goes electronically, time of the stamps and signatures is really over.
If you wish I can also ask the person that did the export at XYZ, Mr. R. W. to also give an explanation and statement.

I would also like to ask you to contact your colleague Mrs. J. v. L. on this issue and revise your decision before I have to hand in an official complain.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind Regards

And this is now their latest answer:

Dear Sir, Madam,
The documents you have provided have been evaluated by several people, including my colleague Mrs V. L.. The assessment has shown that we really need a stamp and signature from the customs authorities. Without a stamp and signature we really cannot give our approval to the documents.
We understand that everything is electronic nowadays. There is also a possibility to stamp documents with a stamp and signature and then scan these and mail them to you.
You can then mail the documents to us and we can further assess this.

Met vriendelijke groet,
With kind regards,
Debiteurenbeheer BVA Auctions

This is about the only company that has not yet understood that international shipment does not work with stamps anymore.

I will never buy again at BVA and cannot recommend it to others who are trying to do international shipment.

March 13, 2019
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Reply from BVA Auctions

Dear Ms. Braun,

First of all, my apologies again for the previous delay in refunding the VAT. It is very unfortunate it had to come to writing a public review but this is not the reason for revising decisions. However, in that case, it did help that the Webcare team exerted some pressure on the process. The process to refunding the VAT is one that could still be optimized. To help in improving this process I will do more research on this topic and keep you updated on this through e-mail.

With regards to VAT refund request that is being processed now, as my colleague states: ‘On the documents on which the Europese Gemeenschap is listed with the MRN number are unfortunately not stamped and signed by customs.’ (https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/prive/douane/reisbagage/ik_reis_nederland_uit/btw_terugvragen_bij_uitvoer) We need these to be able to approve your request. Perhaps you can get the stamps and signatures and scan the documents or ask for possibilities in electronic stamps.

Hoping for your understanding.

Kind regards,
Marijke – BVA Auctions

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