Hampson Auctions Reviews 79

I've been trading classics for years. It's getting harder and harder to buy at Hampson's because the prices avhiced are so string. That alone tells you everything you need to know about hw well the team perform.

highly recommend.

Stol ikke på folkene i Hampsons. Den superbil, jeg købte, var slet ikke som beskrivelsen, og den har kostet tusindvis af kroner at udbedre. Hampsons vil ikke anerkende nogen af ​​de større mekaniske fejl.

My experience of buying a (£42,000) supercar from Hampsons Auctioneers was horrific.. Please be very, VERY careful and don’t fall for their dirty tricks..

The description stated the car was recently serviced and ran well. Hampsons claimed the keys & service history were still “in transit” due to probate issues..but assured me the car ran perfectly and fully serviced..

After winning & receiving the car it is very clear the bottom end has mere hours left and my local (independent) supercar centre want a ridiculous amount of money to pull the mid mounted engine & rebuild it.. Hampsons want nothing further to do with me & wontreturn my calls..

BUYER BEWARE has never been more appropriate than with Hampsons.. Ignore their fictional descriptions, get an independent inspection or better still, buy from a reputable source..

Whilst waiting to bid on another car at the Hampson Auctions on-line, a Beach Buggy came up that looked good value. I read the description which was glowing about the car including 200 hours of restoration, body and paint work excellent, engine been re-built, not many miles and pulls like a train. When it arrived it was the complete opposite of their description. It was fact it was complete write off. When I informed Hampson they took no responsibility for their description but just pointed to their T&C's. I even offered to donate the profit they made to an animal charity as at that stage it was not about the money more about the principal that they are a professional auction house who in my opinion wholly misrepresented the condition of the car in their auction.

Fantastic service, very professional throughout.

Beyond my expectation
I hoped for a fair price but the hammer result was far higher. Great energy in the room and the team clearly worked hard for me and my family.

This was my second time selling with selling with Hampson Auctions and Zach once again went above and beyond to deliver a great result. Consistent professionalism, excellent communication, and strong prices they'll always be my first call when selling a car.

Very happy experiece in selling my 1970 lambretta yesterday .Big shout out to zach who help me and totally kept me informed what was going on

I wasn't advised prior to purchase that they had no log book for the vehicle and after some lengthy discussions they then agreed to refund me the cost of apply for a new log book but lucky for them I have friends in the post office and got it sorted for free

A great experience buying and selling with Zach and the team. Friendly, no nonsense experience. I’ll be back for sure

We collected our car after it did not sell - fact. The highest offer was nowhere near the reserve even though we were told it would easily sell; luckily we placed a reserve. When we got it back, we noticed immediately that the car had been driven by the company for 46 miles without our permission. So I complained as we can prove the mileage - we had their photo of it in storage; and then our photo on collecting the car. They did not deny this and their email answer was that they took it to a showcase, that I agreed to the car going there, and if I didn't want my car driven there, I should have emailed them to say that!  We dispute this as we were told the car would never be driven and would always be transported.
The reason why we were collecting our car was because we no longer trusted them. We had an extra fee sprung on us - £210 to transport the car back to their storage unit, 12 miles away, after the auction, even though we had asked our salesperson if there was any more fees and got told 'no' only 48 hours earlier.
Anyway, I disputed this transport fee but their manager wasn't interested and sent me an email which I found offensive and threatening - fact.
My advice is, save your money, look at the actual prices they achieve, and remember you can get a lot of classified car ads on Ebay for the money you would pay to them in fees; I calculated we could have had over 2 year's worth of advertising for our car. 

I had the serious misfortune of dealing with Hampsons Auction after being contacted by someone from this company shortly after listing my car on eBay. He confidently claimed that their auction house specialized in vehicles like mine and that they had a dedicated customer base ready to pay a premium for it. Over a few conversations, he built up trust and ultimately convinced me to list my car through their auction process.

After delivering my car to their storage facility and meeting the representative in person, I was pressured during the paperwork stage regarding the reserve price. I very clearly expressed my desire to set a minimum reserve of £12,000, which was already significantly lower than similar cars selling for £17,000–£20,000. However, the salesman was extremely pushy and adamant that setting a reserve would discourage buyers. He repeatedly guaranteed the car would not sell for less than £12,000 and assured me he knew what he was doing.

Well, guess what? My car sold for a disgraceful £5,500. I was absolutely furious—and instead of accountability, I was met with narcissistic deflection. Suddenly, James insisted I chose not to put a reserve on the car, despite the fact that he manipulated me out of doing so through high-pressure tactics and false promises. Classic blame-shifting.

To make matters worse, when I left a negative review online, I was forced to delete it and now they keep reporting my reviews so they can get it deleted. I was already mentally and emotionally drained at that point, so I deleted the review out of fear and desperation.

Now, months later, I’ve gathered the strength to speak out again. I wholeheartedly regret trusting these people. I feel I was deceived, manipulated, and bullied into losing thousands of pounds on my vehicle. I will do everything I can to warn others about this deeply unprofessional and unethical business. Protect yourselves and your possessions from this company of con artists

Everything was easy,staff friendly and helpful

Don’t list cars as non running
End up paying over on a non running car to then spend more on collecting the car and now fixing the car

Then can’t contact the seller on your behalf for any additional information about the car. Not helpful in the slightest

As a one time founder/operator of an auction house (retired) I have nearly 20 years experience of the business and over 50 years experience in the classic & collector car arena. My assessment of the service provided by Hampson is that they are all glitz and lack the level of customer service one would expect from their promotional material. I would never buy from Hampsons again. The rate of 55% one star compared to 45% five star tells you something……

I recently sold my car at the Gold Cup Auction at Oulton Park. Having never sold via auction before I was not sure what to expect but the entire Hampson Auctions team were fantastic! The process was explained to me in detail and I was kept informed throughout the process. There was no pressure to make a decision on my first enquiry - I had time to consider my options and chose the best one for me. Everything was dealt with very professionally and they answered any queries I had efficiently. The photos are professionally done and your vehicle can be left at their secure storage facility and transported to the sale venue on your behalf. The whole experience was stress-free and I was thrilled with the final price achieved for my car. I highly recommend Hampson Auctions if you're looking to buy or sell a classic or performance car and would not hesitate to use them again in the future.

terrible experience with untrustworthy agent and company who refused to take responsibility for their employees actions

Convinced that my bike would sell easily by salesman who reached out to me, paid hundreds of pounds to get it photographed and listed on the site
Had my helmet and gloves stolen with zero accountability for the actions of the employee that they were given to
Failed to sell my bike twice over almost three months
Cost me the sale of my bike at £4500 while it was being held for the second auction where it failed again to sell, by the time I got it back my interested buyer had already bought another bike.

refused to cover the reasonable cost of replacing my helmet and tried to sidestep taking responsibility for their employees actions. AVOID

This auction house is the worst I have ever dealt with. They are basically prepared to say anything to potential customers to secure their sale and then deny ever saying it when things don't go to plan.
They hard-sell people - my advice is stay away!