Rock Island Auction - Collectible Firearms

I will never buy a gun from them again. I have bought 7 guns over the last five years from them. Recently bought an Over/Under 12ga that was sold as "Mechanically excellent" only to find that the lower barrel wouldn't fire. The auction house requested I send a quote from a gunsmith for repair. I had it inspected to find that the firing pin was broken and was sold in that state. $450 for repairs. RIA offered a $100 credit for parts only and said that "mechanically excellent" is an opinion of their staff and they do not test their guns. I am in my 30's and, god willing, have another 30+ years of gun buying left. I will never purchase for them again as they sell broken guns. I will, however, be selling all my broken guns on their site and I have been recommending all I know to do the same. Poor business strategy RIA

They knowingly sell broken guns. "Mechanically excellent is an opinion of our staff" -RIA

I couldn't be more pleased with the services RIAC provided. From the preliminary arrangements for the consignment of my collection to pickup, cataloging and payment, everything was handled with efficiency and politeness. This is a first-class organization!

We were disappointed when our families historical gun collection did not sell last year at auction with another company. Rock Island was efficient and easy to work with and our collection sold at over twice what we were expecting! The research and promotional advertising were top notch and very detailed. We couldn’t be happier to pass on items that were precious to our father and his father to someone who obviously appreciates them as much as they did.

Rock Island is first class! We had 54 German Lugers for consignment and the process was seamless. Happy to say 52 sold and they returned the other 2 within 2 weeks. Very Impressed!!!

Exceptional company! Best in the business from the registration process all the way through shipping. Their shipping department is phenomenal at packaging firearms, the best and most thoroughly protected I've ever received. Their customer service department is very pleasant and responsive- communication is prompt after the auction closes. Thank you for your commitment to buyers and sellers!

Rock Island Auction Company is absolutely the best! From start to finish, Rock Island Auction handled my transaction beautifully and without a single issue. I’m just so happy with everyone there I had the pleasure of working with (especially Liz)! They were so helpful, efficient and friendly that I was blown away. Truly a wonderful group of people. I’ll be back for sure! I wasn’t sure when I started how things would go, what was involved, what I should know, etc., but they just made me feel at home and comfortable and communicated with me frequently, and helped me every single step of the way. I couldn’t be happier with RIAC! They’re wonderful! I can’t recommend them highly enough.

My experience with RIAC was a year of selling my late husband’s gun collection. From the beginning I was treated with the utmost respect & kindness. After I consigned the collection with RIAC, I was always notified either by email or a phone call what exactly was taking place. Many times I called with questions & they were answered promptly. The advertising of my husband’s collection was very professionally done including the catalogs & videos. I actually went to the August & December premiere auctions & got to see 4 of the guns sale. This was something I will never forget! Everyone I encountered at the auction site thanked me profusely for consigning my husband’s collection with RIAC. I also would like to recognize the auctioneers who worked hard to bring the highest dollar. I highly recommend RIAC—the entire organization is a class act.