Father Joe's Villages Day Auctions

Rick Deluna

He is my hero and the love that goes into the cooking and helpful staff that make it possible

James Wilson

AAA Public Auction is definitely a buyer beware organization. It's unfortunate because I value the good work done by Father Joe's and St. Vincent De Paul. They are my go place when I have items to donate to charity. I will however never participate in any auction run by AAA Public Auction on Father Joe's behalf. There auction had one lot of 7 items and I bid $5.00 for the lot. Their web site is very confusing and I didn't realize I was bidding $5.00 each and not for the lot. I complained to the people on hand when I went to pick up my stuff. I was told to call a fellow named "Bobby" who was in charge. He was totally unhelpful. Said he was merely the agent for Father Joe's and laid all responsibility on them. I asked if it would help if I called St. Vincent De Paul and he said, not really. They would just tell him not to make any allowance for this mistake. This is such a shame. Father Joe should examine whether this agent represents their best interests.

cody schmieding

Cheapest furniture around hands down. Don't let anyone scare you.

Tom Heffernan

The people holding this auction refuse to post basic information about the cars and trucks they are selling, simple things like the mileage and obvious mechanical defects. You have to call them and beg for the information and they often claim not to have it. So, you have to call back and keep after them. They act like you're putting them to a lot of extra trouble by asking a few simple questions, like whether it's a stick or automatic. Basically, they want you to waste your time coming to there auction only to be disappointed that the car has extremely high mileage, has a engine knock, or worse. If other auction houses can provide basic info about vehicles, why can't they? How much trouble is to take a snapshot of the odometer and interior when photographing the car or truck? Father Joe's television commercials say they cut out the middle man, but if you examine the auto auction listings you'll notice that many are coded with the letter "C." This means they are consignment vehicles. The consignment vehicles aren't owned by Father Joe's anymore but they still appear on the site. The week before they appeared as regular auction vehicles but the dealer, or one of his dealer buddies, bought it at a bargain price and is now marking it up. The consignor is the middle man. The consignor can end up making more on the deal than the charity does. The consignor system also assures that no car will sell for too little. In other words, no bargains for the public. The consignment dealers or the operator's agent will bid on the car against you, acting as a shill. If they outbid you, they post it as a consignment vehicle the next week. The whole thing is rigged against the consumer. As a Catholic myself, I'm very sorry to see this happening. As a low-income person searching for a good low-priced car, I'm simply disgusted. Well, what's one more black mark against the church an its many minions, right? I strongly advise that you avoid this auction. I've given up trying to get info out of them because it takes up so much time.