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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;H-Chan, post: 52304, member: 463&quot;]<b>MIDWEST AUCTION GALLERIES, INC. IS NOW CLOSED FOR BUSINESS</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>According to a post on Yelp on 4/8/2015 (by J S. Lake Orion, MI), Midwest is closed for business. This is what she says in her post, &quot;Today April 9,2015 after continuous calling Midwest gallery after not receiving my money from one Fred Stone picture the was sold on auction in November, I stopped in the Oxford building only to find a lock smith changing the locks,claiming Jim Amanto and his crooked crew have been evicted!! Gone I&#039;d my money and 2 other art pictures!! I&#039;m stumped on what to do to retrieve what&#039;s mine!! Any suggestions??&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>To view the above mentioned post, please click &quot;Other reviews that are not currently recommended&quot; in the link below.<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/midwest-auction-galleries-oxford?hrid=SdL4S7hQKkn6iSTPkHmOkA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/midwest-auction-galleries-oxford?hrid=SdL4S7hQKkn6iSTPkHmOkA" rel="nofollow">http://www.yelp.com/biz/midwest-auct...Kkn6iSTPkHmOkA</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As listed in Midwest&#039;s website, they are having an auction on April 24, 2015.&nbsp; However, their April 24, 2014 auction is not listed on Liveauctioneers and Invaluable (as they normally would do).&nbsp;&nbsp; I think their website is now a SCAM.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a new post on the Facebook page of&nbsp; Midwest Auction Galleries - Review (posted today by Connie Hall).&nbsp; According to the unpaid consignor, Patrice Cataldo and and Brian Fichtner went to her house and took her antiques&nbsp; (worth over $22,000)&nbsp; for the 12/20/2014 and 2/14/2015 auctions.&nbsp; I really feel sorry for this scam victim.</p><p><br /></p><p>Facebook of Midwest</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midwe...733?sk=reviews" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midwe...733?sk=reviews" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midwe...733?sk=reviews</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you have been scammed by Midwest Auction Galleries or you are an unpaid consignor of Midwest Auction Galleries, please report your loss to the Office of Attorney General (AG) of Michigan and the Federal Trade Commission.</p><p><br /></p><p>AG of Michigan</p><p><a href="http://www.yelp.com/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fag%2F&amp;s=6a795a14fb48f10a117ea472261a95caeb72020e9b279708e1ed13c7f14397de" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.yelp.com/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fag%2F&amp;s=6a795a14fb48f10a117ea472261a95caeb72020e9b279708e1ed13c7f14397de" rel="nofollow">michigan.gov/ag</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Federal Trade Commission</p><p><a href="http://www.yelp.com/redir?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ftc.gov%2Fcontact&amp;s=5fa1988fa610e8465065c964ee84cc85410cc165d366b6019cc4c05d0a54b25e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.yelp.com/redir?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ftc.gov%2Fcontact&amp;s=5fa1988fa610e8465065c964ee84cc85410cc165d366b6019cc4c05d0a54b25e" rel="nofollow">ftc.gov/contact</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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