Artcentric Marketplace — Local services in Troy

Awful business practices run by an incompetent and deceitful owner. Do not trust their word, and if doing business with them, call every single day to confirm the transaction until it is complete. For complete description, read below.....

A friend and I purchased a desk listed at $150 from Artcentric. After quick and unforseen changes for us both, we were unable to keep the desk and called to ask if they would purchase the desk back, even if at a slight discount. Speaking to Debra on the phone, she understood and offered $75 (more than a slight discount) to buy the piece back from us. We set up a delivery date and it was set. Three days later (The confirmed delivery date mandated by Debra herself) I called to notify her that I was coming, when Debra told me that she wasn't going to buy it back anymore because she "didn't have room". I offered to lower the price slightly, but she said it was more about space than money. When I asked why I was the one being bumped from her purchase list despite being the first to confirm, she was unable to provide an answer. She then said she would buy it back, but only for the price of $25 (1/6th of her own original valuation of the piece and less than half of the agreed upon price from not even a week before). At this point I knew the run-around was on. I again asked why I was the one being bumped despite our agreement and confirmation, when she stopped responding entirely.

Not only is she untrustworthy, but she drastically overprices her own goods, as proven by the fact that she believed a piece she listed at $150 was only worth $25-75. Unprofessional and dishonest are not the qualities that we, in the vintage market, seek in a business...

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