Frequently Asked Questions

Our consultation with you is free of charge. If we determine that an estate sale is not in your best interest, we will provide you with guidance by recommending other alternatives.

We need a minimum of 10 days to properly plan, promote, and prepare for your estate sale.

There is no bad season for an estate sale. Our experience has shown us that people will come to estate sales even in the winter. Since estate sales are indoors, the weather outside does not impact our ability to set up and promote your sale. Additionally, in the winter, garage sales and yard sales will not compete as much with your estate sale traffic.

We are paid a percentage of the gross sales. This percentage is determined at the time the Estate Sale Agreement is signed. It is based on how much value is remaining in the household, balanced against the time and work involved in setting up the sale. All other things being equal, the more valuable the sale, the lesser the percentage for commission. Our standard fee is between 30% and 40% of the Gross Sale earnings. We pay for all labor costs for the set up and conducting the sale, permits and normal advertising out of our earnings. There are never any up-front costs for you. As we are paid from the final sale total, it is in our common interest to present the most attractive sale we can and sell as much as we can. In addition to helping our clients deal with cleaning out the estate, we also want to make the sale as financially rewarding as possible for them.

Yes, we have liquidated motor vehicles with great success. We can also supply the necessary forms required by the Secretary of State to make the process very easy. Our clients are always pleased by the sale price we can achieve. Included with an Estate Sale the fee is 20% commission.

In our case, most estate liquidations include our coming into your home and accessing the estate. After you hire us, we sort, clean, organize, research, price, market, and sell your collection and furnishings from your home. At the end of the estate sale, we offer a few ideas to liquidate any items that were not sold.

Yes! We do offer a separate cleanout service for the remaining items. We donate and properly dispose of all items big or small. Our basic clean-out service includes sweeping and vacuuming. We also o er a full interior detail option that includes scrubbing the bathrooms, appliances, windows and kitchens.

When your home or the home of your loved one has enough items in it to house a small apartment or home, you have enough. We need to have a full or nearly full home to have a sale to bring in lots of clients to give you the best price on your more expensive and collectible pieces. If you have only a few things, consignment auction or a buyout might be more up your alley.

Family members are always welcome to attend the sale. Stopping in to see how the sale is running is normal, but then it is best to leave. Family members present at the sale causes the customers to be uncomfortable and not want to purchase items. Customers do not want to hear the detailed emotional history on a item or how much a family member paid for it. From experience we have also seen, if a member of the family is present and a customer recognizes this, they will go directly to that family member to try to strike a better deal. This not only places the family member in an uncomfortable position, but under mines the reason we were hired.

Nothing. All we ask is that you don't throw anything at all away and let us do the sorting. We experience daily that many families will do a quick clean prior to consultation due to mess, not realizing they are throwing away items that have a value.

NO! Keep everything in the house. If you paid for it, someone else will too.

Simply ask. We request that all family members remove any items of interest prior to the arrangement of sale.