Our Process

As soon as you determine you might need our services. While we may be able to accommodate sales on short notice, we highly recommend reaching as soon as possible.

Yes, we are fully bonded and insured.

Our estate sale process typically takes 1–3 weeks from start to finish. Larger estates, home conditions, or the need for a pre-sale clean-out may extend the timeline. We will be able to give you a better timeline after your initial consultation.

Typically, there is no up-front or out-of-pocket expense to you. Instead, we charge a percentage of total sales ranging from 35%-50%, and simply deduct that from the proceeds at the end of the sale. If a major clean up (like requiring a dumpster) is needed before the estate sale can be held, there may up front costs, but this is rare.

We start by setting up display tables and rearranging furniture to create an inviting shopping space. Next, we sort through drawers, boxes, and cabinets, cleaning items as needed. Sellable items are separated, researched for value, and priced accordingly.

During this process, we often come across personal items like social security cards, bank statements, or tax documents. These are carefully set aside for the estate owner’s review.

Yes. We can handle everything remotely and communicate via phone, email, fax, and mail. This is a scenario we encounter often and the process is simple! If you’re working with a local realtor or with a lawyer we are happy to work with them.

No. Please do not throw anything away (seriously!), unless it's perishable or actually trash. Items that you might not think have value, actually do and sell well! Our biggest advice is to not throw anything away.

We are positive. We do not want you to declutter or purge anything except perishables and actual trash. We will take care of ensuring all sellable items are included in the sale. We will work with you to decide what to do with any leftover items at the end of the sale.

We have years of experience researching, valuating, pricing, and selling items on the second hand market. We have a number of tools, pricing databases, and experts in our network that we can consult if necessary. We also have various quality check processes in place to ensure that pricing is checked and then double-checked to make sure we aren't pricing too high or too low.

We understand that theft can be a concern. We take this seriously and ensure that there are area/room monitors during the sale, limit the number of shoppers in the estate at one time, valuable items and jewelry are locked up or near the pay area for constant monitoring. We can also include camera monitoring systems upon request.