Selecting An Estate Sale Company Is An Important Decision
FAQs
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While most estate sale companies sell everything in your house from your house, and some sell your stuff online starting at a $1.00 an item. We have a different approach. We offer two options: #1) Bring all saleable items to our Estate Valet Gallery and sell all items in a Worldwide Auction. This approach places your items in a greater market outside your smaller local market, which translates to higher sales prices.
#2) Sell all items at the Estate’s location, in the local smaller market where items sell for far less and cost the seller more due to other associated cost and fees. We would still research all items to determine if any items hold a greater value outside the local market and sell these items in one of our Worldwide Auctions.
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Research, research, research and more research followed by years of actual experience in buying and selling antiques and art as an antique and art dealer. We also have a lot of tools at our disposal, including books, personal contacts, and online memberships that help us determine what items have sold for in the past and what is currently selling poorly and what is currently selling.
If we are unable to determined a value of any item, we then turn to experts and appraisers for guidance and advice. All items of great value like an authentic Cartier, Rolex, Tiffany or major Artworks, sell at higher value when the worldwide market has an opportunity bid and buy these items. Positioning your items in a worldwide auction is the preferred choice to attract a worldwide audience.
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It’s not our job to mediate family disputes. (Unlike the television show “Hoarders,” it’s not a common practice to have therapists to help family members.) Loved ones and family members can help smooth the way for an estate sale by making decisions. We also do complete appraisals of estates.
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Yes –With about 10,000 Americans turning 65 each day, boomers account for most of the downsizers. But plenty of other people can find themselves in need of help getting rid property, whether they are struggling to fit recently inherited antiques into a tiny apartment, liquidating assets as part of a divorce settlement, staving off creditors, or simply moving across country for a new job. The average American home spans 2,500 square feet (not counting the storage units rented by one in 10 U.S. households), emptying one out isn’t easily accomplished alone. Estate Valet can help!
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Yes – Whether you inherited an entire estate, a collection, or a few rare items – we can help. Our team will thoroughly evaluate and research and your items and present an estimate before making a decision to consignment with us. We handle all marketing (direct and online) and staffing to make your sale completely hassle-free. And best of all, you don’t have to worry about individuals rummaging through your house. We also do appraisals for your estate.
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Yes – We can also sell all your items within your house as well. We would still research all items to determine if any items hold a greater value outside the local market and sell these items in one of our Worldwide Auctions.