The #1 Thing Our Estate Sale Client Struggles With
We’ve met with clients near and far over the years and the #1 thing they struggle with when it comes to an estate sale is….
Identifying What Has Value and Pricing It Accordingly
Most people can successfully pull everything out and sort it into categories. They may even go so far as to set it out on tables and display the wares for potential customers.
Yet when it comes to pricing and identifying items of value, they usually shift into neutral.
“How do I know what I have?”
“How do I know what to price it for?”
Closely related to this is “how will I find buyers for these items?”
Take for example our current client in Shelby, NC. Their parents had long passed and the house has sat vacant for years. When trying to make the decision of what to sell and what to get rid of, the heirs were left scratching their heads.
“Will someone drive to Shelby for antique furniture?”
“Does anyone even buy antique furniture these days?”
“Should we just throw it all away?”
Families hire a liquidator for two reasons:
To identify items of value and market them appropriately
To sell, sell, sell
One and two go hand in hand.
There is so much more to hosting successful estate sales then just throwing up some tables, putting a sign in the yard, and posting about it online.
Call us if you need help in closing an estate or are in the process of downsizing.
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Thrift w/me: part 6 at the Salvation Army Family Store in Gastonia, NC