Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can't I do the estate sale myself?
A: Sure you can! Be prepared for a lot of hard work. It can be an
emotional experience if the items are yours or those of a loved one.
Estate sale professionals realize this and try to make this process as
easy for you as possible. Also Estate sale professionals have large
followings of customers that regularly attend their sales and also the
background to judge the worth of your estate items.
Q: How do you prepare the sale?
A: After the walk-through, we have the executor of the estate sign a
contract. We agree on the date of the sale. Once this is done, we come
in and clean, arrange and price all items. Items that are found to be
particularly valuable may be sold through other avenues such as antique
dealers, eBay, auctions, etc. if we think a better price can be
obtained. We take several photographs which are provided to our
customers via a link through email, Craigslist, Facebook, this website
and Estatesales.org. We also advertise through the Shreveport Times. We
post signs at strategic points in the neighborhood of the sale. Most of
our sales are for two days: Friday & Saturday from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.
All items are sold for full price on Friday and discounted 50% on
Saturday.
Q: What happens to the items that do not
sell?
A: Items not sold may be retained by the family, donated to charity, or
sold to auctioneers/buy-out company.
Q:What is your fee?
A: We charge 30% of the gross proceeds of the sale. From this, we pay
our assistants, advertising, supplies and other expenses.
Q: How can I prepare before calling you?
A: First off, don't throw anything away. "What is one's junk is another
man's treasure" really applies here. It is imperative that items to be
retained are removed from the property before contacting an estate
liquidator.