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Originally Posted by Misky1951
Has anyone managed their own estate sale? I need to sell all my furniture, kitchen stuff, everything. But estate sale companies really charge a lot.
I'm wondering if I can do it myself.
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The estate folks really do charge a pretty reasonable rate for WHAT THEY DO! They Sort, they price, they do the advertising, they deal with the public, and they have a system. They handle everything, do all the work and hand you an empty house and a check at the end. They even take care of sales tax.
Depending on size of household, they can spend several days just PRICING items. they sort the crap that you think is super valuable, and they will put prices on items so that they will actually sell. For example, your china that means the world to you and is 'worth' thousands' of dollars, at most is only going to bring a couple hundred dollars. Think about it, if we did not dispose of china, large furniture, collectibles before we moved here, think of how many DIDN'T get rid of the stuff and don't need yours.
When my mom died, family went through stuff they wanted, then estate sale folks did the rest. Mom's best friend was there during the sale, and said it was so depressing, overhearing comments about the stuff she left behind.