Upcoming Estate Sales

In case you missed it on our homepage, below are our upcoming estate sales!

Upcoming Estate Sales

Do You Need An Estate Sale?

If you are interested in having an estate sale, please contact us with any questions you might have. You can call our store directly during business hours 303-274-0235 or you can use the Contact Us page of our website. While each estate sale is unique, some of our more frequently asked questions are answered here.

What is an Estate Sale?

Estate Sales are a way of liquidating the entirety of one's estate at a sale - all their personal belongings - often after a major life change (death, moving out of country and the like). They consist of a sale at the home or premises for about three to four days, longer if necessary, and are often patronized by thousands of people over a weekend.

Why should I have an estate sale?

Dealing with the remnants of an estate can be difficult. Often times you have an entire house full of furniture, knick knacks even food to deal with. Rather than dealing with it alone, an estate sale allows you to have thousands of people come in and help to carry away the goods from the estate...while they pay for it! It truly is the best way to get money for your estate.

Estate Sales always result in more money to the estate than other alternatives such as a buyout or donation. Often times estate sales can often be concluded with a buyout or donation which will result in even more money to the estate. We will make sure to get as much money for the estate as we can and an estate sale is really the best way to do it.

Can I have an estate sale?

Estate sales are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. An estate sale cannot be held for a few pieces of furniture or collectibles, we need an entire house of goods to host a sale. If you're interested in having a sale, we will be happy to come to your location and let you know if we can have a sale for you.

What should I do to get ready for an estate sale?

First off, DON'T THROW ANYTHING AWAY! We cannot stress this enough. What you may discard could potentially be a lot of money to your estate. This includes; spices in the cupboards, pots and pans, raw lumber or materials, empty bottles or used greeting cards. Believe it or not, these things will sell and can often make you hundreds of dollars. We will handle the sale from setup to teardown, just leave the house as it is.

What about personal items? Can I keep them?

We would ALWAYS advocate that if you have a personal heirloom you're unsure about keeping, please keep it. It is easy to sell an item, it is near impossible to get it back. Before you call us, make sure to have all family members clearly identify (and remove if possible) all items they wish to keep. This will greatly help us in evaluating your ability to have an estate sale.

If we find personal items during setup such as bank statements, personal documents or the like we always set those aside for the family. Those kinds of things are not for the public eye and will be handled delicately for the estate.

How much will an estate sale cost me?

The short answer to that is nothing. We charge a percentage of the complete sale and our percentage covers the following;

• Complete setup
  • We bring our own tables and supplies to display the estate items to sell
  • We clean and shine everything we can to help it sell
  • We move furniture around to display it for the sale
• Advertising
  • We submit ads to all major newspapers; Post, Westword etc
  • We submit ads to all online venues; Craigslist, Estate Sales .net etc
  • We submit emails to our own dedicated customer base - over 1,400 strong now!
• Operating the Sale
  • We staff the estate sale with enough people to deter theft and damage to property
  • We staff with enough people to help move sold furniture and over-sized items
• Post-Estate Handling and Clean-up
  • The choices after an estate are left to the estate owners. We can either haul everything off (for donation or disposal), return the house and contents to the estate after the sale, or propose a lump-sum buyout of the remainder.

Our percentages for sales vary and will be discussed during the evaluation with you. It is important for us to do a great job for you because our commission is percentage based...the more we make for you, the more we make for us!

Can I price the estate or objects in the estate?

We have been in the antique and used furniture business for nearly 42 years. It is our experience that while people may feel an object is worth a certain price, the market value is often far from the asking price. It is best to let us price the entire estate far you and handle the sale as best we can. If we ask too much for your estate items, they will not sell. We will quote you an estimated dollar range for your sale and as long as we hit between those marks, the prices we ask are irrelevant.

However, if there are certain items that you wish to place a reserve on, we can certainly make that happen. We prefer reserves be placed on very few select items in the estate and that those items be worthy of a reserve; silver sets, unique peices, expensive jewelry etc. Ask us about these items during the evaluation.

If there are any other questions or concerns, please use the Contact Us page or call us at 303-274-0235 anytime during business hours. Thanks for visiting!