What to consider when hiring a company for an Estate Sale:

      Your community

Many neighborhoods have Deed Restrictions and don’t allow for garage sales, yard sales, and estate sales.  It is wise to have a complete understanding of what is allowed in the neighborhood before you have your sale.  If restrictions exist, Private Sales may be your only option.  

      Advertising

      The idiom ‘to cast a wide net’ is appropriate in this business, as the wider the net, the greater the catch!  

On-line Advertising. 

      Online advertising is simply one of the best methods for reaching your audience... there are many multi media sites where the sales can be listed and advertised as well as the use of subscribed email lists.

Websites that offer online multiple pictures and descriptions tend to bring in more enthusiastic and well informed buyers, this can in some cases lead to a bidding war on a item in the lot or estate sale.

      Today’s shoppers are very savvy and use their time and money wisely by shopping estate sales on-line whenever possible..  If given a choice of two estate sales – do they go with the one who advertises by way of descriptions only or with a company that offers an on-line visual presentation of the sale (which can portray far more than simply words)?

 What payment methods do the companies accept?

Most companies accept cash, debit & credit.  Some accept checks.  
A restriction on forms of payment (such as cash only) is a restriction on purchases, especially larger ticket items.