Client Advice
Cheaper is not Always Better
What is your objective for an estate sale? For some, it is finding the cheapest estate sale company, so they have more money in their pocket? Nothing wrong with that, but the cheapest company will probably not give you the results, you desire. In San Antonio, a good estate sale company with the proper research, […]
How Timing is Crucial to Estate Sales Success
One of the most significant issues we encounter is many people wait until the last minute to schedule an estate sale. The two most important issues are the estate sale company is booked for that period and not giving the estate company enough time to prep for the sale. For example, we had eight calls […]
Selling High Ticket Items in Estate Sale?
Would you like to know how much your higher ticket items sold for in the estate sale quickly? You can go thru a bunch of tickets that may be legible or not or scanned one of our reports quickly. We bought a lot of our supplies and equipment from other companies estate sales and often […]
Realistic Expectations & Pricing
Do you have realistic expectations on the amount of money your sale will bring in? For example, if you were bored and inventory all the items priced in your home, how much will the sale produce?That depends on many factors such as quality of items, location, presentation, estate sale company etc. What we have found […]
Estate Sale Leftovers
What does San Antonio Estate Sales LLC do with leftover items at the end of an estate sale? This can be time-consuming work after the sale has completed. On a few selected high ticket items, we will try to sell thru Facebook or one of our other online sites with a buy it price or […]
Reserve Prices and Estate Sales
Reserve prices are a minimum price to sell items at an estate sale. Having too many reserve prices is not good for most sales. The best items to have reserve prices are higher ticket items. Also, if you have items that you are thinking about keeping those are good candidates for reserve pricing. There are […]
What Expenses does an Estate Sale Company Incur?
Many clients think estate sale companies charge too much. They do not realize all the expenses and just think about the labor during the sale. Here are some of the expenses involved: 1. Labor- Not only for the sale, but more labor is used setting up the sale. It takes time to stage, research, price […]
What Does Bonded & Insured Mean?
If you are going to do an estate sale, the estate sale company should be bonded and insured. In addition, you should continue insurance on the house. Bonded deals with surety company will be responsible for covering any financial losses. For example: the bond may cover theft that occurs. The insurance is protection for your […]
Does Experience Matter in an Estate Sale Liquidation Company?
This will be a confusing answer, but it is yes and no. The best companies learn the longer they own their business. However, it is easy to be complacent and keep doing business as usual. There are many good estate sale companies in San Antonio that have plenty of nice people that work for or […]
Why Price Labeling, Bar Coding and Signage is Important for Estate Sales
If you ever been to an estate sale, you will notice most items are marked by pricing gun, masking tape or a sheet showing the price. Worst yet is the estate sale, where the price is not marked. I have noticed many liquidators throw a low price out especially on the last day. This is […]