Our Rates
You pay nothing up front. We pay the expenses for the entire sale out of pocket and are reimbursed from the sale’s gross proceeds. The commission rate you pay is calculated on a sliding scale based on our estimate of the gross amount of money that will be generated by your sale. Our commission and charges vary from sale to sale and house to house, depending on:
- Challenge of project
- Preparation time
- Hours needed to research values
- Marketing and advertising
- Distance from our home office
- Cost of food for pre-sale and crew
- Supplies to prepare and run the sale
- Workers needed to complete the sale
- Clean up of the home, yard, and garage
Other factors may come into play that would alter the pricing structure so it is best to speak with us in person in advance to get a good grasp of what sort of costs or fees we are talking about. On average, expect to pay 50% of the net sales realized in commission. The average estate sale costs 20-30 % of the gross proceeds to run, which is paid out of pocket by us and then reimbursed to our company prior to splitting the proceeds with the family. A list of costs is shown above.
We are very concerned about your satisfaction. We will do everything in our power to make this as painless as possible and as good of an experience as can be.
At this time, due to time constraints and storage limitations, we do not offer any buyouts or purchases done by our company. If a buyout is what you need, we can recommend some trustworthy antique dealers in town that will come and buy your items from you at a significant discount from what you might sell the items at an estate sale. Just tell us what you need and we'll assist you.
For more information or to meet in person, please call us at 916-397-6504. Once more we remind you that our assessment of your property and your family's estate is absolutely free of charge and will only cost you your time. We look forward to helping you.
Jennie
