10 SIMPLE TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE RIGHT ESTATE SALE COMPANY

If you are considering hosting an estate sale. You’ve come to the right place. This is everything you need to know about how Palm Springs Estate Sales will help you host an exceptional estate sale in the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas.

THE PALM SPRINGS ESTATE SALE COMPANY WILL MAKE YOUR ESTATE SALE AS SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE

Although garage sales and estate sales are similar, estate sales are much more involved. We consider every sale unique, depending on the reason, location, items offered, and the buyers they WILL attract. Whatever your situation, here are the best tips to help make sure your estate sale is as successful and smooth as possible.

  1. WE WILL TAKE INVENTORY OF THE ITEMS YOU WANT TO SELL

First things first, we will help you to decide what you want to keep, sell, donate, or simply get rid of. If the estate sale is after a death, you’re likely looking to liquidate as many of the possessions as possible. However, if you’re having an estate sale because you’re downsizing or moving, we will take a more selective approach. With your assistance we will check the house from top to bottom for items to sell — you will be surprised at how many things you forgot you even owned!

  1. WE WILL PRICE ITEMS STRATEGICALLY

This is probably the awkward part of hosting an estate sale, especially if we’re selling items that belonged to someone else. While rare or unique items and antiques will have a consistent price, most items will vary in price depending on the location of the estate sale.

Keep in mind that buyers are objective, so we at Palm Springs Estate sales try and help you avoid allowing the emotional attachment to a piece to dictate price. Together we will determine the highest price you can reasonably ask and the lowest price that you’re willing to accept. For items you might otherwise toss, we will consider bargain pricing or grouping them on a table or in a bin where all items have a flat price.

  1. WE GET PROFESSIONAL APPRAISALS FOR ITEMS OF VALUE

We strongly recommend getting a professional appraisal of items you’re offering to sell at your estate sale that you feel are extremely valuable. Professional appraisers will make sure you don’t underprice — or overprice those items and help determine if things like collector’s items and jewelry are authentic.

  1. WE DECIDE IF ANYTHING IS WORTH A QUICK CLEAN OR FIX

You’d be surprised what a little of TLC will do for an item’s price. A simple shine, paint, wash, or easy repair can turn an item into something worth more money. But not everything is worth salvaging, so we will help you weigh the time and cost it will take to fix or prepare versus how much it will be worth afterward.

  1. WE WILL HOLD YOUR ESTATE SALE ON A WEEKEND DAY

For the heaviest amount of traffic and the most prospective buyers, we will host your estate sale on a Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday. Hosting your estate sale over some holiday weekends can be a toss-up, though, since many people are busy with family or travel out of town.

  1. WE WILL ADVERTISE YOUR ESTATE SALE AND INCLUDE PICTURES OF YOUR BEST ITEMS

Our estate sale companies advertising strategy is vital to getting buyers to your estate sale. There’s always a possibility that a handful of people will walk or drive by, but the serious buyers search for the sales by looking online, and on social media. We will take pictures of your most appealing items and showcase a selection of what types of things people will find at your sale, highlight rare items, and bargain bins, and triple-check that the date, hours, and address are correct on our network of platforms.

  1. WE KNOW HOW TO SET UP YOUR SELLING AREA SPECIFICALLY TO MAXIMIZE SALES

Presentation can be a huge factor to the success of your estate sale. We will lay out everything in a purposeful manner, clearly marking prices, spread your items out to keep the flow, and avoid arrangements that cause traffic jams. We will keep an eye on valuable items like jewelry, antiques, or collector’s items and away from sticky fingers. We will also be sure to clearly mark items that are not for sale. With our professional tents we will provide shade, security and protection from the elements; and if we don’t sell everything on the first day, it will be easy to hold another sale without having to bring everything back inside and then out again.

  1. WE WILL MAKE IT CLEAR WHICH AREAS ARE OFF LIMITS

Estate sales are typically held throughout the entire property, at least that’s what prospective buyers think. In their eyes, the estate sale is essentially giving them permission to poke around every inch of the home. If there are any areas or groups of items that you don’t want strangers to rifle through, we will clearly mark them and keep off-limit areas out of sight, if possible, or lock doors and hanging signs that clearly state no entry.

  1. WE WILL ENLIST LOTS OF HELP FOR THE BIG DAY (OR DAYS)

Estate sales are incredibly busy. At times, we may have dozens of people at the same time. We will be prepared with several helpers that can mingle throughout the home. Their sole purpose is to direct all questions to one of us, which is a huge help!

  1. TOGETHER, WE WILL DECIDE TO DONATE, DISCARD, AUCTION, OR KEEP ANY ITEMS THAT DON’T SELL

In a perfect world, all your items will sell, but that is rarely the case. But there are some next steps we can take regarding unsold items. We can arrange to donate items to a charity for you to receive a tax credit. Otherwise, decide what remaining items you might want to keep or would rather just give away.

The idea of hosting any estate sale may seem overwhelming, but there’s no need to get stressed out. Let Our Extensive Estate Sale Experience And Powerful Customer Base Do The Work For You. Call Spencer for your free consultation at (760) 844-8095.

We look forward to hosting your Estate Sale.