Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

TIPS ON CHOOSING THE RIGHT ESTATE SALE COMPANY

• How many customers are on your email list?

• What is your commission?

• Are there fees besides your commission?

• Do you offer personal shopping services?

• Is there a minimum and how much is it? (Why ask this? Companies that require a minimum are honest companies, they figure out how much it will take to run a sale and require a minimum fee)

• Do you have buy out people in line after the sale?

• Do you have a contract? Can I take a copy home with me to look over?

• Do you have any sales coming up that I could visit to see how your sales are conducted?

• Do you have liability insurance?

• How long after the sale will I be paid?

• How many days will the sale itself be?

• Do you have an appraiser on staff or access to one?

• When would you be able to do the sale (dates and times)?

• How many people do you generally have staff a sale like mine?

Once you have all the information you need make your decision!

• Does your company offer clean out services?

(Excerpts taken from estatesales.net)

• Do you schedule charity pick up?

• If you are moving, does the company offer packing and set up services?

“ Youth is the time to study wisdom; old age is the time to practice it. ” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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