While holidays come just once a year, estate sales are year-round. Should business stop just because it’s a designated holiday or long weekend? Only you can really decide, and learning via trial and error, talking to estate sale companies, especially those near you, and scoping out the activity in your area are all smart ways…Read More
You’ve heard it before, usually right in the middle of your estate sale: “Do you offer discounts?” “How much are discounts?” “When do discounts start?” Like everything else these days, the estate sale industry has changed, especially in the last decade or so. Blame it on a down economy or savvier shopping habits, customers have become…Read More
Looking for estate sale leads? Whether you’re in the beginning stages of building your estate sale business, or you’ve noticed sales have gone stagnant lately, you may just need to breathe new life into your method of getting leads. Finding customers is the foundation of your business and can take a lot of energy, as well…Read More
Part of the beauty of being an estate sale company is getting to work for yourself. How you run your business is a reflection of you and your values—and that includes how you’re going to deal with your estate sale customers and all the little things they do to keep us on our toes! Whether they’re regulars, or just…Read More
Estate sale clients. They’re our bread and butter. But as much as we love them, they can do things that make running your estate sale difficult (and sometimes downright scary)! Unfortunately, these nightmares don’t just happen to newbies. Whether you’re a fledgling estate sale company trying to build your business, or you’re a veteran pro who’s…Read More
You’ve got the estate sale business part down. You’ve observed and attended several estate sales in your area to see how they work. You’ve taken appraisal courses. You’ve brushed up on your customer service skills. You’ve joined an estate sale company networking group. You’ve even established a client list. But it’s 2016. And that means you need to…Read More
Whether you need to hire an estate sale company, or you’re a new estate sale company just starting out, it can be tough to navigate the murky waters of licensing and accreditation and estate sale organizations. If you’re in the position of needing to liquidate an estate, you probably feel an overwhelming amount of responsibility…Read More
