WHY HAVE AN ONLINE ESTATE AUCTION?

& WHY MOST CLIENTS SELECT THIS OPTION:

1.     Online Auctions routinely produce HIGHER sale prices over an in-person Estate Sale.

2.    Online Auctions are seen by a larger demographic due to being online. (NATIONWIDE exposer!)

The more views - the higher the sale price.

3.    Online Auctions take place online, therefore there will be far less foot traffic inside of your home. Besides our crew, the only people that will be inside of your home are the winning bidders simply coming to pick-up their winnings on a scheduled “pick-up” day.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

NOTHING!

Once an agreement is signed, we will begin preparing for the sale. You will not need to lift a finger! We will take care of everything. We pride ourselves on this. 

Hand us a key, and we will hand you a check!

HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN I EXPECT TO SEE MY SALE?

We are experts at marketing & advertising, plus we have a fan base of shoppers that is second to none! Because we have one of the largest followings of shoppers in the country, your sale will be seen by tens or hundreds of thousands of people! These shoppers are not here to browse, they are here to buy, and we make it easy for them to do so by holding the most professional Online Auctions possible.

SAFETY AND SECURITY

WHAT DO YOU DO TO PROTECT MY PROPERTY?

 For all our sales, we take every precaution to protect your home and contents. We do the following for all sales:

• Provide signage, safety warnings and policies at the door and throughout your home. (In-Person Estate Sales)

• Staff your sale to match the size and needs of your home or business.

• Provide a Security / Crowd Control person at the door to sign in each person and have them show receipt as they leave.

• Only allow a certain number of people inside the home at one time to keep watch and control.

• Control traffic flow into the house and designate one exit only.

• Promptly address any customer behaving in a manner that could cause damage to your property.

• Keep small items such as jewelry, coins, precious stones in jewelry cases or locked away that will be staffed by our employees.

• Hiring private security or off-duty police officers optional and can be discussed. (This is rarely needed)

• We require you to have home owners insurance in place. If there is ever a slip or fall on premises, we would refer them to you where you would refer them to your insurance policy in place.

• We provide Business Insurance.

DO YOU HOLD SALES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS?

ABSOLUTLY!

We hold sales every month year long. Winter month sales can be our most profitable sales of the year! Why is this? Antique stores, Thrift stores, Pickers and other Re-Sellers need inventory. In the summer they can visit multiple yard sales, garage sales and flea markets, but in the winter months, we are the #1 source for them, which means more customers, more sales, more profit for you! We do ask that you keep the drive-way plowed and walk ways shoveled and sanded. If severe weather is forecasted and we feel it could negatively impact your sale, we will work with you to reschedule the sale.

DO YOU DO APPRAISALS?

On a limited basis, Yes we do!

Please see the page "Appraisals" for more info.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SOLD?

IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU

We average a very high sell-through rate. Infact, if you choose the Online Auction format, on average homes are 95% emptied of saleable items! If it has any value at all, with an Online Auction it’s basically going to sell.

It's up to you what you want to do with leftover items. Typically, if there is ANYTHING left unsold, then they are items we expected wouldn’t sell. There are certain items we all know are nearly impossible to sell: Broken and damaged items, cribs, car seats, plastic cups, used pillows, stained sheets for example. All things you wouldn’t expect someone would buy. Typically, this is trash.

You have a variety of options that we can assist with. You can choose to keep those items, place it for trash pickup on trash day, give them to a charity or have the items donated if applicable. (Nearly 100% of the time, what would be left a charity or donation center would NOT be interested!)

We can also give you contact info for clean-out companies that will take anything that remains. These companies have been vetted and with us for years and trusted to leave you 100% cleaned out and empty.  It's up to you! Regardless of which option you choose, we can help with a game plan to leave the home completely empty!

DO I NEED TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR THE SALE?

THAT IS THE “Norm” in our line of work

We prefer that when our team arrives we are able to transform the house into a shopping environment and to do that with the best results, we strive to maintain a no resident policy. We understand that you may need to pop in whenever and you are absolutely fine to do so. We do insist that the owner or estate executor not be on the premises for the set-up or during the sale and pick-up days, as things can get emotional, and it absolutely WILL slow us down considerably. Time and efficiency are so incredibly important in our profession, and we need it to focus on our end results. Keep in mind we work often very early to very late in order to get done what is needed in a timely fashion, and we will be rearranging your home. Because of these things, it is strongly recommended that you consider another location to reside for the time in which we will be working.

During sale day(s), we recommend that you go do something that makes you happy, visit family or something that allows you to sit back and relax, after all, that is why you hired us.

HOW LONG ARE YOUR ONLINE AUCTIONS?

Our Online Auctions typically run for 1 1/2 - 2 weeks on average. If for some reason a sale warrants more time, we can extend the sale time. It typiclly takes us around 1 to 2 weeks to stage the items for sale before we go “live” online. This puts the average sale from start to finish around 30 days. Sometimes shorter, sometime longer of course.

HOW DO YOU ADVERTISE THE SALE?

WE ARE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING EXPERTS

We pride ourselves on the effectiveness of our advertising process. Everything we do, from choosing appropriate wording for ads to deciding which streets to place signs on, is done with the intent of making a sale successful. We advertise on our own website and all of the major estate sale websites. We are also listed on all major search engines, and we have a following of regular customers that is absolutely second to none. We also notify our email base by utilizing our extensive email list that is well into the thousands! We also have a growing data base of collectors for specific items. We will contact them to let them know that you have something for sale that may be of interest to them.

We also have by far the largest following of any liquidator in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. In fact, we are have one of the largest followings in the entire Country! This is to YOUR advantage and we will put it to work for you!

HOW WILL I BE PAID?

WITH A CHECK WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE SALE

We will issue you a check along with accounting and sales numbers, all within 10 business days of the sale. That's 2-3 times faster than the industry standard of a 20 to 30 day payout. Generally, if the sale is a less complicated one, you will receive your proceeds even faster.

ARE YOU INSURED?

YES! We are professionals

We have adequate insurance policies in place with one of the top insurers in the country. It’s also important that to know that the insurance company we choose actually knows our business and what we do! Like any Professional Company, we will make sure you receive a copy of proof of our insurance before signing with us.

We require that when you hire our company, that you must also have adequate insurance in the form of a Homeowners Policy.  

DO YOU CHARGE A SET UP FEE OR RETAINER FEE OR CREDIT CARD FEE?

Absolutely not!

We strongly recommend that if any liquidator tries to charge you any sort of "Set Up Fee", or asks for any money up front (Retainer Fee), that you immediately look elsewhere. That is not a standard practice and a professional liquidator would never do such a thing. On top of this, unlike most other liquidators, we do NOT make you pay the fee's incurred by accepting Credit Cards. How we are paid for our services is very cut and dry and outlined in a very professional Sales Agreement once we actually see your estate. We never have any hidden or bogus "fee's" .

OK, I LIKE WHAT I’M SEEING, WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP?

OUR REPUTATION keeps us very busy. It's important to contact us ASAP.

Call: 603-777-7817

Email:  603EstateSales@Gmail.com

Text: 603-777-7817 (Generally fastest response)

 Our success is from the trust we have gained throughout our community and our clients, by way of hard work, dedication and a deep commitment to the highest standards of our industry. We are a family owned and operated business, be rest assured that our hearts are immersed in this business and because of that, we are dedicated to remain the #1 Estate Sale & Online Estate Auction company in all of New Hampshire.