Pioneer Series … Out of the Attic

Fred and I have worked with The Out of the Attic Gang for about as long as we’ve been in business. When we first met Julie Maynard and Steve Farr, they were partnered with Mark McDonald. Definitely 3 Hard Working Amigos who had left the corporate world for the exciting life of estate sellers. Each Read more…

Choosing the Right Estate Sale Professional … Part 2

Avoiding the Less Than Wonderful Estate Sellers Fred and I have attended estate sales that never should have happened … haphazard setups … poorly managed staff … little or no research before pricing … and other poor business practices. We believe it’s due to the explosion of sales throughout the Metroplex and the rise of Read more…

The New Normal

Lots of good news the past few days. Social distancing seems to be working. The number of new cases of the coronavirus is down or at least flattening. Businesses may be allowed to reopen (slowly) sometime in May. Which means estate sales will rev up again with weeks worth of backlog. Fred and I have Read more…

On-Line Auctions

Long before the coronavirus pandemic began Fred and I noticed a definite uptick in the number of on-line auctions. Carol Matestic of JLA Treasures had partnered with Kyle Foster Auctioneers to handle items she acquired from gated communities that prohibited on-site estate sales. Cory Crites of DFW Estate Liquidators was working with Aurora Auctions to Read more…

Regarding Coronavirus…

Earlier this week Fred and I wrote … REMEMBER … Estate Sales are going to be conducted this weekend and we’ve listed them below. Homes are sold; families are moving; sales are running. To provide as much safety for shoppers and those working the sales, Sellers are using all known safety measures … 1.  Crowds Read more…

Garage Sale vs. Estate Sale Part 2

Fred and I hope you enjoyed our fun article about garage sales. While you can find cool things driving around the neighborhood, garage sales are not where shoppers go to find quality furnishings and collectibles. Too many frogs to kiss before that Prince appears. Estate sales can, but rarely do turn out to be frogs. Read more…

Too Many Pictures

Fred and I love pictures. We built our first full fledged website because we wanted to show estate sale enthusiasts what to expect at the advertised sales. It worked well until now. The new generation of Estate Sellers are loading 400 … 500 … 700 … and just this week, over 1,000 pictures of one Read more…