Reggie's Attic Estates & Antiques

Back in the winter I conducted a very important estate sale of a wonderful collection of fine antiques and collectibles. We had people traveling several hours to shop this sale. It was one of those sales, as a liquidator, you wanted everything to go perfect. The setting was in a very quaint town that I have had several other sales in before. I’ve never had a problem with neighbors or police for that matter in this town. It was in a great location on a dead end street. The sale was setup beautifully. Every item was itemized and inventoried from the smallest book to the magnificent corner cupboard in the dining room. I had been give adequate time to prepare so nothing was rushed. In addition to our normal staff we hired more workers to make sure everything would run smoothly. It had been cold a snowy week. Because of the in climate weather and sale being so largely publicized, we placed numbers on the porch for people to pick up to hold their spot in line so they didn’t freeze t...

It’s an early morning and your standing in front of a door waiting for an estate sale to open to show you the treasures of someones life. But have you ever wondered what it took to get that sale ready. I have conducted over 100 sales and I can say no two sales are alike. Yet there are similarities. Sales are not limited to just estates but also include divorces, people moving, downsizing, court orders, etc. So believe me I’ve faced all types of situations. From a police escort to something similar to a family reunion. Initially, I meet with the family/executor/owner. We discuss what they want and I assess the situation. This first meeting I try to plan a sale date, set reserves, discuss our policies, trash disposal, pick up keys, etc. A typical sale I like to have two weeks from start to finish. Hoarders are not considered typical. Once we begin working in a house, we do what we call trashing the house. We try to go through and collect all of the noticeable trash first. There is trash ...