Hoarders – Their Homes – Ways Families Might Cope

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Are you, or is a family member or friend a Hoarder…? There is a collecting instinct in all of us. A way that we are natural gatherers. A biological imperative that directs us to gather the many materials needed to sustain our lives. It’s as if somewhere in our DNA, there is a rule that we [...]

Estate Sales? Auctions? Which Is Best?

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The Short Answer: Both Are Best! I have spent the last 16 years selling and marketing Antiques and Collectibles for clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In that time I have sold every conceivable kind of item that you can find in a home – endless stacks of Tupperware, dishes galore, burnt Teflon pots [...]

Are Auctioneers Like Pickers?

Picture of an old time auctioneer from the life magazine archive by William Vandivert

In a Word…Yes! Most medium to large Auction Houses are Antiques and Collectibles Pickers who want only your best! (Michigan Auction – June 1938 by William Vandivert From Life Magazine) Question: What will you do with the rest? When Skinners, Bonham’s and Christie’s come knocking on your door, make no mistake, they are looking for [...]

A Reader Asks…

The Estate Sales Business seen as a Maze

“I’d Like To Know How To Work In The Estate Sales Business” As you might imagine I get at least a few questions about how to work for, or how to start an Estate Sales Business every week. People are looking for different ways to generate additional incomes as a side jobs or they’re looking [...]

Our Top Ten 2009 Estate Sales News Articles

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Our Top Ten 2009 Estate Sales News Articles We owe you our readers a big ol’ incredibly large handshake. A standing ovation!!! 2009, was such a hard year for so many… But antiques dealers, collectors, and all of you vintage collectibles people, you still came to our Estate Sales, you bought stuff, and you read [...]