Here is an actual ad for an estate sale being conducted by Heartland Estate Sales in Omaha Nebraska: Today’s project is to learn how and where to research the Antiques and Collectibles that are part of this estate sale.

But First A Few Photos…

Copy Of Heartland Estate Sales Ad:

Date: August 22nd – 24th, 2009 Place: 7416 S. 20th Street, Signs at Rt75 and Chandler Rd., Omaha, NE

*****LIMITED ENTRY TO HOUSE POSSIBLE*****
Preliminary Look: Lots of Guns 15-20 handguns, rifles, and shotguns, Knives include: Rare German Flyers Knife, USM and Navy knives, Pal hunting knife, Compound Bows, lots of fishing gear and vintage tackle, Lots of Costume jewelry (all from this house includes Brookraft, Cameos, Charel, Coro, Haskell, Hollycraft, Kramer, Lisner, Matisse, Roberts, Renoir, Trifari, vintage Turquoise, Vendome, Weiss, West Germany and more to come), Lots of Tools (mostly old), Lots of collectibles (Art Nouveau Lamp with Nudes, Antique Atwood Kent Radio with Horn, Zeiss Ikon camera, antique clocks, 2 antique Horse Harnesses with collars, camel back and immigrant trunks, Thorens disc music box with 10 discs, Marianne Eagle Sward Verdun 1916 Military Bronze Medal By Pillet (1869-1960), neat vintage Christmas Tree motion lamp, Trench/Shell Art pieces, pocket knives, pens and pencils, pocket watches, marbles, stamps, antique oil lamps, Singer Treadle machine oak cabinet, ), nice glassware and china, vintage childrens books, lots of standard household, lawn and garden,

Before I can properly price an estate sales item, I have to know what it is. So the first thing I do is identify each item. After I identify what the piece is, I think of each item as representing a category – a keyword, or a search term.

…I then conduct a Google Search…

But I have found that if I just Google each of these categories of collectibles, many times my search results are way to broad. So the trick is to learn how to narrow my search terms so that they produce search results that are relevant to the information I am seeking,

There are easy and hard ways to research Antiques and Collectibles….

Here’s the hard, but rewarding way…

Firearms: Collectible Firearms.com Knives and Bayonets: Bayo Hunter Compound Bow: eBay completed listings. Fishing Gear and Tackle: Joe’s Old Lures Costume Jewelry: Milky Way Jewels Costume Jewelry Makers Marks Old Tools: Union Hill Antique Tools Atwood Kent Radio: Atwater Kent Cameras: Classic Cameras Thorens: Mechanical Music
Antique Clocks: Gutlin Antique Clocks g Trench Art: Trench Art Vintage Pens: Vintage Pens.com

The above  websites will teach you a great deal about the collectibles and antiques listed in the Heartland Estate Sales Ad, but sometimes you need a single source for researching antiques and collectibles…because you are moving fast…

Here is a site that will give you real time access to high quality price information quickly and accurately. It has a diverse and large price and item description data base for almost any antique or collectible that has been sold at auction…

Prices 4 Antiques.Com

I wish you the best success. The Estate Sales business is like no other….it is truly an honor to aid and assist families move through the estate liquidation process.

Good Luck!!!

Martin Codina
Founder and CEO

The very first things you want to consider about Estate Sales are:

• Has enough time passed?
• Are you ready to conduct an Estate Sale?
• What are your objectives?

Has Enough Time Passed?

Here’s what I have found to be true about people who are contemplating conducting an estate sale.

• They have waited so long to take action, that they are now under a lot of pressure to empty a house.
• They have not taken enough time to let the grief process run its course, and they empty a house too soon.

…So take your time, but not too much time…

Are You Ready To Conduct an Estate Sale?

The most important thing to know is, how to obtain Estate Sales information.

• If you are going to do your own estate sale, align yourself with a dealer type, or an appraiser who can help you determine realistic values.
• Make sure that your estate sale will be properly staffed, and that you know where to advertise.

…Get ready for your Estate Sale, by gathering the proper information…

What are your Estate Sales Objectives?

Is your Estate Sale meant to “Just Get Rid Of Stuff” or is meant to generate income?

• If your Estate Sale is just to get rid of stuff, with no need of income, consider a charitable donation instead.
• Generally to add value to something, you must add time to it. In other words generating income through Estate Sales will take a time commitment.

…Become as clear as you can about your Estate Sales expectations…

I wrote a complete Do It Yourself Estate Sales Guide:

You can read all about it here at “The Do It Yourself Estate Sales Guide.”

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Thank You.

Martin Codina

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It’s all about the contrast isn’t it? I mean if you compare the prices charged for estate sales items to the prices you find at Garage Sales then you are going to feel like Estate Liquidation Company’s charge too much money.

But Do They Charge Too Much?

Well sometimes they do, and sometimes they don’t. Before I go into how estate sales company’s price items I want to examine just a bit the differences between most estate sales and your average garage or yard sale.

Estate Sales vs. Garage Sales!

The biggest difference between Garage Sales, and Estate Sales is that Garage Sales sell stuff that is no longer wanted; sells items that have been heaped into boxes or strewn onto tables; items that were stored away in garages as undesirable, and now the owner of these things wants to offload them as soon as possible. They want to “Get rid of it” because these items are no longer useful to them, and it is the hope of the owner that this can best be accomplished by offering them to the public at very low prices. Most of them are trying to declutter or open up space, and give themselves more room.

And this strategy works for them…but

It doesn’t work for an Estate Liquidation Company because they represent the interest of families who until very recently wanted their “Stuff” who valued their “Things.”

How do Estate Sales Company’s Arrive At Those Crazy Prices?

It’s simple, they follow the math of their past estate sales pricing strategies.

And then they shift their perspectives all the time to include new sales and pricing information. If a Duncan Phyfe dining table didn’t sell at their last sale for $1,000.00, most professionals are going to lower the amount they attempt to charge for this kind of table the next time they have one for sale.

The Market is King, or Queen if you prefer, and determines Estate Sales prices…

If you shop at a lot of estate sales, I advise you try the following: Go back to an estate sale on it’s final day, even almost at the final hour of the sale, and see how much inventory they have left compared to how much they started with. If they have over 30% of what they started the estate sale with, then their prices were too high. But if they have 30% or less of the original contents of the house left, then they have done a great job, both for their clients and their purchasing customers.

Estate Sales and Estate Liquidation Companies Serve Two Masters!

The seller who wants as much as they can reasonably get in the shortest time possible, and the estate sale buying public that wants the best possible deals.

Setting the right estate sales price on everything in an estate is never easy, it isn’t rocket science though.

My name is Martin, and I am an Estate Liquidator and simply stated – “I Love My Job.”

Now Here Is Some
Estate Sales and Estate Liquidation Help and Information
You Can Use!

Nation Wide, Estate Sales Shoppers Are Tearing Into Piles of Bargains!

Estate Sales are gaining in popularity, and they more than out perform garage sales in generating income from the sale of inherited personal property. Take a Saturday or Sunday drive through almost any community, and you’ll likely notice some Estate Sales signs taped, or stapled to utility poles, or sandwich board style signs, announcing “This way to an Estate Sale.”

Estate Liquidation – Estate Liquidator – Estate Sales, What do these terms mean?

Estate Liquidation: Is an industry that has grown in recent years, to address the needs of executors and others to liquidate, or sell inherited personal property. It has also become the means by which people facing the problems of downsizing, moving or relocation sell the contents of their homes.

Estate Liquidator: Is a professional who liquidates personal property.

Estate Sales: Are in house sales events that sell household property.

Estate Sales – A brief History:

While it’s true that people have been selling their personal belongings to others for centuries, it is also true that it was mostly the possessions of the wealthy that were being sold.

It wasn’t until the industrial revolution, and the overall economic improvements it brought to local communities, that the average person’s home began to overflow with consumer goods.

When this happened, people’s families could no longer absorb the personal property contents of estates that they were inheriting into their homes. So they started to look for other ways to sell, or disperse these items.

For a long time Auctions were the preferred way to liquidate this property.

But this has changed. A different kind of industry has grown to address the needs of both estate sales consumers, as well as estates needing to liquidate.

In the 60′s and the 70′s Estate Sales were mostly conducted by nice, or maybe not so nice “Little old ladies.”

They did a great job for a long time, but then, mostly because of a mixture of nostalgia and higher wages “Collecting” became a phenomena. People were perceiving that there was an additional value in the many items they were finding in their grandparents, and parents homes; items that in the past, were thought to have been worthless.

This created the need for a new kind of professional.

The modern Estate Liquidator is a professional estate sales specialist, with the expertise to perceive, appraise, and preserve the value of your collectibles. They are coming into their own as an industry, thanks largely to adapting with the changing times, and their better and more effective use of technology.

Here’s the situation:

The large auction houses – places like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams stopped caring about the little guy. They are not interested in helping consumers with modest estates. They’ll pick one or two high value items from these estates – the “Heirlooms” but they will leave you with the rest.

The small auction houses – the “Saturday Night Auction Houses” tend to be overwhelmed by the enormity of the minor antiques and household contents coming their way. Many of them also seem to be behind the tech curve, as well as being hampered by antiquated research and marketing capabilities.

The Estate Liquidator – is learning to be an “Estate Sales Manager.” The best of them are already there, and these professionals can help you navigate your many options for dispersing personal property. But not all of them, because the estate liquidation industry is still growing, and it is becoming more and more professionalized; you will have to put them through some test. When you find one that you feel can address your estates particular needs, ask them these question. Estate Sales Questions to ask an Estate Liquidator.

When You Are Considering Having An Estate Sale Remember To Check Out These Resources!

Fine Estate Liquidation 415-235-7238
Estate Sales	Questions To Ask	Do It Yourself

Also, here are links to seven free Estate Sales articles written by Martin Codina, designed by him to help you understand the sometimes complicated world of Estate Liquidation:

The Estate Liquidation Business:

The 3 Hats of Estate Liquidation

If you are an Estate Liquidator, and you want to better understand how to be an effective communicator, then consider this article.

Your Big Job as an Estate Sales Professional or

Estate Liquidator is to Care.

Two stories about how I worked with some of my clients estates.

So You Want To Get Into The Estate Sales

Business?

The 8 Things You Must Do – To get into the Estate Sales business.

Estate Sales or Auctions?

To have an Estate Sale or to consign to an

Auction House…?

This is an article that critically examines the role that Estate Sales, and Auctions play in the estate liquidation process.

Estate Sales Stories:

The day I found $10,000.00 in a Bic Pen Box

at an Estate Sale

Look for and expect to find surprises when setting up a house for an Estate Sale…

Treasure, Trash or Estate Sales Mmmm…

Under no circumstances should you throw anything away before having an Estate Liquidator evaluate your estate.

My First Estate Sale…12 years ago…Stuff I Didn’t Know…

This is the story of the first estate sale I conducted thirteen years ago – learn from my mistakes.

Thank You

Martin Codina

Fine Estate Liquidation, Inc.

415-235-7238

Somehow rocks and things became useful

So we formed builder community’s

To build stuff…Lot’s of wonderful Stuff

One Day we wondered how we might sell our stuff

And concluded to Do It Ourselves!

In the beginning…

Innocently enough we began filling a household with a lifetime of personal accumulation, and every so often we put things we no longer needed into the attic, or up in the rafters of our garages.

And this was OK for a while…

After we had filled these places with stuff we started filling the basement, and any other available space in the garage; eventually moving the car outside, so we could make even more room for our stuff.

This worked until it didn’t…

Seriously Folks, maybe you have found yourself in a tough position. You either have too much stuff, have inherited it, or you need to raise money. So you are thinking about having an estate sale, and have called a bunch of estate sales professional in your area.

But You Think They Charge Too Much…

As an estate liquidator, let me just say, I truly think that most of us work extremely hard on behalf of our clients. I understand though that you might really need money, that your estate, or possessions might only have a value of a few thousand dollars. It’s hard to give an estate sales guy a third of such a modest sum.

So you need to do it yourself…

My Do It Yourself Estate Sales Guide is perfectly designed for people in your situation. Read all about it by clicking on the link…

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