Estate Sales By The Numbers

ESTATESALES.ORG ESTATE SALES & ESTATE AUCTIONS DIRECTORY BROUGHT TO YOU BY ESTATESALES.ORG ESTATE SALES by the NUMBERS AN ESTATE SALE IS THE TOTAL OR PARTIAL SALE OF THE CONTENTS OF A HOME. ESTATE SALES ARE OFTEN CONDUCTED ON THE PREMISES OF THE HOME BY A PROFESSIONAL ESTATE SALE COMPANY WHO ORGANIZES AND MARKETS THE SALE. AVERAGE AMOUNT OF GOODS SOLD TOP REASONS AT AN E STATE SALE FOR HAVING AN ESTATE SALE IS8300 5% 25% 16% 17% 2J70 DIVORCE 30% DOWNSIZING 65% DEATH 14% 9% 3% 3% 2% 6% 0/ 0/ 5% $18,000 $20,000 $14,000 $16,000 $10,000 $12,000 $6,000 $8,000 $4,000 STRANGE FINDIN G S MAFIA 10 12 ITEMS FOUND BY ESTATE SALE COMPANIES WHILE PREPPING FOR A SALE 1. MAFIA RELATED PAPERWORK 2. SECRET ROOMS 3. $75,000 IN CASH TAPED TO THE BACK OF A KITCHEN DRAWER 4. 1000 PIECES OF ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES 5. ADULT TOYS AND ACCESSORIES 6. MUMMIFIED PETS 7. A HUMAN SKULL 8. HIDDEN FIREARMS 9. STASHED GOLD 10. USED COFFINS 11. A CIVIL WAR BLOOD LETTING TOOL 12. 212 OUNCES OF SILVER BURIED UNDER MANY BOXES 12.300 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ESTATE SALES HELD PER MONTH $102,100,100 = TOTAL ESTIMATE OF GOODS SOLD PER MONTH COMMISSION 40 MOST COMMON COMMISSION CHARGED FOR CONDUCTING AN ESTATE SALE 35% : 20 10 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% COMMISSION CHOOSING AN ESTATE SALE COMPANY THE BEST WAY TO SCREEN AN ESTATE SALE COMPANY IS THROUGH THEIR PAST SALES AND TESTIMONIALS WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON WEBSITES SUCH AS ESTATESALES.ORG, YELP, ANGIE'S LIST, AND THE BBB. ASK THE COMPANY FOR REFERENCES AND HOW THEY MARKET THEIR SALES TO THE PUBLIC. WANT TO BUY ITEMS FROM YOUR ESTATE BEFORE THE SALE BEGINS AVOID RED FLAGS SUCH AS COMPANIES WHO THE PERCENTAGE OF ESTATE SALE COMPANIES WHO SAY THAT COMPETITION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS Competition for your estate is heating up! 59% SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED 32% INCREASED SOMEWHAT 6% REMAINED THE SAME DECREASED SOMEWHAT 1 1% SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED 2% FIND ESTATE SALES AND ESTATE SALE COMPANIES ESTATE SALES.ORG ESTATESALES.ORG ESTATE SALES & ESTATE AUCTIONS DIRECTORY SOURCES: ALL THE INFORMATION CAME FROM A SAMPLING OF DATA CONSISTING OF 100 ESTATE SALE COMPANIES IN THE U.S. WHO FILLED OUT A SURVEY SENT BY ESTATESALES.ORG IN JULY OF 2013 $2,000 t