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2boys4me
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Estate Sales
Does anyone go to these? If so, what is the best ways that you find out about them? I am having one this weekend for my dads house and I am looking for ideas on how to get the word out..
Newsday?
Craigslist?
Signs?
anything else?
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Lisa
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Re: Estate Sales
we are having one this weekend also, for my grandparents house. My mom places ads in the local papers, on Craigslist and made up flyers and put them in the stores aroudn town.
good Luck!
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| Posted 5/11/11 9:19 AM |
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PumpkinGirl
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Re: Estate Sales
Definitely both Craigslist & signs. It's free, so no reason not to. 
I go to sales all the time & I look on Craigslist & get emails for sales that are run by a few companies.
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| Posted 5/11/11 9:34 AM |
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Sandy55
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Re: Estate Sales
What kinds of things are sold at estate sales vs. garage sales? I am assumming antiques, etc?
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| Posted 5/11/11 10:19 AM |
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PumpkinGirl
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Re: Estate Sales
Posted by Sandy55
What kinds of things are sold at estate sales vs. garage sales? I am assumming antiques, etc?
Estate sales and Tag sales are usually the contents of an entire home (indoors). So you walk through the home & everything visible is for sale, furniture, rugs, kitchen stuff, tables, chairs, electronics, clothes, holiday stuff, various collections of things...you name it. Sometimes 1 or 2 rooms will be closed off with stuff not for sale.
I prefer estate/tag sales over garage sales because it tends to be a better selection of stuff since it's everything in a home vs. random stuff people just don't want or can't fit in their home anymore.
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| Posted 5/11/11 10:55 AM |
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Sandy55
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Re: Estate Sales
Posted by PumpkinGirl
Posted by Sandy55
What kinds of things are sold at estate sales vs. garage sales? I am assumming antiques, etc?
Estate sales and Tag sales are usually the contents of an entire home (indoors). So you walk through the home & everything visible is for sale, furniture, rugs, kitchen stuff, tables, chairs, electronics, clothes, holiday stuff, various collections of things...you name it. Sometimes 1 or 2 rooms will be closed off with stuff not for sale.
I prefer estate/tag sales over garage sales because it tends to be a better selection of stuff since it's everything in a home vs. random stuff people just don't want or can't fit in their home anymore.
Thanks!! 
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| Posted 5/11/11 10:58 AM |
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smdl
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Re: Estate Sales
Check this site
They advertise the sales coming.
http://www.sistersincharge.com/
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| Posted 5/11/11 11:11 AM |
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MrsMC107
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Re: Estate Sales
are you allowed to tell us on here the details of these estate sales?
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| Posted 5/11/11 11:44 AM |
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2boys4me
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Re: Estate Sales
I thought these people ran the sales? Meaning you pay them to price the stuff out and be there on the day of the sale dealing with all the people. I have been to sales run by them it sounds like a great idea but I am already having a hard time knowing that all these people are going to be walking through the house and taking his stuff I don't think I could let someone else run it KWIM.
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| Posted 5/11/11 11:46 AM |
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PumpkinGirl
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Re: Estate Sales
Posted by 2boys4me
I thought these people ran the sales? Meaning you pay them to price the stuff out and be there on the day of the sale dealing with all the people. I have been to sales run by them it sounds like a great idea but I am already having a hard time knowing that all these people are going to be walking through the house and taking his stuff I don't think I could let someone else run it KWIM.
you are correct, they are one of the LI companies that can run sales for you
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| Posted 5/11/11 11:54 AM |
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