Conduct Estate sale

1 conduct

1.1 admittance procedure

1.1.1 street numbers
1.1.2 sign-up sheet

conduct

estate sales conducted professional, percentage of revenues. liquidator may charge estate costs give sale, including advertising, marketing, research, labor, security, refreshments , other fees incurred in giving successful sale.

depending on jurisdiction, estate sales run professional firms may required obtain permit sale (as may required conduct garage sale) , collect sales tax on items sold (or otherwise determine tax-exempt status of buyer), , may limited advertising (for example, on number , placement of signs along streets).

the presence of professional liquidator may necessary because scope of process overwhelming survivors. liquidator has knowledge , experience pricing items, , general value knowledge of types of household goods , personal property value, , specialist s experience in disposing of unsold goods in unsentimental manner after sale. these professionals take percentage of net proceeds, anywhere 25% 50%.

admittance procedure

since many people may attend, not people may able fit confines of house @ same time.

the crowd must controlled numbered sign-up sheet door or issuance of numbers. typically estate sale company hand out numbered pieces of paper on first day people waiting in line. both courtesy people may wait in vehicles during inclement weather until posted start time, , way prevent mad rush door when sale begins. holder of sale call first 10 or 20 numbers. these people admitted , first choice @ items. leave, next numbers called , admitted. way company can control number of people inside typically cramped house.

street numbers

typically 1 see in advertisement of estate sale, street numbers honored or street numbers not honored. street numbers slips of paper generated customers, dealers. these street numbers exchanged real, official numbered slips of paper handed out estate sale company.

liquidators can choose not honor street numbers handed out customers. in cases such this, liquidator have wording in ad such street numbers not honored or our numbers honored . liquidators typically in order avoid customer problems or issues arise since street number system open abuse.

sign-up sheet

another method control entry sale sign-up sheet, can simple blank piece of paper taped front door of estate. on paper, customers write names on sheet, , when sale begins, customers called in enter sale, starting first name on sheet. street numbers, open abuse.