Auction or estate sale? What’s the best way to sell off furniture and antiques?
We’re downsizing and need to get rid of some furniture and assorted antiques. Has anyone out there had experience dealing with auction houses or estate sale dealers?
Should we send the stuff to an auction house(some of the pieces are large)? Have an on-site auction? Have an estate-type sale? We’re trying to decide which way to go.
Thanks for your help!
www.craigslist.org
List an Auction on that site in your area. That’ll help with advertising if you choose to do it yourself. Other than that I’ve never delt with an auction.
http://www.craigslist.org
List an Auction on that site in your area. That’ll help with advertising if you choose to do it yourself. Other than that I’ve never delt with an auction.
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Hope you can avoid an estate sale, as it means someone has to die. But if you have a lot of items, an auction might be helpful or contact an antique dealer for offers in case you don’t want to deal with bunches of people roaming through your house.
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We auctioned off some things and lost alot of money! I’d try a consignment sale if you didn’t want to sell them yourself. Find a dealer either furniture or antique and ask them what they’d charge you to sell your items. Most will do it on a percentage basis, you get to set the price. When it’s sold they take their percentage and you get your asking price. May not be as quick to sell your items but you won’t lose as much either.
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Hello,
As an auctioneer with 25 years of experience in the antiques and auction world, I can tell you that if you have enough quality items an auction is the only way to go.
There is nothing like the competitive bidding process to get you the most for your items.
See my source below for a specific article I wrote on this subject.
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http://auctionwally.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-hire-auctioneer.html