Services
- Free onsite consultation
- Clean both sale items and the home, organize and attractively display all items for sale (emptying all drawers, closets, cupboards etc. for you).
- Provide display tables, shelving units and locking cases for valuables.
- Research, inspect, & evaluate each sale item in the estate and price each
item. - We typically hold a 2-4 day sale depending on the size of the estate.
- Provide promotion and advertising of sale to include: Local Newspaper Ads, Provide area businesses with a flyer advertising sale and its contents, List Items for sale along with a photo gallery on our website, emails to our subscribers, personal alerts, and professional outdoor signage.
- Professional interior signage: directional, informational & safety.
- We staff our sales with compassionate, honest and courteous individuals. We employ a number system limiting the number of customers allowed in the house at a given time. We are available to assist buyers with their needs and encourage sales.
- Provide an itemized gross sales spreadsheet individually listing all items sold and the sale price.
- Offer removal and clean out services for any items remaining after sale.
- Broom sweep the home after the sale ensuring its readiness for real estate showing.
- There are NO up-front or out-of-pocket expenses to you. We charge a percentage of the total
gross sales for our commission, and deduct that from the proceeds at the end of the sale.
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU, THE ESTATE EXECUTOR, PRIOR TO, DURING AND AFTER THE SALE?
We ask only that all personal papers and the items family wishes to keep be removed from the estate prior to the sale.
It is also important that nothing be disposed of prior to PastTimes initial consultation, during which we can discuss specifics in detail.
We will dispose of all unsalable items for you.