After you’ve identified what you want to sell, what’s the best way to sell it? Hunt and Peck Estate Services is a value extraction company and our model breaks every estate into three value channels: Estate Sales, eBay/online, and Auction. Each of these venues provides the highest return for our clients while minimizing the logistical pitfalls of estate liquidation.
Estate sales are sales organized and held inside a private home that is advertised and open to the public at a set time. Our agents organize and price every item in a home and manage the sale event. There is no role for the homeowner, and they are strongly encouraged not to attend the sale or be present during setup. Remember no one cares about your stuff like you do, and customers don’t want to meet the person selling their lawnmower. A professional estate sale is a shopping experience free of sentiment. And while that may sound harsh, it is absolutely the best way to sell ordinary household goods that otherwise are costly to move and have no intrinsic or mass-market appeal.
Items meant for eBay are collected by our Estate Sale team during set up and transported to our warehouse where separate crew posts each piece online for auction. Once sold they are packed and shipped nationwide. Our clients are charged a sales commission and receive a printout of all sales results along with their net proceeds.
Auction items that have significant value follow the same path to our warehouse but are professionally photographed and cataloged for a globally-posted auction. Our auction platform is hosted on Liveaucitoneers.com and benefits from its enormous online reach.
Using these three value channels ensures clients benefit from the best aspects of the resale marketplace while minimizing the logistical costs that often plague it.
Pro Tip:
When given an estate to handle, seek out a reputable firm that can guide your steps and be totally honest with you about value. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, but don’t be shocked by the truth.
The experts at Hunt and Peck Estate Services can help you get the most value from your estate or downsize.
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