

Estate sale liability is one of the biggest reasons families rely on professional estate liquidators to organize the sale. While you do your best to avoid on-site injuries, “things do happen”.

Rules, Safety, and LiabilityĬlose off the areas where you don’t want shoppers to wonder to, place warning signs throughout the house to help guide your buyers, and make your policies very clear, “Items being sold as is, no returns, exchanges, etc.” Besides, it will make your items more tempting for someone to purchase. Your home will turn into a retail shop for a few days people that frequent estate sales organized by professionals expect a certain level of organization. Use your creativity, stage items in their natural environment or combine the items in categories, but whatever you do make sure you display them properly.

You’ll need those photos to advertise later. Estate sale customers love seeing photographs of what’s coming up for sale, it’s the anticipation of what’s there and the type of items they’ll expect to see. Remember the saying “someone’s trash is another’s treasure?” that’s true when it comes to estate sales, don’t throw anything out, unless it’s deemed unsalable or damaged beyond repair.Ĭapture as many photographs as you possibly can of the items you will include in the sale. You may want to check the weather also, rain can have an impact on the amount of foot traffic you get. Most estate sales are held over a 3 day period, try to choose dates that do not combine with major holidays or events in order to maximize the foot traffic to your sale.
