Estate sales · Clean-outs · Junk removal
Whether you have lost someone or you need to downsize, an estate sale can be overwhelming. We handle the whole process from beginning to end — and we are here to take the stress away.
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We have served as advocates for our clients for twenty plus years in Charlotte and the surrounding areas, handling the process from beginning to end. It has taken years to build a reputation in the estate sale community, and our loyal customer following will make your event a success.
Our job is to minimise your emotional and physical stress, to work with compassion and integrity, and to maximise your returns to help you through a difficult time in your family’s life. Our team has been carefully chosen and trained to anticipate your individual wants, needs and concerns.
The first step is always a free consultation — a detailed walkthrough of the home. The best way to prepare is simply to decide what you are taking with you. Otherwise please don’t throw anything away or donate it; everything is sellable.
We organise the contents of the home like a retail store, using interior design and merchandising techniques to create the best possible shopping experience. We bring in tables, research and price every item, and make sure the sale is well photographed and advertised. We have experts for pricing in all categories, and everything is priced at current market value.
We run a multi-day sale on site. Friendly, trusted staff are placed throughout the home for security, high-value items sit near checkout, and every person who walks in gets a good experience. We use professional movers to move items within the home and to remove them once sold, so there is little or no damage to the house.
Once everything is complete we give you a list, by category, of every item that sold in your sale — and send you a cheque within thirty days.
Our rate 40% Commission covers everything — labour, advertising, the lot. You will never see a labour fee or additional charges of any kind. We may not be the lowest commission in town; we believe in a service worth paying for, with no hidden fees.
We do it all — estate sale planning and implementation, junk removal and hauling.
A full-scale liquidation of the contents of a home, not a garage sale. Furniture, clothing, appliances, linens, silver, china and household items — and sometimes art, jewellery, antiques, even cars and boats. Everything is advertised and priced, then sold to customers who walk through designated areas of the house.
We build each sale to fit your needs and your timeframe, in stages or over a single weekend. The whole process usually takes one to three weeks.
Clean-outs involve sorting through someone else’s personal belongings, so there are usually things nobody wants to keep. We dispose of them responsibly — recycling or donating wherever we can, because we want to leave as little impact on the environment as possible during a clean-out.
We can clear a whole home. This is what that actually looks like.
We advertise every sale on social media, through our private email list, and on the largest estate sale website in the country. Many of our customers come back to sale after sale.
Want to know when the next one is? Ask to be added to the list — call the office, or send us a note and we will put you on it.
We have worked in the estate sales, relocation and consignment industries for more than thirty years. That depth of experience has given us a particular view of how to run a stress-free relocation or estate sale.
We build sale terms to fit each customer. We arrive with a plan to help you keep only the things you want — eliminating clutter moves stress out of your life, and we love lightening our customers’ load.
Penny started in the moving industry straight after college. With over thirty-five years in relocation and estate sales she still gets excited about every new job, and loves customising a sale to fit the client. Every client is unique.
When our family needed to greatly downsize and move, Penny bent over backwards to accommodate our speedy schedule. She is one of the most organised and hardworking people I have ever met. With her calm, cheerful personality and extremely speedy work plus great helpers, a stressful move was made infinitely more pleasant. Our family owes her a lifetime of gratitude. Thank you, Penny!
Joanna G. — Charlotte, NC
I have used Penny Jeffers on a couple of occasions for estate sales and have always been impressed with the organised and efficient way she conducts a sale. I have always received the best prices for my items and she sells very close to the entirety of what needs to be sold. I also recommended her to my family members, some of whom have used her and were more than happy with their sale results. She is very professional, never disappointing. She put our needs first.
Carolyn D. — Charlotte, NC
The things people ask us most. If yours isn’t here, ask — we answer promptly.
Unlike a garage or yard sale, an estate sale, or tag sale, is a large scale liquidation of the entire contents of a home. Everything is advertised and priced then sold to customers who walk throughout designated sale areas.
We can sell anything. Every estate sale is unique. Usually a wide range of items is presented for sale — furniture, clothing, appliances, linens, silver, china and other household items. Some estate sales feature expensive, one-of-a-kind items such as works of art, jewelry and antiques. Some may even have cars and boats.
You will need to decide along with your family and friends what you are planning to keep. Things like family photos, legal documents, medical documents and personal communications are probably a priority. Go through each room and search for these items and sort them first. Then go through the rest of the things—but not before you talk
No. Please do not focus on throwing anything away or donating. Your main focus should be on what you are interested in keeping and leave the rest to us! For example, browse through the kitchen. You may want to take 5 mugs, a dish set and some silverware. GREAT! Box those items up, leave the rest and move on to the next room, it’s that
The only things you should do to prepare is decide what you or friends and family are taking with you. This includes personal photographs, paperwork and sentimental items. Otherwise, don’t lift a finger! You can trust us to take care of every other little thing. That’s why we’re here and that’s what you’re paying for!
Yes, we are and we can provide documentation upon request.
We do not. We use our hired and experienced staff for all phases of our sale for a reason. We wouldn’t trust our valuable items with inexperienced outsourced individuals, why should you?
The estate sale process is fairly quick! It typically takes between 1 – 3 weeks for the entire process to begin and come to a close. However, each home is different and therefore the amount of time it takes to properly stage, price, advertise, and host a sale can vary and will be determined during your initial consultation.
After the sale there are many options available to you. We offer a list of available donation companies, local non-profit charities, and assorted clean out services to fit your needs. Some larger items may be placed on consignment.
It is not required that you are moved out, but we have found that the process will be smoother if you have removed anything that you have decided not to sell or at a minimum store the items away. While the sale is taking place it is best to have our staff only manage the sale so we can focus on selling as many of your items as possibl
We offer a FREE in person consultation to determine your set-up fee along with a $500. Refundable deposit. The deposit is reimbursed after the sale is complete.
As quickly as you need it! We will do our best to work around your time-frame! If for some reason we can’t, we will refer you to someone who can.
The most it possibly can. We are good at what we do and we are on your side. The more the sale makes the better we all do. We are experts at advertising our sales and always have a good turnout. Each home is different but with our knowledge of the current market, we get you the most bang for your buck.
Absolutely! We advertise on several social media sites and through our private email list as well as the number one estate sale website in the country. We also pride ourselves on excellent customer service and because of that, many people return to our sales time and time again!
Don’t worry, we are insured for your protection.
We do! First, check out our testimonials page and if you would like to see more we have a list available upon request.
A detailed walkthrough of the home, with no obligation and no charge. Tell us roughly what you are dealing with and when, and we will call you back.