I need help/advice on where to start on selling items I have been storing for years that I inherited from my great grandparents,grandparents and both parents all deceased. Furniture,books,glassware,toys,some things I dont even know what they are…any one have time to clue me in on where to begin??? Have an estate auction,sell outright…any ideas?? Much appreciated for your time. My son is moving out on his own and I have no ties/family left, I would love to move cross country but have so much stuff. It is a huge weight.
You will make the most from an estate sale — especially if it’s well advertised. If you do the estate sale yourself and know the value of things, people will probably buy you out the first morning…however, it might be easier to have an estate auction if it’s a lot of stuff. Auctioneers charge anywhere from 25% up. If you do something like eBay you will get about 50% of the value of your items and have to pay 12% on the final sale (includes shipping). If you want to get an idea of how much your stuff is work, I like to surf TIAS.com, cyberattic.com, rubylane.com and of course eBay.