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In many cases, it really

artappraiser — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:38:43 +0000

In reply to I was drawn to it because of

In many cases, it really comes down to time is money, especially if you are not in a major metro area with a big population. You can get better prices for certain stuff by doing things like using Ebay or another appropriate market, but if you want to "broom clean" a house in a short period of time, in a location where there's not a huge variety of customers to attend a sale of a few days duration, you are bascially liquidating to resellers mostly, who will profit by taking the time to sell the items to the right buyer. She gets into this with the example of the oriental rugs and other examples. You pay a price for cleaning out an estate quickly. Of course storage fees (including the costs of keeping a house longer to use for storage) factor in, too. But it's good to keep in mind that back in the old days people didn't even have the choice of marketing to a bigger audience like with Ebay, etc.

I was drawn to it because of

EmmaZahn — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:10:38 +0000

In reply to I'm very impressed by this

I was drawn to it because of family estate issues and shared it with my siblings. I did wonder while reading it what you would think of it so I posted it here as well. Glad you liked it. That's reassuring. :)

I'm very impressed by this

artappraiser — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:19:14 +0000

In reply to You've Got It. Now, Can You Sell It?

I'm very impressed by this article, it's very well done, and in my experience that is not the usual case for this type of thing. She really manages to cover all the main important "need to know" points, somehow getting them all into a single piece, and also depicts the different markets very accurately. I may even use it the next time family/friends/acquaintances ask for advice on selling stuff or handling an estate.