Since 1996 we have conducted estate sales from Waco to Oklahoma City, and Abilene to Jefferson (East Texas). We’ve sold extremely expensive collectibles and jewels, and bottles of kitchen cleansers. We’ve retailed cars, trucks and vans, and adopted out pets! We’ve conducted liquidations with gross sales in the multiple six figures, and all the way down to $20,000. We found and sold more than $12,000 worth of diamond jewelry that was hidden in a decedent’s dirty laundry hamper! We’ve moved clients in, and moved them out (with our own moving van)! When you can't do a sale onsite; we have other options through online auctions. NOBODY does more for clients than we do! And NOBODY is more trustworthy!
Examples of the services we provide are:
Pre-sale preparation, decoration of the premises, and pricing
Research items of an apparent or potential significant value
Advertising on this web site, where specific information and pictures of sale items will be available, craigslist.org (if appropriate), on 24-7estatesales.com, estatesales.net, estatesale.com, estatesales.org and by email to our proprietary list of over 4550 dealers and regular customers
Conducting the sale itself (usually two full days)
Motor vehicle disposition handled professionally by retailing the vehicle at the sale ourselves, later consignment, or by auction at true wholesale prices by a dealer associate of ours
Arranging for disposal, consignment (including eBay) or charitable contribution of remaining items. Please note that charities have significantly limited the donation items and their availability for pickup.
Cleanup of the premises after the sale - home left empty and broom swept (if desired and arranged) or staged as desired (if professional help is required, JLA will arrange at the client’s expense)
Final accounting and payment to the client
With more than twenty-eight years in the business, and association with the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), we offer ISA-certified and USPAP-compliant (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) written appraisals of household goods, antiques and collectibles. We serve as “team leader” when specialist appraisers are needed. We can also appraise both collectible and late-model motor vehicles. This can be performed as a stand-alone service billed on an hourly basis, or done as part of an estate or moving sale. You should also be aware that one of our owners/managers has been a trust and estate professional for 49 years. (for more information please visit https://www.trustmangroup.com).
Accordingly, we adhere to strict fiduciary principles in the conduct of our business. Conflicts of interest are always avoided. Excellent references from both client families and from professionals handling estates are available upon request.
For more information, or to receive a proposal for your specific needs, please contact us.