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Learn about your antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway site as well as long as the sellers are willing to during the process. allow the items to be transported elsewhere. • Setting a price that is close to the actual The partners at Howe Mercantile offer value of the items rather than taking a chance estate liquidation and appraisal services. If on the crowd and their impulses seems to you find yourself in the position of having generate higher revenues. You can always to liquidate a family member’s possessions reduce prices on the second or third day of the or to downsize your own estate, come see if sale. But once that hammer is down, the sale is this is a good option for you. I have been asked several times about when it is final. Auctions tend to mean “bargains” in better to have an auction for liquidation some buyer’s minds where “estate sale” Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of the purposes or an estate (tag) sale. Of course, I prepares them to expect higher prices—it is a Denton County Museums for 14 years, and have attended lots of auctions (some well run mindset thing. her friends opened the Howe Mercantile on and some not) and even participated in preparing • There are no buyer’s premiums at estate April 25. In addition to Tips, Tools, & for one auction to sell off the residual from an sales. For those of you who don’t know what Techniques: Caring for Your Antiques and estate sale. But my perspective is mostly from that is, it is the additional percentage that some Collectibles, she has written four Denton the estate sale side of the business and therefore auctioneer’s tack onto the hammered price to history books and is working on a 5th is probably biased in that direction. I will give cover their expenses. These are not generally history about the North Texas State Fair and this question a shot and hope that perhaps, one passed onto the seller (family) but are used to Rodeo. of my auctioneer friends might respond on the pay advertising and increase the auctioneer’s other side. yield. Personal Assistant needed by A study of most parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth • If the quality/quantity of the estate is not Hilton Investment metroplex revealed that estate sales produce high, then an auction might be the best bet. higher sales revenues than an auction. I tend to Estate sales imply higher quality items. The We are looking to hire an energetic, agree with that statement since we don’t have a worst thing is for buyers to expect an estate good communicator, dedicated, Sothebys, Christies, or Butterfields here in the sale where in truth the merchandise is garage organized, and driven personal assistant metroplex. There are also several variables that sale quality. This happens when family to help reduce our work load, We need can affect a sale including the merchandise members take most of the better items and someone that can work Monday through being sold, advertising, who is in attendance, leave things no one else wants. (Don’t get me Friday, also be reliable, responsible and and a dozen other factors. wrong, I think families should keep heirlooms organized. Computer skills needed with So here are my observations: in their families, so I actually encourage them good organization. Salary/Weekly Rate: • An estate sale can create the same type of to take items that have a family heritage). $530. “fever” as occurs with an auction. Witness the Unfortunately, more and more people are long lines of anxious buyers at a well-publicized advertising garage sales as estate sales, sale. It can be a bit more frustrating for buyers Interested person(s) should contact thinking they can ask for higher prices. This to stand in line as opposed to sitting for a sale, only frustrates potential buyers. stephenwhite3701@outlook.com for more but you are assured of motivated (can I say info. “rabid”) buyers if they are willing to show up at Each estate liquidation situation is unique. If 5 a.m, or in several cases we observed, sleep all you are trying to decide estate sale vs auction, night parked in front of the house. consult professionals from both types of sale. • If the home is too small to accommodate Cheer signups will be the next two Ask lots of questions, the answer of which is large numbers of buyers, an auction held off site best for your situation will become apparent Wednesdays, May 13 and 20 from 3:30-5:30, at Athletic Cheer Force, 210 S. Collins Frwy in Howe. Anyone that is either new to cheer or is is moving to a new age group, or just needs a new uniform will need to be measured at signups. Please bring your child for measurements. Flyers will be left at the elementary for the kids to grab but will not be sent home in their folder.
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