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It’s Saturday and with that estate sales are in full swing. Estate Sales News is continuing to add boards and pins to it’s Pinterest page from estate sales we cover or formerly participated it. Check it out, repin and create your dream board.
Gold and Silver – The rise and fall – How it affects your estate sale.
In October of 2012 gold was selling at $1792.52 a troy oz. Today it is selling at $1244.29. A big change. Estate Sales companies need to stay up to date with gold and silver. There are many websites and phone numbers they can call when pricing your gold and silver for an estate sale. Of course, if you are talking about gold from Tiffany, Harry Winston or some other designer manufacturer that will influence the value greatly.
It is very important when choosing an estate sale company that you inquire if they can weigh your gold or silver, how or where they research value and design and if they can test unmarked gold for 10kt, 14kt, 18kt, 22kt or 24kt. If it is European gold it could even be 7kt. gold. A professional estate liquidator should be knowledgeable in all these areas and if not should have an expert to assist. Remember asking is your responsibility and it should be up to them to respond. If in doubt perhaps you should interview another company. It is your financial bottom line.
Questions are always welcomed at carol@estatesalesnews.com. It may take a day or so to answer, but we will do our best to respond as soon as possible.
Estate sale of multiple collections continues in Bryans Road, MD
Tuesday Estate Sales News went to Bryans Road to interview Kayleen Edwards of Estate Escape and we published several videos of this huge sale at 5660 Fenwick Road, in Bryans Road, MD. Some of what is for sale is beautiful antique furniture, an old Indian rug collection (the family traded with Indians when they first settled a almost 2 centuries ago, vintge fishing and lures, vintage Christmas, old pin-up calendars, military items from the Civil War to WWII, vintage purses and clothes, many old Maryland license plates, china, books, old photos, Indian carved trinkets and so much more. Below are some photos.
Photos for estate sale in Falls Church VA by Bethesda Estate Service
We have some photos from the upcoming estate sale we visited in Falls Church VA. Hundreds of vintage pieces. Sale is being conducted by Bethesda Estate Sale Service June 20-23, 2013.
Estate Sales News has traveled 10,000 miles to cover estate sales
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n the last 6 weeks Estate Sales News has traveled over 10,000 miles to cover estates in Detroit, MI, Los Angeles, CA, N. Augusta SC as well as Florida.
We hope that as we end this week you will be able to attend or at least look at the sales in California and South Carolina. Each one is different, run a little differently and yet offers a vast array of merchandise for sale. Knowledge can be gained in many ways and we hope our interviews, videos, and photos will be informative for you.
CROWN CITY ESTATE SALES, RESEDA, CA 100 + CHANDELIERS, LISTED ART & MORE
AGAIN L.A. ESTATE SERVICES LOS ANGELES, CA MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF GEMSTONES, JEWELRY +
HERITAGE ESTATE SETTLEMENT ESTATE OF GORDON FARMER FROM AMERICAN PICKERS
Again L.A. Estate Services estate sale – jewelry, gemstones, everywhere
Estate Sales News visited Dan Jordan and Danna McCallum of Again L.A Estate Services in Los Angeles to report on their upcoming sale for a woman named Belle whose husband was a jeweler/gemologist for over 50 years. In my 25 plus years in the estate liquidation business I have never seen anything the likes of this. Because of the massiveness of the sale and it is spread over 2 levels of the home we split the video.
Dan told me he had been in the business about 15 years and the estate sales business was an off shoot of his antique shop in Silver Lake. He started doing more estate sales and did not have time to buy antiques for his shop along with a troubled economy it pushed him into doing estate sales. Danna had been working with another man named Al who retired and having known each other for some years and occasionally working together they became partners. Danna has over 20 years of experience working estate sales.
Dan said “we do not target dealers and haven’t since day one of our partnership. Our market is the collector, young people furnishing their homes and the general public. Our obligation is to get the most for our client. We try to make sure the homes are empty so our sales run over a multi day period. We start with day one at full price and have a set discount structure that we follow, 20%, 30%, 50% and sometimes in large homes or estates the last day is 75%. We want to clear out the house and maximize.” Dan said “we price every single thing in the house, something Danna brought to the partnership and I have embraced. This way no surprises at check out. Everyone knows what to expect”. We have an extensive email list by invitation only so good behavior counts.
Here is a 49 Ct. pillow cut amethyst.
Estate Sales News reporting on another Los Angeles news worthy estate sale.
Here is the link to the sale site which can be found on EstateSales.net
Estate Sale of Jeweler/Gemologist 50+ years by Again L.A. Estate Services
Estate Sales News is in the air as you read this flying to California to report on another upcoming estate sale this week in Los Angeles for a former jeweler/gemologist.
This sale will feature jewelry, jewelry findings, rocks, minerals, gemstones numbering in the hundreds and in some cases the thousands. The home is overflowing and we can hardly wait to meet with Dan from Again L.A. Estate Services and see all of this plus furniture and all the other household items for sale. We will be posting video of this sale which starts on Thursday, June 6 ahead of the sale. Here are a few of Dan’s photos taken early on.
