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Estate Sales & Estate Clearing
We understand that clearing an estate can be a daunting and difficult process. This is why we offer an end-to-end comprehensive estate-clearing service that handles every aspect of estate dispersal. We’re here to work on your behalf through each step in the process so that you can focus on the things that matter most. Our mission is to ensure that the estate clearing process is professional, efficient, stress and worry-free.
Our sales are commission free to generate as much revenue for our clients as possible.
After completing a free in-person assessment, we will create a personalized plan to manage your specific needs and timelines. We will set up either a 1-Day In-Person Estate Sale or a 4-Day Online Estate Sale on our website, where we will sell the estate's contents. Any items not sold will be donated or dispersed and the home will receive a broom clean.
Once the estate’s home is cleared, the home will be ready for sale or possession.
The whole process, start to finish, is completed in just two weeks.
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1-Day In-Person Sales
Our in-person sales typically take 2-3 days to set up and a week to advertise. The schedule looks like this:
Day 1-3: We sort the estate for disposal, donation, and sale. We have a garbage bin on site.
Day 3-9: We advertise the estate sale on our website, facebook, and through our email list. Garbage bin is removed before sale.
Day 10 (Always a Saturday): 1-Day In-Person Estate Sale.
Day 13: Pack-up, donation coordination, and cleaning. *We may require additional time to finalize donations pickup and the final clean of the home.
4-Day Online Sales
Day 1-3: We sort the estate for disposal, donation, and sale.
Day 3-8: We advertise the estate sale on our website, facebook, and through our email list. Garbage bin is removed before sale.
Day 9-12: 4-Day Online Estate Sale.
Day 13: Pick-up Event - customers pickup their purchases between 3 and 6pm. Pack-up, donation coordination, and cleaning. *We may require additional time to finalize donations pickup and the final clean of the home.
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Commission Free Estate and Moving Sales! Transitions works at an hourly rate with a few fees. We do not collect a high commission rate on the sale of items.
We do our best to reduce the costs and generate as much revenue from sales as we can. However, if the costs are greater than the sale revenues, we issue an invoice for the balance owing. If the sales revenues are greater than the costs, we will issue a cheque for the balance. We cannot guarantee the outcome of any sale that we host on your behalf.
Hourly Rates:
Sale Set-ups, Sale Day, and activities that we undertake on your behalf: $60/hr + GST per staff member.
Donations and Disposals: $60/hr + GST per staff member.
Additional Fees:
Materials: $100
Advertising: $100
Garbage Disposal: Actual cost (no mark up).
Credit Card and Merchant Fees: Actual cost (no mark up).
If you wish to have items appraised, or an inventory of the contents of the estate, we can complete that at $75/hr. A typical inventory of a property takes 10-16 additional hours.
Transitions is also able to coordinate other needed services. You will be responsible for the associated costs of:
Movers.
Fumigation or pest control: you must declare any pests including mice or insects (including bedbugs or roaches) as well as suspected issues that may have occurred within the last year, as well as provide documentation about the remediation of these issues.
Removal and sale of firearms and ammunition: We can assist with the coordination of the removal of these items. We are not licensed to sell firearms.
Any additional costs or fees associated with your contract.
FAQs
Where do your Estate and Moving Sales take place?
We transform the estate’s home into a pop-up store complete with tables, shelves, bags, tags, checkout, and staff! We don’t have a storefront or warehouse, so this is the most convenient and cost-effective way of hosting a successful and profitable In-Person Sale.
What happens to the estate’s personal items?
During our setup, we watch for items that should not be sold in our sales and attend to them at your direction. We will remove personal items from the sale, including photos, letters, notes, utility bills, etc. (we can coordinate confidential shredding). All cash found on-site is documented and secured for you.
How do you price sale items?
Our sales are timed and tagged events where everything is priced in advance. We apply liquidation pricing to each item so that we can create the best value in a short period of time. Through the pricing process, you will have the opportunity to review our pricing and provide insight and feedback.
How much do you typically sell?
We typically sell 60%-80% of the items included in our sales. The remaining items are usually items of lower value and desirability. For anything that doesn’t sell, we can donate items to charities at your direction when our sale is done. If there are items of higher value that haven’t sold, we will work with you to determine how you would like to proceed.
What happens to the large or heavy items?
If there are exceptionally large or heavy items in the home (pool tables, shuffleboard tables, pianos, large pieces of equipment), we will attempt to sell them on your behalf. However, in the event that they don’t sell, you will be responsible for the cost of removal of these items.
Is there anything you don’t do?
We cannot remove hazardous waste, biohazards, or hazardous materials, including paint, stain, gasoline, propane, pesticides, or household chemicals. We are unable to sell animal products that are controlled in Saskatchewan, including taxidermy, antlers, and racks.
