“What
do we DO with all of this?” It’s a question we help answer
all the time! Whether you are settling an estate, moving into a smaller
home, or just wanting to simplify your lifestyle, the liquidation of household
items can be both frustrating and time-consuming.
Recollections, Ltd. provides its clients with a worry-free and quick solution
to this and other difficult situations. Take a look at our services below
and see which ones might be right for you. The bottom line: we can meet
your needs quickly and professionally!
We regularly conduct estate sales within the Chicagoland area, and in fact we recommend this option highly if the volume and value of the contents are great enough to warrant one.
We take care of all aspects of an estate sale, including the merchandising, pricing, and advertising. (See our FAQ page for specific details):
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We stage the sale to be clean, organized, and honoring to the estate. No piles of unsorted merchandise for people to dig through.
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We don't just price the big things and make up prices as we go along .... that can cost the estate hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Our job is to find even the buried treasure and price it accordingly.
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We handle the bookkeeping, maintain the safety and security of the merchandise, and our friendly staff provides great customer service.
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We are bonded and insured to protect the interests of our clients, and have worked hard to develop a reputation for running fair and efficient sales.
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Our prices reflect today's market with the focus on generating sales, not disappointment. Our experience with the marketplace, plus our researching skills, results in our ability to reach our goal for an estate sale - to empty the house while generating proceeds for the client.
- Keep in mind, too, that an estate sale is like a giant open house. If the house is not yet on the market, we can present it for you as an as-is, by-owner transaction. If the house is already on the market, we encourage your Realtor to provide us with sales sheets for the house during the sale.
We will do an estate content analysis for you at no charge. Contact us for further information.
PLEASE NOTE: The success of an estate sale depends on a large variety of contents. If you toss out or donate items BEFORE you call us, you may eliminate our ability to conduct a sale. IF IT NEEDS TO BE TOSSED, we'll toss it! You could be throwing away or donating hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of collectibles. "Junk drawers" and old boxes of papers often hold very valuable items! We know what they are and how to price them to maximize your sale potential.
The Cardinal Rule: never throw it out until you've called us! You might be surprised at what really IS collectible these days!
If an estate sale isn't possible or preferred, we can suggest other ways to turn the desirable merchandise into cash.
One solution can be to select the higher value items and sell them for you on consignment on eBay. We have been eBay PowerSellers for almost as long as eBay has been in existence. We've completed over 13,000 transactions, and have sold items in just about every category you can think of, including vehicles, rare books, artwork, fine jewelry, rare porcelain figurines, sterling silver, etc.
For consignment selling, we create an inventory of the items, discuss realistic pricing expectations, bring the items back to our office for photography, and then we create professional listings designed to bring you the optimal results. We are responsible for all aspects of listing, customer service, and shipping. When we're through, we send you a check for your eBay proceeds!
The other solution may be for us to purchase items of interest. If you want a quicker liquidation of items, we might be able to tender a cash offer for those items that we know have a strong resale market. Obviously, we can't buy everything ... because some things just don't sell very well these days. But we're always happy to buy what we can!
Because we have the world as our customer base, we're open to just about any type of item (that can legally be sold on eBay). We do NOT require that items be of a certain age, however you need to keep in mind that the key to resale value is supply and demand -- the more unusual, the more scarce, and (usually) the more aged an item is, the more potential value it has.
But -- sometimes the biggest issue is that the house needs to be completely emptied .... and if that's your ultimate goal, what then?
Well, when you want it all gone, you need Haul Gone™!
If you have a residence that needs to be emptied, but contains mostly debris and/or items that don't have resale potential, we recommend Haul Gone®, our junk hauling subsidiary. Our professionals can provide a complete clean-out service so you can prepare the house for sale or closing.
We're
also experienced with handling difficult or sensitive situations, such
as "pack rat syndrome", compulsive accumulation, unsafe living
conditions due to dementia or illness, etc. No matter what your situation,
we can promise you that we've seen worse!
Among the services Haul Gone™ offers:
- Emptying any or every room from attic to basement, plus the garage, storage sheds, porches, etc.
- Hauling away specific items from any room(s) in the house.
- Debris removal, including foodstuffs, accumulated papers, light loads of wood & building materials, etc.*
- Scheduling the arrival and removal of a dumpster if necessary.
- Appliance removal
- Vacuuming all carpets, sweeping all floors (leaving the house in "broom-clean" condition)
- Carpet pull-up and disposal
Most junk companies won't quote the job before they do it ... and you're stuck with whatever they charge you!
Please don't agree to that -- it could cost you double what we charge.
Call us for a free on-site review and a junk removal quote.
*We cannot remove hazardous materials or chemicals; your local public works department can advise you on the method of disposing of them in your community.
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