Our services
What we do…
Guardian Angels Estate Sales LA specializes in assisting individuals with the sale of their personal items. Handling a loved one's estate or liquidating your own personal items can be a difficult and emotional task, especially for items that have deep memories associated with them. Let us relieve your stress of downsizing the move of an aging parent, death, divorce, or relocation by providing the highest quality care with the most professional service. We will work with you to understand your specific needs and craft a course of action which will best benefit your situation.
How we do it…
First, we are here to assist you. Our initial consultation is free, highly informative, and educational. To best serve you, we will arrange a meeting at the location where the sale will be held, so that we can assess and conduct a basic inventory of contents. If for any reason a sale is not merited, we will suggest alternative options on how to liquidate the estate. We will then coordinate our calendars, and determine a mutually convenient time to hold the sale. After we have agreed on the timeframe, we will send you a contract for you to review.
Once you have agreed, signed and returned the contract to us, you will provide us with a key to the property and we will provide you with a key release. We will then schedule the sale date(s) according to availability.
Before the sale, we will itemize all sellable items and any items we deem unsellable will be identified for donation. We then group, clean, display, price and label the merchandise. We post signs inside and out to inform customers, including but not limited to: entrance and exit, do not enters, no smoking, and general pricing. We will advertise and market your sale through our website and estate sales websites including descriptions and pictures of your inventory, the address and map to the house, and an email blast that will alert all of our loyal customers that we are conducting an estate sale for you. We will also post [and later remove] several signs which will be strategically placed to attract and guide customers to your sale.
The duration of the sale will depend on the amount of inventory; generally 1 to 3 days is enough time. During the sale we will have one entrance and one exit to safeguard your merchandise. Our staff will be on hand to answer any questions from customers. We will have staff members doing a variety of jobs during the sale, including: cashiers, wrappers and loaders for help with large items and security personnel. After the sale we take inventory of any remaining merchandise, so that you can determine whether you want to try to sell it on eBay (different fee structure; please see our paragraph on eBay consignments), keep it, consign it or donate it. Once we have determined what to do with any remaining contents, we will have the items removed. If there are any extraordinary expenses required to remove any items, ie: fork lift, oversized truck rental, dumpster, we will consult you first and obtain your approval, as you will be responsible for the extra expense.
Seven to ten business days after the sale is completed, we will meet and present you with a check, receipts (if requested) and a spreadsheet outlining the total sales and commissions and will return your key to the property. Our fee is based on a percentage of the total sale amount, so there is no upfront cost to you. We charge 35% commission from the proceeds. Our expenses are taken from our commission and not from the gross amount received at the sale. All details of the sale process and fees will be discussed with you prior to finalizing the contract. We provide all materials necessary for the staging, research, pricing and advertising of the sale. Also, our first consultation visit is free of charge with no obligation whatsoever. References from past clients are available upon request.
Why choose an Estate Sale?
When you hire Guardian Angels Estate Sales LA, you get a team of dedicated people who not only promise to work long hours to prepare your property as a showcase for your sale, but also who will be pleasant, respectful and courteous. We are experts at realistically pricing your furniture, clothing, collectibles, artwork and jewelry at fair market value. We bring a unique form of exposure to sell your possessions. We will reach more people with our format than you can by having your own garage sale. Lastly, we are motivated to maximize your monetary return, because the more we sell, the more money we make!
Guardian Angels Estate Sales LA specializes in assisting individuals with the sale of their personal items. Handling a loved one's estate or liquidating your own personal items can be a difficult and emotional task, especially for items that have deep memories associated with them. Let us relieve your stress of downsizing the move of an aging parent, death, divorce, or relocation by providing the highest quality care with the most professional service. We will work with you to understand your specific needs and craft a course of action which will best benefit your situation.
How we do it…
First, we are here to assist you. Our initial consultation is free, highly informative, and educational. To best serve you, we will arrange a meeting at the location where the sale will be held, so that we can assess and conduct a basic inventory of contents. If for any reason a sale is not merited, we will suggest alternative options on how to liquidate the estate. We will then coordinate our calendars, and determine a mutually convenient time to hold the sale. After we have agreed on the timeframe, we will send you a contract for you to review.
Once you have agreed, signed and returned the contract to us, you will provide us with a key to the property and we will provide you with a key release. We will then schedule the sale date(s) according to availability.
Before the sale, we will itemize all sellable items and any items we deem unsellable will be identified for donation. We then group, clean, display, price and label the merchandise. We post signs inside and out to inform customers, including but not limited to: entrance and exit, do not enters, no smoking, and general pricing. We will advertise and market your sale through our website and estate sales websites including descriptions and pictures of your inventory, the address and map to the house, and an email blast that will alert all of our loyal customers that we are conducting an estate sale for you. We will also post [and later remove] several signs which will be strategically placed to attract and guide customers to your sale.
The duration of the sale will depend on the amount of inventory; generally 1 to 3 days is enough time. During the sale we will have one entrance and one exit to safeguard your merchandise. Our staff will be on hand to answer any questions from customers. We will have staff members doing a variety of jobs during the sale, including: cashiers, wrappers and loaders for help with large items and security personnel. After the sale we take inventory of any remaining merchandise, so that you can determine whether you want to try to sell it on eBay (different fee structure; please see our paragraph on eBay consignments), keep it, consign it or donate it. Once we have determined what to do with any remaining contents, we will have the items removed. If there are any extraordinary expenses required to remove any items, ie: fork lift, oversized truck rental, dumpster, we will consult you first and obtain your approval, as you will be responsible for the extra expense.
Seven to ten business days after the sale is completed, we will meet and present you with a check, receipts (if requested) and a spreadsheet outlining the total sales and commissions and will return your key to the property. Our fee is based on a percentage of the total sale amount, so there is no upfront cost to you. We charge 35% commission from the proceeds. Our expenses are taken from our commission and not from the gross amount received at the sale. All details of the sale process and fees will be discussed with you prior to finalizing the contract. We provide all materials necessary for the staging, research, pricing and advertising of the sale. Also, our first consultation visit is free of charge with no obligation whatsoever. References from past clients are available upon request.
Why choose an Estate Sale?
- Estate Sales are the best way to maximize the sales price for most personal property found in a home.
- Estate Sales are the most direct and profitable way to sell personal property to the general public.
- Estate Sales are an incredibly efficient way to clear a house of possessions and make it ready for sale.
When you hire Guardian Angels Estate Sales LA, you get a team of dedicated people who not only promise to work long hours to prepare your property as a showcase for your sale, but also who will be pleasant, respectful and courteous. We are experts at realistically pricing your furniture, clothing, collectibles, artwork and jewelry at fair market value. We bring a unique form of exposure to sell your possessions. We will reach more people with our format than you can by having your own garage sale. Lastly, we are motivated to maximize your monetary return, because the more we sell, the more money we make!
