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What’s Hot: Vintage Clothes Are Having a Moment At one of our recent Palm Springs estate sales, there was one room that quickly earned a nickname: the Magic Closet. And it really was magic. The woman who owned the condo loved clothes—and she had an extraordinary collection. We estimated there were around 500 pairs of
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Good Buy: What’s In, What’s Outand What Is Quietly Heading for the Door The estate-sale trend report for September 2026 Trends are fickle things. One minute everyone wants a teak credenza, a handmade pottery vase and enough macramé to trap a small giraffe. The next minute, buyers walk past them as if they have just
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Look Before You Leap How to Avoid Buying Someone Else’s Problem There’s a wonderful phrase you’ll see at almost every estate sale: “All items sold AS IS.” It’s short. It’s simple. And it’s important. “AS IS” doesn’t necessarily mean something is broken. It simply means what you see is what you get. Once you’ve bought
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The Sale Isn’t Always the End Many people think an estate sale ends when the last customer leaves. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it’s only the beginning. After every sale we look carefully at what’s left. Could someone else still be looking for it? Is there another market where it belongs? At our Cathedral City sale
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How to Piss Off an Estate Sale Company (Or… How Not to Become “That Customer”) I’ve been buying, selling, pricing, moving, hauling, negotiating, and occasionally hiding behind furniture for more than thirty years. Estate sale companies are generally a cheerful bunch. We love finding treasures. We love seeing wonderful things go to people who appreciate
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Opening the Doors People often ask what happens during the sale itself. The short answer? A lot. Day One is excitement. Collectors arrive early. Regular customers often know exactly what they’re looking for. Dealers want a deal and we work with them while making sure the owner gets a good price too. Dealers can sometimes
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Size Matters One of the biggest surprises at estate sales? Sometimes the most beautiful things are the hardest to sell. I recently watched a magnificent 1970s sectional sofa sit through an entire sale. It was immaculate. Great color. Fantastic quality. Comfortable enough to disappear into for an afternoon with a good book. And nobody bought
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If Nobody Knows About Your Sale, Nobody Shows Up Here’s an estate sale truth. The world’s greatest collection doesn’t matter if nobody knows it’s there. Marketing is where the excitement begins. We photograph the best items, highlight unusual collections and create listings that encourage people to rearrange their weekend plans. Serious collectors often study estate
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Be Prepared You may just see a sign for an estate sale and drive over. That’s fine but if you are going to be a pro then you need to prepare. Peruse the Photos Most estate sales will post photos. The experienced buyer will study the images and see if there is anything they want,
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Turning Your Home into a Store (Without Losing Its Soul) There comes a magical moment during every estate sale setup. One minute it looks like someone’s home. The next minute it feels like a carefully curated boutique. That transformation doesn’t happen by accident. Our job isn’t simply putting price tags on everything. It’s creating an
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