Auction Sites

There are many Auction Sites on the Web that can help you find the perfect item for your home this season.

Check out www.uRummage.com, Ebay.com and other sites by Googling "Auction Sites."

If you need assistance, e-mail uRummage at CustomerService@uRummage.com.

Ann

FREE CLASSIFIED SALES

Check out http://www.urummage.com/ to place your free classified ad for antiques, auctions, collectibles, estate sales, craft fairs, flea markets, liquidations, furniture, children's items, sports cards and memorabilia and much more...

Advertise your Group

Join http:/www.uRummage.com to post your classified ads. For additional information e-mail customerservice@uRummage.com.
Ann

WHAT TO COLLECT NOW!!!

I'm an avid collector of anything that's old. My family considers me a pack-rat, but I don't agree with them. I look around my house and realize that it is a "little cluttered" with all the little do-dads that have entered my house and sit on all the available shelf space.

Nevertheless, I must do a little research to suppress my spending on useless items that are not collectible. I want to share with you some of the websites I’ve visited on “What to Collect” now.

The following websites are great sources of information:
http://www.countryliving.com/antiques/what-to-collect/
http://www.journalofantiques.com/Nov07/feature.html
http://www.kovels.com/
http://www.countryhome.com/collecting/index.html

These are a few websites I found to be excellent sources of information.
If you find other websites feel free to go to the Discussion Board on uRummage and post your find.

Anne

Issues that one should be aware of when having a rummage sale

We have been asked about what type of issues one should be aware of when having a rummage sales. So in an effort to give our readers something to think about we have come up with a couple of points that should be considered.

• In some states and counties, garage sales are regulated by the government. You might have to file paperwork in order to have your garage sale.
• When holding a garage sale, make sure that you aren’t accidentally using your neighbors’ property for your own benefit.
• Make sure that someone regulates where visitors are parking their cars so you don’t block your neighbors’ driveways or fire hidrants.
• I know that it sounds interesting, but some neighborhoods have rules against garage sales in their homeowners guidess.

Let us know if you have any additional questions or have any items that you would like to add to the list. Please keep in mind that rules are different everywhere so you need to do your homework before having a sale.

Thank You,

uRummage

http://www.urummage.com/

Cost of a professional Estate Sale Service

Professional service providers will discuss rates with you. Typically rates can run between 25 to 35 percent of the total money made. Ask a lot of questions and do not work with anyone that give you an honest answer.

For pricing check e.g. eBay for information on what items sell for and confirm that the service provider can provide similar estimates. It is not unheard of that a service will over price item so that they can take advantage of the 'total buy out' arrangement if the item does not sell. So be careful.

A professional service will estimate the value of the items in the household and make recommendations. All services should come prepared with antique reference books, a camera, and an household price sheet to review with you.

Most services will want to be fully responsible for the sale even a certain amount of cleaning. Other services may itamize the costs based on what they will be responsible for. A really good provider will be concerned in being consistent with how the estate sale is presented. He/She will want to run the show. Well known providers have regular customers that they can attract to the sale.

Let us know if you have any questions about Estate Sales

uRummage

Planning an Estate Sale

We have been looking for interesting information on how to have a successful Estate Sale. We stumbled across a easy to understand atricle from eHow. Check the atricle out. It is a common sense approach to having a great sale. http://www.ehow.com/how_137449_successful-estate-sale.html