Friday, July 20, 2007

ANSWER: LIQUIDATING AN ESTATE

Another question maryanswered on a different Q&A...

QUESTION: How can I liquidate my mother's estate?

MARYANSWER: I am sure your Mom would have wanted you to benefit from her collections. If you live within 90 miles of New York City we handle estate liquidation http://www.maryantiques.com. If not I am sure there is a local service similar to what we offer, search , search, search....As others suggested, you might try a local auction house, they will auction entire house contents or entire collections. They will usually come to the house and evalulate it, no lugging... they take a commission, well worth it --they publicize your items and I agree, since their commission is based on the sale of your item, they work to sell it. Of course, if your items do not sell, you do have to bring them home yourself, but most will sell! Try http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctio... they list local auctions. Antique dealers will most likely offer you 30% or less of the items value. You might also try consigning at local shops too. Hope I've helped!

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

For items with lesser sentimental value you might also think about donating them to a non-profit organization that can benefit from their sale. In NYC, I like HousingWorks, but there are also many men's/woman's organizations or those with religious affiliation that take donations. Plus you can feel good about it too!