Retro Estate Sales has experience with all sorts of estate goods, including:
* Retro, vintage, and antique furniture
* Art, including paintings, glass, sculpture, pottery and ceramics
* Coins and collectables
* Jewelry, ranging from costume to silver to gold and gems
* Long guns, handguns, and bladed weapons
* Automobiles & boats
* Vintage toys and sporting equipment, from Barbies to antique pool tables
* Vinyl records
* Tools of all sorts
* Collectable kitchen ware and utensils
* Designer and vintage furs, leather goods and clothing
* Carpets and rugs
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If you need to handle an estate and want help, please call on the services of Retro Estate Sales.
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* We were established in 2000.
* We are family owned and operated, serving Kalamazoo and the nearby surrounding areas.
* We treat your possessions and those of your loved ones with the care they deserve.
* We have an experienced, hands-on, and knowledgeable team.
* We provide professional pricing of all your items. Everything has value!
* We will clean, organize, and present your items to maximum effect.
* Our sales are fully staffed to handle customer check-out needs and questions.
* Every aspect of the sale is managed for you.
* We leave your house swept and vacuumed.
* We supply free, wide-ranging advertising!
* We are pleased to have a large following of satisfied customers and clients.
* We are a small, personal company and we work for you!
Estate sale needs come in many shapes and sizes. Let Retro Estate Sales assist you with:
* Handling the belongings of departed loved ones
* Transitioning to assisted living facilities
* Relocating to another house
* Downsizing into a smaller living space
* Liquidating business or office furniture and supplies
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Do I need an estate sale?An estate sale can be held any time you need to quickly and conveniently clear away the many and various items which fill a household or office space. Whether due to moving, divorce, or death, if you need to liquidate the contents of an unoccupied home or office space, Retro Estate sales can help!
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Why hire an estate sale company?Companies like Retro Estate Sales have experience in getting the highest possible value on items in their clients' homes. Pricing can be tricky work. If prices are too high, goods won't sell; if prices are too low, value isn't maximized. We know the secondary estate sale values for all your common household items as well as your antiques and collectables. At Retro Estate Sales, we use our knowledge and experience to make sure you get as much as possible for your items in a short amount of time. We price items at current market value, with an eye toward moving as much inventory as possible. We don't hold goods for ransom. If an item is priced too high, you don't make money. Estate sales are also wonderful opportunities for potential home buyers to view the house. One of the most common questions we hear is "Is the house for sale?" On more than one occasion, one of our customers has later purchased the property. If you are selling the property, we encourage you to provide us with real estate flyers.
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Should I donate or throw away anything before I hire an estate liquidator?Please let us do the sorting for you. We can and do sell almost anything. Let us decide what will sell and what won't. Clients often mistake what may or may not have value in current markets. Remember, one person's trash is another's treasure.
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How do you get customers to the sale?Retro Estate Sales excels at getting people to your house. We use diverse marketing and advertising strategies to make sure shoppers find out about your sale. The more people we can get to shop your sale, the happier we are!
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How much does your service cost?Retro Estate Sales works on a percentage of the total sales. You pay nothing up front and our initial consultation with you is absolutely free. Because we are paid from the final total, it is in our best interest to present the most eye-catching sale possible in order to sell as much as we can. In addition to helping our clients liquidate their assets, we strive to make each sale as financially rewarding as possible.
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What can I expect from the Retro Estate Sales process?* A free, professional, and personal consultation. * A contract detailing the provisions and expectations for the sale. * Care, consideration, and enthusiasm for your family, your goods, and their history. Tables, shelving, tablecloths, cases, lighting, pricing supplies, and any other display and merchandising items required. * Sorting, cleaning, organizing, and staging of all household goods to present items at their maximum potential. * Research and pricing of all items individually to obtain the highest possible current market value. * Preparation and execution of a thorough and far-reaching advertising campaign designed to bring as many of your goods together with as many of our clients as possible. * Friendly, courteous, professional, and knowledgeable sales staff to greet customers, provide security, and answer questions. * A designated check-out area where we accept cash, checks, and credit cards. * Merchandise and home straightened and freshened up continually to maintain appealing displays. * If desired we will exhibit sale of home information provided by you or your real estate agent. * We leave the house swept and vacuumed.