PLEASE MAKE ESTATE PLANS FOR YOUR PETS!!!!!!!
Don't forget your pets when planning your estate!
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Everything About Estate Sales
Welcome to our blog! We will share with you estate sale stories, best practices, trends and more!
Jun 17
DO YOU HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY?
Certificates of Authenticity can be bogus. Ask for a provenance instead.
Apr 12
Your Job Looks Like So Much Fun!
People tell me this all the time. Doing estate sales must be so much fun. Look at the interesting things you find! Okay, I do love my...
Aug 31, 2023
ESTATE PLANNING FOR PETS
Anyone who is my friend me or follows my Instagram knows that I love animals as I post a lot about them. We have five pets (too many...
Aug 26, 2023
LOUIS, LOUIS...
Not that classic sung by The Kingsmen, the furniture! Louis XIV, XV, XVI, there are lots Louis’s, and how do you know what you’ve got or...
Aug 18, 2023
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
As an appraiser, I can only appraise what the client says is there. I do not have x-ray vision and cannot see the Faberge egg hidden in...
Aug 16, 2023
NEWBIE ESTATE SALE MISTAKES: AVOID THESE COMMON PITFALLS
You just discovered the wonderful world of estate sales! Congratulations, you have a lifetime of bargain and treasure hunting to look...
Aug 9, 2023
HOW TO BEHAVE AT AN ESTATE SALE--A LITTLE ETIQUETTE GUIDE
Estate sales are odd birds. While it’s not Neiman Marcus, it is still a shopping experience and at Sophia’s Estate Sales, we strive to...
May 5, 2023
The Antiquarian Book Fair NYC
I sincerely meant to write this up sooner, but TSA at LaGuardia “lost” my laptop (long story), so I have been sans laptop for a few days,...
Apr 14, 2023
Takeaways from Expo Chicago 2023
Oh, such a beautiful day in Chicago! I went to Navy Pier to go see Expo Chicago 2023. It was sunny and warm and lots of art, all in all,...
Apr 8, 2023
How to Negotiate at an Estate Sale!
You all walk into an estate sale and think that you magically turn into wily traders, but most of you do not have a clue. We want to work...
Mar 30, 2023
What To Look For In A Good Estate Sale Company?
Okay, I get clients and friends asking me for estate sale company recommendations in other parts of the country. Florida, Virginia,...
Mar 22, 2023
Women's Voices
Women may be 50% of the population, but their collective voice may be 25% of the conversation, at best. Although the expectations that...
Mar 14, 2023
Can I come early to shop your estate sale?
At Sophia’s Estate Sales, the answer is yes! I do pre-sales. I am very happy to offer pre-sales. Not all companies allow this, but I do....
Mar 3, 2023
Advice for Realtors
Dear Realtors: I understand how your job works (years ago, I was a Realtor) and what the home selling process is, now here is some...
Feb 27, 2023
Lake Forest Finery Recap
LAKE FOREST, IL 2022 THE NEED: This client was downsizing was an enormous home in West Lake Forest to a town house. I had originally been...
Feb 24, 2023
So, you are thinking of having an estate sale!
You are retiring, downsizing, moving, an executor of an estate. There are lots of circumstances that merit an estate sale, but where do...
Feb 13, 2023
Estate Sales are Green!
Not only are antiques green, but so are estate sales! Today, many charities will not accept many of your donations: they will not take...
Feb 6, 2023
Common Questions About Estate Sales
So you want to have an estate sale? Here are answers to some of the most common questions we hear at Sophia's Estate Sales. So, you are...
Feb 6, 2023
New Appraisal Requirements
The Federal government and the IRS have changed the rules for appraisals: starting in 2022, appraisals must contain a USPAP*...
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