PURCHASING
Our knowledgeable Trésor Estate Sale associates are stationed throughout the house to answer questions and occasionally write up customer orders. They are unable to hold items as all purchases are on a first come first serve basis. We have cashiers stationed throughout the house to assist in cashing out customers expediently. Tresor offers limited shopping bags and wrapping paper. The buyers are expected to do their own wrapping. Security is stationed at the exit and entry of the house to maintain general order and to check receipts and merchandise.
If you purchase larger items that require moving, for safety reasons, we request that you pick them up towards the end of the day. We will have staff available to assist you in moving these items if needed. Should you wish your items delivered, we can recommend local movers.
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For more information, read What Can Buyers Expect: Part 2.
During a Trésor Estate Sale
– We have knowledgeable associates stationed throughout the house to answer questions and assist
customers with their purchases.
– All purchases are on a first come first serve basis and therefore we are unable to hold items for our customers for any longer than 10 minutes.
– We have multiple cash registers to aid us in cashing out customers expeditiously.
– We offer wrapping paper and shopping bags to buyers although buyers are encouraged to do their own wrapping to ensure items are wrapped to their satisfaction.
– We will have staff available to assist you in moving larger items, if needed.
– If you purchase large items and require delivery assistance, we can recommend local movers although the responsibility of coordinating such a move is yours.
– We take security seriously and have our security agent stationed at the exit of the house to check receipts and merchandise as well as help us keep order if necessary.
Trésor Estate Sale is a professionally operated estate sale business and we offer this experience to both our clients and our buyers. Come experience a Trésor Estate Sale and join our mailing list for future sales.
For more information, read What Can Buyers Expect Part 1
A Trésor Estate Sale is an orderly liquidation of an treasures that is run much like a retail store. We invite buyers into the home to shop the sale at their leisure. Our sales are thoughtfully staged, professionally organized and each item priced at a value we believe is fair market value.
Because of the quality items found at Trésor Estate Sales, it is not unusual for buyers to arrive before our scheduled opening time to ensure that they are one of the first to gain access to the home. To assist in maintaining an orderly entry, we leave a signup sheet at the home’s entrance early the morning of the sale. Entry into the sale will be allowed first to those buyers who have signed up in advance. If you are one who needs to be first to shop the sale, come early and sign up. If you prefer to avoid the crowds, we suggest coming 1-2 hours after opening hour. No matter what time you come you will glad that you came.
For more information, read What Can Buyers Expect Part 2
A new type of estate sale is the Living Estate Sale.
This type of sale is for those who are not moving from their home immediately but have accumulated a lifetime of treasured items and would like to simplify before their executor or children have their responsibility in their hands. This generally is done right before or at retirement age. It’s the act of taking charge and eliminating (or at least lessening) this burden for others. Living with less can also be very freeing and will simplify your life. Your children might encourage you not to worry, however, most of us can remember the feeling of making a hard decision on our families behalf. Giving family the responsibility of selling valued possessions (after you pass or move to assisted living) can be stressful. Simplify your life while you still can make these decisions. When you decide to sell, the extra money will help you check off items on your bucket list! Trésor Estate Sales executed Living Estate Sales for many clients, so please visit our review page feed back!
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Once the Estate Sale Event has ended and/or the consignment/auction has ended/closed, we will prepare a full accounting detail. The accounting will provide the gross amount realized for each day of the sale, the total fees incurred, and the total net proceeds.
At the end of the sale our team will box up any remaining items for donation pick-up. We will schedule the donation pick-up and monitor the pick-up to ensure all these are removed from the property. An itemized charity donation receipt will be obtained for tax purposes. We will discuss any items not accepted for donation and determine the best way to dispose of them.
Our team is specialized and trained to take the estate sale process from start to finish. There are no upfront fees for our services. Our commission based fee is deducted from the gross total at the end of your sale. We bring the expertise and skill to make this estate sale process as simple and effective as possible. At the end of the day, we truly care. We have a personal investment in each of our clients which is why we always go one step ahead.
For more information about the estate sale process, visit our information archive.
Step 2 – Estate Sale Event, Consignment & Auction
If we all decide that an estate sale event best suits your needs, Trésor Estate Sales preparation will go as follows:
▪ Schedule – Together we will schedule a date for the event. Each event usually runs between two and three days.
▪ Staging – The goal of our team is to stage your home as a showroom. This provides the best shopping experience for our shoppers and in return provides the highest return for your items. Staging may take between three to seven days.
▪ Pricing – Each item will be marked with a price tag. We have a team of researchers and a network of appraisers that we work with closely to ensure each of your items are being priced in accordance with today’s fair market value.
▪ Photography – We will take extensive photos of your treasures for proper advertising of the sale.
▪ Event Staffing – All events will have a cashier, a security guard, and as many sales associates as needed.
▪ Advertising – We have a network of people who we advertise to. We are members of several online advertising sites, email lists and publications and have established relationships with buyers throughout the region. Our extensive outreach allows us to reach a large audience.
▪ Signage – On the day of the sale, professional signs will be strategically placed around your neighborhood to ensure maximum attendance, if the city allows.
In some situations our trained team will identify certain items that are better suited for consignment or auction. In these cases our team will collect these items and sell them in the appropriate manner.
For more information about the estate sale process, visit our information archive.
Tresor Estate Sales Complimentary Consultation
Once you are ready to get started with your estate sale, we will be there to guide you through the entire process beginning to end. Trésor Estate Sales will handle all the details.
Step 1: The In-home Consultation
We understand that every individual who calls us has a uniquely different situation. We utilize the complimentary consultation as an opportunity for you to get all of your questions answered and for us to understand exactly what you are looking for so that we can customize a plan than works best for you. At this point together we will decide if an estate sale event, consignment/auction, or a combination of both best suites your needs and the contract will be drawn up for the desired event.
Two Notes of Advice Prior To Our Consultation Meeting:
First, do not feel the a clean out is necessary prior to our meeting. You will be surprised at what will sell at a Trésor Estate Sale. Secondly, try and be certain as to what items will be included in the sale. This helps us make an accurate evaluation.
Please contact us directly if you are interested in a FREE CONSULTATION!
For more information about the estate sale process, visit our information archive.
How the Estate Sale Process Works…
• Schedule a complimentary consultation where we will meet with you to discuss the best possible option(s) for the items you want to sell.
• We will research and assign prices for your estate items providing you with a clear value. This independent evaluation is essential not only for a successful sale but for your peace of mind.
• We sort, organize and prepare the home for your estate sale. On occasion, an off-site sale may be necessary, and in these cases we will determine the best location and organize the sale for that venue. We call these our Pop-Up Events!
• We specialize in the staging of the home. As a decorator, Maura recognized the importance of presentation in achieving the maximum price for your items.
• We coordinate all advertising and promotion of the sale through print and on-line media as well as notifying buyers from our proprietary customer list.
• We provide congenial sales, security, and moving staff to ensure a safe professionally run sale.
• We accept credit cards making it easier for buyers while boosting sales.
• We may coordinate a thorough clean-out of remaining items including the handling of any items you wish to donate to charity.
• We offer to coordinate a house cleaning that prepares the house for the sale and relieves the family, executors and realtors of the burden of this work.