Frequently Asked Questions

Contact us to set up an appointment for an assessment of the estate. We will travel to the residence where the sale will be held, find out what your goals for the sale are, review the items you are wishing to sell, and go over the contract with you. 

Once you have selected which belongings will be sold and you are ready to proceed, we will meet again to sign the contract and get started on cataloging the items for the sale. Having a contract benefits all parties involved and serves as a reference should any questions arise during the process.

Our cataloging process involves photographing and researching the value of each piece up for sale. Any additional history you have on the items will be helpful. At this point, we will work with you to rearrange the items so they are accessible and properly staged in a central area of the residence if possible, leaving the rest of the residence free from visitors and foot traffic once the selling begins. 

Items can be viewed online but can only be purchased in-person. In addition to having a 1-2 day on-site open sale, we generally advertise items for both pre- and post-sale on local selling platforms as well as our website. We have found that allowing time for interested persons to make an appointment is highly successful when it comes to selling bigger ticket items such as furniture and home décor. Every situation is different so the structure of the sale may vary based on your needs and the items that are being sold. 

Pre-selling is generally done up to one week before the on-site sale. Post-selling is done for up to one week after the on-site sale. Once all selling is complete, payment will be dispersed.

Often, we are contacted to help downsize the belongings of people who are moving or just looking to pare down what they currently own. In those cases, not all items in the residence (or “estate”) are up for sale – making it a limited sale. A full estate sale involves everything on the premise being available for purchase and is most often done in the case of settling the estate of a deceased relative. We offer liquidation services for both limited and full estate sales.

We receive 40%-50% of the final proceeds of the sale with no additional fees beyond optional removal/disposal services at the end of the sale. This percentage depends on quantity and quality of items being sold along with the distance of the location from our office. Once we assess the estate with you, we will communicate the final percentage and that will be included in the contract. We are highly motivated to sell your items at the best price possible so that in the end, we all win.

In general, once the contract is signed, we require a minimum of one week to complete the cataloging and listing process as well as advertise the sale before pre-selling begins. Overall, expect the process to take about 3 weeks from start to finish. 

Depending on your situation, we understand that you may need the sale held in a set timeframe and we will do our best to accommodate that. 

At the residence where the selling items are contained. We do not sell off-site unless special circumstances require an addendum to our signed agreement.

· Firearms

· Food items

· Anything deemed a safety hazard

· Any other items at our discretion after inspection and discussion with you

Once selling is complete, we reserve the right to buy any remaining items at a discounted rate. What is left can be donated to the charitable organization of your choice or disposed of. We offer donation delivery and disposal services for an additional fee. Receipts are collected for all donated items and we will submit these to you with the final sale spreadsheet along with the final payment. You can use donation receipts for tax deduction purposes. If you choose not to employ us to remove the remaining items, those items will be left for you on-site and the final spreadsheet will document their return to you.

We use local online selling platforms (Facebook Marketplace and others) to advertise the sale. All items will be listed for viewing on jkbestatesales.com. Interested persons then contact us for more information or pre-sale appointments, which we communicate to you. All selling is done in-person only. 

Whenever possible, we use signage to direct you to the residence where the sale is being held. We will greet you and point you in the direction of any specific items you are interested in – make sure to note the item numbers listed on our website! You are free to browse through all the sale items. Please feel free to ask questions – we will answer them to the best of our ability. 

If you see something you plan on buying, please pull off the tag and hold on to it while you shop or bring it to our checkout area. Once you are ready, head over to the checkout area where we will total up your balance, process your payment and provide you with a receipt.

We accept cash for all purchases and credit cards for purchases totaling $100 or more. All sales will be assessed a 6.75% sales tax to be submitted to the state by us. All items are sold as-is and all sales are final. 

We will be there to assist you in moving larger items and loading them into your vehicle – bring some moving blankets! It may also be helpful to have shopping bags or boxes for smaller items, as we are not always able to provide those. If you want to purchase something that will not fit in your vehicle, you can pay for the item in full and come back to collect it prior to the close of sale. No items will be held unless they are paid for. We also offer delivery services for an additional fee.