They Don't Have Jack For Sale!

Katlyn's boyfriend, Jesse!

Oh yes we do! This Jack in The Box head was handmade for a Halloween costume and yes it was for sale at the last esate sale we hosted!  Cristy and I find that each estate sale is uniquely different and always interesting! The items for sale differ in quantity, quality, age and style. We are always excited to meet with a new client! What will we find at this one? What piece of history is going to jog our memory and what will make us laugh? Sometimes other questions come up like, how dirty will it be, how bad will our allergies be and how big are the rats?  The owners and their reasons for having an estate sale vary tremendously. Some are down sizing, a few are moving into assisted living and the last lucky couple were moving to Australia! Most sales, as you might expect are in average size homes with a medium amount of treasures. But some are very surprising, like the one we hosted in a large log cabin in the country. The house was full, the screened in porch was full, the two car garage was full and three barns were full. It took two months to clean, process and organize that sale! But many tired backs, bumps and bruises later, it ended up being a very successful sale. My personal favorite estate sale was at a very fancy house and the owners were simply editing down many of their beautiful things. I definitely spent more than I made at that one! And then there was the precious french lady who worked at Marshall Fields for 30 years and collected beautiful sheets, towels, tablecloths and perfume (much of it still in the original packaging). The first person in line at the sale bought $3000 worth of perfume!  Cristy and I just stared at each other in amazement, of course after we accepted her money!  We always get the usual crock pots and china, treadmills and sofas, but we just had our very first golf cart for sale! And it was one of the first things to go! We could have sold ten of those things!! Who knew?  Cristy has already started organizing the next sale. This will be the first estate sale we've done for someone who has passed away. But the daughter said her parents led long happy and productive lives and are in Heaven enjoying themselves. So we will honor them by treating their treasures with tender loving care and finding good homes for their things. It's a small home with humble treasures, but treasures they are, and we will treat them as such. We know it will be a unique and special estate sale just like all the others we've hosted. And we look forward to seeing our repeat customers and meeting new treasure hunters along the way. It's always an adventure and we love it!