What's an "estate" sale?

[CatWoman]

Is it the same as a garage sale?

[unblock]

1. yes, except the owner is dead.

and the garage itself might be for sale, too.

[pilgrimm]

23. I had to get a death certificate

when I registered my car, because the dealer apparently got it from an estate sale. It was pretty weird man, I went to get it registered and the lady at the counter was all, "well where is Mr. so and so is, what happened to him?"

[Oreo]

2. It's a sale of a person's estate...

You know... after they pass on

[Eccho]

3. No, it occurs after someone has died

and they want to clear out the house of everything.

[On the Road]

13. Oh, They Only Think About That After They Die?

That's not very considerate of them. :)

[gWbush is Mabus]

4. "nicer" crap that you don't need?

[one_true_leroy]

5. no, the family of a deceased person selling their leftovers n/t

[ogradda]

6. kinda

when some one dies and their heirs sell the "estate" which is everything they have except what the heirs wanted. you can pick up a lot of good stff at them. my mom and i always jump on those.

[CatWoman]

11. how do you know where they are

are they listed in the paper?

[ogradda]

16. yes

classified ads of local papers, little nickle want adds, sometimes you see a sign on a street pole too.

[Union Thug]

7. Glorified garage sale with a ghost hanging around

wondering why the hell the family is liquidating the years of crap he acquired....

[Shakespeare]

8. It's short for "Grandma died & we want to get rid of all her useless crap"

:7

aw, crap...just noticed my star went away. :-(

[Bertha Venation]

9. *sing* going through dead peoples' houses. . . . "Estate Sale"

great song by Cheryl Wheeler

[jdots]

10. a pretentious garage sale to attract attention

same junk but the bozos think they have class because they are rich.........when attending one always try to beat them down on prices....No one has to die to have an estate sale,but some of them should.....oh shut up i am just kidding.

[ohiosmith]

12. Maybe you'll find your virginity there.

[CatWoman]

14. LOLOLOL!!!

[Deb]

15. Not always

An estate sale can be the entire contents of a home/garage. Often antique dealers and art collectors will show up to purchase anything of interest to them. They are a great place to find really nice used furniture and appliances. Newspaper ads usually give a sample of what is available.

I'm a firm believer in buying quality older furniture/tools in great shape.

[VaYallaDawg]

17. Deb is right!

If you have time to go, it can be a great place to find all kinds of stuff. I once paid $50 for a small bronze statue at an estate sale(bought it simply because I liked it) - it's now appraised at $2,500. Frequently estate sales are worth the time and money spent. It's a never-ending pastime here in Richmond.

[Goathead]

18. A lot of time the public is not invited to estate sales

You have to be a dealer or know someone who is a dealer

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. Twice as pricey as a yard sale

for the same kind of stuff.

[Shoeempress]

20. Since the "estate tax" is now a "death tax" wouldn't this now be

considered a "death sale"

[no name no slogan]

24. Good point. Kind of like the olive oil/baby oil question

You know: "if olive oil is made out of olives, what's baby oil made out of?"

[sandnsea]

21. It depends

If you like vintage, sometimes you can find alot of really cool stuff. The saddest are when you see what little somebody had after working for 50 years. I always try to make estate sales, it's kind of like getting a glimpse of history through somebody else's eyes.

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. They are usually yard sales with higher price tags. Not higher quality

stuff...just higher price tags. :hi: