A Star Auction & Estate Sales
About A Star Auction & Estate Sales
We provide a complete ESTATE SALE and/or auction service. We will start with an Estate Sale, and if we have any left over items, we can book it on our bi-weekly consignment auction. We are licensed in the state of Texas (TL# 17149)
Please contact us if you have an upcoming Estate you want to liquidate.
Our Estate Sale services include:
“¢ Two to three day estate sales (four day sales conducted for larger estates).
“¢ Organizing & displaying household contents by category.
“¢ Providing display tables and locking cases for valuables as well as items placed at check out.
“¢ Researching, inspecting and evaluating each item in the estate for sale (research is essential in order to properly identify the value of an item).
“¢ Pricing items.
“¢ Professional interior signage (directional, informational & safety).
“¢ Providing security if necessary.
“¢ Advertising and promotion of the sale, including local newspaper ads, emails sent to potential customers and professional outdoor signage.
“¢ Obtaining proper permits.
“¢ Staffing the sale with qualified, uniformed staff members including staff at the door. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff answer technical questions, test electronics when requested, work the floor to encourage sales, and write sales tickets for all items to be purchased.
“¢ A sign up number system that will be in place the day of the sale and will carefully limit the number of customers in the home at any given time.
“¢ Using a silent bid system to encourage the sale of higher priced or slow moving items.
“¢ Providing bags and wrapping paper for purchases.
“¢ Accounting
“¢ General vacuuming of house.
“¢ No cash up front - our commission comes out of proceeds.
After The Sale Is Over: We offer a "cash buyout" on items not sold at the sale. The 'buy out' is based on a percentage of the selling price.
Typical costs deducted from the sales proceeds before commission:
Prep labor hours/food
Advertising
Sale labor
Food & water for public
Cleanup labor after sale
We do on site sales, or if you house is in a restricted neighborhood, we can have your sale at our warehouse.
Contact us at 281-239-8900 if you need more details.
Service areas
Based out of Houston, TX