[Hidden-tech] Can someone recommend a house/estate clean out person?

[Harry Flood]

Am not sure if New York Exchange is what you are referring to, Rob. Never
went into it and don't really know for sure, but I believe that is what
they did. I think they had a location in South Deerfield.

Harry

On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Rob Laporte <Rob at 2disc.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> Hi Deborah,
>
> A hobbyist auction goer, I’ve been repeatedly stunned at how low the
> prices are for all kinds of stuff. I’ve often seen beautiful antique oak
> furniture go for less than the equivalent Walmart particle board junk. Many
> people now go to auctions to resell on eBay and craigslist, at a 100% to
> 200% mark-up, and I suspect even the best of them barely make a living.
> Fact is, the supply of used stuff (and new) in the world is enormous, so
> the price of good old items are dismaying low.
>
> Getting to the end buyer as opposed to resellers gets much better prices,
> but of course there’s great cost in time getting in front of end buyers via
> the likes of eBay. I’ve long had on my todo list to find an eBay reseller
> who would just take a bunch of stuff I don’t need, and if I earn a little
> while decluttering my storage, fine. A few years ago there was a small
> chain of stores where one can drop off stuff, and they eBay it for a
> percentage. I think they are out of business now, and I would be curious
> what went wrong. If anyone knows about such stores in this area, please
> reply. I suspect just too many little actions were needed per item given
> the fees.
>
> That all said, I suspect there is a start-up opportunity for such a store,
> but it would have to take big percentages, especially of items under $25
> estimated sale.
>
> I did find a person on Craigslist offering this service:
> http://westernmass.craigslist.org/hss/5200375437.html.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rob Laporte
> President and CEO
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> > On Sep 25, 2015, at 5:01 PM, Deborah Chandler <debchandler411 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Could you recommend someone who can come into my mom's house in
> > Greenfield (near GCC) and make an offer for a lot of her things?
> > Someone ethical and sensitive to work with as we oversee this huge
> > transition for an elderly person? (She moved into an assisted living
> > residence this month)
> >
> > There aren't any truly valuable antiques but there are vintage items,
> > books, furniture, dishes, kitchen items, music CDs, clothes, fabric
> > and miscellanous. Things are in good to very good condition, and my
> > sister has it all organized. We don't need anyone to do housework,
> > just the items cleared out. The house will be rented.
> >
> > My sister is planning on having a tagsale on Columbus Day weekend, but
> > she is so busy in her life, I suggested she may find a house-clearer
> > to be quicker, easier and maybe get similar money for things.
> >
> > I hope to hear back soon and hope to find someone who can do this work
> > in the next few weeks.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Deb
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