How to find an estate sale company
Hire a company that photographs in the rooms, or list yours. Not an EstateSales.NET scrape. Auction houses stay on Houses.
Read the guideFor families
Find an estate sale company
Families who do not want to run the sale themselves hire a company. Those companies photograph lots in the rooms and list a timed catalog here. Run it yourself on Sell instead.
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This directory is companies listed on House of Bid. We do not scrape EstateSales.NET, copy their company roster, or clone their account pages.
No companies listed yet
No companies are listed yet. San Diego is first. Estate sale companies that photograph in the rooms can apply. Families who want to run the sale themselves still use Sell.
List your company
Estate sale companies grow here
Apply as an estate sale company. Ops review. If we approve, families who do not want to run the sale themselves can find you on this page. Photograph in the rooms. Do not haul the house to a warehouse unless that is the walk you actually sell.
List your companyTips for choosing
Ask the same questions of each company
What should I ask every company?
Write the same list for each conversation so you are comparing the same work. Ask who photographs, who holds the money, when you are paid, and who is in the house during preview and pickup.
Do they keep the sale in the house?
House of Bid companies photograph lots in the rooms and run a timed catalog here. Warehouse companies haul contents off-site. Those are different jobs. Ask which walk they actually do.
Will there be a catalog I can send people?
A timed House of Bid catalog lets family and bidders preview lots before the clock. A walk-through weekend with no lots is a different product. Ask to see a recent housed sale, not a brochure.
How do they run preview in a private home?
House of Bid recommends one visitor at a time, or valuables in a closed room. That is a recommendation, not a law and not legal advice. Ask the company what they do in your house.
Questions
- Is this EstateSales.NET’s company list?
- No. We do not scrape their companies directory or seller accounts. Companies listed here applied on House of Bid.
- Can I run the sale myself instead?
- Yes. Post an Event or Yard on Sell. Public prices stay on Pricing. Hiring a company is optional.
- How is this different from Auction houses?
- Auction houses on /houses are catalogs you bid on. This page is operators you hire to run an in-home estate. A company may later house catalogs here too.
- How does a company get listed?
- Apply at Join as an estate sale company. Ops review. If we approve, the card appears here. We do not auto-post to third-party boards.
Our estate salesAuction housesHow to choose a companyWork with us
For auction businesses
Get the rate card and a call about your setup.
Tell us how your sales actually run — how many a month, what you sell, and whether you have a website. We email the fee structure the same day: flat monthly, a printed ceiling on overages, never a percent of your hammer. Account review takes 24 to 48 hours.
No website? That is fine — we host one, build you one, or license the platform under your own brand.
Hiring a company
Helpful tips
Warehouse consignment vs sorting the house yourself
Full-service companies take contents to a warehouse. House of Bid keeps the room walk, Post-its, and QR stickers in the house.
How to sort an estate sale room by room
Walk one room at a time, mark keep-donate-trash-sell with Post-its, QR-sticker the sell pieces, then photograph in place.
What not to throw away when clearing an estate
A practical checklist of commonly overlooked items worth checking before the dumpster when clearing a house: letters, jewelry boxes, coin jars, and more.
Estate sale, yard sale, and auction house — what is different
Families list an Event estate or a Yard weekend. Repeating auction businesses join as a housed seller after invitation and approval.