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Are there any limits on the amount of descriptive text I can place in my ad?

We allow you to have up to 50,000 characters in your sale description. We find that most people will not read the description if it's overly long.

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Can I advertise my sale if I’m not an estate sale company or auctioneer?

While we highly encourage private individuals to seek the services of a professional estate liquidator or auctioneer to conduct your estate sale on your behalf, we do allow private individuals and fa…

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Can I edit or cancel my sale ad after it’s already been published?

You can absolutely edit or cancel your sale ad after it's been published. The sale title, description, dates and times, address, photos, etc can all be changed very easily. Editing only becomes disab…

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Can I hide the address for my sale until it’s close to starting?

Yes, for improved security, you can choose a specific date and time at which the address for your sale will become visible. Prior to this date and time, users will only be able to see the city, state…

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Do I need to know the exact dates of my sale before I begin my ad?

You can still publish your sale if you don't know what the dates will be yet, but it will not be included in our daily email and will appear at the bottom of webpage results. This is because we order…

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Do the amount of photos or descriptive text affect the ad cost?

Neither of these affect the costs. You can have up to 50,000 characters in your sale description and unlimited photos.

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Does it cost more to list an online auction than it does to list a regular estate sale?

There is no additional cost to list an online auction format sale. If the auction is being conducted directly on EstateSales.org and not on an external website, we charge a small commission fee which…

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How many people will my ad reach?

The number of people who view your sale page depends on many factors but on average we see over 1,000 unique visitors per sale. The final number depends on where your sale is located, as well as how…

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How many photos can I upload for my sale?

We allow you to upload an unlimited amount of photos to your sale, but we would suggest no more than 1,000. The average is between 100 and 200 photos.

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How much does it cost to advertise an estate sale?

The base price for advertising an estate sale on EstateSales.org is $50.00 and this gets your sale listed on our website, as well as includes 3 days in our daily email digest which is sent out nightl…

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I don’t have any photos yet. Can I still advertise my sale?

Yes, you can publish a sale without adding photos, but we encourage you to add photos as soon as possible. Sales with photos are viewed on average many times more than sales without photos. We find t…

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What if I signed up as a Buyer, but I want to be listed as a Company?

There are two account types on EstateSales.org: Buyer. A buyer account is intended for buyers who are interested in attending estate sales or bidding or buying from sellers who are conducting online…

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What is an online auction format sale and how does it work?

We support online auction format sales with bidding on another website or with timed bidding directly on EstateSales.org. If bidding takes place on another website, users will be guided to an externa…

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What is the Treasure Listings Sale Network?

The Treasure Listings Sale Network is made up of 5 popular yard, garage, and estate sale listing websites that collectively receive over 2 million visitors per month in the U.S. The websites are: htt…

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What types of sales do you allow?

Visitors of our website come to find estate sales and estate auctions where personal property is for sale. We reserve the right to remove sales that we feel do not fit this criteria at our sole discr…

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