Overview

     Handling a loved one’s estate or liquidating your own personal items can be a difficult and emotional task—we understand many of these items may have deep memories associated with them. Our goal is to eliminate the unwanted stress normally associated with such situations.

     Other benefits of using Southern Trading Company include a professional and effectively managed sale, targeted advertising, signage, Internet coverage, staffing, and negotiation — all according to your specifications and requirements.

     And you need not worry. Throughout the entire process, your home and its contents, will be treated with the greatest respect and consideration.

Our Services
     We are a company with over twenty years of experience running a large antique store, conducting estate sales, and working with local business and real estate companies - offering home staging to present the property to the best advantage.  We also offer an opportunity for the real estate company to have an open house at no charge on the day(s) of the estate sale. We also offer an opportunity for the family to sell contents from the estate when the family is not interested in holding an actual estate sale. We have a vast knowledge in antiques, collectibles, art, and household items. We incorporate fair market values to price items, so you always get a fair price with Southern Trading Company! At an additional charge, we can arrange for a cleaning service at the end of your sale.

Downsizing
     Are you in the process of downsizing your lifestyle by going to a smaller home or condo?  Having an Estate Sale can be a key component to making the transition. We can help and assist you in deciding which items you won’t be needing in your new place.

     Our Estate Sale team of professionals will then help you get the most for the items that you won’t require. Concerned that you don’t have enough for an Estate Sale? No problem. We can consign your items as well.

Items We Sell
     From contemporary to traditional to antiques, you name it, we sell it. Typically we sell collectibles, antique furniture, accessories, artwork, vintage clothing, antique tools, appliances, jewelry, garden equipment and more.


Promoting Your Sale
      We take digital pictures of your furnishings and items and give them their own dedicated web page on  our two websites that we have for the business. One of them being this one and the other would be www.estatesales.net, which manages our client base. Your page and information is sent out to our extensive customer database prior to your sale. Additionally, we advertise your sale in local newspapers and on the Internet. We also strategically place signage to drive traffic to your sale’s location.

FAQ's

Who can benefit from our Estate Sale Service?
      Individuals moving into a retirement or nursing home, estate executors, and those individuals moving out of state or into a smaller residence need an estate sale service.

How large does my estate have to be for an estate/moving sale?

      In order for Southern Trading Company to be able to book your estate/moving sale we need to determine the minimum dollar amount of salable items in your home. Our team of professional appraisers will be more than happy to assist you in determining the value of your home furnishings.

Do you typically sell everything in my sale?

      Although no estate sale service can claim to sell 100%, throughout the sale we will typically sell between 80-95% of your selected items.

For some of my pieces, can I set the lowest price at which I am willing to sell them?

      Of course! We understand that there is a price point at which you would rather keep your item than sell it. For any of your items you can establish a minimum price which we will not go below in order to sell it.

What is your commission?
     Southern Trading Company charges a percentage of the gross sales or a mutually agreed upon fee.


                 We are licensed, bonded, and in good standing with the Chamber of Commerce.