We started over 20 years ago helping churches and other local groups organize their fundraising sales. Then in 2000 we made our estate sale company debut helping Kiwanis Club manage their tag sale. The calls came rolling in and they haven’t stopped even 22 years later. We now manage up to two sales per week with a professional crew of 20+ of the best folks Columbia has to offer. We love seeing our customers each weekend, especially those we’ve come to know from decades of loyal estate sale shopping!

• With over 20 years of experience in the business, we are prepared to manage your sale with professionalism, efficiency, and ease for all parties involved.
• We are proud of our flexible reputation and work tirelessly to meet your needs from start to finish.
• Estate Sale Managers maintains a thriving online presence necessary to modern sale success. Our over 8,000 Facebook followers and over 3000 email list subscribers connect us to the local and national community. These are just a couple of the ways we advertise your fine items to the general public.
• We are located in Columbia, Missouri, however for the right sale we can travel outside of city limits for you!

It’s often difficult for home owners to part with their memories even if they fully intend to do so. Many clients leave town during the sale for this reason. We don’t ask that you leave town, however, we do ask you to be absent from the sale as your presence can disrupt the flow of customer traffic. While the sale is being set up, we are happy to see you occasionally, but ask that you keep visits to a minimum to ensure efficiency and a speedy set up.

• We work on commission:
  • 50% commission on all items $99 and below
  • 25% commission on all items $100 and over
• $35/hour consulting fee
• We provide all tables when we run your sale. However, if you’d like to rent our card tables to set up your own sale or event, they are $3/day per table. We also rent out double sized tables for $5/day per table. $31 for table delivery, and $31 for table pick up.
  • Clothing racks can also be rented for $10/day.
• Sometimes items for sale and the homes they are displayed in need to be cleaned for best sale practice. We expect to provide normal cleaning and clean up for sales, but if the need goes beyond our usual, then a $29/hour cleaning fee will be charged.
• Advertising in the local paper is also provided. The cost of advertising is deducted from the final sale profit.

We are willing to negotiate commissions on very large sales or for churches, charities, or other non-profit organizations in which members will provide help.

• The cost of advertising is deducted from the total sale profit at the end of the sale. In Columbia, advertisements in the local paper run about $100 for a display ad, and about $50-$70 per 2 day ad run in the classified section.
• All costs are deducted at the end of the sale, there are no upfront costs.

We generally begin set up between 10 days to 2 or 3 weeks before the sale. During our initial visit we will determine how long set up will take and plan accordingly.

We do sales every month of the year. Spring and Fall are our busiest times, so book early for those dates. We have great turnouts for Winter sales, too. Winter sales are held indoors, and many customers are still eager to get their Estate sale fix that time of year!

Estate Sales are generally held after a person has passed and their personal items – not including their house – need to be sold. We also do “Living Estate Sales” for those who are simply downsizing or moving. Estate sales are held in-house and can include anything from fine jewelry to cars to kitchen tools.