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Reinventing Yourself
Most of you know me as a REALTOR. But my other life is as a personal property appraiser (for the things inside the home, not the home itself) and as an estate sale manager. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, in-person estate sales became unsafe, not just to the customers, but to my staff and to me.
For a while, we sat it out. The last "real" estate sale we did was in February. Over the summer, though, a neighbor was downsizing and leaving behind many items. Out of necessity, we turned to online estate sales.  The only face-to-face interaction we had with customers was when they came to pick up the items they purchased, and many opted for porch pickup. It was a lot of work - taking many, many photographs of each item, collecting measurements, making condition notes, writing descriptions; then uploading to multiple places on the Internet. There were several items that didn't sell, and a charity came and carted those items off.
Fast forward to this month. Instead of holding an on-line estate sale where we set the prices and then reduce them or negotiate until they're sold, we're trying a different approach. Our first online auction is going on ... more

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