estate sale
Deceased's belongings auction
An estate sale is a sale of a household's contents, typically after the owner has died or moved to assisted living.
Unlike garage sales, estate sales usually involve most or all possessions—furniture, artwork, clothing, kitchenware—and are often run by professional companies who price, display, and manage the event: We found a beautiful mahogany dresser at an estate sale.
Appointed estate manager
- probateWill validation proceedings
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- deceasedNo longer living
beneficiary · next of kin · liquidation · assets · downsizing · family home · personal effects · sentimental
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- furnitureMovable room objects
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
chandelier · armoire · sideboard · mantel clock · Victorian · Edwardian · gramophone · tapestry
Agreement or distribution
- stealTake without permission
- discountReduced price offered
- markdownReduction in retail price
- half-priceCosting fifty percent
reduced · thrifty · haggle · negotiation · priced to sell · everything must go · make an offer · best offer
Collected items of significance
- figurinesSmall ornamental sculptures
- coinsMetal money units
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- vinyl recordsAnalog audio discs
baseball cards · dolls · toys · comics · trading cards · action figures · diecast cars · pottery
One who makes offers
- auctioneerConducts public sales
- lotLarge amount or portion
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
reserve · appraisal · catalogue · preview · hammer price · increment · consignment · outbid
executor
Appointed estate manager
- probateWill validation proceedings
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
deceased · beneficiary · next of kin · liquidation · assets · downsizing · family home · personal effects · sentimental · keepsake
vintage
Quality from past eras
silverware · chandelier · armoire · sideboard · mantel clock · Victorian · Edwardian · gramophone · tapestry · curio
deal
Agreement or distribution
half-price · reduced · thrifty · haggle · negotiation · priced to sell · everything must go · make an offer · best offer · bulk discount
memorabilia
Collected items of significance
vinyl records · baseball cards · dolls · toys · comics · trading cards · action figures · diecast cars · pottery · ephemera
bidder
One who makes offers
- auctioneerConducts public sales
- lotLarge amount or portion
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
paddle · reserve · appraisal · catalogue · preview · hammer price · increment · consignment · outbid · buyer's premium
- classifiedswant ad, personal ad, job ad, pet ads, wanted ads
- estate salesantiques, heirlooms, valuables, collectibles, china
- fundraisingdonation, donations, donor, donors, fundraiser
- listing lingofixer-upper, handyman special, starter home, move-in ready, priced to sell
- resaleresale, eBay, secondhand goods, Poshmark, thrifting
- salesselling, discount, discounts, price, bargain
estate saleinheritance
Property received from ancestors
gift registry · housewarming gifts · wedding registry · dowry · trousseau
estate salebaby shower
Pre-birth gift gathering
wedding shower · housewarming · bridal registry · first apartment · moving in
estate salegarage sale
Residential secondhand merchandise event
yard sale · tag sale · rummage sale · freecycle · donation drop-off
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