You inherited a house full of things. Here’s where to start.
3,316 estate-sale companies with real reviews and honest pricing. Built for the part of settling an estate that nobody warns you about - the part where you stand in the kitchen and realize you have to deal with all of it.
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- 3,316 companies across 50 states
- Commission rates in plain English
- Free to search, free to ask
Why so many families
end up paying too much
for too little.
The estate-sale industry has been unregulated for most of its history. Most companies are family operations that built their reputations in one zip code over twenty years. That’s usually good - it usually means the people who show up know their craft.
The problem is the handoff. When you Google “estate sale company near me,” you get a list of names and phone numbers. You don’t get commission rates, you don’t get specialties, and you don’t get to see what happened the last time they ran a sale for a family like yours. So you pick the one with the nicest website and hope.
Attic Scout is the directory that should have existed all along. Every company profile shows what they charge, what they specialize in, and what people who hired them said afterward. If we don’t know a number, we say so instead of making one up.
What you get in every provider profile
Real prices, no guessing
Every provider profile shows their commission rate, what they specialize in, and how long they take. If we don't know a number, we say so instead of making one up.
Reviews from actual sales
We pulled reviews from Google for every company in the directory and let providers respond. No ghost reviews, no pay-to-play sorting, no buried complaints.
Specialists for the hard items
Belleek china, Stickley chairs, post-war oil paintings, coin collections. The hard items go to people who know what they're worth, not a general estate sale.
“If we don’t know a number, we say so instead of making one up.”
Before you pick a company, read this
How are you different from EstateSales.net?
EstateSales.net is a listing service - companies pay to be on it, and that’s it. Attic Scout shows you what each provider charges, what they’re good at, and what people who hired them said afterward. If a provider in our directory is bad at their job, you’ll see it before you call.
How much does an estate sale usually cost?
Commission rates in the industry run between 25 and 60 percent of total sale proceeds. Most companies also charge a setup fee that covers staging, photography, and advertising. Every provider profile in our directory lists these numbers when we know them.
What if I have a mix of valuable and worthless items?
That’s every estate. The typical house has about 800 items, and most of them are worth between zero and ten dollars. A good estate-sale company prices the whole house and flags the four or five items that should go to a specialist instead.
Is the free estimate really free?
Yes. When the tool opens, you’ll upload up to 20 photos and we’ll identify what each item is called, give you a value range, and tell you which ones are worth more than a general estate sale will get you. No signup, no card, no sales call. It’s opening soon - join the waitlist below and we’ll send you the link the moment it’s live.
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Start with one question: who’s near me?
Search by city or state. See who the company is, what they charge, and what their last twenty sales looked like. Free to search, free to ask.