Kansas City Estate Sales

An online estate sale happens when the contents of a home are sold through online auction process. We catalog and photograph the items, publish the sale online, market it to our thousands of vetted buyers, then run a scheduled pickup after the sale ends.

A traditional in-home estate sale trys to turn your home into a public retail event for a weekend. That can work, but it usually involves lots of foot traffic in the house, neighborhood challenges, and more wear-and-tear risk simply because of volume.

In plain terms:

• Online estate sale: buyers shop online, pickups are scheduled, and the home stays calmer.

• In-home estate sale: buyers shop inside the home during open hours, with much more foot traffic.

Not at all. That is the most common assumption, but it is not the most common reality.

Here are the reasons families most often use an estate sale:

• 21% due to death of a spouse or parent

• 8% moving to assisted living

• 41% downsizing

• 17% moving out of state

Most estate sales are simply a life transition where the household contents need a thoughtful, efficient plan.

Online estate sales are remarkably flexible. They work well for:

• Large estates with a lifetime of contents

• High-end homes with valuable furnishings, decor, and collections

• Condos, gated communities, and HOAs where public in-home sales are restricted or undesirable

• Partial downsizing where the family is not moving out, but wants to clear a meaningful portion of the home

• Focused collections, such as coins, jewelry, luxury handbags, art, antiques, and curated design

If the goal is to sell items at fair market demand with strong buyer competition, while keeping the home more private and controlled, the online format is a very good fit.

Yes, we have liability coverage, workers compensation, and are bonded. Unfortunately, this isn’t the norm in our industry. According to a recent national survey of estate sales companies: 62% are not bonded and a quarter of all companies don’t carry liability insurance.

Yes, in many cases. This is one of the practical benefits of an online estate sale.

It is easier for everyone when the home is vacant, but we can often accommodate situations where the homeowner is still living in the home during the process. This is nearly impossible with a traditional in-home estate sale.

If you are living in the home, we’ll set clear expectations around access, “not for sale” areas, and how to keep the process smooth and respectful.

Most projects fit into 1-2 weeks from kickoff to completion, but the exact timeline depends on:

• Size of the home and volume of contents

• Complexity of items (lots of smalls vs. fewer high-value pieces)

• Your deadline, especially if the home is under contract or has a closing date

• Any extra services needed (donation coordination, trash removal, specialty handling)

During the consultation we’ll map a timeline that fits your real-world constraints.

Privacy and security are two of the biggest reasons clients choose the online model.

A traditional in-home estate sale is, by design, a public event. On a busy sale day, it’s common to have hundreds of shoppers roaming through the home. That level of foot traffic can be stressful, and it creates more opportunities for things to get bumped, scuffed, or simply walk off.

There’s also a reality in Kansas City that most people do not like to talk about until it happens: break-ins. Homes advertised as having an upcoming estate sale (with the address published online) can become a target before the sale starts, or at night between sale days. We’ve seen it happen more than once over the last few years.

Our online model avoids both issues.

• The address is not publicly posted.

• Buyers shop online, not inside your home.

• The only in-person traffic is scheduled pickup for winning bidders, during a defined window.

• Our team is onsite, managing the flow, and we load items into buyers’ vehicles.

So the public never enters your home, and pickup stays orderly, controlled, and well-supervised.

This is a very common concern with homeowners who have just sold their house or are about to listed on the market. We have tailored our service to ensure this is a non-issue through our estate sale process.

With an online estate sale, there is no public shopping event inside the home. That alone eliminates the main sources of wear and tear. 

Instead, you get:

• Scheduled appointments only for winning bidders

• Our team loading out all the items

Yes. This is a common reason families choose an online estate sale.

Tight timelines require:

• Clear scope decisions early

• Fast, disciplined prep

• A timeline that matches the real closing date, not the hoped-for one

If you are under contract or approaching a closing, mention it immediately. We will work to design the plan around the deadline.

Most items we choose to photograph and list sell, because competitive bidding tends to move things along.

There are a few common “leftover” categories:

• Items that were intentionally not listed (too low value to justify cataloging, or better handled as donation or disposal).

• Items that sell but are not picked up by the buyer.

For left behind or remaining household contents, we can coordinate donation management and trash removal if you want that handled. Those services carry their own cost.

Yes. We serve the Kansas City metro, including Leawood, Overland Park, Lenexa, Olathe, Prairie Village, South Plaza, Mission Hills, and surrounding areas on both the Missouri and Kansas sides. 

More than the specific location of the estate, or a valuation process evaluates if the type of items that need sold match our service,

We are commission-based, paid from the sale proceeds rather than upfront. This creates a win-win scenario, where we’re all on the same team with the same goals – we love that. 

Commission is based on the selling price of each individual item. In general, higher-value items earn a lower commission percentage than lower-value items. Final pricing can also be influenced by:

• Timeline and urgency

• Any additional services requested, such as donation management or trash removal (optional, with their own costs)

During the consultation, we’ll walk the home and give you a clear pricing plan based on what is actually there and what you actually need.

You get paid within 10 days after the sale is completed and pickup is finished, once we’ve reconciled payments, confirmed item release, and finalized accounting.

You receive:

• Clear reporting of sale results

• A payout from the net proceeds according to your agreement

Fill out our online form or give us a call (913-815-0505) to schedule your free no-obligation in home consultation. What does the consultation look like?

• We walk the home with you

• Clarify goals, timeline, and what is staying vs. selling

• Identify the best approach for your contents

• Provide a clear plan and pricing structure

From there, if it feels like a fit, we schedule the project and move forward.