🇺🇸 WHY HAVE AN ONLINE ESTATE AUCTION?

1. 🇺🇸    Online Auctions routinely produce HIGHER sale prices than any other liquidation format.

2. 🇺🇸   Online Auctions are seen by a larger demographic due to being online. (NATIONWIDE exposer!)

The bigger the Audience - the Higher the sale price!

3. 🇺🇸   Online Auctions take place Online, therefore there will be far less foot traffic inside of your home. Besides our crew, the only people that will be inside of your home are the winning bidders simply coming to pick-up their winnings on a scheduled “pick-up” day.

🇺🇸 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 🇺🇸

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

🇺🇸 Once an agreement is signed, we will begin preparing for the sale. You will not need to lift a finger! We will take care of everything. We pride ourselves on this. 

The only exception to this is, if there is anything in the Estate that is NOT for sale, please clearly label it “NOT FOR SALE” or remove it all together.

HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN I EXPECT TO SEE MY AUCTION?

🇺🇸 We are experts at marketing & advertising, plus we have a fan base of shoppers/bidders that is second to none! We have one of the largest followings of shoppers in the country, your sale will be seen by tens or hundreds of thousands of people! These shoppers are not here to browse, they are here to buy, and we make it easy for them to do so by holding the most professional Online Auctions possible.

DO YOU HOLD ONLINE AUCTIONS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS?

🇺🇸 ABSOLUTELY! We hold Online Auctions every month all year long. Winter month sales can be one of our most profitable Auction times of the year! Why is this? Collectors, Antique stores, Thrift stores, Pickers and other Re-Sellers need inventory. In the summer they can visit multiple yard sales, garage sales and flea markets, but in the winter months, we are the #1 source for them, which means more customers, more Bids, more profit for you! We do ask that you keep the drive-way plowed and walk ways shoveled and sanded. If severe weather is forecasted and we feel it could negatively impact your sale, we will work with you to reschedule the sale if needed.

DO YOU DO APPRAISALS?

🇺🇸 On a very limited basis, Yes we do!

Please see the page "Appraisals" for more info.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SOLD?

🇺🇸 There shouldn’t be much left, but it’s really up to you!

We average a very high sell-through rate. In fact, with an Online Auction format, on average homes are 95% emptied of salable items! If it has any value at all, with an Online Auction it’s basically going to sell.

It's up to you what you want to do with leftover items. Typically, IF there is ANYTHING left unsold, then they are items we expected wouldn’t sell. There are certain items we all know are nearly impossible to sell: Broken and damaged items, cribs, car seats, plastic cups, used pillows, stained sheets for example. All things you wouldn’t expect someone would buy. Typically, this is trash.

You have a variety of options that we can assist with. You can choose to keep those items, place it for trash pickup on trash day, give them to a charity or have the items donated if applicable. (Nearly 100% of the time, what would be left a charity or donation center would NOT even be interested!)

We can also give you contact info for clean-out companies that will take anything that might remain. These companies have been vetted and with us for years and trusted to leave you 100% cleaned out and empty.  It's up to you! Regardless of which option you choose, we can help with a game plan to leave the home completely empty!

DO I NEED TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR THE SALE?

🇺🇸 It all depends! Each Estate is different!

#1, we need SPACE to work. #2, because we have much to do in often little time, it’s ver important that we are not distracted. Therefore, we greatly prefer that when our team arrives we are able to work without distraction and to do that with the best results, we highly recommend a no resident policy. We understand that you may need to pop in whenever and you are absolutely fine to do so. We do insist that the owner or estate executor not be on the premises for the set-up nor and pick-up days, as things can get emotional, and it absolutely WILL slow us down considerably. This works against our common goal. Time and efficiency are so incredibly important in our profession, and we need it to focus on our end results. Keep in mind we work often very early to sometimes very late in order to get done what is needed in a timely fashion, and we will be rearranging the Estate as needed. Because of these things, it is strongly recommended that you consider another location to reside for the time in which we will be working. Most common trend in our business is the Estate and Businesses we hold Online Auctions for are not lived in while we are under contract. We can say that these scenario’s where we have the freedom to do our work without interference have much better outcomes for our Clients.

HOW LONG ARE YOUR ONLINE AUCTIONS?

🇺🇸 Our Online Auctions typically run for 2 to 3 weeks on average. If for some reason a sale warrants more time, we can absolutely extend the sale time. The more time, the more people/potential bidders will see the Auction. Prior to that, it typically takes us around 1 to 1.5 weeks to do our work inside the Estates / Business before the Auction goes “live” online. This puts the average sale from start to finish around 21 to 35 days. Sometimes shorter, sometime longer of course. Each Estate / Business is entirely different, so there are really no “norms”. These are just ball park hypotheticals.

HOW DO YOU ADVERTISE THE SALE?

🇺🇸 WE ARE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING EXPERTS

We pride ourselves on the effectiveness of our advertising process. Everything we do, from choosing appropriate wording for ads to the angles and lighting of our photos, to what day and time we end the Auction is done with the intent of making a sale successful. We advertise on our own website and all of the major estate sale/auction websites. We are also listed on all major search engines, and we have a following of regular customers that is absolutely second to none. We also notify our email base by utilizing our extensive email list that is well into the thousands! We also have a growing data base of collectors for specific items. We will contact them to let them know that you have something for sale that may be of interest to them.

We also have by far the largest following of any liquidator in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. In fact, we are have one of the largest followings in the entire United States! This is to YOUR advantage and we will put it to work for you!

HOW WILL I BE PAID?

🇺🇸 WITH A CHECK WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THE SALE

We will issue you a check along with accounting and sales numbers, all within 20 business days of the end of the Online Auction. That's 2-3 times faster than the industry standard payout. Generally, if the sale is a less complicated one, you will receive your proceeds even faster.

ARE YOU INSURED?

🇺🇸 YES! We are professionals!

We have adequate insurance policies in place with one of the top insurers in the country. It’s also important that to know that the insurance company we choose actually knows our business and what we do! Like any Professional Company, we will make sure you receive a copy of proof of our insurance before signing with us.

We require that when you hire our company, that you must also have adequate insurance in the form of a Homeowners Policy.  

DO YOU CHARGE A SET UP FEE OR RETAINER FEE OR CREDIT CARD FEE?

🇺🇸 Absolutely not!

We strongly recommend that if any liquidator tries to charge you any sort of "Set Up Fee", or asks for any money up front (Retainer Fee), that you immediately look elsewhere. That is not a standard practice and a professional liquidator would never do such a thing. On top of this, unlike most other liquidators, we do NOT make you pay the fee's incurred by accepting Credit Cards. How we are paid for our services is very cut and dry and outlined in a very professional Sales Agreement once we actually see your Estate or Business. We never have any hidden or bogus "fee's". We keep it simple, and simple works!

OK, I LIKE WHAT I’M SEEING, WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP?

🇺🇸 OUR REPUTATION keeps us very busy. It's important to contact us ASAP.

🇺🇸 Call: 603-777-7817

🇺🇸 Email:  Support@AmericanOnlineAuctionCompany.com

🇺🇸 Text: 603-777-7817 (Generally fastest response)

 Our success is from the trust we have gained throughout our community and our clients, by way of hard work, dedication and a deep commitment to the highest standards of our industry. We are a family owned and operated business, be rest assured that our hearts are immersed in this business and because of that, we are dedicated to remain the #1 Online Auction company in all of New Hampshire.