Help me out!

[Customx_12]

I hope this is allowed here and if it isn't, please forgive me.

I started a new website to advertise estate sales. UpcomingEstateSales.com and soon will be starting one for garage sales called UpcomingGarageSales.com. I literally started the estate sale one about 2 hours ago and need help getting people to advertise their upcoming sales. To build our customer base, we are offering free advertisements for the next few months.

It is my hope that the people on this forum who frequent estate and garage sales can help me spread the word about UpcomingEstateSales.com by telling the companies who run the estate sales about it. So the next time you go to an estate sale, please drop the name UpcomingEstateSales.com and help me out!

Also, my wife is working on designing the logo right now and is it yet to be on the site. Aside from that, I would appreciate any critiques of the site (other than the lack of ads).

Thanks again and I hope this isn't considered spam as I am just an honest member here looking for help.

 

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[Customx_12]

Quick update: UpcomingGarageSales.com is up and running now. I hope it doesn't have any glitches but since it's brand new, it probably does. If you're having a sale, please list it there. It's totally free! Once I get some sales listed, the users should follow (I hope). So help spread the word of both UpcomingGarageSales.com and for UpcomingEstateSales.com!!!

Thanks!

 

[bazinga]

Not to be a downer, but if I frequented estate sales and had good luck at them, the last thing I would want to do is tell the operators of more ways to advertise and get more people there to compete with me.

 

[Customx_12]

Not to be a downer, but if I frequented estate sales and had good luck at them, the last thing I would want to do is tell the operators of more ways to advertise and get more people there to compete with me.

Why? They're going to find ways to advertise regardless if they use my site or not. Not to mention that a T.V. show is coming out soon about estate sale hunting. It's going to blow up soon so why not try to benefit as best as I can? It is my intention to open my own estate sale service soon and if these sites take off, I can advertise my sales for free at the top of the list. In addition, if the sites take off, it will help you, me, and countless others find sales in our areas that we otherwise wouldn't even know about. Besides, I have yet to have a single ad placed so you may not have anything to worry about.

 

[creeper71]

Not to be a downer, but if I frequented estate sales and had good luck at them, the last thing I would want to do is tell the operators of more ways to advertise and get more people there to compete with me.

exactly what I was thinking,but I didn't want to be the first to say it... so I guess I'll be the 2nd..lol

 

[redfish76]

sorry but I think craigslist already beat you to it...

 

[Customx_12]

sorry but I think craigslist already beat you to it...

Really? Have you ever tried finding an estate sale on Craigslist? I mean a true estate sale not an "estate sale" which is really nothing more than a garage sale. They are few and far between. But hey, continue using Craigslist to find your sales. Don't bother using any other sources or any other sites. I'm sure you'll do just fine (and leave quite a bit for the rest of us because you won't even know about them).

Why so much resistance from you guys here? So I want to start a site to advertise them more. Is that going to lead to a mad rush to estate sales now? Suppose it was your family member who passed and you hired someone to run the sale. Wouldn't it be nice to know the company is advertising on more than one or two sites? All that have posted in this thread sound incredibly selfish. Relax, nobody is going to glob onto that set of coasters or matchbook collection that you have your heart set on because of my little site.

 

[redfish76]

well I use craigslist all the time for estate sales and has worked out just fine for me, all you have to do is go to garage sales and type in estate sales and you will see them and most of them have pics ....
btw sorry if I hurt your feelings

 

[creeper71]

sorry but I think craigslist already beat you to it...

Really? Have you ever tried finding an estate sale on Craigslist? I mean a true estate sale not an "estate sale" which is really nothing more than a garage sale. They are few and far between. But hey, continue using Craigslist to find your sales. Don't bother using any other sources or any other sites. I'm sure you'll do just fine (and leave quite a bit for the rest of us because you won't even know about them).

Why so much resistance from you guys here? So I want to start a site to advertise them more. Is that going to lead to a mad rush to estate sales now? Suppose it was your family member who passed and you hired someone to run the sale. Wouldn't it be nice to know the company is advertising on more than one or two sites? All that have posted in this thread sound incredibly selfish. Relax, nobody is going to glob onto that set of coasters or matchbook collection that you have your heart set on because of my little site.

I don't have much estate sales where I live , but they have tons where my G/F lives an I watch craigslist very closely for the estates sales. If you don't have many in your area craigslist Customx 12 look at other areas on Craigslist you'll see there is plenty.

Why so much resistance is cause any smart treasure hunter knows the less people that show up more for them to find an cheaper the price as they need to get rid of the stuff that day... Tons show up they think they can rises prices cause some one will buy ..


We had a auction for my Grandma few years back, nobody was allowed in the house right after she died it was locked we had to wait til auction day to get anything of my grandma's so we had to buy from auction... not many showed up..I was glad cause I wanted things of my grand mas so did other family members...

 

[bazinga]

sorry but I think craigslist already beat you to it...

Really? Have you ever tried finding an estate sale on Craigslist? I mean a true estate sale not an "estate sale" which is really nothing more than a garage sale. They are few and far between. But hey, continue using Craigslist to find your sales. Don't bother using any other sources or any other sites. I'm sure you'll do just fine (and leave quite a bit for the rest of us because you won't even know about them).

Why so much resistance from you guys here? So I want to start a site to advertise them more. Is that going to lead to a mad rush to estate sales now? Suppose it was your family member who passed and you hired someone to run the sale. Wouldn't it be nice to know the company is advertising on more than one or two sites? All that have posted in this thread sound incredibly selfish. Relax, nobody is going to glob onto that set of coasters or matchbook collection that you have your heart set on because of my little site.

Ok, so you want to take this thing seriously. So the best way to do it is to get some cheap software for Wordpress? If you were serious, you would have paid a real programmer to make your site and make it stand out. Then you would have gotten venture capital to advertise your site. How do you plan on getting visitors to your site? How do you plan on getting advertisers to your site?

Plus, there are many other sites just like this already out there and they are established.

You are too late to the game. And asking people who DON'T want more competition to help you advertise your site is the wrong way to do it. You literally need to go to EVERY single company that does estate sales and speak with them directly. And to make the site take off, you need some TV advertising during shows such as the one you are speaking about.

All you did was upload and click INSTALL on some software on a webhost. That's the easy part.

 

[Customx_12]

sorry but I think craigslist already beat you to it...

Really? Have you ever tried finding an estate sale on Craigslist? I mean a true estate sale not an "estate sale" which is really nothing more than a garage sale. They are few and far between. But hey, continue using Craigslist to find your sales. Don't bother using any other sources or any other sites. I'm sure you'll do just fine (and leave quite a bit for the rest of us because you won't even know about them).

Why so much resistance from you guys here? So I want to start a site to advertise them more. Is that going to lead to a mad rush to estate sales now? Suppose it was your family member who passed and you hired someone to run the sale. Wouldn't it be nice to know the company is advertising on more than one or two sites? All that have posted in this thread sound incredibly selfish. Relax, nobody is going to glob onto that set of coasters or matchbook collection that you have your heart set on because of my little site.

Ok, so you want to take this thing seriously. So the best way to do it is to get some cheap software for Wordpress? If you were serious, you would have paid a real programmer to make your site and make it stand out. Then you would have gotten venture capital to advertise your site. How do you plan on getting visitors to your site? How do you plan on getting advertisers to your site?

Plus, there are many other sites just like this already out there and they are established.

You are too late to the game. And asking people who DON'T want more competition to help you advertise your site is the wrong way to do it. You literally need to go to EVERY single company that does estate sales and speak with them directly. And to make the site take off, you need some TV advertising during shows such as the one you are speaking about.

All you did was upload and click INSTALL on some software on a webhost. That's the easy part.

You really are showing your pompous arrogance and ignorance. In actuality, there really aren't many sites that specialize in exclusively advertising estate sales or garage sales. Yes, I used Wordpress but then paid for Classipress to put on. Then I had to change the coding to meet my needs. You have absolutely no idea what kind of work I have done on the site and make yourself sound like a totally selfish ignorant clown. Venture capital? Really? How much venture capital did Craigslist start with? How much advertising do they do? How elaborate is their programming? You really feel that that's what's necessary in order to make a successful website? I pity you, your lack of motivation, and your lack of confidence to attempt new things.

As to the others, I live in Southern California and have no shortage of estate sales in my area. Checking Craigslist for estate sales by checking the garage sales section and typing in estate sales yields several results of people claiming to have estate sales coming up. When you look closer or actually go by the sales, you realize that 90% of those "estate sales" are nothing more than garage or yard sales. If that's what you think an estate sale is than it is clear that many of you here have never been to an actual estate sale.

The selfish greed demonstrated by all of you and your unwillingness to help a fellow member of the forum motivates me to try harder to make these sites a success. Your unwillingness to help and your bitter attitudes toward a fellow member of this forum really is appalling. I honestly hope that some of you will someday have some vision that goes beyond squabbling for scraps from someone's belongings to make a $5 profit. Maybe someday some of you will decide to take a chance on something that may actually require some work and dedication. Just don't come looking to me if you ever need any help. What goes around comes around, my friends.

 

[creeper71]

sorry but I think craigslist already beat you to it...

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You really are showing your pompous arrogance and ignorance. In actuality, there really aren't many sites that specialize in exclusively advertising estate sales or garage sales. Yes, I used Wordpress but then paid for Classipress to put on. Then I had to change the coding to meet my needs. You have absolutely no idea what kind of work I have done on the site and make yourself sound like a totally selfish --deleted-- clown. Venture capital? Really? How much venture capital did Craigslist start with? How much advertising do they do? How elaborate is their programming? You really feel that that's what's necessary in order to make a successful website? I pity you, your lack of motivation, and your lack of confidence to attempt new things.

As to the others, I live in Southern California and have no shortage of estate sales in my area. Checking Craigslist for estate sales by checking the garage sales section and typing in estate sales yields several results of people claiming to have estate sales coming up. When you look closer or actually go by the sales, you realize that 90% of those "estate sales" are nothing more than garage or yard sales. If that's what you think an estate sale is than it is clear that many of you here have never been to an actual estate sale.

The selfish greed demonstrated by all of you and your unwillingness to help a fellow member of the forum motivates me to try harder to make these sites a success. Your unwillingness to help and your bitter attitudes toward a fellow member of this forum really is appalling. I honestly hope that some of you will someday have some vision that goes beyond squabbling for scraps from someone's belongings to make a $5 profit. Maybe someday some of you will decide to take a chance on something that may actually require some work and dedication. Just don't come looking to me if you ever need any help. What goes around comes around, my friends.

No need in getting pissy with us it was your idea an the masses have spoken we don't like the idea.. have you know I don't make 5$ scrap I just sold some stuff yesterday for 1426.00

 

[bazinga]

You really are showing your pompous arrogance and ignorance. In actuality, there really aren't many sites that specialize in exclusively advertising estate sales or garage sales. Yes, I used Wordpress but then paid for Classipress to put on. Then I had to change the coding to meet my needs. You have absolutely no idea what kind of work I have done on the site and make yourself sound like a totally selfish --deleted-- clown. Venture capital? Really? How much venture capital did Craigslist start with? How much advertising do they do? How elaborate is their programming? You really feel that that's what's necessary in order to make a successful website? I pity you, your lack of motivation, and your lack of confidence to attempt new things.

As to the others, I live in Southern California and have no shortage of estate sales in my area. Checking Craigslist for estate sales by checking the garage sales section and typing in estate sales yields several results of people claiming to have estate sales coming up. When you look closer or actually go by the sales, you realize that 90% of those "estate sales" are nothing more than garage or yard sales. If that's what you think an estate sale is than it is clear that many of you here have never been to an actual estate sale.

The selfish greed demonstrated by all of you and your unwillingness to help a fellow member of the forum motivates me to try harder to make these sites a success. Your unwillingness to help and your bitter attitudes toward a fellow member of this forum really is appalling. I honestly hope that some of you will someday have some vision that goes beyond squabbling for scraps from someone's belongings to make a $5 profit. Maybe someday some of you will decide to take a chance on something that may actually require some work and dedication. Just don't come looking to me if you ever need any help. What goes around comes around, my friends.

Wow, somebody sure got defensive there. I am just bringing you a dose of reality.

There are already many established sites doing EXACTLY what you want to do.

http://www.estatesales.net/
http://www.estatesalesus.com/
http://estatesales.org/

Plus there is Craigslist to get the job done.

Why should we help you? Are you paying us? I'm sure there are people here who would be glad to help you out if you offered them some form of compensation.

And then you compare yourself to Craigslist. The guy didn't create the site with the intent to make money. Your intent is to make money, and for the most part, it takes money to make money. Their programming is very elaborate with an extremely extensive database, their site design is not. There is a difference. They have employees running the website for a reason.

And you comment about people buying scraps for a $5 profit. Hmmm. Ok. I am happy with people thinking I only make $5 on an item.

I started a successful business and I didn't have to come to a forum asking for people to do my job for me. I did it myself.

Good luck and watch the language.

 

[diggummup]

Good luck on your site. As a part time seller/dealer who frequents estate sales, I have found that I would much rather go to a sale that is listed in Craigslist and/or the local newspaper than one listed on (for example) estatesales.net. For the simple fact that (at least in my area 'Miami- Ft.Laud- Palm Bch.') the "true" estate sales that list there are way off base on their pricing, I think they get their prices out of a book or something (lol). I actually use the site to know which ones to avoid because they do advertise on CL and/or the local rag, alot of times too. It may be different in other areas of the country but down here it's the norm. Unless it's a friday and I don't have a job that day, I avoid them for the most part. However if you are an actual "collector" you may be more apt to pay a higher price for a hard to find item than a dealer so...

 

[goldinmypan]

I agree with digs. I might go to estate sales run by the 'Pros' just because I like to see what other people have collected in their lives. But since the 'Pros' start with a high price and add on their 40 or 50%, there is no room for profet left for me. Oh, I might cherry pick something they missed priced but usually they are a waste of time.

On the other hand an estate sale run by the family to clear out the house before selling it are some of the best sales I've been to.

 

[FloridaHunter]

The other posters are correct when they say there are already more than enough sites with this same idea.

I would encourage you to refine your website to a niche market. Perhaps focus on your part of California or California as a whole, etc.. That is the kind of site I would visit. There is no way these nationwide sites are going to have all the sales, and I wouldn't waste my time. Most sites that go nationwide are crap. You will see occasional ad from someone, but mostly you will have a big fat blank. Why are craigslist and the newspaper so successful? Because it is local people posting in their local area.

I want a site that has exclusive listings. That is the only reason I would visit.

Also, I would start a blog on your estate sale experiences. Get a following that enjoys following your adventures and will spread the word about your site. That would also let any estate sale companies in your area know that you are the site to advertise on.

 

[bdxample]

Why? They're going to find ways to advertise regardless if they use my site or not. Not to mention that a T.V. show is coming out soon about estate sale hunting. It's going to blow up soon so why not try to benefit as best as I can? It is my intention to open my own estate sale service soon and if these sites take off, I can advertise my sales for free at the top of the list. In addition, if the sites take off, it will help you, me, and countless others find sales in our areas that we otherwise wouldn't even know about. Besides, I have yet to have a single ad placed so you may not have anything to worry about.

A TV show about estate sale hunting...f/ing great. Storage wars and Auction hunters have made it harder to make money at storage auctions.
More competition at an estate sale is the last thing I need. Estate sale hunting TV show(s) will inflate prices and increase the crowds. I say no more advertising..it's tough enough to make a buck these days.

 

[spartacus53]

Estate sales are aren't what they were a few years ago. Now these people that run estate sales have antique and specialty shops getting the first crack at the good stuff. Yeah, you can still find some hidden treasures, but they are getting far and few between, at least in my neck of the woods. I live in a section of Jersey that is a bit like Florida....

People come here to die, and they do a good job of that every week

Yup, I wish you luck, but the more that show, the less my chances are of a score.