I am going to the Estate sale of Dennis Day tomorrow

[cyberdan]

You older folks will remember him from the Jack Benny show. But, if you are too young you won't know who Jack is.

Funny thing is he died in 1988 ?? and wikipedia has him living in los angeles, not Orange (near where I live) It did say he had 10 kds. Might be one of his kids selling off dad's junk. If there is not a crowd I will go in and seee what's up.

 

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[G.A.P.metal]

Yes i remember the show and Rochester .....YEEESSS BOSS

 

[diggummup]

Good luck. Fill us in when you get back.

 

[jeff of pa]

I remember Him, Always Hated his songs too Ethnic for my taste in music

this one I can tolerate

 

[clovis97]

I'm too young to know Jack.

LOL.

Good luck with your picks!!!!

 

[cyberdan]

big waste of time and gas money. had to park half a block away and walk. As I get closer I see a Bently in the parking lot with a for sale sign. the car was a 1999 (remember he died in '88) I should have turned around and gone to a real estate sale somewhere else but I didn't. There were only a few items (on the expensive side) that could be older than 1988. Lots of regular kitchen yard sale stuff that was overpriced and several dozen women's gold and diamond rings. There is no way this should have been represented as a Dennis Day Estate sale.

 

[Mackaydon]

Maybe it was a different Dennis Day?

 

[jeff of pa]

HaHa you just reminded me of Seinfeld

Remember when George bought John Voight's Car

 

[stefen]

I've noticed that many of the so called "Estate Sales" in Orange county are scams.

Some enterprising marketeers rent vacant (for sale) homes and bring in a ton of stuff and set up camp...cashier table, signs, sales tax, ect...

Much of the stuff is unrelated to what should be should be there and it becomes quite obvious when you start viewing...

 

[dejapooh]

About 2/3rds of the estate sales out here are just garage sales. "Our crap is so good, this is an ESTATE."

 

[diggummup]

About 2/3rds of the estate sales out here are just garage sales. "Our crap is so good, this is an ESTATE."

I always check the county tax records to see who owns the property via address search. Once I have the name of the owner, then I check obits on Obituaries | Death Notices | Newspaper Obituaries | Online Obituaries | Newspaper Death Notices | Online Death Notices I got tired of those who think their crap don't stink and list their yardsale as an estate sale. It helps weed out the bs'ers. It's not 100% but it helps.

 

[dejapooh]

I always check the county tax records to see who owns the property via address search. Once I have the name of the owner, then I check obits on Obituaries | Death Notices | Newspaper Obituaries | Online Obituaries | Newspaper Death Notices | Online Death Notices I got tired of those who think their crap don't stink and list their yardsale as an estate sale. It helps weed out the bs'ers. It's not 100% but it helps.

Too much work. I go to Garage sales more than estate sales anyhow. Since their crap doesn't stink, their prices are too high.

 

[FloridaHunter]

Their prices are way too high. It took me a long time to finally accept that estate sale companies are there to make money. I would get very bent out of shape that I could not find anything to resell. I find it rare that they miss a piece either. If they are in doubt, they price it high!!!! I skip 99% of them now.

 

[Rawhide]

I was raised in Orange County and did not know there was a guy with the same last name in the show. I wonder if we are related. I do understand the music, and its not for everyone. I have a friend who is a auctioneer, he has helped fill my pockets with money and my home with stuff I could never afford to buy at full price. Unfortunately reputation is not needed anymore and I would suggest dealing only with reputable dealers. I am guilty of having fun at auctions like on tv, but you guys realize it is fake. My father came from a large family too, I sure wish I knew more about this guy.

 

[randazzo1]

Ditto on the comments about the fake estate sales. I can't stand them either.

As for Estate sales run by professional companies --- they are their own animal. But - a lot of them are gold mines. I've found the best way to approach them is to get to know the people who run them and what they are familiar with. 99% of the time, you can figure out that the company is weak on something - be it glass, jewelry, period pieces etc. A lot of these people are not general antique dealers --- they are what I call "mark lookers". If there is no mark, name signature etc that they can easily google -- they miss. Remember, unless they have years and years of experience, they will not be able to efficiently process an entire estate and so they turn to short cuts. Some tips for the pro sales:

Lenses -- a lot of times they just price the camera and miss that the value is in the lenses, filters accessories
Unmarked precious metal -- its mind blowing how much of this we come across
Items related to a hot era that are not signed (turtle has a great thread on this already) - a great danish modern sculpture is a great danish modern sculpture regardless of who made it.
Stainless Flatware -- this still has not made it onto the pro radar despite my blabbering about it for a year
Books

Finally - be a specialist in at least one area. I have personally purchased thousands upon thousands of dollars of sterling jewelry and flatware at about scrap from professional dealers. E.g. - a stupid Silpada necklace -- not even vintage --- will bring 10x scrap. But you have to know what the mark looks like (circle in a double chevron - google it for examples). There is no name usually - just the mark -- too much effort for the average estate person to investigate.

 

[diggummup]

Too much work. I go to Garage sales more than estate sales anyhow. Since their crap doesn't stink, their prices are too high.

No work at all, it takes about 3 minutes to cross check an address and do an obit search. I've been having most of my luck at estate sales lately. Yeah, I can find a piece or two at every 5-6 yard sales I go to, but I can load up at a house full of stuff. I agree that most estate sale companies are way way overpriced. You just have to know who not to go to. Randazzo makes a very good point below. It's all in what they know or think they know. They do not have the time to cross check every item for it's current value. I have 3 or 4 estate sale companies that I deal with. The rest are a joke.

Ditto on the comments about the fake estate sales. I can't stand them either.

As for Estate sales run by professional companies --- they are their own animal. But - a lot of them are gold mines. I've found the best way to approach them is to get to know the people who run them and what they are familiar with. 99% of the time, you can figure out that the company is weak on something - be it glass, jewelry, period pieces etc. A lot of these people are not general antique dealers --- they are what I call "mark lookers". If there is no mark, name signature etc that they can easily google -- they miss. Remember, unless they have years and years of experience, they will not be able to efficiently process an entire estate and so they turn to short cuts. Some tips for the pro sales:

Lenses -- a lot of times they just price the camera and miss that the value is in the lenses, filters accessories
Unmarked precious metal -- its mind blowing how much of this we come across
Items related to a hot era that are not signed (turtle has a great thread on this already) - a great danish modern sculpture is a great danish modern sculpture regardless of who made it.
Stainless Flatware -- this still has not made it onto the pro radar despite my blabbering about it for a year
Books

Finally - be a specialist in at least one area. I have personally purchased thousands upon thousands of dollars of sterling jewelry and flatware at about scrap from professional dealers. E.g. - a stupid Silpada necklace -- not even vintage --- will bring 10x scrap. But you have to know what the mark looks like (circle in a double chevron - google it for examples). There is no name usually - just the mark -- too much effort for the average estate person to investigate.

Great minds think alike. lol

 

[stevenh]

I've noticed that many of the so called "Estate Sales" in Orange county are scams.

It's like on eBay when someone is selling jewelry. They add, "Estate Sale" to the auction title and somehow a $100 ring morphs into a $250 ring. The reality is that everything any one person owns is an estate.

 

[Keppy]

I never went to a estate sale....... but i do visit a lot of garage sales & flea mkts........ Always heard to many bad things about estate sales..............You all know the person that runs estate sales is to get the top dollar they can grab for the items and they know what the top dollar for every item should bring........... not like a garage sale.........

 

[diggummup]

I never went to a estate sale....... but i do visit a lot of garage sales & flea mkts........ Always heard to many bad things about estate sales..............You all know the person that runs estate sales is to get the top dollar they can grab for the items and they know what the top dollar for every item should bring........... not like a garage sale.........

Yes I advise everyone to stay away from estate sales. Estate sales... bad

 

[Keppy]

Yes I advise everyone to stay away from estate sales. Estate sales... bad

diggummup........ I just stay away so you can have a chance to get more items.. ..