Nancy's Expert Estate Sales
5 Ellis Road
Norton, MA 02766
Phone Number: (908) 531-5501
Nancy's Expert Estate SalesNew Jersey's and now MA/RI's Premier Estate Sale ManagerNancy Van Niel of Nancy's Expert Estate Sales, manages the sale and liquidation of personal property in homes in Bristol County, (Foxboro, Attleboro, Easton, Mansfield, Fall River, etc.), Massachusetts and the Providence, RI area, with proven success and professional results.
Nancy has over 20 years experience as an active antiques dealer and 8 years of household contents/estate sales experience. Nancy recently relocated to the Massachusetts from Summit NJ, where she has conducted estate sales for countless satisfied clients. Nancy is a dealer, part-owner and manager at the Summit Antiques Center, a multi-dealer co-op shop in Summit, NJ, and a dealer at the Rhode Island Antique Mall, in Pawtucket, RI. She is a native of Summit, NJ, and new resident of Norton, MA. Nancy is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds both a NJ real estate license and NJ teacher's certificate.
Nancy and her staff are experienced in working with the public in many arenas. We have displayed and sold at numerous shows in the NYC metro area and have run and managed over 95 house/estate/moving sales in New Jersey. Nancy's Expert Estate Sales experienced staff has helped hundreds of families sell house contents in preparation for a move or a down-sizing, or after the passing of a friend or relative.
Perhaps our greatest strength, what sets us apart from our competitors, besides experience and proven results, is the care in which we handle your family's belongings. We treat all of our clients and our client's property with respect. We deal with the buyers at our sales honestly and fairly. Our reputation and repeat business depend on our complete professionalism.
We handle all aspects of your contents, moving or estate sale:
- Publicity: We supply street signage on the days of the sale; we write and place advertising in local print media (newspapers) and several on-line estate sale sites; we notify personal contacts via our exclusive customer email list (these are our personal contacts, customers who follow us and have asked to be notified of our sales).
- Set-up and pricing We will: sort and display items; wash and polish dishes, silver and crystal, as needed, to show pieces to their best advantage; supply tables & tablecloths; supply speciality display racks such as clothing racks; we price all items with professional price tags and hang tags (never masking tape which can damage furniture, linens, porcelain and clothing).
- Valuables: We supply jewelry and/or display cases for valuables and bring in lighting as needed so that every room is well lit and safe.
- Research: We carefully price all items at fair market value, after careful research and relying on years of experience selling antiques and household items: furniture, linens, clothing, porcelain, pottery, glass, dishes, artwork, lighting. We have specialists on staff should we need additional opinions of value.
- Sales staff: We supply professional and experienced sales staff sufficient to safeguard all items and affect a quick and smooth sale.
- Accounting: Nancy Expert Estate Sales is the only local MA/RI estate sale company to supply clients with a computer spreadsheet itemization of all items included in the sale, asking prices, and actual sale prices, arranged by room and according to category. It's an extra step which involves hours of work, but we believe it is the only way to run a sale. Our clients hire us because we complete our sales in a professional manner -- no handwritten notes, slips of paper, or other amateur accounting systems. Additional final accounting spreadsheets are provided for lawyers, siblings, and other interested parties, as needed.
- Settlement: We complete and deliver the final settlement of the sale within 7 business days.
- Contract: We use a customized, legally binding, clearly written contract which is in compliance with all state laws.
- Recommendations: We supply prospective clients with a complete list of past clients as well as a list of our professional clients. In addition we provide a detailed contact sheet for donations and clean-out services.
Our reputation and good name are everything.
We return all phone calls, offer a no-obligation visit to discuss your sale options, deal honestly and fairly with all parties and strive, at all times, for our clients' total satisfaction.