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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chucktee, post: 4555831, member: 104300&quot;]It&#039;s true.&nbsp; We hired a professional to liquidate our mother&#039;s estate.&nbsp; The agreement made clear that items from elsewhere might be brought in for the sale, and items from our mother&#039;s estate might be put up for sale elsewhere.&nbsp; The agent also ran a booth at an antique store in a nearby city, and I&#039;m pretty sure I eyed my mother&#039;s silver service for sale there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can understand the frustration of buyers going to an estate sale run by a third party and finding that what&#039;s for sale there is not in line with their expectations, but from the heirs&#039; point of view, it&#039;s about liquidating the estate after they&#039;ve had their chance to keep what they want to keep.&nbsp; The heirs give up a lot of control over how the estate is sold, how much things sell for, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it a better deal for the agent than for the heirs?&nbsp; Yes, probably.&nbsp; A better deal for the agent than for the buyers?&nbsp; Yes, probably.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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