I attended my first sale by this company in Yardley, PA I found Bob to be fair and reasonable and the checkout clerk friendly and professional. People were welcomed in according to the order of the sign in sheet, which was fair to all, as I had parked in front of the house 2-1/2 hours early to be one of the first to be let in. These things can become a feeding frenzy but other buyers were polite and respectful-one man even addressing me as "sir". I hope this company does more sales in PA, as their market is mostly NJ-based. read more

Buyer beware - If you want to be spoken to in a rude and condescending way by an unprofessional sales company, then these are the sales to go to. It is my personal choice to not patronize such companies and for that I will never attend another sale by A Vintage Estate, LLC. Why would I give the money I worked hard for to people who treat myself and others so poorly? My experience was not an isolated one as I did hear how they spoke to others the second I walked in the door, but I wasn't paying attention, should have walked right back out. I have never been treated so poorly at a sale and I go to A LOT of estate sales (multiple most weekends). I also find it unprofessional and unacceptable for somebody at a sale to tell me to "go look it up on eBay." But, if you are planning on buying, do this! If you are Amazon/eBay savvy, you will probably find the item for the same price or cheaper than at this companies sales and it will be delivered to your door! Just because something is listed online for sale at $75 does not mean it is worth $75, look at what has sold for a better idea. Incident: I had just walked up and was in the process of inquiring about some items when somebody else walked up looking for a price. I was then ignored for 5 minutes while she looked up the item on her phone, which somebody else was already doing! When I finished my inquiry, I was told in a very rude and condescending tone, to get away from the table and to think over there. I was literally speechless and walked away. I think my jaw must have hit the floor. She could have nicely asked me to move aside, and I would have gladly done so. I probably would have bought a couple of the items I was holding too. Nobody was in line when I first walked up, if a line formed behind me it was because I was standing there being ignored for 5 minutes! Still no need to speak to me in that manner. I do have a theory as to why I had this experience though (a Yelp review has further confirmed my theory, it involves money and perceived "class" of people). -------------- UPDATED I get notification 5 years later, that a response to my review was posted. Of course it's posted with misinformation, like she remembers the incident 5 YEARS later. I was not there at the beginning of sale. I never go to sales when they first open. I'm a timid and shy person so I wasn't badgering or arguing with anybody over prices, I asked once and that took a lot for me to do. Nice try coming on here to fake apologize to everybody, trying to save face, but rather than self reflect on all the negative reviews you blame your customers. Professional. THIS FURTHER SHOWS THE TYPE OF COMPANY THIS IS - She had her friend post a positive review, but the review was all slander about me and they made a lot of untrue and hurtful assumptions when they know nothing about me. Nothing I said was untrue, fabricated or stretched. I stated a real incident, and I am allowed to share it. It is NOT OK to have somebody come on here and bully me. It still stands true, I have never been treated so poorly at a sale, and I have not stepped foot in a sale by this company since and will continue to avoid them. Very unprofessional company run by very rude people who have their friends bully customers for leaving negative reviews. read more

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The owner of this company is so rude and speaks to her customers horribly. I witnessed her calling a customer a bitch. Because she purchased all her fake luxury bags. She doesn't disclose that they are fake. I have seen this happen at a couple of her sales with these bags. The customer asked for an apology for being called a bitch and the owner ignored her. We left immediately after we witnessed this. I will never attend another one of her sales. And will tell everyone I know. read more

I hate leaving bad reviews but unfortunately sometimes it needs to be done. I would avoid this company at all costs. I recently went to one of their estate sales and I was amazed how poorly it was run. I got there almost 2 hours early, plus a round trip of 90 minute of drive time, to buy certain items that were clearly posted in their listing. I spent that amount of time because all of theirs ads clearly state that none of the items will be sold before the sale. Just to give you an idea of how REAL estate sale companies are run. An estate/executor contacts a company and they go into a written agreement. Once the contact is signed the executor is no longer allowed to remove or alter anything within the sale. Now this is where this company flat out lies or are incapable of doing their job correctly and I'm not sure which is worse. This is a few things I experienced or witnessed during the sale. MULTIPLE high value items and a bunch of other things were not at the sale. These were clearly pictured in the listing and notated in the description. There was stereo equipment missing, ammo, tools, and records missing. Now before you say someone else got it first a lot of these people were first in line and even questioned the company where these items were. They even argued with one gentleman saying there was no such item for sale and when he went to pull his phone out to show them they gave the excuse that the executor came in and must have taken them.... even though that's against any real contract and against what they clearly state in their listings. I heard the executor excuse 5 times before I left. They allowed a pair of people to come in and take every single shirt and put them in a "SOLD" area while they continued to shop for 30 + minutes. After they made this huge pile they then allowed them to look up every single item on ebay to see if they were going to buy them or not. NOTE to the company if someone does this make them buy it all or nothing there is no reason they should be able to CLAIM every single item, continue to shop, THEN cherry pick through it 45 minutes later. If the imaginary executor comes in and takes a ton of high value items take them off you listing. Now the pricing was sky high end even above ebay sold prices. I normally dont harp on a company for this because they are trying to make the most money for themselves and their customers. However it was so bad a good deal of people were walking out empty handed and on top of it they are running the sale for a second weekend because a huge amount of it didn't sell. If you read their reviews on yelp google and elsewhere this is a reoccurring theme. I wouldn't hire them or ever attend another one of their sales. read more

My husband & I go to a lot of estate sales in NJ, PA & Delaware. We drove over an hour to a "Vintage estate sale" this past weekend. We were blown away by the prices. We couldn't believe how much this company was charging for items. We found a plate that was marked $20.00 & on the back was a Marshall's price tag of $2.99. Just be aware of the prices if you decide to attend an estate sale by this company!! read more

The most unprofessional estate sale I ever went too. Items pictured magically disappeared prior to the sale with claims that the "owner took them." Wasted a 2 hour round trip. The morons put a list outside the day before sale and people are able to call and reserve a place in line the night before. Don't both to go early as you will be number 30 in line. All other sales issue numbers. Unprofessional and rude and huge attitude with subpar items priced hire than retail. Zero bargains and the crap just sits there. Probably heavily picked by them prior to the sale. Corrupt and avoid! You have been warned. read more

Their recent sale was by far the most unprofessionally run estate sale we have attended in nearly 30 years. First, their listing stated the address would be shown the day before at 4pm, and they stated they would be starting a list at that time. We arrived at the property at 4:00 and waited 45 minutes for someone from the company to show up. The worker that showed up was flustered, angry and very rude to those patiently waiting, even yelled at someone in line for no reason. The day of the sale they came out of the house and addressed those waiting with an angry, condescending announcement that they would not take any complaints, there would be no bundling or price reductions. Once in, I had politely waited for a moment when the staff was free to ask a price and they were very rude with a terrible attitude, like they hated their customers. The merchandise was filthy dirty, damaged and priced well above what retail would have been for pristine merchandise. This was the most disorganized, unprofessional sale we have attended in decades. The company should take note of the complaints posted here and adjust their game. read more

I am ALWAYS finding something good at Brenda's Vintage Estates! Prices are GOOD! Locations are varied! Brenda and crew are very good with organizing and showing the estates they offer. I find myself hunting her sales EVERY WEEK! Be there and find GREAT STUFF!!!! read more

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These people do not know how to run an estate sale. I waited early morning to be early for the sale only to find out they started a list the day before and would have to wait outside the home for an hour. Their prices were double eBay prices and if something was unpriced, they would look it up on eBay in the middle of the sale. When I finally got in the man at the front door was actually rude to some people and I am sure they won't be going back to their sales again. Skip their sales as they are a waste of time. read more

Very unprofessional. They had an Estate Sale listed that looked great and the listing stated that they would be starting an entry list at 4:00 the day before. I set a reminder and called (and texted) at 4:00 sharp. I was told that there were at least 15 people already on the list and that "people had been calling for a few days and being added to the list". Why create and list a policy that you are not going to follow. I complained - but they clearly didn't care. Avoid read more

Unorganized, unprofessional and untrustworthy. Never returned our house keys and when she did, she mailed them in a flimsy paper business envelope. Then, with the address there for all the world to see, the envelope arrived torn open - and, of course, without the keys. Ms. Rankin assured us she would reimburse us for the cost of a locksmith (we have those text messages) but, of course she did not. Definitely avoid. read more

My disabled parents hired her to help clean out their home.she offers free consultation to tell u if u even qualify for an estate sale.they where told they did n she scheduled a date for the sale.she then picked a room out upstairs n told them to pile everything they r keeping in one room which neither can get to because of the steps n they would come back before the sale n price everything. They show up on wrong date n tell them they decided not to sell their belongings not enough money in it for them n leave my disabled parents stranded..stay far away from this company also owner refused to give company address when told I was contacting better business bureau!! Stay FAR away from this company.Stay far away from Brenda Rankin as possible read more

First, let me qualify my comments with the following. My wife and I have been involved in the estate sale/antique business for the last twenty years, both as customers and purveyors. That said, we recently attended one of Brenda Rankins estate sales that she was conducting. We found her and her staff extremely rude, condescending, unhelpful and unprofessional. This company, by far, has been the worst we have ever dealt with. One example, we purchased an item that still had the original manufacturers tag on it with the (so called) retail price that was paid by the homeowners at time of purchase. After checking further into that item, we found that said price was not in fact as represented on the factory tag. The price shown on the tag was considerably higher than it was originally selling for. We believe this speaks volumes as to someone's integrity. One can only wonder what her real motive is in being in this business, for it is certainly not for the homeowners benefit she was hired by to liquidate their possessions in an honest manner. Advice to Brenda......lose the pompous attitude and try to remember that it is YOU that is merely a salesman and not the owner of a multi- million- dollar estate. Try being more cordial to your customers, for it is us that is yours and ultimately the homeowner's bread and butter. read more

I absolutely LOVE A Vintage Estate Sales. I found myself in a place where I had to begin my life over again and furnished the majority of my new home with items from Brenda's estate sales. The kindness and friendliness of the staff always make me feel welcome and the quality of the items and prices helped me to make my new house a HOME! read more