Gary was amazing! He paid us top dollar for our Gold! He gave great customer service and was…read moreamazing to do business with. Will definitely be back! Thanks Gary!

Gary and Howard Roman cleared out my Mother's house; it was a very full house and they organize…read morewell, explaining each step offering help with everything. Their help made what would have been a nightmare, not too bad at all! Thanks!

I came to an estate sale with my 82-year-old mother and Caring Transitions was handling all the…read moresales. My mother was interested in a sofa and the man with the cowboy hat, Alan, told her that it was real leather. When the movers for the sofa brought it to my mother's home, they tell her it's not real leather that it is pleather instead. The next day I took my mother back to the estate sale and brought it to Alan's attention that he sold her the sofa that isn't real leather like he said. He tells her "well it's still a good sofa for the price you got it for" and turned his back on her and walked away. I understand that all sales are final but for you to lie to an 82-year-old woman just to get a sale...BAD BUSINESS!

From the owner: Our compassionate, experienced professionals are here to minimize the stress and relieve the…read moreburdens of life's transitions. Servicing Fredricksburg and the surrounding areas, you can depend on us to help you with your next relocation, downsize, online auction, or estate sale. If you or a loved one is going through this type of transition, call Caring Transitions of Fredricksburg, VA today to schedule an appointment!

I found ez Downsizing through my neighbor, who would frequently show me the great items she had won…read moreat their auctions. Curios, I tried bidding myself and I've been a regular buyer ever since! NO other estate sale company compares when it comes to efficiency, honesty, professionalism & integrity. I can be in and out in 10 minutes when I arrive for a pick up, as their staff has most items already consolidated for each customer. I have NEVER experienced this level of efficiency anywhere else!!! I have tried several other estate sales over the years and it was a given that I would have to waste half or most of my day, just waiting for someone to track down my purchases, often not finding them at all. Since finding ezd, I have not gone back to any other estate sales because no one else even comes close to this level of service & speed when you go to retrieve your items. All of their staff seems to be thoroughly enjoying their work - they are enthusiastic, helpful, super knowledgeable and actually care about their customers. Their customer service alone deserves a 10 star rating because it has been a truly exceptional experience every single time! You can even reach a real person when you call, which by itself, is extremely impressive nowadays, in my opinion. Please keep up the amazing work you all are doing!

TL;DR Poor up-front communications, hiding the fact that they went on vacation while our auction…read morewas active, suboptimal policies only on our auction it seemed (red letters on our auction, unlike others, saying things like DO NOT BID IF YOU CANNOT COME DURING THIS WINDOW OF TIME), over-promising and under-delivering, once auction started they stopped communicating altogether and just sent the payout and moved on. They also listed items that were literally part of the house, which we luckily got them to remove in time. The positives: I will mention they did it at short notice, and they waved the $3500 fee to do an online auction. They combined our auction with other auctions to increase the bulk of the auction. Those things we appreciated. And, in person, his wife was nice and I tried to keep things moving to respect her time. But, the actual sale execution had some flaws. The situation: Needed to clear out an estate to sell a house, but was left with too much furniture. Most of the other stuff got donated (and was literally trash). Many other estate-sale people turned us down. The experience started when we discovered "ezAuctions" was out of business. Then our agent mentioned "ezDownsizing" .. In this estate there was a $20000 bedroom set (retail, 1980s, vintage Ralph Lauren), where just one of the pieces had recently sold on ebay for $8000. Most of the other stuff we knew was not that valuable. I was very skeptical. Guy on the phone who called us back (Clay? Brian? No idea...he was The Husband) .. very pushy, said we had only 1 day to "fit it in", and also said exactly what we wanted to hear. "You've got an auction with $6000-8000 dollars easy, maybe even up to $12000 but I don't like giving numbers" ... well, he was way off. The entire auction netted $4k, and we got 60% of that, minus some odd fees that they tacked on that had to do with "no sale items" which I still to this day do not know what we paid for but it added up to another $108 we owed them. His wife arrived and asked us "not to be there" when they took pictures. I get it, people probably tell meaningless stories about the items. It's probably super annoying. Still, it meant they made mistakes by listing parts of the house that were not to be sold at auction, like the whole house central vacuum, and light fixtures. Probable reasons it didn't do well: house was far away from any nearby town and had a Friday afternoon 2 hour window for pickup. This was a bad oversight. Needed a Saturday pickup window. Also, they went on vacation while doing the auction. They stopped responding to our texts and messages. If you just want stuff "gone gone gone" this is a company that will do that for you. If you want to get some value out of it, consider other options. I had been given a 50% off rental for a truck and should have driven it to Everything-But-The-House in Columbus, where the auctions are taken care of in a warehouse and the commissions are way less. (its a sliding scale where higher priced items have less commission!) 40% commission across the board: meaning on anything that sells for more than $1. And yeah, things sold for $1. There's no way to do "reserve" In Pittsburgh, there is a similar service called Hostettlers Auctions (or something like that). I think they use the exact same software. One thing about the Pittsburgh auction house (unrelated company) is that in the fine print they say they actually bid-up on items that are not selling for much. For example I bought through them 10 radios and in the last moments they "bid up" the radios to get more value out of me. I didn't love that they did that, but now that I've been on the other side, I would have appreciated it if they had that sort of service. I had put some stuff into the sale as well, and after I gave them $4000 worth of functional equipment and got $125, I regretted it. I should have also taken my stuff to Columbus instead of to them. What a waste. Even though I explained everything worked and came with spare parts to replace everything that could possibly break in my 3D printing lot, for whatever reason they wrote "UNTESTED MAY NOT WORK" on my auction listings and there was nothing I could do or say to stop it. Just some tidbits: $1200 worth of Snapper XD pro-grade lawn care equipment sold for $17 $2000 worth of 3D printing equipment sold for $200 $20000 Ralph Lauren Safari 3-piece bedroom set sold for slightly less than $2500 (mahogany matching bed, wardrobe, 21-drawer chest) $3600 curved glass antique vintage tiger maple china cabinet sold for $131 .. I had removed the shelves and for some reason they wrote on the listing "May have to take back off to put shelves back in" but that's definitely not the case. Again, no way to correct it. May have affected sale.

I recently purchased items from an online auction. One item was listed as sterling and is not. A…read morefew pieces of jewelry were listed as judith ripka and while they were high end, they were marked with other company names inside them and were clearly NOT judith ripka. It was as if no one bothered to actually look at the items, they just took photos and if it was in a box, they assumed it was that mfg. they also had photos of two items with boxes and they arrived in ziplok bags. No box. Unsure why you would not say in the description that the box was not included if it isnt. I'd still purchase from them, but just be aware that their listing person is careless. No items should ever be listed as sterling that is NOT MARKED sterling.

Excellent company that gets it done. Staff is so nice! From…read morestart to finish, they are pleasant to work with and seem to love what they are doing. When you are in need of advice and assistance about clearing out a home or dwelling, this is an excellent company to work with!

Extremely over-priced, making it a waste of time to go to sales by this vendor. There must be some…read moreother plan for actually selling the items after the estate sale. When deciding which sales to prioritize I would recommend avoiding Sale by Gale.

I have been to several sales by gale and I am always impressed by how well organized the sales are…read morepresented. The items are priced and easy to see. Her staff is consistently cleaning and reorganizing as customers can toss items around. Overall well done. My only complaint is the prices can be higher than other competitors but the level of work is evident. I would suggest going to the sale on the last day and hope prices are reduced if price is a concern.

This is a small, woman-owned business that I am happy to support. My house was undergoing some work…read morethat required me to be out of the home during the day, and since I work from home, it was challenging. I found Cowo and Crèche, and I am very glad I did! Clean, quiet location, very friendly staff, tons of space to work. I am very comfortable there. I have gone a few times now and will be back. This location would also be great for events. It's a place I will keep in mind for future events, as they have a great space. Highly recommended.

Great location for co-working and for hosting group events! Really enjoyed the time I got to spend…read morecollaborating during the group event I attended, and really grateful to meet the owners! Look forward to going again soon!