No one previews our sales. No one shops our sales in advance. When you come to sign up for our sales, you can know that there has been no "dealer night" and no special privileges have been extended to customers, or friends and neighbors. PEERLESS Estate Sales assures you that, to the best of our ability, within the guidelines of our scope of work, our customers will find everything in this house when the doors open that we found in this house when we first came in to work.
This creates quite an exciting "unknown" about the contents!
But only one person can come through the door first, and there are many many people who want that spot.
"The List" is an industry standard. It helps to create order in a potentially chaotic situation. PEERLESS Estate Sales is committed to showing no preference on any sign-up list. We do not control who signs up, and we do not put people's names on the list. Please don't call and ask us to break the rules. We're very concerned about keeping access to our events fair to all of our valued customers and friends. Here's how simple it is:
The addresses of our sales are private and confidential until 6:00 pm the night before we open when they are automatically posted on the Calendar here at www.PeerlessPlace.com
A sign-up list is posted at the front door of the property and names appear on a first-come, first-served basis. The person who gets the address first and gets to the house first will be #1 through the door. The second opportunity to learn the address is in the Newspaper Classifieds. Customers who wait until then are typically surprised to see so many names on the list already -- don't let a high number on the list keep you from coming to the sale! Remember this simple fact: many people who's names appear on the list don't make it back for the opening -- therefore, everyone after them gets a lower number and can get in quicker! So even if the numbers are already in the 60s and 70s for a sale, we strongly advise you take your chances!
Trust our experience -- your chances of getting in at LEAST 10 numbers quicker are very very good.
Q. "If you already have the sign-up list, why then do you need to hand out numbers?"
A. We know our regular customers appreciate the number system because EVERY SECOND COUNTS. Once the numbered cards are in-hand, we can open the door and let people in quickly in the proper order. Without numbers, we read from the list and this can cause a delay between people because we have to read a name (sometimes, TRY to read a name), wait for a response, only to hear one of you shout out "not here!" Lots of people sign the list and then don't make it back -- reading their name just becomes a waste of everyone's time while the people inside are getting a shopping advantage. We know you don't like any delays between people getting in the door!
Q. "Can I get a number for both my wife and myself?"
A. One number per person. You must both be present.
Q. "How many people are you going to let in at once?"
A. There's never a pre-planned number. It depends on the size of the selling space, value of the collection, and what the first people in the door do! If they disperse quickly throughout the house, there's naturally going to be more room to let people in then if they all stay right in the front room close to the door. If you don't get in on the first wave, it won't be long. We'll appreciate your patience.
Q. "What if I do come early, sign the list, come back, get a number, wait and then don't find anything I like? That would be quite a disappointment!"
A. Naturally, we can't be responsible for that. And there are just as many people who don't like to deal with the crowds and the excitement when a sale first opens - they just wait and come after things have calmed down! And to those people we say with confidence, come anytime! People who wait for a number - we're sure you'll agree it was worth it. Those who chose to come later, you'll be glad you did.
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