Start with the numbers. Then plan the sale.
Keep more of the proceeds.
Get the guide we send new sellers: typical estate sale fee ranges, pricing notes, and the 30-day checklist for a seller-led launch.
10% fee cap
See the math before you commit
Reserve prices stay yours
No fire-sale starting bids by default
One pickup day
A calmer, more organized closeout
No credit card required. Helpful follow-up only.
What happens next
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Get the pricing guide in your inbox right away.
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Use the fee ranges and checklist to map out pricing, timing, and pickup.
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Launch with a clearer seller-led plan instead of defaulting to a high-commission company.
A clearer, fairer setup from day one.
10% commission, capped at $1,000
A fair fee structure with no surprise deductions from your final payout.
Reserve prices stay in your hands
Set the numbers and timing that fit your sale instead of handing pricing context to someone else.
One organized pickup day
Plan a single, coordinated handoff instead of opening the house to days of stop-and-start traffic.
Secure payments
Built-in payment protection and buyer verification keep the process safer and more predictable.
Guided checklist, not guesswork
Move through inventory, pricing, publishing, and pickup with a clearer operating sequence.
A calmer pace for a hard transition
Work through the house deliberately instead of rushing into a confusing, high-commission sale.
The guide is built around the situations families are actually in.
Settling a parent's home
Keep family context, price with more care, and avoid giving up a large share of the proceeds.
Downsizing after decades
Sort what stays, sell what goes, and keep the house moving in a room-by-room rhythm.
Clearing a house before listing
Use one organized pickup day and a clearer timeline when the property itself is part of the clock.
Supportive without taking over your sale.
DIYAuctions gives you the structure people expect from a modern auction platform while keeping the important judgment calls where they belong: with you.
Inside the guide
Typical estate sale company fee ranges and how the cut changes your payout.
Pricing guidance for furniture, everyday household goods, and collectible categories.
A practical timeline from first sort to pickup day.
No setup fees, ever
You keep pricing control and pickup timing
Guided structure without handing over the whole sale