Do your homework Friday. Win Saturday.
Five sources, scored against what you collect, ordered into one route. Ready before you go to bed.
Craigslist, EstateSales.net, Facebook Marketplace and two more. Deduped into one list. Stop opening five tabs.
Every sale gets a number, scored on your interests — not a generic feed. “Moving out after 50 years, everything must go” beats a tidy listing with brand names and prices, every time. That’s where the margin is.
Tell it you have four hours and it builds the loop that fits — ordered by opening time and drive time, with what didn’t fit left off. One tap into Apple Maps.
Strong depth signal — 50 years in one house, whole-home clearance — with a vague description. Nothing itemised means nothing already priced.
4.2 mi · 8:00–14:00
Moving out after 50 years, everything must go
Estate sale with tool inventory called out. Real depth, but a few named brands suggest someone has looked things up.
7.8 mi · 9:00–15:00
Estate sale — garage, basement, machinist tools
Curated listing, brand names and prices throughout. Well organised and fairly priced, which is exactly the problem.
3.1 mi · 8:00–12:00
Multi-family sale — furniture, decor, priced to sell
Know what you’re walking into
Every scored sale comes with a brief: what’s likely inside, what it comps for, and how to spot the real thing.
A 50-year single-owner estate means probable mid-century furniture, older textiles and appliances. Worth the trip if you’re inside 20 minutes.
Consistently $200–800+ a piece depending on condition. Grab anything under $100.
Blonde wood, sculptural curved legs. Check the underside and inside the drawers for a burned or inked maker’s mark.
Read it Friday night. Recognise it Saturday morning.
Tell us where you hunt
Three questions — where you start, how far you’ll drive, what you’re after. That’s your radar. We open one area at a time, densest waitlist first.