Cash buyout
We make an on-the-spot offer for the antiques, rugs, furniture and valuables, pay you, and take it away. One visit, money in days.
- You get paid
- In days
- Effort for you
- None
- Best when
- Speed & a deadline
What I do · and how it works
One call handles the whole house
Four ways to sell, four steps start to finish, and a straight answer on where I fit between the junk truck and the big estate-sale outfits.
Choose your exit
Four ways to turn a full house into a clean one
You don't have to know which is right, that's our job. On the walkthrough we recommend the mix that puts the most money in your pocket for the least hassle.
Managed estate sale
We stage, price, advertise on the big buyer directories, run the sale, and settle up. Best reach for a house full of sellable goods.
- You get paid
- After the sale
- Effort for you
- None
- Best when
- Volume & quality
Consignment & auction
For the special pieces. Fine art, signed rugs, rare collectibles, we place them with the right auction house or consignment channel to chase top dollar.
- You get paid
- Weeks–months
- Effort for you
- None
- Best when
- A piece is rare
Clean-out & donate
The rest, the everyday household goods, the true junk. Sorted, donated with an itemized receipt where it helps your taxes, and hauled away. Broom-clean at the end.
- You get
- Empty house
- Effort for you
- None
- Best when
- Closing looms
How it works
Four steps, and we carry the weight of all of them
Losing a parent, downsizing, beating a closing date, it's a lot. Here's exactly what happens after you call, so there are no surprises.
Step 01
Free walkthrough
We walk the house with you, listen to your situation and timeline, and flag what has real resale value. No cost, no obligation.
Step 02
A plain-English plan
You get a written recommendation. Buyout, sale, consignment, clean-out, or a mix. With honest numbers and what we charge. You decide.
Step 03
We do the work
Sorting, appraising, staging or selling, donating, and hauling. Important papers and photos are set aside for you, not tossed.
Step 04
You get paid & keys back
We settle up transparently and hand back a broom-clean house. Ready for the realtor, the new owner, or the next chapter.
What we buy
The things a hauler tosses, we recognize
Twenty years across antiques, rugs and furniture means the difference between a $200 rug and a $2,000 one doesn't get past us. A short list of what we look for:
Antique furniture
Oriental & area rugs
Fine art & frames
Sterling & silverplate
Coins & currency
Jewelry & watches
Collectibles & toys
Tools & workshop
Also: china & glassware, mid-century modern, military & historical items, musical instruments, cameras, books & ephemera, and the odd thing you'd never guess was worth money. When in doubt, don't throw it out. Let us look first.
Why us
Between the junk truck and the estate-sale company
Haulers move fast but can't tell treasure from trash. Estate-sale firms know value but won't clear the whole house. We're the one that does both.
| Junk / hauling | Estate-sale only | The Antique Man | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knows what antiques are worth | Rarely | Yes | Yes. 20 years of it |
| Clears the entire house | Yes | Usually not | Yes, to broom-clean |
| Pays you for the good pieces | No | After a sale | Cash up front, or sale |
| Handles donation & disposal | Dump only | No | Donate + itemized receipt |
| One point of contact | Yes | No, you juggle both | Yes, just Scott and a helper |
Ready when you are
The walkthrough is free and it costs nothing to hear me out. Tell me about the house →