I have attended many sales hosted by this company and have consistently found them to be highly…read moreprofessional, honest, well organized, as well as high-integrity. When a friend's father moved into an adult family home, I recommended Chrissy and Cheryl's company, A Touch of Time, to handle the estate. They completed a full house and tool shed clean-out at her dad's home in Shoreline. My friend was extremely pleased with the results- she made a really decent sum of money and was then able to quickly prepare and sell her dad's home. This year, following my mother's passing, after my family went through the house to pick out all the items we wanted to keep, we still had a very full house. We chose to work with A Touch of Time. Chrissy and Cheryl managed the estate sale with great tact and professionalism, carefully organizing the home's contents and conducting a three-day sale. Their crew did an outstanding job-- it was a huge relief for our family! They were also very flexible and accommodating throughout the process as we had many people going in and out of the house (our family, realtors, contractors, etc) in the days leading up to the sale. I highly recommend A Touch of Time.

We just sold our large Queen Anne home after 39 years, and Cheryl with A Touch of Time was…read moreexcellent. She organized 12 rooms and their contents, as well as a basement guest room, in just a few days and successfully ran an auction of our furniture and belongings. She was very professional and easy to work with. We recommend this business for providing order and profit during the busy time of moving a household.

I contacted the owner Meriann to buy a bulk of the reel to reel tapes they had at a recent estate…read moresale and even though, I offered to pay full price and compensate one of the team members for their time to ship them to me after the sale dates, she wouldn't let me finish a sentence. I found her attitude to be dismissive, unpleasant, testy and curt. I don't believe that she served the best in customer service for her client, because the reels will end up in a donation store if not, the trash when they clear the house out to put it on the market. I've had other estate sale companies they were quite accommodating to my needs and created a win win for both parties.

They may get rid of things, but be ready to be hated by your neighbors. After promising they…read morewouldn't be parking down a private cul de sac, both their employees and their customers show no respect to neighbors. We watched our neighbors house be damage (cabinets, floors, doorways) call customers stupid, and zero consideration for neighbors after it had been promised. Boxed in by employees and their customers on six different days.

I doubted anyone could make sense out of the chaos of my house and garage. When Anthony bid the…read morejob I could not believe that he would do it in the time that he said but within 48 hours he had organized and cleared the way for a very successful sale!!! He was always accommodating, stayed connected and replied quickly to any of my questions or concerns. I felt he treated me and my estate with respect and consideration leading to a success that benefitted both of us! Thank you, Anthony!

Very friendly people, nicely organized and great prices! I…read moream looking forward to more sales.

My advice to you is to avoid this company completely…read more A few weeks ago, I went to my first and last estate sale hosted by this company and bought a very expensive Art Deco lamp made of curved slag glass panels. The base is also made of slag glass and lights up. The price of the lamp was $1,800, so I was nervous, and I asked many questions before agreeing to buy. I asked whether the lamp had any chips or cracks anywhere in the glass, and I was told that it did not. I asked whether it had any other imperfections of which I should be aware, and I was told that it did not. I asked whether it had been rewired, and the company worker said that I didn't "have to worry about that, the owner of this house took care of that." Based on the information I was given by this worker while Pam Olson, the owner of Olson Estate Sales, literally stood by her side, I bought the lamp for resale. When I got home, I began to unload the lamp from my car. I picked up the base first, and I happened to glance inside. The lamp had not been rewired. In fact, it still had what appeared to be all the original wiring from the 1930s, which was very worn out --a significant amount of the wire inside the lamp base was completely exposed in the various connections, with the wire insulation burned away. Using duct tape, the previous owner had simply spliced together an old wire to a new cord extending beyond the lamp to the wall, but the expensive work, the work needed to render the lamp completely safe, had not been done. The lamp only had a new cord to the wall and new plug. I felt then, as I do now, that the lamp constituted a fire hazard. I knew that I would have to have it fully rewired, especially because I plan to resell it. As soon as I realized the problem, I called Olson Estate Sales and explained, insisting that I drive the half-hour from home the following day to show Pam and ask for enough of a refund to cover repairs to the lamp. I asked for $150, because I was not sure how much repairs would cost and felt that amount was reasonable, especially because I had to drive an additional hour in total to try to rectify the situation. I had not anticipated having additional out-of-pocket expense to render the lamp safe for resale and had been led to believe that no additional expense would be necessary. When I arrived the next day, Pam Olson adamantly refused me any reimbursement, saying that inspecting the lamp before buying had been my responsibility, regardless of what her worker had told me. She also said, "The lamp HAS BEEN rewired, as you can see." She pointed to the cord that had been added outside the lamp. I explained that what had been done was not rewiring, only cord replacement. Pam said, "Well, it works." And that was that. Obviously, after encountering the inflexibility of Pam Olson, especially regarding such an expensive item, I will never again attend any of her sales. I believe she should have said to me, "I am terribly sorry. We had not realized that the lamp had not been rewired, because we didn't pick it up and look inside, either. Because we told you the lamp had been rewired and it had not been, and because you were relying on our word, not semantics, of course we will assume the cost of the necessary repair -- especially because the lamp was so expensive and you're not asking for an unreasonable amount. We also don't want to lose you as a customer -- and we want to preserve our reputation as an honest company." That is what I would have said. Given this experience, I cannot recommend this company to anyone.

I used this company when liquidating my family's estate. They were very responsive and kind. The…read moreset up for our sale was incredible. Worth every penny. Every item was organized and displayed perfectly, with price tags on everything. They used shoe covers and monitored everything for safety and to avoid theft. It went smoothly and we were kept informed every step of the way. They knew appropriate values and appraised items very accurately. Due to the layout, research and care they took, we had a very successful sale and received top dollar on our items. Very pleased with how thoughtful, honest, caring and organized they were. Amazing company. The set up fee and pricing was very reasonable and they earned my respect. I have and will continue to recommend them to friends and family.