5 stars - Highly Recommend! We had a wonderful experience…read moreworking with Chris from Orion's Attic for the estate liquidation of my elderly aunt's home. From the beginning, he was professional, compassionate, and incredibly organized. He kept us updated throughout the entire process, sharing photos of his progress and maintaining excellent communication every step of the way.

I was lucky enough to find Orion's Attic on ChaGPT. Chris went above and beyond my expectations…read more An elderly relative of mine with health issues lives alone and when I went to visit, I was devastated to see how cluttered and disorganized his home was. No one should live like that. Chris and his crew stepped in and cleared out all rooms, taking many items for donation and other items to be trashed. They cleared out his kitchen which had so many canned/boxed food items that were expired. Chris even moved items so they weren't a tripping hazard, he pointed out fire hazards too. He did all of this with compassion and understanding, even recommending a company to help with ongoing cleaning/care to avoid my relative's place returning to its unlivable state. He even provided tax documents for donated items. I live out of state and couldn't be there, and Chris communicated with me throughout the process, sending me videos as he progressed. I even got quotes from competitors who weren't as compassionate or affordable. I highly recommend Orion's Attic!! Chris is amazing!!

I have been working with Weschler's for over a year and I can not be more pleased. I help people…read moredownsize and also rehome property when a love one passes away. I was working with another auction house and found Weshler's was great for some items and the others I take to another auction house for my clients. Here is what I have learned.... when I am unsure of an item like upholstered furniture I send them a picture and they tell me yes or no. Now let me tell you a story, I had a client that had some very "expensive" art work according to the appraisal . Most of the art sold at Weshler's for about 20% of the appraisal others went for twice the appraisal. The client was disappointed at some of the prices but was blown away at one piece of art that sold for $66,000.00 and was only appraised at 20k. Another house I found some wonderful Danish mid century modern furniture and looked it up on line and I saw the same set listed on a few other sites for a 1k+, I took it in to the auction house and Mark told me that this was a less well know manufacturer and it would sell for around $200.00, it sold for $300.00. This is my advise, ask them, send them pictures and what you think is worth the most isn't.

Amazing art and furniture up for bid plus a friendly, helpful team. Payment and pickup are so…read moresmooth!! Thanks Team Weschler's!

For over ten years I've been attending Terry's estate sales. Usually the sales are in parts of…read moreBethesda but sometimes located in other parts of the DMV as well. Focusing more on Antique and Vintage estates, he offers appraisal and estate liquidation advice as well. I really like this company and how they operate. I'm Calling Terry's when I get to move to Florida and retire and need to get rid of all my stuff.

They've listened to my needs. They've acknowledged what I'm going through and they provided…read moreopportunities to assist me.

I reached out to Call 2 Sister to help my mother clear out her parents' home after a heartbreaking…read moresituation. Anabelle and her team showed incredible understanding and compassion, handling all items with care and keeping open communication throughout the entire process. Her gentle energy was comforting, calming, and supportive. They made a very difficult situation much easier to manage, especially as my parents live elsewhere and I took on most of the communication to help the process go smoothly. They were quick, efficient, and showed the utmost respect. I wholeheartedly recommend this company to help lighten the load during such a overwhelming time for those who have lost someone. They did the legwork, and I will be forever grateful for their kindness and assistance.

No follow up!!! This was after meeting with me for over an hour chatting until I requested owner…read morewould look at my furniture.

Great customer service, friendly, and consumer conscious -- Highly recommend!…read more I called to inquire about Italian porcelain and spoke with David who very generously guided me in (and reaffirmed) my own personal search and appraisal process for resale, and saved me the cost of the formal appraisal. While I didn't formally use their services this time, I will certainly direct any of my future appraisal business their way.

TL;DR Poor up-front communications, hiding the fact that they went on vacation while our auction…read morewas active, suboptimal policies only on our auction it seemed (red letters on our auction, unlike others, saying things like DO NOT BID IF YOU CANNOT COME DURING THIS WINDOW OF TIME), over-promising and under-delivering, once auction started they stopped communicating altogether and just sent the payout and moved on. They also listed items that were literally part of the house, which we luckily got them to remove in time. The positives: I will mention they did it at short notice, and they waved the $3500 fee to do an online auction. They combined our auction with other auctions to increase the bulk of the auction. Those things we appreciated. And, in person, his wife was nice and I tried to keep things moving to respect her time. But, the actual sale execution had some flaws. The situation: Needed to clear out an estate to sell a house, but was left with too much furniture. Most of the other stuff got donated (and was literally trash). Many other estate-sale people turned us down. The experience started when we discovered "ezAuctions" was out of business. Then our agent mentioned "ezDownsizing" .. In this estate there was a $20000 bedroom set (retail, 1980s, vintage Ralph Lauren), where just one of the pieces had recently sold on ebay for $8000. Most of the other stuff we knew was not that valuable. I was very skeptical. Guy on the phone who called us back (Clay? Brian? No idea...he was The Husband) .. very pushy, said we had only 1 day to "fit it in", and also said exactly what we wanted to hear. "You've got an auction with $6000-8000 dollars easy, maybe even up to $12000 but I don't like giving numbers" ... well, he was way off. The entire auction netted $4k, and we got 60% of that, minus some odd fees that they tacked on that had to do with "no sale items" which I still to this day do not know what we paid for but it added up to another $108 we owed them. His wife arrived and asked us "not to be there" when they took pictures. I get it, people probably tell meaningless stories about the items. It's probably super annoying. Still, it meant they made mistakes by listing parts of the house that were not to be sold at auction, like the whole house central vacuum, and light fixtures. Probable reasons it didn't do well: house was far away from any nearby town and had a Friday afternoon 2 hour window for pickup. This was a bad oversight. Needed a Saturday pickup window. Also, they went on vacation while doing the auction. They stopped responding to our texts and messages. If you just want stuff "gone gone gone" this is a company that will do that for you. If you want to get some value out of it, consider other options. I had been given a 50% off rental for a truck and should have driven it to Everything-But-The-House in Columbus, where the auctions are taken care of in a warehouse and the commissions are way less. (its a sliding scale where higher priced items have less commission!) 40% commission across the board: meaning on anything that sells for more than $1. And yeah, things sold for $1. There's no way to do "reserve" In Pittsburgh, there is a similar service called Hostettlers Auctions (or something like that). I think they use the exact same software. One thing about the Pittsburgh auction house (unrelated company) is that in the fine print they say they actually bid-up on items that are not selling for much. For example I bought through them 10 radios and in the last moments they "bid up" the radios to get more value out of me. I didn't love that they did that, but now that I've been on the other side, I would have appreciated it if they had that sort of service. I had put some stuff into the sale as well, and after I gave them $4000 worth of functional equipment and got $125, I regretted it. I should have also taken my stuff to Columbus instead of to them. What a waste. Even though I explained everything worked and came with spare parts to replace everything that could possibly break in my 3D printing lot, for whatever reason they wrote "UNTESTED MAY NOT WORK" on my auction listings and there was nothing I could do or say to stop it. Just some tidbits: $1200 worth of Snapper XD pro-grade lawn care equipment sold for $17 $2000 worth of 3D printing equipment sold for $200 $20000 Ralph Lauren Safari 3-piece bedroom set sold for slightly less than $2500 (mahogany matching bed, wardrobe, 21-drawer chest) $3600 curved glass antique vintage tiger maple china cabinet sold for $131 .. I had removed the shelves and for some reason they wrote on the listing "May have to take back off to put shelves back in" but that's definitely not the case. Again, no way to correct it. May have affected sale.

Didn't have a good experience, apparently a whole condo full of stuff wasn't enough for them to…read moresell. But could offer me storage and consignment. So I did it myself and saved myself a 35% commission rate. Nice enough but a waste of my time.

Everyone was nice and I found the prices to be reasonable enough for most items especially if there…read moreis a discount, but in reviewing my receipt, I've realized the cashier overcharged me by $27! I usually have my receipts texted to me, and in the shuffle to stay organized and not drop anything, I didn't realize I was charged jacket prices for two skirts and coat prices for two jackets. That last one is the one that really ran up the price since coats are $20 and jackets are $10. Really disappointed and I wish I could get a refund for the difference. That's half a tank of gas in this economy. Unlike other reviewers, I did not detect any bad attitudes, however and the cashier was very nice, so I assume she made an honest mistake, but huge bummer! I'll check my receipts before I drive off next time.

When I inherited a home that was in severe disarray, I felt overwhelmed and unsure where to begin…read more I interviewed five estate sale companies, and only Four Sales took the time to explain all of my options. They were the only ones who offered an off‑site auction solution--something I didn't even know existed. This approach turned out to be exactly what I needed. Instead of spending weeks cleaning, sorting, and preparing the house for a traditional sale, Four Sales removed the saleable items, handled everything with care, and generated a very reasonable return. Once the items were gone, clearing and cleaning the house became manageable. Their professionalism, compassion, and problem‑solving made an incredibly stressful situation so much easier. I'm deeply appreciative of their help and would recommend them without hesitation.

Other reviewers are wholly correct on how potential buyers are treated. If you value informative…read moreinteractions or basic respect, I'd look for other options. There's no shortage of estate sales in the area.

Disorganized, overpriced and rude. Will avoid this companies estate sales in the future.read more

We have been customers of Luban Auction Gallery for many years. Amy Guo, the owner is a true…read moreconnoisseur of Asian antiques and holds a large warehouse of very hard to find high quality items. This is a unique true treasure of a store. Transports you instantly to Shanghai. This large store has all manner of Asian, primarily Chinese works of art, folk art, and furniture. The owner Amy, is a delight. Luban Auction Gallery, owned and managed by Amy Guo, may have the largest and most varied storehouse of Asian, primarily Chinese antiques in the Washington area. That at least has been our experience. We found Luban and Amy by chance in 2018. We had been looking for a significant Buddha image for an honored place under a Bodhi tree in our garden. We searched dozens of places, from upscale garden shops to the Smithsonian, with no success (at any price point) until we happened on Luban in an on-line search. When we reached Rockville and entered the warehouse we were transported to Asia - we found a wonderland of antique furniture, porcelain, bronzes, jade, textiles and more. We also found many Buddhist inspired stone pieces appropriate for gardens. Not only were the works exquisite; Amy offered us extremely attractive pricing and was able to have this very heavy piece delivered to our house! A year later, we returned to pick up two additional pieces for the garden - a carved stone "100 Buddha" pillar, and a pagoda temple. Nowhere else have we found such pieces. In home furnishings Luban has an extraordinary selection of furniture and magnificent porcelain pieces, including lamps. Luban also has some stunning European and American sets of china and porcelain. Amy Guo is very generous in sharing her expertise and time. I could go on. But anyone in the Washington area who is interested in Asian antiques, art, folk art and decorative art needs to visit Luban.

Did a great job and got far more than we expected for a unique Chinese piece. Would work with them…read moreagain on any Chinese items.

We needed an insurance appraisal for a family engagement ring and we found Sherlene through Yelp…read moreand also through some related associations with directories. She was very professional, thorough, and provided us with an official-looking report for our insurance that included the estimated value of the stone. The process was pretty neat to watch, as well. Since we were planning to reset the ring, she offered some suggestions based on the coloring of the diamond, suggested a local jeweler for a custom setting, and offered to do an updated report on the new ring for a price discount. We will definitely be going back to her for the second appraisal, and I strongly suggest giving her a try if you are looking for an appraisal!

I just had my fiancee's engagement ring appraised with Sherlene and it was exactly what I expected…read moreafter reading the reviews on Yelp. I will most certainly use her services again whenever the time arises. Thank you so much for your time and professionalism!