I've been to many, many estate sales over the years and Benson Estate Sales is, by far, the most…read moreoutstanding! The sale items are beautifully displayed and the staff is knowledgeable, professional, and friendly. The items I've acquired, especially a large wardrobe and a bronze lamp, are already some of my most cherished treasures! I believe part of that feeling was from the pleasant estate sale experience. The staff are welcoming and helpful and Perry truly knows the business. I'll be using Benson Estate Sales for all my future furniture and home goods needs!

From the owner: Whether you are an executor/heir to an estate, downsizing a household, or a real-estate agent who…read moreneeds to liquidate for your client--we are here for you. We understand how challenging it can be for those making life changes, our team is insured and prepared to deliver the best possible solution for you that is thoughtful and professional. With decades of experience, we know how to research your items for the best marketing--providing peace-of-mind for our clients.

Fabulous company! Trustworthy and super fair pricing. Unbeatable customer service and very…read moreorganized. Love Maple Street!

THIS COMPANY IS THE GREATEST! very friendly and extremely organized and reasonable. A pleasure to…read morego to their sales.

These folks have been great to work with him planning a major estate sale for us. We haven't had…read morethe sale yet, but we can tell that it is going to be well executed. They are good listeners, good problems, and very accommodating.

Wonderful selection and items are all in top notch condition. Staff is friendly and helpful and…read morestore is nicely laid out.

Sensing Traditions always has the best sales. I go to estate sale frequently, and Tina selects the…read morebest quality estates for her sales. Always well staffed, prices marked and reasonable, the owners and the shoppers both get value.

My wife and I were moving to Hawaii and retiring, at least semi-retiring, and Sensing Transitions…read moredid our estate sell. They were very friendly and professional, and did a great job. We found out right before the move that my wife had cancer, so Hawaii was off the table, sensing helped us replace some of our furniture. Excellent firm.

My mother passed away this past July and my brothers and I contracted with Certified to conduct an…read moreestate sale. They came highly recommended but they failed in conducting a successful sale. Once the sale was over Steve Holcombe sent me an invoice for $1,879.00 for them failing to sale the $3,000.00 minimum per the contract. I then sent the following email: Losing my mother this past July has been the hardest thing my family and I have ever endured. We have done everything possible to honor her memory and integrity. We were referred to you and your company by our real estate agent. My brothers and I reviewed your website and customer reviews which were and are very positive. We were especially encouraged with the portion of your website which reads "We have never had a sale where the homeowner had to pay money out of pocket." Also, "we can pretty quickly tell the homeowner, and you, if the minimum is going to be an issue." We put credence in these statements and moved forward with you and your company. Again, we have never dealt with this type of family loss or dealt with a company such as yours. When you and I met on September 16 and you conducted your sales presentation I was relieved that I could move forward with your company and that everything would run smoothly. As the executor of my mother's estate I have been juggling many things and had so many stressful tasks to perform on her behalf. During your sales presentation you said that many road signs advertising the sale would be placed within a several mile radius directing people to the sale. I was late in getting the discard pile removed from the garage and it took until Wednesday before I could hire a company to remove the pile from the garage. I thought that you could begin the setup on Monday as planned in the interior house but then you stated that you would not start at all until the pile was totally cleared. You recommended that no family, including myself attend the event because it could be a stressful experience for us. We did not attend the sale as you requested but both my brother and I drove around the several mile vicinity on Friday and Saturday and only saw road signs at and within a few yards of the subdivision entrance. We thought that was odd but didn't think much about it at the time. Upon completion of the sale you sent me an email and attached an invoice on October 19 showing that you only sold $1,221.00 out of the $3,000.00 minimum, therefore, I owed $1,879.00 to make up the difference. I was quite shocked to hear this and then questioned you about the lack of road signs. You mentioned that thieves stole 6 of your area road signs and that "once thy are stolen we are hesitant to keep replacing them as it becomes a game for the thieves-at our cost." You never contacted me so we could address the lack of road signs issue. You also said the animal urine smell was a major issue for the poor amount of sales, however, you never mentioned that was a problem on your 2 previous visits, one of which was 2 days before the start of the sale. The slogan for your company is "Moving On Made Easy" but this has definitely not been the case. I contacted you last Tuesday, October 20 asking you to reconsider these charges. I again am asking you to do the same. This has been the most stressful situation that I have experienced since my mother's death. We ultimately agreed that I could pay half the invoice so I could put this terrible situation behind me.

I've been to many sales, this was by far the most efficiently run. There were staff around to…read moreanswer questions. They were continually re-organizing after shoppers would throw stuff on the floor. (Not kidding here....2 of 4 sales I went to this weekend the staff were sitting around the kitchen table and the homes were a mess.) Sarah at checkout was efficient and kept a long line moving. She and the team were pleasant and helpful. Items were priced fairly. I can't imagine this is an easy business to be in, but from a buyer's perspective...I'll be looking out for their sales.

I never write reviews, but when it is all about money and not the person having an entire estate…read morebeing placed in this business's hands is a wrong choice. Charging a $1,000 setup fee as well as 40% of the sales. I am a disabled veteran and ask about a discount, his comment was that it will not yield enough to warrant a discount. Sadly I was selling everything I own to find a place to live. So another possible homeless veteran. But hell, thanks for my service right????

Wow. I found a deal and when they saw me checking the value on Google, I noticed they started…read morechecking too. Then they grabbed everything out of my hand, screamed at me "they didn't mean to put it out there". It was labeled and in my hand. I should've been able to buy it. I swear it would've gotten into a tug of war if I hadn't let it go. Awful people. Happened in front of my child. Everything else way over priced. I arrived at the end of the sale and not much had moved by the end of the weekend, I bet most of it went to Goodwill

From a buyer's perspective, GB is fine and we don't want to discourage anyone from attending their…read moresales. From a seller's perspective, however, GB was very disappointing and unprofessional. If you're searching for an estate sale company to hire for your home or a loved one's, I can't recommend this company at all. We had an estate sale in April because we're downsizing and moving soon, and we had numerous issues. Coincidentally, we found out the day after our estate sale ended that the company had recently been sold and that the new owners were not good (it used to be run by Sal Sierra). PREP: Grey Baron (GB) had nine days* to sort, price and stage our estate sale, and they didn't get everything done. I had many items that were never priced and made available to sell, but the GB team left early almost every day of the prep period, and on several days there was only one person here working. *They initially scheduled eleven days for prep, but at 5 p.m. the day before Day 1, GB texted me that they were delaying because they didn't feel they needed the full 11 days! Apparently they were wrong. PRICING: GB's prices were extremely inconsistent and I concluded that they don't really know the value of a lot of the items or don't know how to use Google Lens (e.g., $600 on a used, scratched coffee table that I bought for $12 at Goodwill; higher prices on new decor pieces than on antique, hand-painted items). We weren't expecting to sell anything for top dollar, but starting at $1 for vintage china or glass dishes, etc., was setting the bar too low. They also separated sets of items and sold them as individual pieces (e.g., salt and pepper shakers, silverplate cream and sugar sets). STICKERS: The stickers that they used were good because every item had a bar code, but they were too small to include a decent description of the item AND they were very sticky and ruined a few items (e.g., silverplate, painted items, frames). SECURITY: Even though we gave GB a key to our house on the first prep day, two days later they left at 12:30 p.m. (for the day!) while we were at lunch and we came home to find our garage door wide open! When I complained, GB said they didn't know how to close the door. What?! This is the biggest complaint of all because we trusted them with our home and our pets, and they completely dropped the ball. Anyone could have walked right into our house. And to clarify, we hadn't moved out yet so our all of our valuables were in the house in the off-limits rooms. PAYMENT: One week after the sale, GB mailed me a check. After two weeks and no check, I followed up. GB said that we certainly should have received the check by then and offered to stop payment on it and replace the check, which they did. GB brought the new check to our house and left it in our mailbox even though we were home (it was a check for over $10K!). Thankfully we were able to cash the second check, but we were very surprised to see that it was not only a personal check, but that it was also post dated. It's been well over a month now and the first check still hasn't shown up (I'm honestly not sure if they every mailed it or if they were just making excuses to delay paying us). We're glad to be done and to have most of the items sold, but it was a very disappointing, stressful experience and we know there are better companies out there. We made our decision based on GB's ratings and reviews, but those had to have been based on the former owner's sales or just reviews of individuals who attended one of their estate sales.

Rarely attend Estate Sales but last week had the opportunity to visit one in my neighborhood…read moreoverseen by Grey Baron. What an experience. These folks worked their behinds off to pull off an outstanding sale. Efficient, easy to shop - everything marked and ready to go. I don't know how they got it done and opened as quickly as they did. Up front and clear about pricing, payments, and expectations. No fuss, no hassle. Highly recommend!

Updating my review from two stars to one. You can see the screenshots I reference below on their…read moreFacebook page, as I cannot attach them here on Yelp. https://www.facebook.com/atlantaestates/ -- The Vintage Girls run an unprofessional business and the slew of negative reviews that have been posted since my review are evidence. I emailed the Vintage Girls and provided them with specific explanations for my review (***after they threatened to sue me***), which they have ignored and rather chosen to publicly take our conversations out of context and twist them into falsities. As I've told Vintage Girls, I have no interest in this drama, but I would like to respond to a few details of their slanderous response and also provide the reader with more context: Here's a quote from my review: "At the beginning of the process, they communicated pretty regularly. It took a little prodding on my end to get the date of the sale finalized, the contract finalized, etc. but it was fairly painless." The first screenshot attached backs that experience. Here's a flagrant tale from The Vintage Girls: "She did not answer the phone, so a text message was sent to her asking what was going on, that our team was told that there had been a party there and that there were people still sleeping and beer cans and trash in the home. Julia-Ann's response was "let me step outside and finish my joint and then we'll get everything cleaned up"." If you look at my second screenshot, I did send a text in reference to a joint being inside the house which was a joke and was made because of their grossly dramatic response to three beer cans being in my kitchen. I did not have a party the night prior - I had four almost-thirty-year-old women over to watch a football game. Third screenshot: I reached out to a disgruntled reviewer who posted in 2010 to see if the Vintage Girls confuted her review, and it was no surprise that they had. This company has been bullying their clients since at least 2010, folks. Thankfully I was able to defend myself from The Vintage Girls by citing Georgia's anti-SLAPP motion. If you are in a similar situation as me with the Vintage Girls, this article will help you sleep tonight: http://www.lawcounts.com/blog/92-anti-slapp-gets-a-big-boost-in-ga.  My last screenshot is the response I received from The Vintage Girls after my email citing the anti-SLAPP motion. These women are unprofessional bullies. RUN.

Be wary!!! The overall experience was ok. They removed a lot…read moreof the stress from the entire process. However, make sure you read the contract before you agree to hiring their services. They have regulations, conditions, and penalties that they do not mention/disclose when they are trying to get your business. In my case, the contract was not delivered to me in electronic or hard copy form until the end of the Estate Sale. Effectively after the fact!!! When it came to receiving a check from them, I had the following issues: 1. The check was late and delivered close to a week later after I complained. 2. For personal reasons I removed three objects from the pool of items to be sold the day before the Estate Sale. Without consultation or warning they went ahead and deducted the 40% of the "expected" sale price for the removed items, claiming research and marketing fees. 3. I lived in a subdivision where Estate Sale signs are not allowed and where visitor parking restrictions are very strict. Consequently, I had a person stationed at the subdivision gates to operate/open them for the Estate Sale customers for five (5) hours both days of the sale. That was a person who did not receive any compensation for his work from this vendor. 4. This vendor reserves the right to charge a 3% penalty fee for the homeowner being in the home during the set up and the Estate Sale. Had I known that I was not supposed to be in the house at the time of the set up or the Estate Sale I would have complied. I must admit they did not charge me with this fee mainly because I did not interfere with their work in any manner; on the contrary, I helped them as much as I could including carrying heavy furniture to the buyers' cars.

Great location, excellent selection. The prices were good and the service was good and I will try…read morethem again.