I hired Marilyn to help organize the selling of items to help me liquidate the estate of my grandma after her passing -- Marilyn was excellent to work with and a huge support in a process that was completely new for me. Her professionalism, transparent communication, and honest approach made our estate sale remarkably smooth, efficient, and fast. She expertly guided us in selling items we had no idea how to handle. Our experience with Marilyn, from start to finish, was excellent, and she consistently delivers outstanding results in selling estate items. Highly recommend Marilyn for top-notch estate sale support! read more

We were so pleased with Marilyn's services She worked extremely hard to make our estate sale very successful. We had a lot of high value items and she seemed to know the pricing and get them sold. Her staff were extremely kind and accommodating. She endeavored to get all the things that did not sell to the proper charities so we could receive deductions. We highly recommend her! read more

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Marilyn did a great job organizing, pricing, staging and advertising my estate sale. I couldn't have survived this extensive sale without her skill, professionalism and expertise. She knows what she is doing! Her team is great to work with and my sale went smoothly with her guidance and know-how. I highly recommend her services and would work with her again anytime! read more

This my first time going to her Estate sale. The lady has zero people's skills. Unfriendly. Rude. Bad attitude. The merchandise price are overpriced ,hard to negotiate with this lady. I got to the sale on the second day ,one hour to closing there's wose so much unsold merchandise thorough out the house!!! I will stick to my few favorites organized Estate Sale that I like to go. read more

I love Estate Sales and attend a lot of them but I have decided that I will not attend another estate sale by Marilyn. Her sales are very poorly organized with so many items not priced necessitating stand in a long line waiting for Marilyn to give a price. The last sale I attended she did this while sitting on the couch which only added to the difficulty of showing her the item. Many times she has reacted to questions very rudely. I hope she is acting in the best interest of her clients but I am doubtful. I was amazed that with all the experience purported that a better flow during a sale has not been established. A long line formed where people entered and also checked out. Frustrating! read more

Seller/Client Beware! Sure, I noticed all the stuff everyone else is saying about this unprofessional operation. Rudeness, unfriendly, arrogant etc but what is more important is she is not conducting her business in the best interest of the seller - which after all, is what she is charged to do. If you are considering Estate Sales By Marilyn consider the following points: 1. The vast majority of items are not priced prior to the sale causing long delays that in many cases, I witnessed, resulted in the item(s) not being purchased. The standard or protocol for estate sales is for the items to be priced when the door open. Check other companies conducting sales you will not find the same mass confusion and chaos. 2. Pricing is inconsistent. Since I was looking at items in the jewelry case, in front of the sofa, where Marilyn was holding court, I had a chance to watch and listen to her pricing. She was way over the lot on prices. I am not complaining that the prices were too high, there was just no rhyme or reason to her pricing, which is being done on a per item basis. 3. Staff is woefully useless. Regardless of the question, no one can answer anything but Marilyn. Remember she is tied up on the sofa being rude and dealing with pricing that should have been done prior to the doors opening. 4. The checkout line moved very very slow - slower than I-10 on Monday after a three day weekend. I observed three people go drop the items, they wanted to purchase, back inside, and leave as the the outside check out was agonizing. Perhaps she needs more employees. 5. Be careful how you leave things. There were items for sale in one of the two bathrooms. First thing you see when you walked in the bathroom is the lid up and skid marks on the seat. My, how nice. Finally, I frequent estate sales and am aware of the practices used. What I saw at this sale today is not the norm. Do your homework find a company that likes the people and opens the door fully prepared to maximize your profit, Oh, and by-the-way, I am in no way associated with any estate sales company anywhere, just a buyer who knows the difference between a good and poor estate sale operator. read more

Disorganized and zany. Would not recommend her to anyone..no people skills, rude and doesn't really seem to conduct business in a very professional way--sort of all off "the hip". Would never recommend her. read more

I am so surprised at the negative reviews regarding estate sales by Marilyn! My husband and I have enjoyed many of her sales! Her employees are her friends. She is, in our opinion, excellent at pricing and staging the sale. We have purchased many awesome pieces for our home! We think she's great! read more

I stopped going to Estate Sales By Marilyn a long time ago. I agree with a few of the reviewers. She was very rude, loud and obnoxious. The last time I attended one of her sales, I was interested in a history book that was sitting in the corner of a room on the floor. It was covered in cat hair and smelled of urine. it was not price marked and so I asked her (mistake #1), she looked at the book, then looked at me and gave some ridiculous price. It really should have been in the trash. I questioned the price and she YELLED at me. As you can see by her defensive response regarding the reviews, she is cynical and snide proving what I just wrote. YES, one star is too many. No reputable business owner should have to defend herself that way!!!!! read more

Fair is fair. Sometimes they have good sales. The pricing is like going to a retail store the first day. I do not like the fact that Marilyn fells she is superior to the shoppers. read more

What a horrible woman! She was rude and insulting! When I made an offer at the end of the day, she yelled and practically screamed me out of the Estate Sale. No tact whatsoever. I will never hire her for my Estate Sale, recommend her or visit any of her sales again! No stars would be more accurate! read more

Don't know who Margaret W is but obviously angry because she didn't get an item for a price she wanted. Marilyn's responsibility is to the Estate. read more

I have been going to Marilyn's estate sales for years and years. I have found her to be very, very fair when it comes to pricing. Her sales are organized and her signage is great. She has a great team to support her. read more

Let me first state that I am not affiliated with any estate sales business in the Coachella Valley, but I am an ardent collector and go to all of the estate sales. This is one of the most unprofessional operations in the desert. At her most recent sale the vast majority of her items were unpriced and it required you to carry the items you were interested in to her (and ONLY her) to wait in a long line while she priced everyone ahead of you--she literally going through each item as if it was the first time she saw it, was looking at the brands and pricing them. I find this practice not only unprofessional, but very unethical. I attended her sale with my friend; I was looking for books and my friend was interested in jewelry and vintage clothing. After we got together the items we wanted to price, we got in a rather long line and waited while Marilyn went through the pricing routine--btw, there is no negotiating on the first day of her sales, so if you didn't like her price, you left without the item. The transaction before us wanted to pay by credit cards (btw, she only takes credit cards on purchases over $100 otherwise CASH ONLY) and Marilyn was trying to use her Square card reader and couldn't get it to work--it must have been 20-25 min. of fiddling and trying different cards but wouldn't take a check from the buyer who was also getting irritated.. I'm already peeved at this point and I had a small box of unpriced books--nothing spectacular--the first thing she said was--"you know these are coffee table books so they're more expensive". I'm thinking to myself, 'they have no price, so what does that even mean?'. She quotes me some outrageous prices--way above the market for used books in this valley, so I told here that I only wanted two out of the box-at which point she rudely says, "Well since you're not buying as many the prices go up on these". To which I responded, "Then I don't want those either". How can that be ethical?--In fact I believe it's illegal and will research what the rules are for consumers regarding that practice in her type of business. She is a licensed retailer and in the state of California there are rules to protect consumers. What if she didn't like the way I dressed, or was assessing how much I was willing to shell out by how I was dressed?? I will reiterate, I didn't even try to haggle with her--and she jacked up the price of the books! I would have only bought the two books if the items were pre-priced which is standard in this business. When Marilyn was pricing my friend's items, she quoted a $25 price on a blazer; when my friend said, "no thank you", she turned to a worker and said rudely, "Since she turned down a good deal, put fifty on this and hang it back up." This is an incredibly rude and unprofessional person--and as another reviewer mentioned--this is not the first of her estate sales I've been to, but it will be my last. read more

My husband and I have been going to Estate Sale by Marilyn, since we moved to the desert. She is courteous, well staffed, organized and prices items correctly. We look forward to her future sales. She's our favorite! Donna read more

I'd give here zero stars if I could. I've never been more astonished by attitude than I was when dealing with her. She treated her helpers and customers the same with zero respect and a tongue full of attitude and complaint in every word and gesture she made. Wow! Save yourself whatever time you're worth. I later found out I was ripped off and charged for Sterling when it in deed was not! This woman is unbelievable. The desert is full of classy people but she is not one of them! read more

this woman is always unfriendly, I've never heard a kind word or a smile. have been to many of her sales. many times items have been sold before the day of the sale. always a disappointment . she needs to learn about bedside manners. read more