Absolutely do recommend! Very helpful And insightful! Heather was magnificent with her fast…read moreinformation. Thank you again so much!

From the owner: At The Root Cellar Estate Sale Co., we help families in Chautauqua County, NY and Erie, PA navigate…read morelife transitions through thoughtful and professional estate liquidation, downsizing services, and personal property appraisals. We're a family-run estate sale company with a passion for storytelling through objects—honoring the history behind the items we sell while making the process smooth and stress-free for you. Whether you're clearing out a lifetime of belongings, relocating, or handling the estate of a loved one, we offer compassionate guidance and hands-on support every step of the way. Our experienced team handles everything from on-site estate sale organization and item pricing to advertising, sales, and post-sale options. We bring expert knowledge in vintage and antique décor, textiles, pottery, glassware, collectibles, and primitive items, ensuring your pieces are respectfully represented and priced with care. We believe every home has a story to tell—and every sale is an opportunity to share it with someone new. Let The Root Cellar Estate Sale Co. be your trusted partner for a process that feels just as personal as it is professional. Call us today for a Free Consultation!

While traveling through Erie on the way home I figured I would get in some thrifting; luckily, I…read moreended up at Mel & Tee's. Located just off Peach Street about 1 1/2 miles from I-90 I found Mel & Tee's easy enough. The front half of the store is mainly a hobby shop, some cool stuff but not what I was looking for. Luckily there is a door to the back of the store which is stuffed with a wide variety of items, collectibles, furniture, home goods and enough to keep you looking for a little while. For me the only item that interested me was a vintage wood stick puppet from Java/Indonesia. The puppet stood out as a very unique and high-quality item, although it did have a bit of damage to one of the hands. The price was about right, but a bit more then I wanted to spend. Luckily I started talking to the very nice lady at the register and she said that they were willing to deal on the item. I made a bid at the lower end of what I thought was fair and she accepted. I ended up getting a great one-of-a-kind item at great price. If you are looking to check out a local thrift store in Erie, Pa. I would suggest giving Mel & Tee's a try, not the biggest place but the fun is finding something you never expected; also really nice when you can negotiate a bit to get what you want.

My sister was moving to Colorado from Erie, PA about 5 years ago and had some nice furniture that…read morewas only used for about a year! Mel n Tees came out and offered her a good price for the lot of it and they were very professional and fair! They picked up all the furniture and were careful in doing so! My sis n I were thrilled that Mel n Tees made everything so very easy! I highly recommend!!! Mary Beth Kunath

fast efficient clean. I can't say enough about how great this experience was with Murphy's moving.read more

Just used Murphy's Moving again. He [s my go to guy. Would never have anyone else. As usual, on…read moretime, friendly, willing to do a little extra and clean-up is exceptional.

TLDR at bottom of post…read more Just had a very disappointing experience at HALLENBACK ANTIQUES in Frewsburg. I will preface this post by saying that I do not care if you have a different opinion that me on things such as politics, religion, anything. I have people in my life that I care about that are polar opposites than me and I always welcome discussions with people that think differently than me. That is how we grow and learn. What I do NOT tolerate is blatant discrimination. Many of you know I love to find good deals, and antiquing and estate sales are some of my favorite ways to have fun. When I entered this store today I hoped to find some amazing items to decorate my home with. What I ended up getting is a picture of an overpriced mirror I was interested in, and feeling like there is still so much hate in this area. As soon as I walked in the store, the worker (I'm assuming the owner) was at the jewelry counter watching a television with the screen and volume clear, loud, and visible to incoming customers. It was a Christian news media. I am not a Christian but many people I love are and I am not offended by other peoples beliefs. Especially when faith is so very important during the holidays. (I went to a estate store last week where the radio was talking about god's love and murdering Hillary Clinton for the greater good, and I still had an enjoyable shppping experience, so no I am not a snowflake.) This particular station was doing a newspiece on how evil the "homosexuals" are and how it is a sin to engage in any homosexual behavior, as well as using fearmongering tactics to share how dangerous gay people are. I heard this, and looked to the employee and simply said "that is an interesting this to have playing when you have customers in the store!" I was very polite, hoping that he just didn't realize what was playing. even though he was obviously listening intently, which can only mean this is a reflection of his personal beliefs. The man looked at me and shrugged, stating that "oh, I just always leave the Christian station on." That is not an excuse - have your Christian media on all you want. I don't care. I'll still love you and I'll still support your small business. But when he heard that newspiece, which had clearly started long before I walked in the store, he should have turned off the TV until that segment was over. And especially turned it off when a customer said something. He did not turn off the TV, we looked at each other for a moment, and I walked out the door. My presence in this world is not offensive and neither is anyone else's. If you own your own business, you absolutely have the right to share whatever content you want and to believe whatever you want. I don't care. It's your god-given right. My god-given right is to inform people that may shop there what kind of people they are supporting. TLDR; if you think gay people are cool, do not shop at HALLENBACK ANTIQUES or go to their estate sales.

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Quick response, flexible, prompt. Very friendly and thorough. Did a great job on the move-out…read moreclean. Highly recommend them.

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I'm a shopper and a vintage reseller and I have found so many great items for my home and online…read morestore. Charmaine is very fair with her pricing and the sales are super organized including the sign up sheet which makes it easy to not have to go into a super overwhelmingly crowded house. I love the crew they are all so nice and love when they have 50% off. you can always ask if they will take a lower price and 9/10 they do!

The Edna Louise team is fantastic. I live in Washington, DC, and I find their sales to be so good…read moreand I enjoy working with them so much, that I fly up just for them. I really appreciate their photography: it's accurate, comprehensive, and allows me to evaluate whether a sale is worth traveling for. They're fair in handling entry, they're honest with the condition of items, and their prices are solid--being affordable for the buyer but preserving value for the client. I've always found them to be flexible and just genuinely nice people. I love working with Charmaine, Andrew, Kara, Keith...the whole team. For me, they set the benchmark against which I judge all other estate-sale companies.

I like this place. They have an auction every Thursday and when it gets warmer on Saturdays. The…read moreauctioneer Matt is good, and the staff tries hard to do a great job. The content of the audience and vary from simple household stuff to old glass, The great things about an auction is that there are three metrics, auctioneer, staff, and buyer. I like the people that come to this auction because it represents a great cross section of WNY. We are all there trying to find a treasure or need. My attitude is that there is much to be found with knowledge. That applies to any auction. Come to one of Matt's Academy Auction's auction. There's plenty of free parking, and the pizza is excellent.

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To say I enjoy estate sales is an understatement. There are SO MANY treasures to be found! One…read moreperson's trash is certainly another treasure, and Stewart Estate Services has a great collection of interesting items. What I really like about it is many fold: 1) this one building contains the former belongings of like 100 grandmas, so you don't have to wander (drive) to several houses to browse, which lets face it can consume most of one day; 2) the treasures are abundant! They had everything from vintage clothing to furniture to books to toys. Really, a ton of stuff! I'm always partial to kitchen items, my wife gravitates to books and records. There were even 2 old dollhouses here, which I loved for a friend who collects dollhouses! 3) no one pressures you, or rushes you. We spent quite a while in here, searching and sifting, and we probably could have spent way more time if we'd been patient ourselves. If you enjoy estate sales and flea markets, you MUST scope this place out. They have limited hours, only on the weekends, which I'm grateful for because it's tough to get out during the week. It's easy to get to, there's plenty of parking, and you might find some cool treasures, like C & I did!

We just sold our home of 45 years and downsized to another state. This is stressful in itself…read more Brenda eliminates the stress from having to sell the contents of your home . Brenda put hours and hours into our online sale. She did an amazing job. Brenda is very knowledgeable and professional. She also traveled over an hour to do our sale. When Brenda was done our home was empty and ready for the new owner. I can't say enough about how hard Brenda worked. We could not have accomplished this without her. I highly recommend Brenda, you will not be disappointed. I talked to other companies and only from Brenda did I get a good vibe and knew I could trust her with our estate sale. Her commitment is beyond what you would ever expect.