I'm only putting this review up for one reason and it's not to discourage any potential clients…read morefrom hiring this person or her company. It's for any customers who might decide to attend one of her sales to buy something - this was my experience.
This company had a two day sale in Manville, NJ starting on Friday. I live in Brick and I wanted to come because of the large DVD collection that was available. So, because of my work schedule, I took a few hours of paid time off and I drove to Manville early & arrived at the house at about 9:25am. It was about a 90 minute drive due to traffic and heavy construction on the route I took. The sale didn't start until 2pm so I put my name on the list and I was 3rd. I drove around for a bit and came back around noon and waited at the house till the sale started. When we were waiting at the top of the stairs, the lady in charge laid out some ground rules such as cash only, a certain part of the DVD collection was not to be separated, etc. As mentioned, I was third so she let the first 10 in and it was a lot of rushing to the shelving units and tables. It was hectic at the start and I understood that it was probably difficult to handle. After a few minutes, she was telling everybody who had a bag to stop filling it, they were done, they needed to pay and then leave so she could keep the line going. I had managed to get most of what I was looking for but it was difficult to check everything since I saw more that I possibly wanted. When she asked me for my bag, I gave it to her and I tried to take a quick glance but I knew I needed more time. So I asked her to tell me how much I had so far. She said it was $250 and I said okay, let me just take a quick second look for more and then I'll be done. She raised her voice and said with hands in the air, "SIR, SIR - no more. You need to pay for these now because I have to get my customers in - these are my customers" as she was gesturing towards the door. I stood there in disbelief because I thought I was a customer and I asked, "So, I can't just take another quick look - I didn't even get to look at the 2nd table." Again raised her voice and hands in the air, "SIR, SIR, - this is it. Take it or leave it but I got to let more of my customers in sir." The people waiting at the open front door seemed to be surprised too so I said, "Are you serious - I can't even take another look or buy more?" She said again with a raised voice, "No, that's it - take it or leave it. If you don't want what's here - you can leave it." So, I said calmly, "All right, I won't buy anything" so I picked up my bag and poured what was in it onto the couch. She just nodded her head as I said kind of under my breath, "I can't believe this, completely wasted my time - never coming back to another sale of hers." As I was stepping out, she tried to call out "SIR, SIR!" and I just said walking out the door, "Nope, I'm out" and I hurried down the crowded stairs. I walked to where my car was and I ran into a couple people who were in the first group too and they had it happen to them as well. I then checked the time on my phone and it said 2:07pm. So, literally, I as well as others, were only allowed in that house for a little over 5 minutes. That was not enough time for anybody who wanted to buy things unless you knew exactly what you wanted. At one point when I was talking to these other guys, there were a couple other guys trying to go up the stairs and while I didn't hear this clearly, she yelled down from the top of the stairs that she would not let them in or ban them because she needed to keep the stairs clear for safety reasons.
This was undoubtedly the worst estate sale I've ever been to in over 10 years. Never have I been told to leave after 5 minutes, nor not being able to look around again to even being told I basically can't buy more. And I wasted paid time off for nothing. I will never attend another one of her sales again. But please, don't let me discourage anybody from using her company for your estate sale. This is just for the customers who attend. Thank you.