Before we take any contract we complete a free in-person assessment. This assessment is to determine what the best course of action is, and to create a personalized plan to manage your specific needs and timelines. The focus of our work is to clear personal property to allow you to Transition well.

Transitions Estate Services was established in 2010 to assist people that don’t have the time, ability or people to take care of the contents of an estate themselves. We work hard to clear estates in a timely manner. Transitions is Saskatchewans Licensed, Bonded and Insured estate clearing service so you can be confident in our work!

All sale proceeds go to offset the cost of our service. Much like an auction service our pricing model is liquidation pricing, to realize the best dollar in a limited amount of time. Sales are one method to attend to our main focus which is emptying the property.

To set-up for a sale we:

• Remove the garbage from the home.

  • We require, and arrange for, a commercial garbage bin to be on site for our set-ups.

• Dispose of items that are not sellable and that cannot be donated:

  • Transitions will not sell damaged, soiled, broken, or stained items. We will dispose of these items during our set-up.

• Donate items that we cannot sell but still have some life left in them:

  • Transitions will donate items like single glasses, items that were free promo items, and items that through our teams’ experience indicates they won’t sell at one of our sales.

• Set-up, display, research, and price sellable items:

  • Transitions will sell high quality and good condition items in an in-person or online sale. This is not a garage sale - we turn your home into a pop-up store.

    • We will host a one day in-person sale or a 4 day online sale in the home.

      • Transitions does not have a storefront or warehouse - we only do in-home sales.

      • We do not buy estates and do not retain an inventory of items for future sales.

• Attend to personal items, mementos, and items of higher or personal value:

  • During set-up (and donations and disposals) we watch for items that should not be sold in our sales and attend to them at your direction:

    • We will remove personal items from the sale including photos, letters, notes, utility bills etc.

    • We will coordinate confidential shredding for you.

    • We will coordinate the sale of items like gold and other precious metals, high end jewelry, stamps, coins, firearms, or other items outside of our in-home sales.

    • All cash found on site is documented and secured for you.

Our Sales are not Auctions, they are timed and tagged sales:

• Everything is priced in advance.

  • You will have the opportunity to review our pricing and provide insight and feedback.

  • Once our prices are set and reviewed by you, they are not negotiable with sale-day customers.

  • We apply liquidation pricing to our sales. We price items to sell for the best value in a short period of time. Our goal is to sell as much as we can for as much as we can, but we don’t seek full retail value for items in our sales.

  • We apply progressive discounts to our sales in order to sell as much as we can for you. At your direction:

    • In-person sales may have an end of day discount applied.

    • Online sales may have progressive discounts applied over time.

• We provide everything needed for a successful sale:

  • Tables and shelves

  • All materials (Bags, tags, and everything needed throughout the entire process)

  • All staffing

• When we are done we will pack the unsold items and attend to them at your direction.

  • Transitions typically sells 60%-80% of the items included in our sales, the remaining items are usually items of lower value and desirability.

  • We can donate items to charities at your direction when our sale is done.

  • If there are items of higher value that haven’t sold, we will work with you to determine how you would like to proceed.

• After the home is emptied of it’s contents we will complete a basic clean. The floors will be vacuumed and the counters wiped.

Our Timelines:

In-Person Sales typically take 2-3 days to set-up and require a week to advertise. We will host the one day sale on a Saturday. We will pack up and attend to unsold items the following week.

The following is our typical schedule for in-person sales.

Day 1, 2, and sometimes 3: Sorting for disposal, donation, and sale. Garbage bin on site.

Day 3 and 4: Advertising on our website, facebook, and through our email list.

Garbage bin removed after the set-up is completed and before sale day (booked with bin provider and removed at their availability).

Day 7, 8, and 9: Additional advertising: Social Media.

Day 10 (Saturday): One day in-person sale.

Day 13: Packup, donation coordination, and cleaning.

*We may require additional time to finalize donations pickup and the final clean of the home.

Online sales vary in the timelines but this is our typical timeline.

Day 1, 2, and sometimes 3: Sorting for disposal, donation, and sale.

Day 3, 4 and 5: Advertising on our website, facebook, and through our email list. Additional social media advertising.

Days 9-12: Online sale is active.

Day 13 (Tuesday): Pick-up Event - customers pickup their purchases between 3 and 6pm. Packup, donation coordination, and cleaning also occur at this time.

*We may require additional time to finalize donations pickup and the final clean of the home.

Donations and Disposals typically take 1-2 days depending on how much there is. Our free assessment is the best way to determine the amount of time this will take. When conducting a donation and disposal we will secure valuables, cash, or other important items at your direction, as we do with sale set-ups.

Costs

Transitions works at an hourly rate only. We do not collect a commission on the sale of items. We do our best to work hard and reduce the costs and generate as much revenue from sales as we can. However, if the costs are greater than the sale revenues, we issue an invoice for the balance owing. If the sales revenues are greater than the costs, we will issue a cheque for the balance. We cannot guarantee the outcome of any sale that we host on your behalf.

Hourly rates:

• Sale Set-ups, Sale Day, and activities that we undertake on your behalf: $60 per hour plus GST per staff member.

• Donations and Disposals: $60 per hour plus GST per staff member.

Additional Fees:

• Materials: $100

• Advertising: $100

• Garbage Disposal: Actual cost - no mark up.

• Credit Card and Merchant Fees: Actual cost - no mark up.

• If you wish to have items appraised, or an inventory of the contents of the estate, we can complete that at our hourly Inventory and Appraisal rate of $75 per hour. A typical inventory of a property takes 10-16 additional hours.

Transitions is also able to coordinate other needed services. You will be responsible for associated costs:

• Movers

• Fumigation or pest control: you must declare any pests including mice or insects (including bedbugs or roaches) as well as suspected issues that may have occurred within the last year, as well as provide documentation about the remediation of these issues.

• Removal and sale of firearms and ammunition - we can assist with the coordination of the removal of these items however we are not licensed to sell firearms.

• Any additional costs or fees associated with your contract.

Client Responsibilities

There are some items that Transitions cannot attend to on your behalf.

• The removal of hazardous waste, biohazards, or dangerous materials including: Paint, stain, gasoline, propane, pesticides, human remains, and household chemicals.

• Animal products that are controlled in Saskatchewan including taxidermy, antlers, and racks.

• If there are exceptionally large or heavy items in the home (pool tables, shuffleboard tables, pianos, large pieces of equipment) transitions will attempt to sell these items on your bahalf however in the event that they don’t sell, you will be responsible for the cost of removal of these items or for coordinating the removal of them yourself.

We look forward to meeting you. Book your free assessment now!

Saskatoon - Nicholas: 306-370-4580

Regina - Heather: 639-590-7809