Pickerty Resource Center

Estate Sale Company Help

Everything you need to run your first sale — and every one after it.

New here? Do these five things

Each one takes a few minutes. In order, they'll get you from a brand-new account to a sale people can sign up for.

  1. Fill in your company profile, so shoppers know who's running the sale — Your company profile
  2. Create your first sale and walk through the eight steps — Create a sale. Selling online instead? Online-only sales
  3. Add your photos. This is what decides whether people come — Photos that showcase your sale
  4. Publish it — Publish your sale
  5. Share your sign-up link everywhere you already advertise — Share your sign-up link
You don't have to read all of this

Most companies read the five guides above, run a sale, and come back to the rest when a question actually comes up.

Looking for the customer help center?

This resource center is for estate sale companies. Your customers have their own guide: Customer help center

All guides

Getting started

Set your company up once. You won't need to do most of this again.

What Pickerty doesPickerty replaces the paper sign-up sheet or manually juggling appointments.Set up your company profileDo this once. It appears on every sale you ever run.Add your teamGive your staff their own logins, and decide what each one can do.Your subscription and billingWhat you pay Pickerty, and how to change your billing preferences.Connecting StripeA one-time set-up so any fees you charge for spots land in your own bank account.Getting paid if you charge spot feesIf you charge for a spot in line, the money goes to your bank — not Pickerty's.
Creating a sale

Eight steps for an in-person sale, six for an online-only one. This is the part you'll repeat for every sale.

Create your first saleEight short steps, about 5 minutes. Save each one before you move on.Online-only salesSell to customers who prefer shopping from home.How people attend your saleSign-up sheet, appointments, or walk-ins. Here's how to pick.Entry groupsSplit your list into waves so they are easier to manage.Charging for a spotCharging a fee to reserve a spot is not about the money. It's about making sure the people who sign up actually show up.Keeping your address privateNobody needs the house number three weeks early.Photos that showcase your salePhotos are the single biggest reason someone comes to your sale.DiscountsOffer money off once a shopper spends a certain amount.Publish your saleThe last step. It turns a draft into a sale people can view.
Marketing your sale

Publishing puts your sale online. These pages are how you fill it.

Share your sign-up linkPublishing puts your sale online. Sharing the link is how you get people in the door.Post on other websites, and print door signsTwo ready-made tools under the Marketing menu.What your shoppers seeThe page your link leads to, and the steps to sign up.
Running the sale

Sale week, sale morning, and selling to online shoppers.

Manage your list before sale dayAdd people by hand, print the list, close sign-ups, or cancel a sale day.Sale day: checking people inThe screen you'll have open all morning.Selling to online shoppersPickerty lists the sale. You handle the rest by phone and text.
Growing your business

What Pickerty leaves you with after the sale is over.

Your subscriber listThe most valuable thing Pickerty builds for you.

Customer help center

Your customers get their own help center, and it's worth a look — most of the questions people ask you about are answered there.

Customer help centerHow signing up works from the shopper's side: choosing a date, claiming spots, fees, cancelling, and what happens on sale day. Written for your customers, and useful to you when one of them calls instead of reading it.

Common questions

Still stuck?

Email [email protected] and tell us the name of your sale. A real person will answer.