Great Lakes Estates

Great Lakes has over 45 years of knowledge and experience in valuation of your antiques, collectables, furniture, art, jewelry, coins, stamps, books, clothing, vehicles and everyday items in the most appropriate way.

Whether it's debt, death, divorce, or simply downsizing, we are there to help. We sell the contents of your entire estate, while making the entire experience pleasant for you.

• Chartible Donation Appraisals

• Estate & Moving Sales

• Insurance & Estate Appraisals

• Live & Internet Auctions

• Broker Services

• Exclusive Buying Services

• Additional services to fit your needs

FREE CONSULTATION

We will do an on-site inspection to determine the best option.

*In many cases a Charitable Donation Appraisal may be recommended in lieu of an Estate Sale or Auction, which is more favorable in today's climate.

RESEARCH CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF ITEMS

We have a unique process when it comes to determining the value of your belongings, utilizing various research methods - all to get the maximum value out of your items.

FIRST CLASS SERVICE IS OUR THING

We are known for under-promising and over-delivering with all of our clients - and we want to do the same for you. Because of our relationships with dealers, collectors and private parties, we're able to find buyers for all of your belongings.

• MAXIMIZE YOUR RETURN
• FASTER PROCESS TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM A PROPERTY
• BUYERS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND

In a post-covid world many things have changed and estate sales have as well. We provide a charitable donation appraisals for IRS tax deductions. This kind of appraisal isn’t only for the high net-worth clients. We’ve done donation appraisals for clients who have partial estates or just a few pieces of personal property they need to liquidate. By utilizing an appraisal report our clients can realize the value of the property without an estate sale or auction. Often, higher prices can be realized with a fair market valuation as opposed to a sale or auction when items can be discounted or won’t reach their full value with low minimums or uninterested buyers.

We often work with third parties to assess value to items in an estate. We also work with builders who have clients wanting to donate the contents of a home that is being remodeled. Depending on where the items are going we can often include demolition items including fixtures, appliances, cabinets etc that have significant value. These types of appraisals will give you fair market value of the entire content. These deductions can result in a greater overall savings than if the decision was to liquidate the content at much lower values through a liquidation sale. While there is a charge to this appraisal service upfront, clients realize a much higher rate of return to the property, than if they had liquidated it.