National Estate Sales Association

01/18/2023

Catch up on the Executorium Podcast Wednesday 1/18 at 9am Pacific / Noon EST

Estate Talk #2: Estate Liquidation 101
Interview with National Estate Sale Association
[NESA] President Lisa Kroese
Wednesday, Jan 18, Noon EST on YouTube...
https://www.youtube.com/
WATCH HERE

11/04/2022

Announcing the NEW NESA Website! Check out the link in the comments below.

11/04/2022

I am very excited to announce that NESA has our new website and application process up and running. Please check us out and join us today! Our next 100 members will lock in an annual $99 membership rate for life. After our next 100 members join, the rate will go up to $150 per year. You can cancel anytime, but if you opt to remain a member, your rate will not increase. What are the benefits of membership? Check them out here: https://nesa-usa.com/nesa-benefits

10/01/2020

Most estate sale companies utilize subcontractors rather than W-2 employees and there has long been a debate about whether those employees are classified correctly. The Dept of Labor is considering a rule change that creates a "bright line" to clearly distinguish between the two. If your people work for you on an ongoing basis at your direction, don't work for your competitors, and don't have the ability for profit AND loss, then under the new rule they should be classified as W-2 employees. This rule may come in to effect before the end of January 2021. If your team is all 1099 subs you may want to reach our to your tax professional/financial advisor to figure out what adjustments you should consider before the end of the year.

www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsights/dol-proposes-rule-to-distinguish-independent-contractors-from-employees-under-flsa

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule last week that will change the way in which “independent contractors” are distinguished from employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule comes in response to calls from trade organizations and others seeking clarification ...

03/12/2020

Great sale in Seattle.

02/26/2020

Check out Big Papi’s estate sale. There’s a link from the article to the company website in the CNN article. Big Papi is having an estate sale. Sox memorabilia? Check. Gucci shoes? Check. Furnish your entire house? Check.

The mild New England winter appears to have spurred some early spring-cleaning for Red Sox legend David "Big Papi" Ortiz.

02/23/2020

There have been lots of discussions over the years about employee misclassification and whether estate sale employees should be hired and issued a W-2 or if they are contractors.

The latest conversation also addresses the incorrectly classified contractor's right to sue and "It also proposed eliminating a common employers’ defense of saying they relied on legal advice about classifying people as independent contractors."

Virginia is not alone in reviewing and addressing these issues. This is a state and Federal revenue issue so legislators and regulators are taking notice.

Legislation in the General Assembly would allow people to sue for wages and benefits, including health insurance, if they were misclassified as contractors.

02/12/2020

Great fun talking and with MixMe Media for this broadcast!

12/08/2019

This is a very interesting article about how items flow through charity organizations. Useful to have an independent 3rd party account that validates what many of us tell clients. Maybe the punch line should be "Don't buy more new stuff, go to an estate sale."

"Your average thrift store in the United States only sells about one-third of the stuff that ends up on its shelves," Adam Minter says. His book explores what happens to the things that don't sell.

01/20/2019

Topic: "How Estate Sellers can get the most out of vinyl record collections" with Patrick Prince. Patrick Prince is the Editor of Goldmine magazine and a 20+ year veteran of the Rock 'n Roll industry. Originally published as part of the National Estate Sales Association Fall 2016 Virtual Summit.

01/04/2019

Interview with Alex Eblen “Jewelry 101 – The basics of estate jewelry.” Alex is the Director of Important Jewelry and Fine Timepieces Department at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers with over 20 years in the industry. Originally published as part of the National Estate Sales Association Fall 2016 Virtual Summit.

01/04/2019

Estate Sale Professionals,

Happy New Year!

Working on setting yourself apart in 2019? Here's a good way to get the year started right. Hold yourself to the highest standard and join the only registered not-for-profit supporting the estate sales industry, the National Estate Sales Association, for just $99. Apply at http://www.nesa-usa.com/join-the-national-estate-sales-association/

Resources, educational videos, contract templates, connections and the support of like-minded estate sale operators from around the country.

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