Find Cheap Furniture Bargains at Estate Sales by Sisters Antiques

by Bob Kelly on March 7, 2011 in Bellevue, Buyers, Investors, Local Business

Sisters Antiques

I discovered Sisters Antiques while shopping on Craigslist for cheap furniture. Patty Green of Sisters Antiques manages estate sales for families whose elderly parents have passed on. These homes are often stuffed full of belongings and furnishings accumulated over decades. You’ll find great bargains and great selection on the first day of any sale. The prices drop on the 2nd and 3rd day of a sale, but you risk missing the best items.

PATTY’S MOTTO
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life…

Professionally restored chandelier

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE BUSINESS?
I’ve always loved garage sales, and started when I was really young. I started as a “picker” – selling garage sale items to dealers – in 1990 after moving here from California. I was in a little antique shop in Issaquah on a Monday after a weekend of shopping. I told the shop owner that I recognized something that was at a sale that past Saturday. She remembered me from the sale, I remembered her from the sale, and so I started buying for her. Next, I became an antique dealer in 1992. Incorporated in 1995. Opened SISTERS ANTIQUES in Issaquah in 1997. I started doing estate sales before 2000 and with the downturn in the economy, I have done more and more over the years.

Lots of Silver!

WHAT DO YOU MOST ENJOY ABOUT THE BUSINESS?
I would say that most of the time the satisfaction I get from helping someone who has no idea where to turn… is the real reward!

ADVICE FOR FAMILIES
Every sale has its own story and if I could impart any bit of wisdom to a family before they start going through things, I would say NOT TO THROW ANYTHING AWAY UNTIL WE GET THERE. It’s really sad to see what family deems is trash and what they think is the good stuff! We just finished a very dirty “digger” sale and the family was thrilled with the results. We’ve also done sales where absolutely everything was pristine. And a whole lot in between.

SISTER ANTIQUES (Antique Shop and Estate Sales)
Proprietor Patty Green
615 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 392-7373
www.sistersantiques.com