company A's net proceeds
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Worked example, not your quote yet — a $10,000 estimated sale.
- Company A
- Commission
- Fees
- Total retained by company
- Net proceeds to the family
- Comparison
- Company A net
- Company B net
- Difference
FOR FAMILIES HIRING AN ESTATE SALE COMPANY
Estate sale companies usually price on a tiered commission schedule — a higher rate on the first few thousand dollars, a lower rate above it — plus separate setup, card-processing, and haul-away fees a single percentage does not include. Enter a company's actual schedule against your estimated sale total to see the real net proceeds, and compare two quotes side by side.
company A's net proceeds
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Worked example, not your quote yet — a $10,000 estimated sale.
Most estate sale companies price on a tiered schedule -- a higher rate on the first few thousand dollars of sales, a lower rate above that -- plus separate flat fees for setup/staging, credit-card processing, and hauling away or donating unsold items. Two quotes that both mention "30%" can settle very differently once their tiers and fees are applied to the same estimated sale total. This calculator applies each company's actual schedule rather than a single headline rate.
Some contracts promise the family a minimum payout no matter how the sale actually goes. If you enter one, this calculator floors the settlement at that amount whenever the computed commission-and-fees math would leave less. Whether that guarantee is actually binding depends on the contract's own wording -- this tool only applies the number you give it.
No. This is a worksheet for comparing quotes before you sign, built from the numbers you enter. The company's written contract is what actually governs the sale -- read it, and ask the company to explain any fee or tier this calculator doesn't have a field for.
No. All arithmetic runs in your browser. Sale estimates, commission rates, and settlement figures are never uploaded or sent to a server. The optional usage counter records only which features were used and the day, never any of your numbers.
Still working from the percentages each company quoted you? Read this calculator vs. comparing headline commission rates — it works through a $12,000 sale where the company quoting the lowest rate keeps the larger share.
Working with a smaller or more modest estate? Read why estate sale fees bite harder on a smaller sale — the same flat fee stack that's 7.92% of a $12,000 sale is 47.50% of a $2,000 one.