Part Picker, Part Pretty in Encino Hills

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Friday July 29 and Sat July 31, encino hills

Join us this weekend for a fun filled sale. We just pulled out a bunch of toys, including a Mattel Thingmaker! Vintage clothes, shoes and accessories, mid century furniture, fun speakers and stereo equipment, vintage barware in excellent condition, rugs, dolls --- including an early ken and midge.  Some super cute vintage clothes, accessories, a little costume jewelry and more.  

Look for more photos Wednesday night!

As always, no purses, wallets only. No one under the age of 18 will be allowed inside. (Strictly enforced) We don't give out the address until the morning of but you can text me at 6 am for it. 818 919 4389 Not far from Sepulveda and the 405 freeway.  There is a steep driveway on this property, so please be physically able to maneuver it.  Bring your own help for loading.

Our upcoming events:
August 5-6, Diamond Bar.  Go Karts, Tools, Coke Machine, Vintage Barber Chair, old step on scale.
August 12-13, Montclair.  Tools and a complete weight room.
August, 19-20 Arcadia. Gorgous home with high end furnishings.
August, 26-27 Arcadia. Nice property with quality everyday items and costume jewelry.

Look forward to seeing you Friday at 9!

Penny, Claudia, Catalina, Luis, Ricky, Adriana, Calvin, and Alexis

Blue Skies, nothing but Blue Skies, from now on!

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Find us in the next few weeks, (under the sunny southern California skies) here:

July 29 and 30 ENCINO HILLS 55 55 years of collectible and everyday items. Toys, costume jewelry, mid century furniture, vintage clothes and stereo equipment.

August 5 and 6  DIAMOND BAR. Tools, go karts! Vintage Coke Machine, Barber Chair, Old Scale, and car parts!

August 12 and 13 MONTCLAIR. Tools, an entire weight room, collectibles, and furniture.

August 19 and 20 ARCADIA. More gorgeous furniture and a baby grand Yamaha player piano.

August 28-29 Back in Arcadia, pretty home, nice quality everyday items and costume jewelry.

Going to be a HOT summer, join us for some cool summer sales!

High End Home Decor, in Alta Loma Thursday, Friday & Saturday!

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Plants, Crafts, & Mid-Century Modern in Pacific Palisades

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Choosing an Estate Sale Company

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Ricky, Claudia, Penny, Luis, Catalina, and Agustin on the job last weekend in San Gabriel.

Ricky, Claudia, Penny, Luis, Catalina, and Agustin on the job last weekend in San Gabriel.

Most folks who call me for information regarding holding an estate sale have never been in the position of liquidating items quickly and are unsure of what questions to ask.  Some have collected a list of great questions for us, but most know to ask only what is our commission rate.

You want to ask four important questions right off the top. What is your percentage rate? How many people will staff my sale? What fees do you have besides percentage? Are you insured?  Most companies won't quote you a percentage without seeing your property first, but many can give you an idea of the range. You want to make sure you are getting all the information that is included in your percentage.  

We have compiled a list of great questions potential customers have asked us. See our What to Ask page for a list of questions you can ask. 

 

World Travelers Sale in Chino Hills, this Fri and Sat!

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Bienvenidos! Ohayogozaimasu! Welcome to our this sale this weekend in Chino Hills with a fantastic international flavor. Our super client has travelled the world to 32 countries and brought back some amazing souvenirs. There are lovely collectibles, bronzes, tons of decorative pieces, furniture, home decor and more. Lots of new photos this week to come as we get through all the layers. Friday May 20 from 9-1 and Saturday May 21 from 8-2.  As always, no purses or children under 18.

Valley Village is in View! (& it's not as far away as you think!)

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Just off the 170 freeway at Burbank Blvd, (not far from the 134) you will find us at a great sale mixed with everything old and new.  Remember when you went to Mount Rushmore and it was so awe inspiring your jaw dropped and then you forgot to pick up your souvenir mug? Well, now's your chance to complete your collection.   Maybe you are in the mood to hold a tea party with 100 of your closest friends and would like a pretty set of floral china. (or several sets, we have four!)  Take a walk down 1960s memory lane for a few sets of vintage barware and glassware that will have you toasting along with Dean Martin.  LOTS of records, (don't get too excited loyal record followers, most are classical music with a handful of show tunes.)  We are in love with some amazing Spanish Revival furniture, a BIG 60s era stereo console and some other groovy stuff.  If you are filming (TV or Movies), we have a ton of everyday vintage 60s and 70s regular things like soap and paper goods from eras gone by. This is a fun one, see you Friday morning!

If you miss this one (and you shouldn't!) we will see you next week in San Gabriel, lots of gorgeous Asian treasures. May 20-21 find us in Chino Hills for our World Traveler sale, and at the end of the month for another seriously gorgeous stuffed house full of incredible Asian furniture and decor.  We will be back in Arcadia in June, and heading to Encino Hills in July. Can't wait to see you there.

It's a beautiful day in Monterey Park

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It's going to be a beautiful sunny day in Monterey Park today. Come out and get some sun and find the treasure you have been looking for!  This house is STUFFED with clothes, vintage and new in small sizes for men and women.  Lots of furniture, some groovy mid century stuff, and some great everyday household stuff.  If you are an elementary school teacher, you should definitely come by..  860 Crest Vista in Monterey Park.  Saturday 8-2. Hope to see you there.

April Showers, May Flowers and Sale Hours!

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Here is the Penny and Pig Estate Sale schedule for April and May:

APRIL 8/9 South Pasadena, 15/16 Arcadia, 29/30 Monterey Park

MAY 6/7 Valley Village, May 13/14 San Gabriel, 20/21 Chino Hills

This Friday we will be in South Pasadena Fri 9-1 and Sat 8-2.  Lots of pretty home decor, some lovely art pieces, plants and potted orchids, awesome repro Egyptian revival furniture, cute girly furniture, a little of everything. There's another company holding an estate sale just next door, so you can get two for one stop.

Thanks Famous Mrs. Ed, that's a wrap!

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Thanks West Covina, Pasadena, Studio City and Woodland Hills. It's been a wild ride for March as we all look forward to a week off to spend with our families.  Come see us in April, we will be back in Arcadia, Pasadena and South Pasadena. May finds us in San Gabriel and some of our other favorite cities. Lots of pretty things coming up, including some great one of kind finds. Happy Spring! Happy Easter everyone.

 

PASADENA is so PRETTY!

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Come see us today, we will open the lower floor and the garage for the first time at 9 this morning. Join us until one today, Feb 26 or tomorrow Saturday from 8-2.  This house is STUFFED, and we have to empty it all by end of day Saturday.  Pretty things, lots of vintage finds, in lovely condition, just waiting for you!

February, March, April and May

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So fun to see so many of you in Santa Monica this weekend.  We had a great turn out, lovely clients and fabulous weather. An estate sale trifecta!  We are thrilled to have so many wonderful clients to work for in the coming weeks, and hope that you will find something among the treasures we uncover.

We finish out the month of February with a gorgeous two story home in Pasadena. Filled with dolls, doll furniture, doll houses and an amazing collection of paper dolls too. Don't shy away from this one if you are not a doll collector, we have a whole house full of of vintage furniture and clothes, and costume jewelry.  Thursday is dolls and jewelry, Friday and Saturday will be the whole house.

In March we will start the month off with a truly groovy sale FILLED TO THE BRIM with Mayan, Columbian, Mexican and other South American country art and collectibles. Our client was a true collector, and the home looks like a museum/workshop/boutique.  We are all pretty excited for this one.

Second week of March with more details to come we will be in Sherman Oaks in a sparkling clean home with some really pretty things. Rolling into April we are back in our own backyard in Arcadia for some STUNNING furniture finds, and more. Find us again in April in Arcadia, and look for us in May for a very lovely condo filled with treasures from the Far East.

Thanks for your continued support, we couldn't do it without you!

Penny, Claudia, Jane, Catalina, Luis, Danny, Alexis, Louis and Calvin

Robby and the Hollywood Sculpture Garden, a true "success" story.

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Meet Robby, one of my all time favorite "success" stories. Robby ran an extremely successful white collar business for years. He left his business, and moved to the hillside in the shadow of the HOLLYWOOD sign.  Just one step inside his amazing house, you have been instantly whisked away into a gallery of color and magic and artistic imagination beyond compare.  Robby is truly living his dream like no other I have ever met. We should all be so lucky. Check out his amazing place at hollywoodsculpturegarden.com  You can swing by and see some amazing art - just a few minutes away from our lovely Santa Monica sale this weekend!

 

 

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

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Ok, so the Bette Davis quote from All About Eve is actually "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" but all of us at Penny and Pig are in for a bumpy roller coaster of a ride for February and we can't wait!

For the weekend of the 13th we will be doing one of our favorite kinds of sales. We call these Picker's Paradise Sales. LOTS and LOTS of boxes in the house and garage for you to dig through and discover. We have ONE DAY only, not a ton of prep time and we have to clear it to the walls so bring your pick up truck, boxes and let's get digging!

February 19 and 20 find us in Santa Monica in the home of a former comedy writer from the golden age. Here you will find sheet music, books, pretty antique furniture, home decor items, yard and garage finds and more. Check back with us on the evening of February 15 for our photos. 

Can't wait to see all of our fun doll folks on February 25-27. This two story home in a historic section of Pasadena is FILLED (and we mean FILLED) with dolls, doll clothes, doll furniture, doll supplies, doll houses, doll EVERYTHING!  Plus there are just some nice pieces in this home you won't want to miss.

(here's the boring part....) No purses, wallets only. No one under the age of 18 will be allowed, no exceptions. No Big Gulps or Slurpees - seriously! We do not have public bathrooms. Please bring someone to help you load. We accept credit cards and Paypal, charge tax and give you a receipt.

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February, We are on Fire!

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Just a little sneak preview of one of our February events; Simply Sensational in Santa Monica Sale. Feb 19-20.  

The Serendipity Sale

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I grew up in a house that my grandfather built.  There was a rock fireplace where we sat for family photos, the Easter bunny left baskets for us on the ledge, and my mom (she's 88!) still keeps her favorite things nestled on the stone shelves.  That's it there, on the right. On the left is the fireplace of the house we just finished.  Same 8 inch pine paneling, same harvest gold wall to wall carpeting, same cut river rock fireplace.  All week long I felt like I was at home.  The family we worked for was lovely, and our customers in Torrance are awesome! How lucky we are to do the thing we love the most, with amazing folks all around us. Look for us in Santa Monica, West Covina, and Pasadena in February. It's going to be a barn burner of a month. Can't wait!!!

A Time Capsule of a Sale TORRANCE FRI 9-1 SAT 8-2

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Just a few of the items from our funky and fun sale in Torrance this weekend. We have an acupressure bed (so cool!) a groovy mid century bedroom set in amazing condition, a lPioneer aser disc karaoke machine, fabric, 60s pendant lamp and a tension pole lamp, oooh ahhhh.   Lots of little 60s smalls for you MCM collectors! Looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year!