A Forgotten Treasure Estate Sales

Tinley Park, IL 60477
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We are Chicagoland’s most trusted estate sale company with over 165+ Five Star Google Reviews in the last 5 years and a A+ BBB rating. Our staff understands the difficulty and unique needs of those that are thrust into settling an estate, downsizing, moving, or liquidating a business. 

Our staff has over 30 years of combined experience in antiques, coins, fine and costume jewelry, records, watches, comics, collectibles, figurines, dolls, vintage electronics, audio hi-fi equipment, toys, tools, trains, video games, vintage furniture, clothing, housewares, art & lithographs, etc.

WE SPECIALIZE IN LARGE COLLECTION LIQUIDATIONS AND BUYOUTS! COINS, KNIVES, COMICS, TOOLS, RECORDS, TOYS, VIDEO GAMES, TRAINS, LEGO, BARBIE, SWAROVSKI, WATERFORD, LLADROS, STAR WARS, ETC. 

We respond to the needs of families, business owners, executors, and realtors by working with them to efficiently achieve their goals of liquidating and emptying the contents of homes or commercial properties with outstanding results. 

There’s no estate or business too big for us! The more stuff, the better! Our competitive commission is all-inclusive - there are NO DEPOSITS, SETUP FEES, OR HIDDEN CHARGES.

WE ARE A BONDED & INSURED BUSINESS

Eric: 312-998-1677

aftestates@gmail.com

Need an estate sale in the Chicagoland? Here are helpful tips and advice to protect you before hiring a company. This is NOT like hiring a lawn company to mow your grass. This is a very important decision that can be an amazing process or a nightmare! 

1.) Avoid companies with setup/upfront fees

2.) Avoid companies that want guaranteed money regardless of sale performance (no incentive to work hard and make the sale successful) 

3.) Avoid companies that are cash only (losing potential credit card sales and most likely not a real registered business.)

4.) Avoid companies where the company owner is not consistently on-site (mismanaged sale and potential employee theft)

5.) Avoid companies that allow items to be presold before the estate sale (In most cases its the company owner selling to personal family and friends.) 

5.) Do research on multiple companies before making a decision (DON’T HIRE THE FIRST COMPANY YOU TALK TO!)

6.) Read online reviews from actual previous clients (Reviews get muddled up from shoppers leaving a review for a good purchase. Look for reviews where people ACTUALLY HIRED THE COMPANY) 

7.) Do multiple in-person interviews before making a decision.

8.) Make sure the estate sale company shows proof of liability insurance. 

9.) After weighing the pros and cons of each company - make an educated decision that you are comfortable with.

Thank you for reading and good luck with your search!  

Our Sales

Jan 8, 9, 10, 11
12pm to 6pm (Thu) Resumes tomorrow

NEW ADDITIONS BIG SALE Lladro Waterford Swarovski Coins Gold Silver Jewelry Video Games Nintendo

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7942 Lincoln Hwy
Frankfort, IL 60423
1/8 12pm to 6pm (Wed)
1/9 12pm to 6pm (Thu)
1/10 11am to 6pm (Fri)
1/11 11am to 6pm (Sat)
7942 Lincoln Hwy
Frankfort, IL 60423
Jan 11, 12
10am to 3pm (Sat)

Southwestern Art / Decor FURNITURE Drexel Passage Kachina Dolls Royal Doulton Waterford Lladro

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Naperville, IL 60564
1/11 10am to 3pm (Sat)
1/12 10am to 3pm (Sun)
Naperville, IL 60564
Jan 18, 19
10am to 3pm (Sat)

PACKED Mission Oak Furniture TOOLS Generator Snowblower RECORDS Native American Southwest Art Decor

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Chicago, IL 60655
1/18 10am to 3pm (Sat)
1/19 10am to 3pm (Sun)
Chicago, IL 60655

Our Testimonials

There is nothing more to say other than Eric and team handled our estate sale flawlessly! They know their business and from the first phone call to selling our car we were totally pleased. Always kept in touch, explained every detail, and was truly the most positive experience we could have wanted for our estate sale!!!Keith Kleina November 2022
The team at A Forgotten Treasure are a pleasure to work with. They work exceptionally hard to clean, organize, and display items for sale. They are considerate when finding anything the family may want and put it to the side.

Eric and Ruthann are delightful people who really care about the people they work with and the work they do. It was initially a little uncomfortable for me to hand over the keys to my parents house but after meeting Eric and Ruthann I was immediately confident in their professionalism.

I highly recommend A Forgotten Treasure.
Carol NelsonDecember 2022
We were overwhelmed with the amount of stuff when my mother passed. We meet with other Estate places, but they didn’t compare to the A Forgotten Treasure team. The team understands how hard times like this are. They handled everything with precision and professionalism. They also had great communication throughout the process. I will highly recommend this team for anyone in a similar situation. I know who I’ll call when I have to downsize.Brian MudraJanuary 2023
We recently hired Forgotten Treasures in preparation to sell our deceased parent’s home. We found Eric and his team easy to work with. They worked diligently in preparing for the sale, especially given the relatively short timeframe. They proved trustworthy, timely and competent.
Eric posted many photos prior to the sale, which we appreciated, and his follow through was good.
Overall we were pleased with our experience and would not hesitate to recommend Eric and his team.
Betsy OchoaJanuary 2024
After my son's death I decided to sell my house of 30 years and move. I had things to sell to downsize and had all of my son's possesions to sell also. Eric was a pleasure to work with, they made a very emotional and huge task bearable. I would recommend their company to anyone who is in need of a estate sale.Judy WittJanuary 2024
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