Who is Odekirk's?
Bart Odekirk served on the Board of Directors of the Riverside City Museum, started the Riverside Antiques Guild, and was listed in Who's Who of California and Who's Who of the United States. Joan Odekirk was a member of Zonta and helped organize their annual thrift sale. Bart appraised the world famous Native American Basket Collection for the Mission Inn and donated many Native American artifacts to the Sherman Indian Institute Museum in the name of Joan Odekirk. Bart and Joan and their son, Paul donated many photos to the California Museum of Photography and many items to the Edward-Dean Museum in Cherry Valley. Bart and Joan's home is listed in the famous book by Esther Klotz, Adobes, Bungalows, and Mansions of Riverside, California. Paul has made many donations to the Friends of the Mission Inn, The Museum of Tolerance, the Child Abuse Prevention Center, and Save Our Chinatown as well as many other community organizations. With the help of our customers and clients, Odekirk's was able to raise a substantial donation to Doctors Without Borders for the Haitian Earthquake Relief Fund.
Bart and Joan conducted estate sales for Hopalong Cassidy, the sister of Grant Woods (the model for the painting, American Gothic), Mae West, the Pinkerton Family (from the Pinkerton Detective Agency), One of the first women to be employeed as pilots by the Los Angeles Police Department, and Artist John DeWilde, and many more famous people. Paul conducted sales for Maxine Frost, the longest serving member of the Riverside Unified School Board, Paul Roy Desjardins, 40 year professor of Plant Pathology at UCR and founder of the Newman Club, Renata J. Rafferty, one of the most engaging and sought-after consultants and speakers in the nation today in the high-stakes world of charity and philanthropy, Marilynn Carlson Webber, author of How to Become a Sweet Old Lady instead of a Grumpy Old Grouch, Famous Riverside historian and author, Tom Patterson, a producer of the Arsenio Hall Show and one of the original Marlboro Men as well as many other well known people.
Bart and Joan's son Paul Odekirk is licensed and has over 32 years experience in the estate sale business. Starting as a very young apprentice with his parents at the age of 14, Paul learned the trade from the inside out. Learning cash handling, accounting, pricing and customer support. He worked everything from estate sales to working in the family stores learning first hand knowledge of antique and art appraising. Odekirk's Estate Sale's is proud to announce 2010 is our Golden Anniversary!
Why use Odekirk's?
Here are some questions we've encountered.....
"Why Can't I just do my own Estate Sale?"
You could but we don't recommend it. We are experienced. We know what items are worth. We know how to sort and organize property, we know how to attract buyers and how to manage a crowd.
"What should I throw away and what should I keep?"
Please do not throw anything away! The old saying "One man's trash is another man's treasure" is very true. Practically everything has some potential value. We can find a buyer for almost anything.
"What does you commission include?"
When you hire us to conduct your Estate Sale you are getting.... our experience and expertise, our ability to attract buyers, our ability to sell your property for top dollar, a legally licensed business, all necessary supplies, equipment, and trained personnel.
"What about the clean up after the sale?"
The house and property will be completely empty of all merchandise that has value after the Estate Sale. The remaining items that have not sold are either donated or sold at a lot price. We will gather up all ordinary household trash into one area. We will not dispose of any chemicals, paints, or hazardous materials
"How do you know so much about the Estate Sale business?"
Odekirk's Estate Sales has been a family business since 1960. We have extensive experience selling personal property using the Estate Sale method. We take pride in our knowledge and years of experience. We are one of only a few legally licensed Estate Sale businesses in the area which proves we can be trusted.
"Where do you do business?"
We work primarily in the Inland Empire but we've conducted sales from Santa Barbara to San Diego and have had outstanding results.
"Do you pay a finders fee for a sale referral?"
Whether a company is chosen to do an estate sale should be based on whether they are trustworthy and honest and not if someone gets a pay-off for referring them. Our reputation and years of experience are enough to qualify us for your sale.
"What if I can't hold a sale in my neighborhood or home?"
We can usually work things out. We've been known to be able to move an estate or combine sales. We're great problem solvers!
"What do I need to do to help?"
You don't need to do a thing! We do all the work.
