Estate Sales by
Estate of Affairs
We do it all for you!
Who We Are
A family business driven by caring, compassion, dedication, and transparency.
About Our Owner
From Our Owner
Estate of Affairs is a family business founded by James B. Souza III. Given the 30+ years of sales and service experience and regard for knowledge and professionalism, EOA is confident that your expectations will not only be met but surpassed.
Humble Beginning
Growing up, my grandmother was an avid dealer/collector. As with most children, we do not realize the wealth of knowledge and responsibility being taught by the people that came before us.
Along with my grandmother, we frequented the community and traveled the country searching for hidden treasures at venues such as: estate sales, garage sales, antique shops, etc. I learned to buy, sell, negotiate, and research. Looking back, I did not realize this would be the foundation of the enormous knowledge and expertise I have acquired throughout the years.
As I grew older, my grandmother and I continued what we coined as "antiquing". This was of great importance to the next phase of my life. As the years progressed, I found myself involved in a successful family business with my late father, James B. Souza Jr. Through the family business, I continued to grow my skills of sales and service, as they were paramount to the company's success. I was taught and given the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to exceed the expectations of customers in the building industry. I eventually took these skills and incorporated them into my own highly lucrative sales and service companies that served the general public.
A New Perspective in Life
During this era of positive growth, I lost my grandmother. However, not everything passed with her as I continued to use what she graciously taught me through the years. Together with my father, I continued collecting and selling antiques. After my grandmother’s passing, I began to re-evaluate life as I knew it. During this period the economy was looking grim. The decision was made to liquidate our business and assets prior to experiencing a financial downfall.
People often ask, “How did you know the economy was going to decline so rapidly? How did you know it was time to liquidate?” My response has been, “I just got lucky.” However, the reality is a keen sense of economics and sincerely relying and trusting my instincts. The same traits I graciously learned growing up and throughout my life.
This change gave me an opportunity to work for a Fortune 500 company. In this role I was responsible to hire, train, develop, and hold a workforce accountable to exceed corporate expectations. Our team took care of tens of thousands of customers per year. Through teamwork, collaboration, and sales focus we created and implemented creative programs to drive sales to ensure compliance with corporate projections. Our location alone contributes $20-25 million to our parent company. This is of great responsibility when over 100 families rely on your collaborations and decisions to ensure their livelihood.
As the hours turned to days and the days to months, my father and I continued buying and selling antiques, furniture, household items, vehicles, etc. until what I call the beginning of the end. My dad fell sick and was diagnosed with the big “C” (cancer). It was an uphill battle that relentlessly took place over three years until fate intervened. Since his untimely passing I have continued to define who I am and what I believe in. This is an evolving process through continual growth, learning, sacrifice, and appreciation of the little time we have on this earth with our family and friends.
I cannot say enough positive things about Estate of Affairs. Liquidating my parents' belongings was overwhelming and a roller coaster of emotions. James and his crew handled the reorganization, cleaning, itemization and final sales of large and small items - important and insignificant. I was consulted and involved in the process which was extremely important since I was coming out of the area. The whole process, which started as overwhelming and unmanageable; became very systematic and achievable thanks to James and his crew at Estate of Affairs. Highly recommend this company and their professionalism.
Marita Della Rosa (Facebook Review)
A New Direction to Help Others
The passing of my father is the hardest thing I have ever dealt with. The second hardest, what to do next? There is the family to consider, arrangements, planning, cost, and so on. So indeed, I sincerely understand what it is like to walk into a mountain of overwhelming circumstances. When my dad passed, I wanted to crawl under a rock and hide. Fortunately, for me, I was able to rely on my family and friends for substantial support. However, when the need to deal with his belongings arose, I quickly became discouraged with the lack of support outside of family.
What We Do
Estate of Affairs is dedicated to helping families transition every step of the way. Our services have been designed to simplify the process by removing all of the confusion and overwhelming burden of setting up and hosting an Estate Sale.
Estate of Affairs is a full-service asset liquidation company. We help families navigate the process of hosting an Estate Sale in their time of need. Our family can devise and implement a plan to help relieve the overwhelming burden while maximizing your proceeds.
“One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure”
We understand what it’s like to walk into a mountain of overwhelming circumstances. Typically, people automatically think of renting a dumpster or taking truckloads of perceived garbage to the dump themselves. Sometimes what appears to be junk may actually be a valuable treasure.
Before
Rest assured our teams have the pertinent knowledge and experience to handle
any situation
After
Our teams work diligently to display the life long collections of families with dignity, integrity, and respect
Let Estate of Affairs provide the information you need. You can rest assured that when you hire us, we will guide you every step of the way.
At Estate of Affairs we specialize in helping individuals and families with their Estate Sale experience resulting from:
Asset Liquidation - Estate Sales - Downsizing
Divorce - Business Consolidation
and Relocation
Count on us to diligently work for you. We utilize our extensive resources and knowledge to get you the compensation you deserve.
Estate of Affairs offers our clients the option of having a One, Two, or Three day Estate Sale. EOA can also host the event over multiple weekends if desired. Our focus is ensuring our clients needs are met on every level.
EOA is proud to partner with many of the areas prominent Realtors, Accountants and Attorneys. Even with this high level of expectation every sale is conducted with two objectives: to sell every item and to maximize the proceeds from each event.
Traditional
Estate Sales
Entrust Asset liquidation to seasoned professionals!!
How Our Service Works
We offer a free onsite evaluation. During this time, we present you with a no-obligation proposal. If you agree, we provide a written Estate Sale Agreement outlining the scope of work, date of the event, fees, and payment structure.
Preparations for the event includes: cleaning, organization, pricing and advertising. During the event, we handle all negotiations, bids, and later on, the cleanup.
Estate of Affairs utilizes a state of the art third party point of sale system. We provide receipts for all merchandise sold and handle all the currency transactions at the event. Once the event has been finalized we will provide you with a reconciliation of the sale, as well as a check for your portion of the proceeds.
Estate of Affairs does not require any upfront costs or fees from our clients for most events.
We capitalize at every event by providing both our clients and shoppers Superior Customer Service.
Country
Estate Sales
We do it all for you!!
Count on Estate of Affairs to diligently work for you. Whether it be from tractors to tack we will utilize our many resources and knowledge to get you the compensation you deserve. EOA is experienced and familiar with selling the farm. Heck, we are not even afraid to get down and dirty. We are well versed in antique tools, blacksmith tools, sharpening stones, trolleys, tractors, implements, bells, household furniture, home decor, heavy equipment, trucks, trailers, ATVs, chemicals, saddles, tack, livestock and dairy supplies, long handled tools, hand tools, power tools, plants, yard decor, windmills, water pumps, signs, etc. - If it is in the country, rest assured we have you covered - Below are a few examples of what Estate of Affairs has offered for sale during our country events
When in need we are here to Extend a Helping Hand
Call EOA to schedule a free on-site consultation. During this visit we will diligently listen to your individual needs and create an efficient and effective plan designed for your specific occasional sale needs.
Step One
Consultation
Step Two
Set Up
EOA will provide the necessary components to promote a successful event. Estate of Affairs will clean, organize, stage, photograph, and price the contents of the entire home.
Step Three
Day of the Event
EOA will make sure the event is well advertised and ready for success. We have a friendly staff who is always ready to engage and assist customers. EOA offers peace of mind by utilizes a state of the art POS system to ensure efficiency while tracking every purchase.
Step Four
Post-Event
After the event EOA provides the family with many options for the remaining items. Once direction is given, EOA will execute leaving the home empty, broom swept and ready for the next phase.
Estate of Affairs has many options for every family and their individual needs. We understand and appreciate that every sale is a unique experience. EOA provides all of the necessary tools to assist you and your families Estate Sale experience.
Showcase of
Our Work
Weekly Events
Dear Estate Sale Family,
Estate of Affairs has made some changes to the way we will be conducting our events. Please read the EventGuidelines we are putting in place.
Our commitment to your safety and health is still of utmost importance and these new practices will continue to be in place until further notice.
We thank you in advance and appreciate your understanding.
EOA looks forward to seeing you this weekend.
Estate of Affairs would like to cordially invite you, your family, and friends to Another Fun and Exciting Estate Sale in Lodi, CA
Please join us on
Saturday, February 14, 2026
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Address:
120 Chestnut Street
Lodi, CA 95240
Thank you so very much for your continued support!
We look forward to seeing everyone there!!
Thank you all for shopping with us.
Upcoming Events
EOA would like to extend an invitation for you and your family to join us at our upcoming events.
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Past Events
Over thirty years of sales and service to the general public.
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How we measure our success
At Estate of Affairs we take our reviews very serious. We understand that reviews are a quick snapshot of an individuals experience that is instrumental in helping us identify areas of opportunity. Estate of Affairs appreciates and welcomes all feedback. We firmly believe it contributes to our success. EOA is always willing to listen, learn, and evolve accordingly.
Reviews
Testimonial
To whom it may concern, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my experience with an unlikely decision to have an estate sale as opposed to my plan to simply have a garage sale. Our home of 17 years was filled with normal stuff. There are no collectibles, no antiques or anything of any great value. Oh sure sentimental value but mostly well used department store fare suitable for garage sale. After putting the house up for sale our life became filled with the usual stress of home sales. However at our age dealing with so many of these stresses the big garage sale was becoming more work than we could handle. I contacted EstateSale.net and was contacted by 12 Estate sales companies offering to hold my Estate Sale. I had not a clue what these people actually do, let alone be able to choose a vendor from the 12. So the wife and I selected Estates of Affairs from Modesto Ca simply because we both felt comfortable with Mr. James Souza as a person, not really knowing what he does or how well he does it. Mr. Souza warned us that he takes preparation of the sale very seriously and would be back in the next week or so to begin staging our home, whatever the heck that means. Mr. Souza returned with a team of nice people that turned our home into a department store of sorts. They cleaned every room of our home, then tagged most ever item for sale from TVs and couches to knives and forks! It was a bit bizarre to say the least, they were putting in so much effort with our stuff. However, James and team were in our home making this process almost fun. Fun? Well actually yes, they were super nice people that actually became our friends before the sale ever even started. Now there were some awkward moments when they pulled out furniture and began cleaning our years of dust and grime. As the sale grew closer we began to learn that this was a true family operation. James and his team all worked so hard it was impressive. So up to this point just before the sale I was completely happy and satisfied with their unusual efforts in “staging” our home. I felt as though the Estate Sale was a success simply because my house was now so clean an organized. As for the upcoming sale day my financial expectations were very low because our stuff was very close to being thrown away and James took the sale on very short notice; two weeks leaving no real time for advertising. However James told me about their “followers” that come to all their sales. Sure enough on the day of the sale there was a line of people waiting down our driveway two hours before the sale even started. WOW! My remote Oakdale neighborhood was full of cars and people. It was nothing short of amazing. James and his team were so professional and I would call the entire event dignified from my perspective. After the sale was over I was left with an empty house and the sight of James and his team cleaning and vacuuming my entire home! It was embarrassing I asked him to stop, but he said it’s all part of his package! Well as far as we were concerned the sale was a major success and I had not the slightest clue how much cash we made nor did I care, my junk was gone and my house was clean win, win! James told me that he would tally the sales slips (They keep a record of every sale) and bring me a cashiers check on Monday. Monday, James hands me a check that made me hit the floor, then I hit the wall, then I rolled around on the floor…. I was astounded. If you think this letter is one of those fake stories you may contact me at keithdailey@hotmail.com I would be more than happy help you decide who you want handle your Estate Sale. James and team thank you for your service. Keith Dailey
Customer Experience
Community Support
Thank You 209!!
Thank you so much for nominating and voting Estate of Affairs Best of 209 for 2021. Being recognized by our community as Gold in this category is a great honor. We would like to thank our clients, customers, and staff. As well, the professional community including all the realtors, accountants, and attorneys that we diligently collaborate with. We genuinely feel humbled by our local community's generosity and continued support.
Thank you from all of us at EOA.
Respectfully,
James Souza
EOA
Event Guidelines
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We may limit the amount of shoppers at one time in the house
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Chipped Cards preferred- We accept most forms of Credit/Debit
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Large and Bulky Items- Must be scheduled for pick at the conclusion of the sale.
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When ready to check out, please form one line and the next available sales associate will ring up your purchase.
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Please ensure items are in good working order prior to purchase. All Items are second hand and sold AS-IS. EOA does not offer any guaranties, returns, or refunds for any reason. All sales are final.
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We work closely with our clients to ensure pricing is fair for all parties. All pricing is set and approved by our clients prior to each sale.
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50% reduction of items is not guaranteed on final day of sale.
The guidelines are subject to change without notice. Estate of Affairs reserves the right to refuse service.
