Your Buyers Are Done Standing in Line at 6 A.M. — One Live Workshop Explains What Replaces It
On Monday, September 7, 2026, Jenna Pecor is hosting a live 2-hour workshop through the Institute for Estate Sale Professionals on the Preoffer Process — letting buyers make offers on tagged items before your doors ever open. I'll be on it too, talking about how the system was built and where it goes next. $20, 40 seats, and everyone who registers gets the recording.
The Preoffer Process lets estate sale shoppers make offers on tagged items before opening day, so operators sell inventory before the doors unlock and buyers skip the 6 a.m. line. Jenna Pecor is teaching it live on Monday, September 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT — a 120-minute workshop through the Institute for Estate Sale Professionals, $20, recording included. Reserve your seat here.
I'm going to be on that call with her. Jenna has been running the Preoffer System inside her own real estate sales, and this workshop is her telling operators what actually happened — the good, the awkward, and the parts you have to change in your workflow before you try it. I'll be there to talk about why we built it the way we did and where it's headed.
Introduction to The Preoffer Process — live, Monday Sept 7
7:00 PM EDT · 120 minutes · $20 · hosted by Jenna Pecor · recording included for everyone who registers.
The 6 a.m. line is not a feature, it's a bottleneck
You already know the scene. Numbers handed out in the dark. A dozen people standing on a driveway in the cold, all wanting the same four things in the house. Whoever gets in first sweeps the good stuff, and everybody behind them walks a house that's already been picked.
That line does three things to your sale, and none of them help you:
- It caps your first hour to however many people fit through the door.
- It loses the buyers who would have paid the most but can't be there at 6 a.m. — working people, out-of-town collectors, anybody with kids.
- It turns your opening into crowd control instead of selling.
Meanwhile, the demand for those four items existed a week earlier. It just had nowhere to go.
What a preoffer actually is
A preoffer is an offer a shopper makes on a specific tagged item before the sale opens. Not an auction, not a hold, not a phone negotiation you have to remember. The item is already photographed and tagged in your listing, and the buyer sends you a number on it from their phone.
You stay in control the whole time. You see the offers, you accept, counter, or decline, and nothing is sold until you say so. The items you approve get picked up on VIP Shopping Day, before the public crowd shows up.
The practical effect is that your sale starts earning before opening day, and the buyers who care most about your best items get a legitimate way to compete for them that doesn't involve sleeping in a car.
Why VIP pickup day matters more than people expect
The part operators underestimate is the pickup. Preoffer buyers arrive at a scheduled window, hand over payment or show their paid receipt, and leave with their items — calm, one at a time, before the doors open to everyone else.
Shoppers love it, and Jenna is bringing shopper voices onto the workshop to say why in their own words. Operators love it for a different reason: it removes the highest-stress transactions from your busiest hour.
What the workshop actually covers
This is not a pitch session. It's a working session, and Jenna is running it the way she runs her sales — honestly.
- How the Preoffer Process works end to end, from tagging to accepted offer to VIP pickup.
- What she learned running it on real sales — what shoppers did that she didn't predict.
- The benefits for your revenue, your opening day, and your buyer base.
- The challenges — the parts that take practice and the mistakes worth skipping.
- What to change in your business first before you turn preoffers on for a client's house.
- Shopper perspectives, including how they handle pickup on VIP day.
- Live Q&A with Jenna and me, so bring the objections.
You do not need to be an IESP student, and you do not need to already use EstateSaleFinder.net to attend. It's built for operators who are curious about expanding their buyer base and generating sales before opening day.
Workshop details
| Workshop | Introduction to The Preoffer Process |
| Date | Monday, September 7, 2026 |
| Time | 7:00 PM EDT |
| Length | 120 minutes |
| Host | Jenna Pecor, founder of the Institute for Estate Sale Professionals |
| Guest | Andy, founder of EstateSaleFinder.net |
| Platform | Live on Riverside |
| Price | $20 |
| Seats | Capped at 40 |
| Recording | Included for everyone who registers |
| Who it's for | Estate sale operators, curious or committed. No prerequisites. |
Reserve your seat for the live session →
Want to see the system before the call?
If you'd rather walk in already knowing what the buttons do, the preoffer tooling is part of the seller side of EstateSaleFinder. You tag items from your phone, buyers scan or browse them, and offers land in one place you can approve or decline — the same tagging and register workflow we wrote about in why estate sale operators shouldn't have to put their lives on hold.
- Create a free seller account and list a sale to see preoffers in context.
- See the seller tools — labels, register, ledger, analytics.
- New to running sales as a business? Start with how estate sale companies work and how to list your estate sale for free.
- Curious how buyers think about lines and etiquette? The unwritten rules of estate sale etiquette is the buyer-side view of the same problem.
Bring your questions to the live session
Two hours with an operator who has actually run preoffers on real houses, plus the recording to rewatch during setup week.
Questions & answers
Frequently asked questions
What is a preoffer estate sale?
A preoffer estate sale is a sale where shoppers can submit offers on individual tagged items before opening day. The operator reviews each offer and accepts, counters, or declines it. Approved items are paid for and collected during a VIP pickup window ahead of the public sale, so inventory sells before the doors open.
Do I need to be an IESP student to attend the workshop?
No. The workshop is open to anyone. You do not need to be enrolled at the Institute for Estate Sale Professionals and you do not need an existing EstateSaleFinder.net account to register or attend.
How much does the workshop cost, and is it recorded?
The live session is $20 and runs 120 minutes on Monday, September 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT. A recording is included for everyone who registers, so you can still sign up if the live time doesn't work for you.
Do I need EstateSaleFinder to run preoffers?
The workshop teaches the process, not just the software, so the concepts apply to any operator. The Preoffer System Jenna used on her sales runs on EstateSaleFinder.net, which is where the tagging, offer approval, and VIP pickup steps are built in.
Who is speaking at the workshop?
Jenna Pecor hosts. She has run her own estate sale company for over a decade and founded the Institute for Estate Sale Professionals. I'll be joining as a guest — I'm Andy, the founder of EstateSaleFinder.net — to cover how the Preoffer System was built and what's coming next. Shoppers also share their experience with VIP pickup day.
How many seats are available?
The live session is capped at 40 seats, and it's already filling. If it sells out, registration closes for the live call.
One last thing
Preoffers are not about replacing the crowd on opening morning. The crowd is fine. It's about not letting the crowd be the only way somebody can buy from you.
If you've ever watched a serious buyer leave empty-handed because they couldn't be in line at dawn, that's the whole reason this workshop exists. Come sit in on September 7.
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About the author
Andy
Founder, EstateSaleFinder.net
Hi, I'm Andy — a retired commercial photographer turned developer with a five-year (and counting) obsession with estate sales. I started EstateSaleFinder.net because I knew there had to be an easier, smarter way to find and list estate sales. Now I get to chase treasure and build the tool I always wished existed.
