Paragon Estate Sales

love this company! they are very fair priced and helpful. good sales !

I don’t usually write reviews on places I find on Unilocal,but I feel that the amazing service that I received from Alla and David deserves to be recognized. All of my questions were answered with a caring and honest response, and I had no issues finding fairly priced items in good condition. This was by far, the best estate sales I have been too and look forward to coming back soon!

I have been to several Paragon Estate Sales and every time I walk away a happy customer. They always have a robust inventory of fairly priced items that cover a vast number of categories. Alla is very welcoming, friendly, and a true professional. I would highly recommend Paragon estate Sales.

I just wanted to take a moment and thank Paragon Estate Sales. I am a regular customer of theirs and frequently attend their estate sales through out the Los Angeles Area. They always provide quality items at their estate sales in good condition (not throw away junk like most others). Alla and David always greet me with a smile when I arrive. By trade I am a real estate broker and have referred many clients to Alla and David. They have always made me look very good in front of my clients and my clients ALWAYS thank me for the referral afterwards. Keep up the great work!

Best estate sales ever. They sold all my items for fantastic prices and were so easy to work with. I really research them out and tried many other estate sales company, I’m so glad I picked paragon. If you want honesty and somebody that cares about your stuff like it’s their own, use Alla

Naples area of Long Beach — We have been to lots of estate sales and this was one of the worst-​run I have been to. Tons of great stuff for sale, dishes, tools, linens, clothes, BUT… When we walked in the lady at the door loudly told us my (tiny, wallet size) purse would be searched on the way out. Okay, I get it, no problem. Then we see this long line of people waiting to pay. Uh-​oh. But, we shrugged and proceeded to look around. Noticed right away, no prices on anything and only the one person (at the head of that line) pricing even though there were a few others working the sale. At the jewelry table I was told they would hold my jewelry selections but I could only get prices from the one person at the head of that line. Yikes. Well, we found a few things (there really was good stuff at this sale!) and joined the line. 10 minutes and the line hadn’t moved. Then someone excitedly said there’s a place to pay outside, no waiting! But they came back a few minutes later and said they couldn’t pay without a ticket written by, you guessed it, the one lady at the head of the line.
The highlight was when that lady started yelling at everyone for not buying more stuff.
We left a few minutes later without buying a thing. The lady at the door says, you can come back tomorrow. Um, no.
Will avoid any Paragon Estate Sales in the future!

I frequent estate sales and the one I went to today in Long Beach was by far the most un organized and frustrating experience I have had. There was tons of clothes that didn’t have prices and I was informed that only one lady could price it. You had to wait in a Long line just to even find out any prices and then they ended up being way too expensive. well over $ 100 for a jacket that was very worn and dirty and she doesn’t haggle on the price at all. If you tried to give her a tip on how to improve the line, she just kept telling us that everyone steals that’s why she does it this way. And she would hold up the line even more by trying to explain to this to us. Like someone else said, she makes you feel like a criminal and there are signs on the door that say they can check your purse on the way out. There were about five other people working, but she didn’t let them do anything. They could’ve been helping her at least take things off the hanger or ringing people up while she priced things for people in line. It could’ve been so much more efficient. And with such high prices, I would think that the homeowners will be left with a lot of leftover items that she wasn’t willing to bargain on. Every single person in line was unhappy with her. just doesn’t seem like the right kind of business for a control freak.

I like to go to Estate Sales on my days off
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to one of Paragons Estate Sales in the valley, I hadn’t been to one of theirs in a while. I was very pleased to see that
their standard for their sales had not changed. They were friendly and helpful as usual, I have frequented their sales for many years, I read some of they reviews on them and find that like many other estate sales company, if an individual doesn’t get what they want or it doesn’t work their way, they have a tendency to knock the
company or individual even though they had only one experience with them.
My employer had a great need for a piece of furniture and needed help and patience
(she was going through a very difficult time in her life) to purchase this item because of a change in her life and Alla and her company went out of their way to help her. so when I read reviews that only talk about what they did or didn’t get to their liking I don’t feel it necessary to slam someone over an isolated situation, or because they were going through a hard time letting go of their personal property.
The reason Estate Sales are useful, when a parent dies or a couple split and they need to liquidate
their personal belonging, it is personal, so the company coming in tries very hard to advise, and help make it easier, I have heard horror stories from many Estate Co’s what the clients have expected and put them through.
I have also witnessed at Alla’s some very obnoxious people that are not respecting that the property of the individual who’s home we are in and wanting something for
NOTHING because that’s what they want to pay, I have also witnessed it at other
Estate Sale Companies not just Alla’s, where a customer (harasses the person in charge to the point of exhaustion) refuses to accept that the seller is trying to do the best for their clients.
Sorry to go on and on, but in the 12 – 14 years I have attended a multitude of Estate Sales, and have witnessed a multitude of scenarios, I get tired of people that go to one particular sale and then make comment like they have had such diverse experiences on how it should be and who is doing right or wrong, I have to speak up for those people I have enjoyed a Saturday or Sunday with who have worked hard to stage, sort and present an Estate Sale that is fun and enchanting for the
customers and work hard to make it affordable and fun, so I commend all of the
Estate Sale Companies I would recommend anyone to check them out any of the
following companies: Alla & David who are always fair and kind to me, an Alla who puts up with a lot of abuse from customers that should learn manners, Linda at
Legacy who bends over backwards to be kind to abuse customers and the staff at Legacy, Sharon Yost who is always a professional and knows more about what she is selling than the average know-​it-​all and is always fair and protective of her clients possessions, Sanford who is always a delight to deal with, the charming Antiquated Ladies, Steve Alexander and his charming Crewe, The graciousness of Hope Thornhill who is always a pleasure to speak with, the kindness of Becky and Gib from Fire Family, KL, RLB’s group, the list could go on and on, in all the time
I have attended Estate Sales, I have learned respect these people for the services they provide to clients in trauma, loss and need. I have never seen any of these people do anything that was not professional, gracious and protective of the property and clients they represent.
There are many other estate sale companies out there that don’t have a clue what it takes and give people like these a bad wrap, so before you judge if they are doing their job right or wrong or they are not professional, try it yourself and see how well you are at it!

I don’t think Paragon is the best of estate sales in the Los Angeles area for the buyer. Most buyers that attend frequent estate sales are in the business. And Paragon should be professional with her buyers and also help to get her clients the best $ from the sales. if she continues to loose buyers she won’t be making money for her clients.
They are rude and make nasty comments to their buyers. I had posted a Unilocal previously that said:
«…There is no negotiating. Alla treats her staff terribly and her potential customers worse. She treats everyone as if they are a thief or criminal. Plenty of other well deserved estate companies in town! Don’t wait around to go into one of Paragon’s sales-​complete waste of time! «
It was removed noting «because it lacks a substantive consumer experience»
My experience is substantive. I went to her sales a few times… and yes she was rude. When I made an offer-​one of her staff told me to go away-​that this was an estate sale not a yard sale. I have seen other posts from other buyers that say similar things.
So I can only gather that Paragon is systematically going and trying to remove any negative comments.

OK, this is about my one experience with a Paragon estate sale… this morning. You could not have orchestrated any more confusion if you had tried. All of it avoidable.
So… I show up a half hour before the sale starts and I’m first in line. I see a sheet of paper with some names on it and, to be safe, add mine to the list. I thought, «hmm, maybe that’s how these things work. You put your name on the list and that allows you to not stand in the freezing cold for any longer than necessary». Not wanting to take that chance, I do both… put my name down and keep my place at the head of the line.
As more people show up (many of them seemingly very experienced in this whole estate sale thing), I realize that NO ONE has the slightest clue whether its First Come First Serve or In Order of the List. No one knows who started the list, there are people shoving there way to the front of the line, ostensibly to put their name on the list but then many of them do not take their place in back of the line. People are confronting each other saying «are you on the list?» and «no, I think it’s first come first serve»… «well, it IS first come first serve and that’s why I was here at 5:30 in the morning to put my name on the list»… «oh, cuz I thought that was why I have been standing in line for a half-​hour».
I’m telling you, you see the very worst of people at estate sales. That’s why they have a huge sign (that I’m guessing is about 300 words long) that tells you what size purse you can carry in, that they can frisk you, that they can not allow you entrance. Well, how about a small sign that says whether you are going by «the list» or first come first serve? How about, if you are a business that requires people to sign in in order to gain access, you print up a piece of paper with the name of your business at the top and a brief description of what the rules are going to be??? I’m going to get real crazy here and suggest you even have a clipboard so that the few people who use this folded up piece of scrap paper don’t have to squat on the friggin ground to add their name?
Here’s a another suggestion… if you have 7 employees working for you (including ones that are walking right by this confused mass of people to get in and out of the house) why don’t you have JUST ONE of them walk outside and tell these 20 to 25 customers that «today we will be going by the list and it would be very helpful if you made a single file line according to that list»… you could do that several times as it takes all of 30 seconds.
One more… when you have two entrances to the house maybe use one of them for people going in and one for people going out. Admittedly, I may not know about your manpower and the tricks people use to rip you off… but I know why subways don’t have people going in and out of the same turnstile. This place was AMAZING… this was a 1700 square foot house and they had people entering the house, leaving the house and paying for their purchases all within a 6 foot by 6 foot foyer… there were SO many other options.
They weren’t mean, they just seemed clueless to certain aspects of doing this sort of thing.
PS — my wife disagrees with me and thinks these are lovely people doing their best.

I can’t believe that Alla was able to get so much for my parent’s estate. She worked every item. I was surprised at how much she was able to get for each item. Nothing is too small, even a dollar item is worked. Don’t throw anything away, let her staff stage everything. You can clean out after the sale. When our sale was finished I was very happy to find all the leftover items neatly arranged downstairs. It was all over the house before the sale! This made the final clean-​out so much easier. 4 stars for cost and 5 stars for everything else!!!

I used Paragon Estate Sales for both of my parents houses recently. It was a tough time for me since my father passed away and my mother had to be put in an assisted living facility. The last thing I wanted to do was go though 30 plus yeasr of my parents possessions. Allah and her husband David took care of everything. My brothers and I gave some rudimentary guidelines for prices on certain items and Alla did the rest. Both her and David did all the research on appropriately pricing all of the contents of the house. They even went though the trouble of fixing items that I was going to throw out. The end result was considerably more than my brothers and I expected. She treated my parents possessions like they were her own and was very careful that people did not steal any items (which happened to me in the past during garage sales). I interviewed a few estate sale companies and did not like the feeling that I got. I felt like they were shady and were trying to «sell me.» Alla was very ethical, trustworthy and tells it like it is (which I like). I would highly recommend Paragon Estate Sales and that is just my 2 cents worth.

I have been going to estate sales and to Paragon business for almost a year. Each time it’s with Paragon it gets worse. Alla does not do any wiggle room on her already high priced items. When you try to counter offer a reasonable counter, she gets very defensive. She has many people in her staff, but they are unable to price. Which makes it difficult because you then have to wait for Alla. And help you if there is a line just to see her because she is easily flustered when it’s your turn. Disorganized, unfriendly business, overstaffing who cannot help with the big questions, overpriced and a leader who cannot lead. I still go to estate sales but when I see it is handled by Paragon, I don’t bother. They have lost my business. All in all, avoid Alla and Paragon