We always thought that charities only wanted expensive big-ticket stuff like art and antiques. We never thought that our used sofa, dining table and chairs, and living room tables, and even men’s clothing had more than salvage value and was destined for the annual church rummage sale. Pamela and her team turned us around in our thinking. With their airtight income tax appraisal, and network of approved 501(c)3 institutions we helped those less fortunate which feels good, and we got an income tax deduction of $8,000.
– Joan and John B., Streeterville, Chicago, IL

With the increase in the IRS Standard Deduction for those of us who are retired and  over 65, we never considered itemizing on our IRS 1040 return. It was when Pamela Bardo came to help us downsize our move to assisted living quarters that she told us about how nearly everything we were not taking could be used by someone and it all had dollar value! It certainly did pay to itemize including her fee and shipping costs!
– Marilyn and Frank S., Wilmette, IL

When I moved to Scottsdale, Arizona from Chicago I left Pamela and her team with an awful mess. There were closets full of towels, sheets, blankets, Winter clothes that I would not be using in the climate I was moving to and all my late husband’s clothing. It was all too much for me! I just couldn’t see his beautiful clothes again. The memories! In no time, Pamela and her team emptied and cleaned the place while I was helping the community. She sold my husband’s Picasso and Braque signed prints and drawings at a New York auction house with a global audience which got me prices above the going market! I still don’t believe it, but every little item was on my professional and handsome appraisal Pamela prepared. My attorney and my daughter are thrilled. I got a Fair Market Value total appraisal of close to $200,000. which my accountant says I can deduct from my income tax return over 5 years!
– Harriette B., Gold Coast, Chicago, IL

I’m just at the beginning of my career. I have been transferred to Tokyo. I have mostly furniture and furnishings from Crate & Barrel, IKEA, and Macy’s but I have about a dozen antique pieces of furniture and Wedgwood dinnerware left to me by my grandmother that I want to have when I return to America.  A friend from church put me onto Pamela and her full complement of services and at such reasonable rates. In a week, The Team had Granny’s nice things in secure temperature and humidity-controlled storage, with an insurance appraisal, my household belongings sold to others my age, and the apartment spotlessly cleaned so, I was able to get my security deposit back easily! Yippee!
– Russell C., Old Town, Chicago, IL