TAC Auctioneers & Appraisers LLC is a full-service auction, estate sale, and personal property appraisal firm serving executors who need help valuing, marketing, and liquidating estate contents. The firm describes services ranging from single-item sales to entire estates and collections, including private estate sales, online worldwide internet auctions, and USPAP-compliant personal property appraisal services.

Best for

• Executors who need to value and liquidate personal property from an estate
• Estates involving collections, antiques, household contents, or distinctive homes
• Families deciding whether assets should be sold outright, consigned, or appraised first
• Situations requiring probate, fair market, or replacement value appraisals on tangible personal property
• Executors who want onsite estate sale support combined with auction and appraisal capability in one provider

When executors typically hire them

• After gaining access to the residence and identifying personal property that may have resale or appraisal value
• Before distributing household contents or collections among beneficiaries
• When probate administration requires documented personal property values
• When an estate needs an onsite sale, auction marketing, or downsizing strategy
• When the executor wants help determining whether to sell, consign, or obtain a formal written appraisal first

Services typically provided

• Private estate sales
• Online worldwide internet auctions
• Benefit auction venues
• USPAP personal property appraisal services
• Outright purchase or consignment
• Computerized accounting settlement
• Free verbal valuation services
• Written appraisal reports at a competitive hourly rate
• Probate, fair market, and replacement value appraisals for personal property and tangible assets
• Onsite estate sales advertised locally and nationally
• Downsizing consultations and strategies intended to maximize return

What TAC does for Executors

TAC appears positioned for the executor who needs help with the personal property side of estate settlement: identifying value, choosing a sale path, documenting assets when needed for probate or planning, and converting contents into cash through estate sales or auction channels. The firm also presents itself as able to handle both single items and entire estates or collections, which is useful when an estate has a mix of ordinary household contents and potentially higher-value items.

For executors, that can help with:

• reducing guesswork about what items may warrant appraisal
• selecting between estate sale, auction, outright purchase, or consignment
• creating a clearer record of value for probate, distribution, or insurance-related needs
• marketing estate contents beyond a purely local buyer pool through online auction exposure
• planning downsizing or liquidation in a more structured way

Not ideal for

• Executors who only need real estate brokerage or sale of the house itself
• Estates seeking only legal probate representation rather than valuation or liquidation help
• Families that already know they will privately distribute all contents and do not need sale or appraisal support

Pricing & access

• Pricing model: TAC states that competitive consignment rates are available, and that detailed written USPAP appraisal reports are offered at a competitive hourly rate.
• Engagement options: The firm says virtual and in-person appointments are available.
• Sale formats: TAC describes outright purchase or consignment options, plus onsite estate sales and online auctions.
• Settlement: The company states it provides computerized accounting settlement.

Credentials / standards

• TAC states it is licensed, bonded, and insured.
• Tonya Cameron describes herself as a USPAP appraiser specializing in personal property.
• The site states she has appraised over 100,000 items and has over 29 years of service in auctions, appraisals, and estate sales.
• Her stated client base includes estate executors, lawyers, trusts and estates, realtors, collectors, insurance companies, and charities, among others.

FAQs

Q: What problem does TAC solve first for an executor?
A: Usually the personal property question: what estate contents may have value, what should be appraised, and whether items should be sold through an estate sale, auction, consignment, or outright purchase.

Q: Does TAC handle only large estates?
A: No. The firm states that its services include selling one item, entire estates, or collections.

Q: Can TAC provide formal appraisal reports for probate or estate purposes?
A: TAC states it offers detailed written USPAP appraisal reports and appraisal services for probate, fair market, or replacement values on personal property and tangible assets.

Q: Does TAC offer estate sales as well as auctions?
A: Yes. The site describes private estate sales, onsite estate sales, and online worldwide internet auctions.

Q: Are appointments only in person?
A: No. TAC states that virtual and in-person appointments are available.

Q: What kinds of clients does TAC work with?
A: The site says Tonya Cameron works with private individuals, lawyers, estate executors, trusts and estates, realtors, charities, collectors, insurance companies, bankers, move managers, and civic groups.

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Learn More

• Official site: TAC Auctioneers & Appraisers LLC
• Services: Auctions, Estate Sales, Appraisals
• About Tonya Cameron: About Me