Distinguish EstateSales.NET from EstateSales.org before recommending one for a listing or integration
domain: auction.platforms.estatesales-net-vs-org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Confirm these are two separate, similarly-named sites: EstateSales.NET (estatesales.net) and EstateSales.org (estatesales.org)
Note EstateSales.NET (previously operated as Vintage Software LLC) was acquired by Auction Technology Group plc (ATG) on Feb 7-8, 2023 for $40 million, per ATG's own press release at auctiontechnologygroup.com — putting it in the same corporate family as AuctionZip and Invaluable, which are also ATG brands
Note EstateSales.org remains a separately owned private company (EstateSales.org LLC, based in Austin, TX, with outside investment from DRD Capital) — it is not part of ATG — and positions itself as a shopper-facing marketplace with online auction/bidding features for items from estate sales
Confirm the only documented API integration found is Wavebid's EstateSales.NET connector, which uses an API key to link Wavebid to EstateSales.NET's servers — no equivalent public API confirmed for EstateSales.org
Verify current site scope, ownership, and any integration options directly with each company before assuming feature parity, since ATG's ownership of EstateSales.NET changes who to contact for business/API questions
Known gotchas
The near-identical names (.NET vs .org) cause frequent confusion — always confirm which specific site a client or integration reference means
EstateSales.NET is NOT an independent business — it has been owned by Auction Technology Group plc (same corporate family as AuctionZip/Invaluable) since February 2023; EstateSales.org remains a separate, independently owned company
Only EstateSales.NET has a documented (Wavebid-sourced) API-key integration; do not assume EstateSales.org offers the same
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