When my dad had an estate sale in 1997 (at the age of 58 while still very much alive), he put a price tag on everything and opened the door to the unclean masses. This was early Internet, so basically an ad in The Washington Post brought them in.
He and my late mother raised a family in a Georgia colonial -- way too formal, very ornate crown molding, hardwood floors at a time when they weren't as common as now, etc. We had a lot of Bombay Company furniture -- console tables and the like that looked very nice in our entryways and living room. Dad priced them at $200-$300, which was more than they sold at Bombay at the time.
The stuff went quickly. I guess there's something to be said for staging.