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Power of attorney, estates, and who is allowed to sell the metal
Shops have to know you can sell what you brought. A POA, an executor letter, or three arguing cousins are not the same document.
We want to pay the person who is allowed to sell the stuff.
That is not nosy. That is how a shop stays out of a family war and a police report.
What helps
Photo ID. Papers that show you are executor, trustee, or have a real power of attorney that covers property. One speaker for the family. Why ID. Estates. Bank box day.
What does not help
“Mom said it was fine” on speakerphone. A form printed from a blog. One sibling selling while the others wait in the parking lot.
We are not a probate court. If the pile is large and the papers are messy, we may ask you to come back with cleaner papers. That delay is cheaper than a lawsuit. Sorting. Call ahead. Stolen metal and holds.
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