Estate sale

Typically the estate sale company will hand out numbered pieces of paper early on the first day to the people waiting in line.

This is both a courtesy so that people may wait in their vehicles during inclement weather until the posted start time, and a way to prevent a 'mad rush' for the door when the sale begins.

Also, due to the possibility of expensive, fragile items being sold, small children are usually not permitted inside the house.

Liquidators will typically do this in order to avoid any customer problems or issues that arise since the street number system is open to abuse.

Another method to control entry to the sale is a sign-up sheet, which can be as simple as a blank piece of paper taped to the front door of the estate.