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To Do Ta Done

Local business · 3 Pleasant St, Salem, MA 01970, USA

3.5(17)
Movingestate salesclean outsdownsizing

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Highlights

  • Whole-house downsizinga 2025 client cleared a full home on deadline
  • Realtor repeat clientyears of pre-sale clean-outs for sellers
  • Office systemsfurniture and files cleared, system left behind
  • Estate sale sensitivitya 2024 family called the crew understanding
  • Sale-day chaosfour reviewers describe no crowd control at openings
  • Staff mannerrepeated complaints of rudeness at public sales
  • Auction pickupa 2025 buyer found his won item missing
  • Pricing complaintsshoppers say items are priced above selling
  • Houzz listing mismatchdifferent address and phone, zero reviews

The reviews of To Do Ta Done split almost perfectly along one line: people who hired them are delighted, and people who shopped their estate sales often are not. Mona Hersey founded and runs the company out of a storefront at 3 Pleasant St in Salem, where it also operates a vintage resale shop. Its own account is that it began as an errand-and-task service when her youngest child started preschool and grew into a full-service operation — personal assistants and organizers backed by movers, contractors and real estate people. Today it covers Salem, Marblehead, Swampscott, Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, Peabody and a handful of neighbouring North Shore towns. The client-side reviews are the substantial ones. A collector and reseller moving out of state, writing in March 2025 about a February 2025 downsizing sale, described a house full of items cleared against a deadline. A Realtor wrote in December 2022 that she had used Mona for years to clean out sellers' homes and had recently brought her in to liquidate her parents' business — selling online and in person, junk removal, cleaners. In a February 2024 review, a couple described an office cleared of unused furniture and filing cabinets with a system left behind for the husband's team. Estate sale work for a family home in Marblehead drew a June 2024 note thanking the crew for being 'thoughtful and very understanding as the house held a life of memories.' The complaints are a different population entirely, and they are specific and repeated. A September 2025 reviewer drove two hours each way to collect three auction wins and found the pickup 'very chaotic, no signs or directions,' with the antique planter he had come for missing. A January 2024 shopper described a rude owner and items pictured online not present at the sale, on a third bad visit. An August 2023 shopper described a chaotic sale opening with no queue method and prices set too high to sell. A December 2023 review complained about company vehicles driven through stop signs in Marblehead school zones. That is four separate people over three years describing crowd control, pricing and staff manner at the public sales — not one grudge. Worth noting: the Houzz profile for this business carries zero reviews and lists a Marblehead address and a different phone number than the Salem shop, so verify which location and number you are dealing with. Its posted rate as of June 2026 is $85 an hour plus $3 a truck mile, with third-party costs surcharged 15 percent. The right call for a downsizing, clean-out or pre-sale prep where you are the client and the work is in your house. If you are going as a buyer to one of their estate sales, expect the crowd management and pricing that reviewers keep describing.

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  • 1.0Sep 4, 2025

    Won three items from an estate auction. I won the items for very little money. The antique planter I won was the main reason I was driving two hours both ways to go pick up. I get to the house and it's very chaotic, no signs or directions just people entering and exiting this house who probably shouldn't be. No one standing at the front to greet people. Finally found someone to help me only to find out they did not have my planter. I was told it was likely that "a crazy hoarder lady" who was there earlier likely stole it. I was beyond furious. I drove two hours and wasted a tank of gas then had to drive another two hours home. Then the employee had the nerve to suggest I drive to this crazy lady house who stole my planter and try to get it back! I asked her how someone was able to enter the home take what didn't belong to them. It was obvious they were just letting people into the house and no one was managing item pick ups in an orderly process that one might expect. Imagine trusting these people when they are just letting random people unsupervised into the home. I was told I would just be reimbursed if they couldn't find it. If I did find it, they wanted me to drive back down to get it (another 4 hrs driving and a tank of gas) because "it would cost a fortune to ship it". After I explained I would not be taking another day off work, driving another 4 hours to pick up a planter she agreed she would ship it if they found it. Well as you can imagine she just reimbursed me the $11 and call it a day. Absolutely disgusted with these people! Unprofessional, untrustworthy and incompetent. I wouldn't suggest trusting them to manage estates or anything else!

    Jeannie jensenView on Google Reviews
  • 5.0Mar 17, 2025

    {Review from someone who had To Do Ta Done execute a downsizing sale/auction in February 2025.} Unbelievable! Truly. We were moving to another state, and I had a home FULL of items and we had a deadline. I am a collector and reseller and could not imagine getting through ALL of that, plus my own personal belongings, which I needed to downsize as well. I knew about Mona, the owner of To Do Ta Done, because I've been to many Estate Sales. I called her to see if she might be able to help. Honestly, I might have hesitated because I was worried that my 'stuff' might not be worth her while. DO NOT hesitate if you are wondering the same thing!! This was the best decision we could have made! Mona is kind, cool, and positive. She said, "We can sell anything". We walked around my house, I pointed things out and she just said "Yes, we can sell that", "Yup, clothes", 'Yes, kitchen stuff", "Yes, anything". She was SO positive...it was all a YES, and what a huge relief to us!! So shortly after that, Mona's "Super Crew" showed up and got to work. They set up photo areas in 3 places with professional lighting and backdrops. Each crew member had a specialty, and it was so interesting to watch. Cecily was upstairs taking photos, measurements and cataloguing all furniture, rugs, wall hangings, dish sets, glasses, and kitchenware. Cecily also tackled my husband's workshop downstairs. There were tons of tools, shelving, hardware, a workbench, you name it. Anna was in the office with a very large amount of jewelry that she tested for gold or silver, then organized into many different lots. She then took photos, catalogued, and listing the lots. Connie was in the basement, and she focused on the ''jumble of everything' that I had down there. Purses, fur coats, vintage clothing, antique glassware, framed artwork, cameras, Xmas stuff, etc. She put so much care into her photos by putting clothing on manikins, taking and listing measurements, and taking great photos. All three of these outstanding women made the sale what it was. I was very proud of what went up for auction when the auction started, and they get all of the credit for that!! I am still pinching myself with how well we did. I was so overwhelmed beforehand and was going to just bring boxes and boxes to Goodwill and be done with it. With this process, it paid for our ENTIRE move to Florida, and then some! Thank you, Mona, To Do Ta Done, and Anna, Connie, and Cecily! It was such a pleasure!

  • 5.0Jun 18, 2024

    Thank you Mona and crew! You did an amazing job handling the Estate Sale at my mom's house in Marblehead! The entire staff was thoughtful and very understanding as the house held a life of memories.

  • 5.0Apr 7, 2024

    I love To Do! Ta Done√ Shop and Estate Sales. I shop there for many things. Sometimes I plan on giving them as gifts, but I love them so much that I end up keeping them. This happens when I go to the Estate Sales too.

    Suzanne NaudinView on Google Reviews
  • 5.0Mar 3, 2024

    Excellent items and even better customer service! Thanks Mona 😄

Specializes in

Movingestate salesclean outsdownsizing

Also offers

declutteringpacking and unpackinghome stagingoffice organizing

Service area

Beverly, MAChelsea, MADanvers, MAEverett, MALynn, MAMarblehead, MAPeabody, MARevere, MASalem, MASaugus, MA+1 more

Languages

English

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  1. Added 17 new comments, added 26 new photos, established rating 3.5

    • behind the score: Sale-day chaos — four reviewers describe no crowd control at openings

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