Brokerage fee

On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 4:56:28 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 7:23:48 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I'm working on the sale of a glider from a deceased club member for his estate. The estate has no idea how to sell a glider and what level of effort is involved. What is a fair brokerage fee (percentage) to handle the transaction for them? I plan on putting the glider on several websites and marketing it locally. I'll be handling inquiries, showing, the sale and paperwork to transfer ownership. Obviously I'm not a professional broker, just trying to help them but they have asked what a fair fee would be.

I have handled a couple and have treated them as a favor to my deceased friend.
FWIW
UH

Only you can decide if it is appropriate to charge a fee or not, but the idea that selling a glider will take an hour or so of your time is just plain wrong. Been there, done that. Just setting a fair price will take a substantial amount of research, especially if you are unfamiliar with the glider, because sales are few and conditions vary significantly. When I sold my DG400 the only buyer that was interested was in Brazil - this was the most difficult sale I have ever been involved with. By way of reference, Rex Mayes charges 7% to do this.

Tom