Blue Moon Estate Sales franchise
A Blue Moon Estate Sales franchisee organizes estate sales, move management and consignment sales. At the end of 2025 there were 136 Blue Moon Estate Sales locations in the US, all franchised.
- Cost to open
- $90K–$113K
- Franchise fee
- $57,000
- Royalty
- 5.5% + minimum
- Locations, 2025
- 136+44 in 1 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From BLUE MOON FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Blue Moon Estate Sales franchise costs
Opening one Standard Offering territory costs an estimated $89,515 to $113,325. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: BLUE MOON FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC, 2026 filing, page 33
Blue Moon Estate Sales franchise fee
The franchise fee is $57,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: BLUE MOON FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC, 2026 filing, page 20
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.5% of gross sales under the Standard Offering, with monthly minimums of $500 in months 3–36, $1,000 in months 37–84 and $1,500 thereafter. The reduced-fee offering has higher royalties. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: BLUE MOON FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC, 2026 filing, page 23
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Blue Moon Estate Sales publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: historical estate-sale proceeds; these are not the franchisee's commissions or profit. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: BLUE MOON FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC, 2026 filing, page 57
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 109 (+17) | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 123 (+14) | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 136 (+13) | 0 | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: BLUE MOON FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC, 2026 filing, page 60
How Blue Moon Estate Sales compares
Of the 143 home service franchises on this site, Blue Moon Estate Sales is the 24th cheapest to open and the 61st largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Blue Moon Estate Sales | Typical home service |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $90K | $134K |
| Royalty | 5.5% | 7% |
| Closed or left per year | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| Change in franchised locations, 1 yrs | +47.8% | +15.6% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 123 of 143 |
Typical is the median across the 143 brands in home service franchises.
