How much does a Blue Moon Estate Sales franchise cost?
Opening a Blue Moon Estate Sales franchise takes a total initial investment of $57,015 to $113,325, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $204,018 across 65 outlets.
Blue Moon Estate Sales franchises estate sale businesses. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Blue Moon Estate Sales franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $57,015 to $113,325. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 Months ($12,000 to $15,000), Vehicle - Deposit & 3 Lease Payments ($0 to $11,750), and Grand Opening Advertising & Marketing; Headshot – 4 months ($8,065 to $8,225). Together they make up about 31% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $24,500 to $57,000, about 43% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $24,500 | $57,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Initial Training Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $2,500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Travel Expenses for Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $0 | $4,450 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Office Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $50 | $575 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Estate Sale Equipment and Materials2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $750 | $1,675 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Digital Platform License Setup2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $100 | $100 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Accounting & Payroll Services – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $550 | $700 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Computer Systems2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $3,100 | $3,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Professional Fees & Business Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $1,250 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Dues and Subscriptions – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $550 | $650 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Initial Marketing Kit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $2,500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Grand Opening Advertising & Marketing; Headshot – 4 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $8,065 | $8,225 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Vehicle - Deposit & 3 Lease Payments2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $0 | $11,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Driver’s Safety Course2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $500 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Insurance – 3-6 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $600 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $12,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $57,015 | $113,325 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
Source Blue Moon Estate Sales, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Blue Moon Estate Sales franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$204,018
Blue Moon Estate Sales' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Basis: All franchised locations that were operating during the period, including the location operated by the former affiliate, Blue Ribbon Business Ventures, LLC.
Sample size: 65 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $282,243. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- 32 territories’ sales were excluded because they had not been in operation for a year.
- 8 territories were excluded because the territories were either held for resale, had not been developed or had transferred territories during the 2024 calendar year.
- 19 territories were excluded because they reported combined.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Blue Moon Estate Sales outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Blue Moon Estate Sales, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 54, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Blue Moon Estate Sales outlets there are, and how many closed
Blue Moon Estate Sales ended 2024 with 124 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 28 franchised outlets opened and 13 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Blue Moon Estate Sales opened 85 franchised outlets and 24 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 61, from 63 to 124 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 9 were terminated, 1 was not renewed, 1 was bought back by the franchisor, and 13 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 9.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 11.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 109 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 60 |
| 2023 | 92 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 60 |
| 2022 | 63 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 60 |
Source Blue Moon Estate Sales, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 57, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Blue Moon Estate Sales compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Blue Moon Estate Sales' estimated range is $85,170. It costs less to open than 78% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 9.1% for Blue Moon Estate Sales. That is higher than 60% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Blue Moon Estate Sales' franchised system grew 97%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.3%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Blue Moon Estate Sales is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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