Most online estate sales take about two weeks from the time our team begins until we’re finished with the process. Smaller projects can be completed faster, and larger estate liquidations may take a little more time. Our goal is always to provide an efficient, stress-free estate sale service that works with your schedule.

Our modern approach is different from traditional estate sale companies. Instead of opening your home to the public, we transform it into a private, virtual showroom. Our specialists catalog and professionally photograph your items, then host an online auction that attracts thousands of verified buyers. After the sale, we coordinate pickups discreetly and provide you with a detailed accounting and a check for your next chapter.

Yes. Brown Button carries full liability coverage, workers’ compensation, and we are bonded. This sets us apart from many estate sale companies. A national survey found that 62% of companies are not bonded and nearly a quarter don’t carry liability insurance.

• Antiques
• Jewelry
• Designer Handbags
• Paintings, prints, and sculptures
• Mid-century modern furniture 
• Branded furniture
• Branded household decor
• Luxury glassware
• High-end kitchen items 
• Rugs
• Power tools and yard tools
• Grand pianos
• Coin collections
• Outdoor furniture 
• Rare and signed books
• Vehicles

Minimal. Our estate sales are online, which means no open house crowds or foot traffic, just coordinated item pickups after the sale ends.

Our process blends the two. Your estate is sold through a private, online auction platform marketed to thousands of qualified buyers. The benefit of our process includes privacy, discretion, and minimal foot traffic in the house. 

Absolutely. Every family’s needs are different, which is why we begin with a free consultation. During this visit, we’ll review your goals, explain how our estate sale service works, and provide recommendations tailored to your situation.

While the process runs more smoothly when the home is unoccupied, our virtual estate sale format allows us to accommodate families who need to remain in the home during the sale.

Yes. Our online format is ideal for private neighborhoods and high-rise buildings where traditional foot traffic sales aren’t feasible.

Yes. We regularly partner with estate attorneys, trust officers, and financial professionals to support families during complex transitions. Whether handling an estate liquidation, trust distribution, or downsizing project, our estate sale service is designed to complement professional guidance and ensure a smooth, transparent process.

We promote each sale to our dedicated following of thousands of social media and email followers and through SEO-optimized listings visible across the metro area.

Most traditional estate sale companies turn your home into a crowded retail space. Brown Button offers a modern alternative: a private, online estate sale service. This means no strangers walking through your home, no disruption to your neighborhood, and a far more discreet process.

Our professional team catalogs, photographs, and markets your items in a high-visibility online auction. Buyers bid on their own schedule, and only enter the home to pick up items they’ve already purchased. We manage every step of the process, from marketing to pickup coordination, while carefully protecting your home.

You’ll also receive real-time, transparent accounting, so you can track results as they happen. It’s a modern, high-performing estate sale experience that sets Brown Button apart from traditional estate sale companies.

There are no upfront charges or out-of-pocket costs for our estate sale service. Brown Button is a commission-based estate sale company, meaning our payment is a percentage of the selling prices of the items we handle. We believe this model keeps us on the same team as you, the more successful the sale, the more we both benefit.

Every project is unique, whether it’s a downsizing move or a full estate liquidation. That’s why we offer a free in-home consultation to review your goals, walk through the estate, and explain exactly how our commission structure would apply to your project.

There’s a common misconception that estate sales only happen after a homeowner has passed away. In reality, estate sales are most often for people in transition, and that transition can take many forms:

• Downsizing and relocation

• Moving to assisted living

• Selling a collection

• Out-of-town executors

• Preparing a home for sale

• Settling an estate after a death

• Moving out of state

Not ideal for those wanting a DIY garage-sale style event or need same-day liquidation.

The single most important way to prepare for an estate sale is to be completely clear about what is being sold and what is not. This is the core input for any estate sale project, and it is also the biggest source of problems when it’s overlooked. Be decisive and specific upfront about what stays, what goes, and what will be handled another way before the process begins.

Thanks to our online bidding format and large network of vetted buyers, everything we list in an online estate sale sells. Our process begins by carefully selecting and cataloging the items with meaningful market value throughout the estate and offering them in a competitive online auction. Those items will sell.

In rare cases, an item may sell but not be picked up. Separately, there are often lower-value items that do not make sense to include in the sale at all. For those remaining items, we can recommend trusted donation partners who will come to the home and handle pickup.