Request an Estate Sale Consultation

An estate sale consultation begins with what needs to be handled, where it is and what you need help deciding. Whether you are planning for a household, acting for an estate, downsizing or exploring a professional referral, a brief overview helps begin the conversation.

What Is Useful at the Start?

• Your name and preferred way to be contacted.
• The property’s city or ZIP code, without a full street address.
• Your role and whether authority to make decisions is confirmed, pending or uncertain.
• Broad categories and approximate volume: a whole household, selected rooms, a wardrobe or another collection.
• Your timing, any fixed deadline and known access or building restrictions.
• The help requested: estate-sale review, smaller-collection guidance, specialty-item research or a professional introduction.

Photographs can help but are optional at the initial inquiry. Choose a few representative views and remove private papers, people and identifying details from the frame. There is no need to provide bereavement details, financial records, identity documents or complete probate files.

Start Your Estate Sale Consultation Inquiry

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Name *

First

Last

Email *

Your role *Select an optionFamily memberExecutor or personal representativeTrusteeDownsizing clientProfessional referral partnerOther or unsure

Phone

Property city or ZIP code *

No full address.

Help requested *Select an optionEstate-sale reviewSmaller estate or disposition planSpecialty collection reviewNot sure yet

Timing and deadline

Collection categories

• Household furnishings
• Vintage fashion or wardrobe
• Art or decorative objects
• Jewelry or accessories
• Books or archives
• Other

Approximate scopeSelect an optionWhole householdSelected roomsSingle collectionUnsure

Access restrictions

Briefly note any access, parking, elevator, stairs, gate/entry, pets, or scheduling constraints.

Authority statusSelect an optionConfirmedPendingUnsure

Your firm or organization

Permission to share details *Select an optionGeneral inquiry only, no client details sharedI have permission to share these details

What kind of plan would help?

Share what an ideal disposition plan would look like (e.g., phased approach, donation priorities, family keepsakes, timelines, storage constraints).

Representative photographs

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 5 files.

Optional: up to five JPG or PNG photographs, 5 MB each. Keep people and private records out of the images.

to details status

Access and planning details

Optional: access restrictions, building rules or decisions a smaller-collection plan should address.

What would you like help with? *

Brief overview only, no sensitive documents or financial details.

I understand this inquiry does not reserve dates or create an engagement. *

• I agree

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If you are introducing a client, begin with your own contact details and a general description. Obtain permission before sharing someone else’s information. Do not include confidential case material in an initial message.

What Happens Next?

The inquiry is reviewed for fit and any additional information needed. A conversation may lead to a further review or a proposed scope; it does not reserve dates, create a client relationship or confirm acceptance of an engagement. If another approach is more suitable, any outside introduction requires your permission and separate confirmation of that provider’s availability and terms.

You can explore how an estate sale is planned, focused consultations for smaller collections and questions to settle before engaging a company while considering your next step.

A Shared Approach to Your Estate

Cockatoo Estates and Quirk plan and carry out the work together. Our collaboration combines estate-sale experience, business planning, vintage-fashion knowledge and merchandising, with Bridget’s strengths in furniture, barware, home goods and selected art. Your estate-sale agreement is with The Cockatoo Club LLC d/b/a Cockatoo Estates and sets out the team’s scope, fees and responsibilities.