what to do with 1000+ CD's, many imports and live concerts

Start by being honest with yourself ... how much time do you really wish to devote to this?  Sorry for my abrupt directness.

As with any small collectible, you are essentially limited to 4 options:  1) sell it piecemeal, where you may get the higher price because you will be doing the research and listing legwork (slowest way) or 2) find a collector/ re-seller who will give you a bulk price (second quickest way) or 3) find someone who will do the cataloging and listing for you and give him a percentage of the selling price or 4) throw it all out (quickest).  If none of these options appeal to you, there is always donating to a library or university and taking the tax deduction.    

I have been there and am presently going through this only it is with 30 - 50 year old vacuum tubes.  You would think it would be easy with tubes.  Anything that I thought I knew about doing this a few years ago, has  been shattered by reality.

Some tips:

1.  if moving the collection by bulk, find someone local.  Packing and shipping and everything that goes with it is a royal pain.

2.  there is no getting around researching & cataloging if best price is what you are committed to.  You may be able to take photos or use the hardware & software around UPC codes.  

3. What city do you live in?  You may get lucky just sharing that information here.  

4.  Don't listen to anyone who has not gone through this.  Also, be understanding if your significant other is not pleased by how much real estate this all takes up.

Feel free to send me a private message, if you would like to speak more.

Best regards & sorry for your loss, 


Rich 

If you have the time the best tool for quick valuation is Discogs. Using their app you can scan bar codes and get a valuation on the spot.

I'd then sell on eBay using very conservative (i.e. Low) prices and fixed duration sales with free shipping (media mail) and eBays global shipping service. This is about as easy as it can get but you are still looking at 10 minutes of so a CD

Thanks for you advice Rich.  I live on Long Island and moving the collection in bulk is my only option.  I can't simply throw out (or even give away) assets that are part of an estate with heirs but I also am not looking to start an online CD shop either!  

Still looking to find out the answer to the following:

1)Are there any particular CD's that I should be looking for in the collection?  Point being one of these CD's could be a Ty Cobb rookie card for all I know.  Is that even a thing with CD's?

2) Is Audiogon the place to sell a lot such as this or are there more appropriate marketplaces?