SELLING IT ALL

@bastereo   

I am actually nearby, in Lufkin, and would be interested in working with you on this.  My take on it would be to give you a fair price for the whole lot of it.  It is good that you inventory it, and there are tools that are found online that may be useful to approximate value.  Someone likely in this thread has pointed you to such a tool, something like the 'audio blue book' is the name of one such tool.

If you want to discuss this with me further, please do not hesitate to reach out.  If we can make a deal on it all, i will pay cash at time of transfer.

Sorry for your loss and I hope this liquidation goes ok for you, be careful though.  

I belong to a private Facebook group called Audiophile Swap and Shop. I haven't bought or sold there yet, but this could be a good place to list at least some of your equipment. You could require that people come to you to haul the stuff away, or you could offer to ship the smaller pieces. I am planning to attempt to sell my old Thiel speakers there. 

Here's the address:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1742722662620198

Sorry to hear about your husband. He spent years accumulating his collection and spent a good amount of your assets on it. Good news is that this is worth good money if it is in good working condition. Don't dump it in a huge rush to a reseller and leave a lot of money on the table.

If you have the manuals and boxes, you might also have the receipts. Get in touch with someone fairly local who he bought from and see if he will sell them for you and take a 20% or so commission, so he has interest in moving it for good money. They also generate additional traffic for him. If he is trustworthy, let him take all the stuff out of there now and store it. I've been charged 20-40% for the service. I regret doing the 40%, but I was really urgent in wanting the piece replacing the box I was letting him sell. He wants to make 40% on anything he sells, new or used. If you don't sell it one by one (or very small lots), you will take a hit.

You don't want Craig's list - it is filled with criminals, and you don't want to sell to people like us directly, we'll drive you nuts.

 I’m sorry for your position , I’m going through age related stuff and have started to thin my toys. The people will come out of the woodwork to snag a deal at your expense. A friend contacted me 2 years ago after coming from an estate sale run by the decadents daughter . He asked the price of some items and she responded “ those green things with the light bulbs “? He scored a pair of vintage Altec amps and a box of NOS tubes for almost nothing . I personally could not do that to someone. If you’re looking for an out,  I would suggest contacting Johnny at 3M Audio in the Houston area . He’s a store owner that is an authorized dealer for many brands , and also deals in a large amount of high quality vintage and used gear . Keep in mind that he would be offering dealer wholesale prices as he would be servicing and reselling your items . I live in California , but have done business with him numerous times and with favorable results. To maximize your sales an auction or a trusted individual would be better . Best wishes to you in your trying times , and God Bless you both . Respectfully, Mike B. 

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don_c55

I have been screwed on craigslist Vancouver only twice after hundreds of transactions buying/selling AV and other household objects for many years. What's more, as a freelancer, I acquire very nearly 100% of my pro clients -- nooo, not THAT kind of "freelancer" or "pro clients" :) -- on CL. Ironically, it was the latter that screwed me for payment, one of which I had insisted on a 50% deposit so I was only 1/2 screwed in that instance.
Nonetheless, selling this pile on CL would be arduous and unnecessary when there are more appropriate alternatives already mentioned elsewhere in this thread.