Advice on how to liquidate system


Few weeks ago, I sustained traumatic blast induced hearing loss during a training incident. The level of hearing loss and tinnitus is pretty bad, I’ve had only a minimal level of improvement. midrange and upper frequencies sound like a 1970’s transistor radio. Horrible. The reality of the situation is looking like my audiophile days are pretty much over. Now I’m thinking of what to do with the gear…the thought of dismantling my rig and selling piece by piece is nauseating. Are there any resources that would come in and take it all? At this point I really don’t give a crap about being lowballed, it’s aggravating to look at what Ive put so much time and effort into and not be able to enjoy it. I need to move on.  

 

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I’m very sorry to hear of your injury!  I too would recommend holding on liquidating your system until at least 6-12 months have elapsed and your new norm is established!  I’m on the ophthalmology end of medicine and care for acute nerve palsies and eye trauma at our local hospital with regularity.  My neurology colleagues and I expect that things may improve to whatever extent they will at a minimum of 6 months.  Medical science knowledge base is doubling every 2 - 2.5 years and who knows what options we’ll have for you in 1-2 doubling periods ?  If you need to box things up to avoid the reminder of what you can’t fully enjoy at this point, you can reassess in 6-12 months.  Never underestimate the power of prayer !  I don’t and have seen some wonderful things in 20+ years of practice. Sometimes the answer is no with prayer and that’s where the advances in medical science can kick in for you down the road potentially.  Never loose hope and thanks for your service! 🙏

I’m really sorry about your situation, I can only imagine how frustrating and difficult it must be. A couple in this thread have recommended waiting a while before making any decisions. My medical background helps me to think this might be good advice right now.  Maybe waiting a while is in order. Take it a day at a time, it might be worth it. 

As I recall, you asked “how” to liquidate the entire system…not “if” you should liquidate the entire system. Skimmed the responses but didn't see a direct answer (may have missed it).  So, here is one:

List it for sale here with a brief explanation of your reason for selling and willingness to be flexible to support a single, simple transaction. As you suggested, you may get low-balled but I suspect you’d get plenty of activity. 

I recommend auctioning everything.  Set the starting bid at 25% of the MSRP, the market will dictate how much everything is worth.  While your situation may be temporary, you can always build a new system.  Designing a system based on research, finding good deals, and setting up a system is half the fun of this hobby.  You may even decide you want a new headphone rig so you can really turn up the volume.  I do hope your hearing improves, and definitely don’t rule out a lawsuit since everyone carries insurance.