Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest?

Hey all!! Sorry for the lack of response, wasn't getting notifications and am now overwhelmed haha.

A lot of incredible advice here, going to sift through and respond and those of you that asked to reach out specifically I will send you a message in the next day or two!

In short, I don't particularly want to sell it in bulk to a store; would rather deal with folks on an individual basis. I mention the pacific northwest broadly because I am willing to travel for a lot of this stuff. I am in the Seattle area, however.

Appreciate all of the thougtful responses. I am currently going through and making an inventory of everything and  taking high quality photos. When I have more info I will certainly post here! I had no idea there would be such an interest in this area, I was lead to believe it would be hard to find folks.

Thanks!

Look up individual components on HifiShark.com and determine the approximate resale values on each piece

While not a complete waste of time, HiFi Shark compiles listings of what people were asking, not what it sold for. The sample size for many items is very small which diminishes how useful it is.  It also can't take into account things like condition of the item, how old it is, if it has a warranty, does it include the original box, does it include insured shipping,  and a variety of other factors including the very important, how desperate the seller was/is. 

So the idea that HiFi Shark can "determine the approximate resale value" is not even close to being accurate. It is a starting point. it can't determine anything. 

@herman I appreciate that clarification, I will definitely keep that in mind.

If it's still around, you might try the small shop in the University District (Seattle) called, "The Audio Connection." It's owned by John Zimmerman and he's been a dedicated audiophile for decades. He does (or did) deal in high-end used equipment.  I haven't been there in quite some time (moved from Seattle), but we've spoken several times subsequently and he's always helpful and friendly. My highest recommendation.