SELLING IT ALL

Do not listen to searchingforthesound he doesn't know what he is talking about. In my 28 years in the business, we have never done what he suggests and after over 940 successful sales, never had a complaint about what he says. I know most of my competitors and they too have excellent track records.  searchingforthesound you are giving bad advice or is it you just want to get your foot in the door.

As a couple of posters above agree, stay completely away from Craigslist.  I can't emphasize that enough.

Thank you all for your good advice. You are wonderful!
Special thanks to BartS -- you actually helped me take a deep breath and decide my next steps.
Here's what I'm going to do:1.  Using Bart's suggestion, I will go through each system (he has 6, plus miscellaneous stuff) and get it all spreadsheeted, doing one system a day over the course of a week or so.2.  Locate the boxes (yes, hoarded those, too) and paperwork/manuals and match them up.3.  Get everything dusted and take photos.4.  Let you all know when I've done that and where you can locate the sheet and photos to look at. (Will park on my website on a hidden page.)5.  Then see where things go.
While I'd like it all gone tomorrow, I really do want to get back some of the value, as I've worked years paying it all off as he went along. (Note to those of you with a non-stereo spouse/significant other!) I figured if I floated the problem of getting rid of it all to you guys, you'd have good ideas. Thanks so much, and I'll be back with more details soon.
Becca

Hello,
Find a local brick and mortar shop that is closest to you. Tell them your situation. They will make an offer after looking each component up on the internet. The good thing is they have the funds to buy it all. It is better if you can clean up each piece, maybe have boxes, boxes, and remotes. Also that you can show that it works and in good working order so you can get top dollar for the gear. They will need to make a profit so it won’t be what you see it on websites listed. Another option is consignment. The product goes to the store so they can display it and demo it. Side note: components have a life before major repair like cars. DACs become a little obsolete, amps are about 20 years because of capacitor replacement needs, surround receiver and sources become really obsolete over time. Stuff like that. I hope this helps. Sorry about you situation. I hope this goes easy and you find a good person to deal with.