How to dispose of your system?

I spent a huge amount of effort building some giant corner horn cabinets. Must be about 6 years ago now that I finished them. I’ve lost track. It struck me as a looming huge waste of resources if they just ended up in landfill at some point after my demise. I don’t expect that any of my relatives will have any interest in owning them. Somebody else might. If not, it’s not a huge deal. I may  try to find an interested party to take ownership of them before it gets to a point where I’m out of the picture and a relative has to figure out how to deal with them.

Now that I’ve gotten a lot of use out of them I’m far less concerned about it. I intend to keep using them for the foreseeable future, which could be another 20 or 30 years if I’m lucky and take care of myself. In my opinion they’ve paid for themselves in terms of personal enjoyment, and are really nothing in terms of a resource sink compared to so many other things in life. None of this stuff is going to last forever anyway. 

I am actually thinking of selling 90% of my entire audio collection, locally, as to many pieces to ship, and expensive, likely. Would like to sell it all to one buyer (a reseller, maybe). Anyone do this?

addendum: too many pieces to ship, and shipping costs likely expensive

Send it my way. Good stuff only please. Will take good care of it. 👺

"Something else to think about is the passage of time. That wonderful gear you have now may not be worth much in 20 or 30 years. As Im moving into a smaller place Ive been trying to sell an Infinity FET preamp and Marantz 250 power amp - very highly desirable items in the 80s. I havent had any interest yet, I guess their desirability has aged out. I contacted TMR and and received a reply due to market conditions we are not able to make an offer at this time. Enjoy your gear, but keep in mind that it might not be a long-term investment."

I just wanted to say from my personal experience - if I took an amp like that in a condition like your amp to my local repair shop, I would get $300 if I was lucky, but likely less. Here’s their math.. They check ebay prices, which on this model are around $1k. A full service at their shop on such Marantz, including full recap, would run around $1k. Plus their sales commission of 30 percent. Plus your $300. So once they service it, considering all of the above, they would list it for about $1500 as fully restored with 1 year warranty, and will also lower that price further if it does not sell quickly - 2-3 weeks. I hope this helps as it’s not very clear how you’ve arrived at your asking price, but seeing that your amp needs full service, and hardly anybody can do full service now days, it’s a hard sell.. I personally would not pay more than $400-500 for any vintage unrestored amp - now that I know how much it costs to restore - and also how long it takes.. Anyway, hope this helps.. I have a vintage Pioneer amp that I will never ever sell for that reason alone, as it cost me in repairs more than a modern day Mcintosh amp costs..