I've been sorting through my HW collection to decide what to save and it looks like I'm going to end up parting with 15 -20 motherboards, 2 or three dozen peripheral cards (sound, graphic, net, I/O, controllers), 5 or 6 power supplies, old floppy drives, etc. A fair amount of it is ISA. I was pretty amazed to find out what some of this stuff goes for now, but I'm not looking to maximize profit - just get a fair price and make sure that they go to a good home.

I'd like some advice about the best way to handle this.

First off, if this is the wrong place to be posting this then please accept my apologies and point me in the right direction.

Next, what is the best way to sell old hardware? I see a lot of stuff available on Ebay, but is this the best approach? Should I try to sell to resellers like retropcstore, or just market it directly? Are there other channels? I live in SF Bay Area, so maybe I should try to find some brick and mortar resellers?

Once I pick a channel, how do I go about setting prices? Most of the prices that I'm seeing for the stuff that I look up is in the $40 to $70 range, but I've got a few semi rare pieces that might be worth $150+. Is it worth it to try to get things appraised, or should I just go with the average of all the prices that I can find online?

Finally, how important is it to test these items? It's fairly easy to do perfunctory testing like plugging in a mobo to see if it POSTs, but to really 'test' a card I would need to track down drivers and hook it up to whatever it is that it's driving. I can do this, but it takes time. Does the price charged for an item vary dramatically based on whether or not it's been tested? Is it worth the effort, or do I just offer a money back guarantee?

Sorry for all the questions. Any guidance is appreciated!