How should I go about selling a large number of unsorted LEGO sets? Here is my problem.  Over the years my son had me buy a large number of Star Wars sets (including 10179, 10188, 6211, 7676, 7675)  and he built them.  Then he traded (or lost) most of the mini-figs except for those in the death star.  He has all but 3 and they are for sale on e-bay. 

They all were taken apart and I am sure that 99% is in all of the 10 plastic staorage boxes I have. 

My problem is how do I sell them and what to ask?  I see that the 10179 is going for 2400.00 new in box.  Really? Who would pay that much. It is just a Lego. I have a huge list of other star wars kits totaling 24 in all.  I can get all the kit numbers if you like.  Plus, I have 60-100 dollars of gift cards for the LEGO store that I will throw in to help get missing pieces or whatever from LEGO itself. 

I am in the Sacramento area of California and found this site.  Thought I would throw it out there.
You have three basic choices, depending on how much time you want to spend:


Sell the collection as-is (with as much honest description as you can muster and great photos if you're selling on-line).
Sort the collection into sets and sell them as-is with parts / figs missing.
Sort into sets and replace missing parts / figs.


These three are not mutually exclusive.

Personally, I'd go with the first option unless you have a lot of time on your hands and are a real enthusiast. Otherwise, your time is probably worth more than any additional profits you might make. At the same time, there are plenty of us who would love to take on a collection like this.