Quoted from CaptainNeo:staying to setup is not part of the deal. it's a 2 day project for someone. I'm going to be exhausted enough from the 18hr drive each way. No way i'm setting anything up. It's going to be bad enough spending 2 days Breaking them down and shrinking them with TLC, so they can make the journey without problems.
Here are my thoughts.
I wish I was in your shoes. This would be a done deal. You almost sound like you're trying to talk yourself out of the deal.
You're over thinking things or you're second guessing wanting to sell.
No offense, Neo, but you're a tightwad. If you're willing to sell these, the offer must be BIG. And it's selling 14 at one time and not dealing with 14 different people selling them one at a time. That's HUGE.
Maybe I'm old school and too trusting but I have no issue with the buyers offer. Hell, I'd probably even just take a check from him once the games are delivered. No tax implications if done that way.
You complain about having to prep them all, load and unload, travel time, blah blah blah. Is this 7 days worth of work? Are you making more money doing this or working on playfields?
For me, this would be a hell of an adventure. I've got a couple buddies I know that would come with. They'd probably do it for free but I'd be willing to pay them for their help.
By the time you get home, you'll feel exhausted but you'll have a story to tell for years.
Ten years ago, me and a buddy bought out an operator in Spugis SD. It was 21 games. Drove 10 hours in a rented 27' Penski on New Years Eve day. Took us 5 hours to prep and load the games. Got 5 hours sleep and drove the 10 hours back home on New Years Day. Once home, we had to unload all the games and take the truck back. I slept for 2 days and hurt for a week but didn't regret a thing.
Edit: when you rent the truck, make sure to negotiate the price per mile. The more miles, the lower the price. At the time, the website may have said $1 a mile. We ended up paying half that.