Well, we have a newer stove, dishwasher, and fridge now
Unfortunately, that other guy didn't show up to buy our appliances. I reduced them all in price last night and got one call... there were three people who showed up together, a young guy and two older women. The two women didn't speak English, so the guy was translating. He offered us only $50 for the fridge, or $75 for both the fridge and stove. We said no, $150 for both. They left. Maybe if I'm desperate in a few weeks I'll sell them for that little, but not right now!
We picked up the dishwasher yesterday and while Scott was loading it, he noticed the inside smelled pretty bad... almost like a pond or slough. We got it home and kept the door open to air out but it was still really gross. Last night he was going to hook it up so we took the hose off and I looked inside... YUCK! Black rotting chunks of food everywhere! There was another part full of food too. I bet that's why they sold it so cheap! We ran a lot of water through the pieces and got out as much crap as we could, and then filled them with bleach for a couple of hours. If he gets it hooked up today, I'm going to run a hot cycle with bleach.
I also looked up the problem online. Scott's mom raves about dishwashers with stainless steel insides, and Scott convinced me it's the best way to go. Well, apparently this smell is a common problem with stainless steel inside dishwashers
And when Scott called his mom last night, she admitted hers smells like that too. She said it's not so bad if you always leave the door open a crack when it's not in use.