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Finally a sweet score!

Finally a sweet score!
« on: December 17, 2014, 03:14:23 PM »
Hey Yuuuupers,

I've been buying auctions for a little while now.  Mostly was breaking even and not getting much out of my auctions for the amount of work i was putting in, and the costs of disposal of unwanted items.  But this weekend i finally hit it big.  I picked up a unit off a new online auction site i found, there doesn't seem to be very many bidders there yet, so i got it for only $26!  It was a 10x10 packed full to the brim.  Found two gold chains in a dresser drawer that i flipped for $250 and $175.  Still selling off the rest of the stuff, but it feels really good to finally hit the big one.

Has anyone else found anything cool lately?

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2014, 03:21:53 PM »
this sounds very spammy but there is something about your name that I like so I'll just say congrats on the hit

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2014, 03:26:24 PM »
Oh, uh sorry? did i break the forum rules or something? new here :)

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2014, 04:04:29 PM »
good job and grats. I just bought 6 units friday for $2300, looks like about 40 hours of work but the payout will be nice. Already sold $500 in furniture $100 in ammo and $100 in household. $1600 to go and havent even listed the good stuff yet :)

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2014, 04:35:22 PM »
Wow! nice one brother!  Is that all from in person auctions? do you find you get better deals that way? i've still to go to a real auction.

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Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2014, 04:41:30 PM »
AuctionDude, welcome to the forum.

I picked up a unit off a new online auction site i found, there doesn't seem to be very many bidders there yet, so i got it for only $26!

Must be iBid - according to Compete.com they don't get much traffic. Good for you (although they don't have many auctions in the U.S.) but bad for storage operators.

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2014, 04:49:41 PM »
Hi Travis! pretty sweet forum you got here.  And nope, wasn't ibid.

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Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2014, 05:01:59 PM »
Hi Travis! pretty sweet forum you got here.  And nope, wasn't ibid.

Well that's good hear. iBid is on the naughty list this year, :111: but I won't get into that right now.

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2014, 05:16:29 PM »
Hahahaha! yeah, i don't really like their website either!
When are you guys gonna get more auctions on this site? i only see 1 so far?

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2014, 07:58:31 PM »
i primarily do live auctions because there are more of them, but i picked up these particular 6 online.

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Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2014, 08:55:45 PM »
Oh, uh sorry? did i break the forum rules or something?

No you did not. What he meant was the way you wrote your posted sounded like you were leading up to promoting a website. But since you didn't mention one, or post a link to one then it wasn't really spam, so all is good.

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Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2014, 09:58:45 PM »
Do you know the difference between spam and advertising on a forum? $$$$$$   ;)

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2014, 10:11:29 PM »
No you did not. What he meant was the way you wrote your posted sounded like you were leading up to promoting a website. But since you didn't mention one, or post a link to one then it wasn't really spam, so all is good.

Oh i get it now! duh!  Yeah, not planning on posting that link, its too much of a goldmine right now. you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.

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Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2014, 12:01:17 AM »
Oh i get it now! duh!  Yeah, not planning on posting that link, its too much of a goldmine right now. you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.

Well, if units are selling that cheap, it's just a matter of time before their clients go elsewhere.

Re: Finally a sweet score!
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2014, 05:03:04 PM »
Well, if units are selling that cheap, it's just a matter of time before their clients go elsewhere.

Your point being....?

As a bidder i don't care about this, nor do i see why other bidders should care.  Perhaps because you run a storage auction website you think this is important?  But i sort of doubt that you are correct as well.  Any serious storage operator is already at a loss on a unit, whether they get $50 or $200 they don't really care, all they really care about is getting the unit emptied out quickly, and ready for renting again.


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