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The Storage Locker => General Storage Auction Talk => Topic started by: bwd111 on October 18, 2011, 10:47:36 AM

Title: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: bwd111 on October 18, 2011, 10:47:36 AM
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=17711737&cat=7&lpid=&search=
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: mncableguy on October 18, 2011, 10:55:03 AM
How did they get the winners name?

I am going to start using fake names. Last thing I need is the looser who lost the locker calling me trying to get stuff back.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: jrossjr79 on October 18, 2011, 11:17:27 AM
How did they get the winners name?

I am going to start using fake names. Last thing I need is the looser who lost the locker calling me trying to get stuff back.

Most of the time using a fake name will work, there are cases you cant use a fake name though. For instance if they ask to xerox copy your Drivers Lic., or if you are using a sales tax permit. In the latter case, use your company name, if you have one, and always use a disposable number to give to the storage facilities. They are not suppose to give that information out to the tenant, however some do give it to them, and then there are other ways that the tenant can get that information being sneaky and what not. I use a google number myself.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: alloro on October 18, 2011, 01:32:34 PM
I like the "God Bless" touch at the end. ::) Throw that guilt trip out there hoping to catch a nibble.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: BigBizzz on October 18, 2011, 01:43:50 PM
What r the chances this actually works
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: Boxlot on October 18, 2011, 02:28:11 PM
They were looking to buy their stuff back so if they are will to pay the asking price why not ?
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: devestated on October 18, 2011, 04:35:29 PM
I am in the same boat as this person. My entire life was auctioned off illegally.Yes illigeally. I was given no notice or even a change to stop it. I would love someone to help me find the person who purchased my locker in Valencia CA, on October 13. I don't care as much about the material items I just want my memories. My kids pics, my wedding pics. Please can anybody help me. I am devestated. You can laugh but I am serious. Will anyone please help me.  It was @ Valencia Self storage.

Stacy
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: MovieMan on October 18, 2011, 05:25:56 PM
I am in the same boat as this person. My entire life was auctioned off illegally.Yes illigeally. I was given no notice or even a change to stop it. I would love someone to help me find the person who purchased my locker in Valencia CA, on October 13. I don't care as much about the material items I just want my memories. My kids pics, my wedding pics. Please can anybody help me. I am devestated. You can laugh but I am serious. Will anyone please help me.  It was @ Valencia Self storage.

Stacy

If in fact your belongings were auctioned off illegally (with no notice or a chance to pay your back bills) then you would most likely have legal grounds to pursue information from the storage facility to get the buyers name and phone number.

If on the other hand you did not receive the legal notifications from the storage facility because you changed your address or changed your phone number and did not notify them, THEN that would be on you.

I don't know you or anything about you other than what you are expressing here, but I can't tell you how many times over the last 8 years I have heard former contents owners indicate "they didn't notify me". Property managers get the registered letters back from the post office if they are undeliverable. They keep them on file for instances just like you are describing.

You don't indicate if you have tried to talk to the storage facility about any aspect of this situation. If you did and they couldn't provide you with any proof they had tried to contact you as they should have, THEN AGAIN you have grounds to pursue this legally.

While I realize that most people are not used to (or financially able) to pursue truly legal means, working within the system is the BEST way to pursue such matters no matter what.


If you have ANY KIND of WORKING RELATIONSHIP with the property manager (not having alienated them) at the VERY LEAST I believe THEY would contact the buyer and give the buyer YOUR phone number so he could contact you. On the other hand, if you have a bad rapport with the property manager, you can kiss any such opportunity goodbye.

Let us know all the details (as I have outlined most possibilities above). Maybe there's something we don't know about your situation that would allow us to provide further suggestions.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: alloro on October 18, 2011, 07:14:01 PM
I don't care as much about the material items I just want my memories. My kids pics, my wedding pics.

Did you contact the storage facility to see if the buyer returned your personal items to them? Here in MA, like many other states, it's required by law, but even if it wasn't required by law I would still do it. Call them and ask.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: ChefJ on October 18, 2011, 07:41:23 PM
I called the number in the post,  sadly they didn't answer.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: MovieMan on October 18, 2011, 07:49:42 PM
I called the number in the post,  sadly they didn't answer.

As of 5:45 p.m. on Monday, 10/18/2011 the ad was no longer available.

Ad #17711737 not found!


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Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: alloro on October 18, 2011, 07:58:56 PM
As of 5:45 p.m. on Monday, 10/18/2011 the ad was no longer available.

Ad #17711737 not found!

Maybe he couldn't pay for that either. ::)
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: devestated on October 18, 2011, 08:22:40 PM
Thank you for your response. To answer your questions I was not notified by mail and I have not moved so the address they have is the correct address. I had been making payments to them every 3-4 weeks and the last one was just 3 weeks ago. My brother luckily is an attorney and legal proccedings are already in progress. When I spoke to the facility yesterday I was told "We tried calling your husband last week and he did not call back". I was given the name of the auctioneer but they will no release his phone number. My husband spoke with them today to get a copy of our contract and she did not offer up any helpful information. They were aware of the contents and assured me they WOULD NOT auction it off if I kept making payments. Is there anyway to find out the buyer besides getting it from the storage facility?

Thank You,
Stacy   
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: alloro on October 18, 2011, 08:31:53 PM
Is there anyway to find out the buyer besides getting it from the storage facility?

Not really, because no one wants to put the buyer in the position of having the former unit owner show up on his doorstep. Imagine if you were an unstable individual and showed up with gun in hand. Try to imagine that liability.

You have to remember that the buyer didn't do anything wrong. There was a legal auction, as far as he was concerned, and he was the high bidder. Of course there's nothing stopping the auction house from contacting him and asking if he will return the personal items you're seeking. But that's their call.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: money4nothing on October 18, 2011, 08:45:46 PM
My brother luckily is an attorney and legal proccedings are already in progress.

Thank You,
Stacy   
If that is the case have him call the auctioneer. Look up the auctioneers web site and see if they state protection to the buyer by doing this or that, and if they offer protection to their buyers they will be responsible along with the storage facility for wrongful Lien, and sale
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: devestated on October 18, 2011, 08:49:58 PM
And I totally understand that. I tried to just find out who the auctioneer was to contact him and they would not give out his number. From what my brother (my attorney) has said is that I should of been notified and given 14 days to pay and then the auction needed to be listed for 2 weeks. Is that accurate from what you all know?

You answered my question regarding the auctioneer before I could ask, Thank You.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: money4nothing on October 18, 2011, 09:01:54 PM
given 14 days to pay and then the auction needed to be listed for 2 weeks. Is that accurate from what you all know?


Most states that I know of have to run a notice ( not positive)
Check your local paper for legal notices posted 2 weeks ago or last month till now and see if it was published. Also check other small local papers that may be cheaper for them to run the notice. most are on the internet so should be easy to find. The notice should list the Auction company.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: jrossjr79 on October 19, 2011, 08:06:40 AM
Sounds like you have a very strong case. And I know I wish you luck in taking care of all this, and please keep us informed.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: bwd111 on October 19, 2011, 09:38:10 AM
They were looking to buy their stuff back so if they are will to pay the asking price why not ?
Would never back at asking price! If I were to sell they would have to pay for gas,wear and tear on truck,time spent loading and unloading. would have to tap on extra 800 to price and thats if i was in a giving mood.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: bwd111 on October 19, 2011, 09:42:51 AM
Did you contact the storage facility to see if the buyer returned your personal items to them? Here in MA, like many other states, it's required by law, but even if it wasn't required by law I would still do it. Call them and ask.
Even if it is required by law how can the person prove it was in there? Unless the storage company rumaged through the unit. Thats illegal. So my question would be prove it was in there.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: bwd111 on October 19, 2011, 09:44:52 AM
As of 5:45 p.m. on Monday, 10/18/2011 the ad was no longer available.

Ad #17711737 not found!


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The ads are free to post. I heard it was illegal for the storage company to give such info out and that is why the ad was deleted.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: westgabargains on October 20, 2011, 02:17:14 PM
It is my understanding that auctioneers are licensed in every state. If you have the auctioneers name, you should be able to locate that person thru the state licensing board. However, even if you locate that person and even if they have information on who purchased your locker, it is unlikely that they would give that information out. Of course, they may be more willing to contact the buyer on your behalf than the storage facility was.
It has been my experience that auction facilities are terrified of being sued and attempt to cross the Ts and dot the Is. They must be very sure that they are legally in the right for them to refuse to help you get at least your personal items back when they have so much exposure if they did it wrong.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: MovieMan on October 24, 2011, 09:34:09 PM
I am in the same boat as this person. My entire life was auctioned off illegally.Yes illigeally. I was given no notice or even a change to stop it. I would love someone to help me find the person who purchased my locker in Valencia CA, on October 13. I don't care as much about the material items I just want my memories. My kids pics, my wedding pics. Please can anybody help me. I am devestated. You can laugh but I am serious. Will anyone please help me.  It was @ Valencia Self storage.

Stacy

What's the latest news on this predicament ?
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: money4nothing on October 25, 2011, 05:53:45 AM
I had been making payments to them every 3-4 weeks and the last one was just 3 weeks ago. They were aware of the contents and assured me they WOULD NOT auction it off if I kept making payments.

What's the latest news on this predicament ?

think your answer is in the "I had been making payments" obviously behind in rent owed. In Florida they can start the process for auction if you are one day late (not that they do but can)
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: Cobia on October 25, 2011, 07:24:45 AM
One of the units I won was from a small independent facility. When I was paying up the manager begged me to bring back all the pictures and personal items from the unit. I agreed. About a week later I took the personals back, and the manager told me he found or received in the mail the day of the auction a money order to pay up the balance on the unit. He was actually very distraught about auctioning off the units, especially that one knowing the money was in the mailbox, but he had to do what he had to do to keep the business going.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: money4nothing on October 25, 2011, 08:10:25 AM
One of the units I won was from a small independent facility. When I was paying up the manager begged me to bring back all the pictures and personal items from the unit. I agreed. About a week later I took the personals back, and the manager told me he found or received in the mail the day of the auction a money order to pay up the balance on the unit. He was actually very distraught about auctioning off the units, especially that one knowing the money was in the mailbox, but he had to do what he had to do to keep the business going.
Our first Auction I think the unit was abounded the manager said please return the personal stuff.So she must have given it up knowing she could not catch up and waved further fees. I am sure for the Storage facility can get caught in the middle the renters are their customers, and then so are we. Think there is more to this story than given, Sounds like the facility told her one thing and management did something different.
Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: MovieMan on October 25, 2011, 08:33:17 AM
What's the latest news on this predicament ?

Waiting to hear from "devestated" [sic]...doubt we ever will.

Title: Re: Read this! This person put out an add to get there stuff back.
Post by: LoneStarAds.US on October 25, 2011, 03:14:07 PM
If I have time, I'll put their personal stuff in a box and bring it back when I go to get my sweeping deposit back.  IF I HAVE TIME.  Thats the caveat.

Bought a 5x10, 10x10 and a 10x20 and had to have them all cleaned out in one day.  Personal stuff got trashed that time around. I felt horrible doing it, but time is money and I had three units all mish mashed together. I wasn't up for trying to divide up 3 personal boxes.

I try not to think about it.  When I paid up, that stuff became mine, in it's entirety. Buying lockers one at at time, I'll return their stuff (pictures, tax returns etc.).  Buying 3- trashing anything I cant sell.

If someone came up to me, wanted to buy their stuff back, it really depends on the stuff. 

High end furniture and electronics, they are going to pay through the nose. I know what I could make on it and while I may cut them a deal, they probably won't see it that way.

Particle board furniture and those older almond colored computers, pay me to get rid of that crap? deal!