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Small Town Facilities
« on: May 04, 2011, 01:29:56 PM »
Ok, I have not been much of anything this week because of my son being sick. But looks like I will be going out to a facility this Friday. It is in a small town that is 45 mins out of San Antonio. Sad thing is they only have 2 units up, as it stands right now, so I will be calling them late Thursday as well as while I am on my out there.

But I wanted to know what is yalls opinion on going to a small town storage auction. I am betting that there will be less competition, especially since they only advertise in their local paper. However I am not 100% sure. What do you all think?

Re: Small Town Facilities
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 02:16:41 PM »
Small Town Auctions are no guarantee that the crowds will be small, the last two Small town Auctions I hit a month or so back had a crowd of 45-50 people. Did get a cheap locker there, but still good size crowds.

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Re: Small Town Facilities
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 04:43:56 PM »
I agree, there is no way to judge the crowd. However, speaking as someone who contacts several hundred smaller, rural facilities twice per month, statistically, the crowds are smaller. I have went to an auction at one of these facilities and myself and another lady were the only people there, then I went back to the same facility 3 months later and there were over thirty people present.

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Re: Small Town Facilities
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2011, 06:01:53 PM »
Well I hope its a small crowd, my goal is to walk away with both units :)

Sorry I am greedy lol

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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2011, 07:33:52 PM »
From my experience small towns have smaller crowds, but watch out, they tend to have at least one local whale who will run you up on any good units.

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Re: Small Town Facilities
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2011, 08:03:58 PM »
From my experience small towns have smaller crowds, but watch out, they tend to have at least one local whale who will run you up on any good units.

I agree, and compared to that whale, you might be the fish out of water. I kill me sometimes.


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