Storage Auctions
The Storage Locker => General Storage Auction Talk => Topic started by: Glendon Cameron on November 23, 2011, 02:47:48 PM
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I have read much of the information on the internet about storage auctions and MOST of it is rehashed and reshaped, nothing new and often wrong, some stolen from me. There are many people who have bought less than 50 units at auction some less than 10 who think they are now "vets" of the game, which cracks me up . Nothing could be further from the truth. It takes years to properly learn this business.
So I am issuing a challenge to all of the "smart storage auction folks out there who think my information is just " common sense" if you can build your business to point greater than what I built, improve on my information and make more money, build a Youtube channel and write a book and build a following. I have $5000 cold hard cash for you! Since it is so easy, you should be collecting my money real soon to help you out I giving you 6 months to do this. Talk is cheap,bull**** is prevalent lets see how effective you really are. If you don't step up the challenge you are just proving yourself to be a scared lil ***** that is all talk and no action. I am looking forward to folks stepping up!
See video for rules of engagement-http://youtu.be/vi_w-bXW3Tg it starts today!
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I'm going to say get real Glendon.
What you have built is not possible in today's auction scene. I'll give you credit for doing what you did, but to ask someone to replicate what took you 10 years to do in 6 months in a down economy and with idiot bidders is impossible. The only way possible to do that in 6 months is somehow get on a new Storage Wars (insert city here).
I know I am not a expert at Storage lockers, but I know that common sense is at least 60% of this business, 35% I'd say is knowing what items will resell at and 5% is luck.
Common sense(with some learning experience) has seen me grow $400 starting cash into $1500 and another $1K to sell. I know it may not sound impressive to you or others, but I also have a full time job, I am trying to sell items in one of the most depressed areas in the US(Michigan), and I am fighting idiots who think they are going to find a Babe Ruth sports item or Gold in every unit.
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Shouldn't this be in the "plugs" category? That's all it looks like to me.
Drew?
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Hmm - now why does this thread read to me like someone is pissed off or scared. I've not really read the thread about your books / youtube video but I may have to now. I did visit your site (if it's the one I'm thinking of) and left it after 30 mins to just read the threads here. I highly doubt people have "stolen" your ideas and posted them as your own. Most of everything I've read in these forums, other ones, and the few $.99 books I bought just to browse are all the same. It's the same info in different formats. Storage Auction's like many things is just common sense. What makes the difference is experience. That can only be gained with time.
I really agree with acman. It's learning what sales, for what, and to whom that makes or break you. What contacts you grow over time. I'm only 10 units in but I do know more now then I did back in June. I get better each month.
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What about those that bought many units, less than 50 but been to hundreds of auctions
Over a span of several years. Simultaniously doing the back work in establishing networks and ,,contacts, collectors and buisness's. Being involved in many many discussions on tactics (that have been successful for them. Would that be more of a makings of a pro. Regaurdless of only one aspect of (# of buying units) to constiute a person being a pro
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I'm going to say get real Glendon.
What you have built is not possible in today's auction scene. I'll give you credit for doing what you did, but to ask someone to replicate what took you 10 years to do in 6 months in a down economy and with idiot bidders is impossible. The only way possible to do that in 6 months is somehow get on a new Storage Wars (insert city here).
I know I am not a expert at Storage lockers, but I know that common sense is at least 60% of this business, 35% I'd say is knowing what items will resell at and 5% is luck.
Common sense(with some learning experience) has seen me grow $400 starting cash into $1500 and another $1K to sell. I know it may not sound impressive to you or others, but I also have a full time job, I am trying to sell items in one of the most depressed areas in the US(Michigan), and I am fighting idiots who think they are going to find a Babe Ruth sports item or Gold in every unit.
Hey this challenge was for the the folks who said they could do it "better than me" I have always stated from jump this business was hard as hell. There are certain business skills you need to get to the next level and all the "common sense " in the world is not going to make it happen. Congrats on your success!
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What about those that bought many units, less than 50 but been to hundreds of auctions
Over a span of several years. Simultaniously doing the back work in establishing networks and ,,contacts, collectors and buisness's. Being involved in many many discussions on tactics (that have been successful for them. Would that be more of a makings of a pro. Regaurdless of only one aspect of (# of buying units) to constiute a person being a pro
To answer your question- what would you do in this scenario- go to a doctor for heart surgery who has performed 10 such operations...or go to the guy who has done it 300 times? Why? They both are experienced right?
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Hmm - now why does this thread read to me like someone is pissed off or scared. I've not really read the thread about your books / youtube video but I may have to now. I did visit your site (if it's the one I'm thinking of) and left it after 30 mins to just read the threads here. I highly doubt people have "stolen" your ideas and posted them as your own. Most of everything I've read in these forums, other ones, and the few $.99 books I bought just to browse are all the same. It's the same info in different formats. Storage Auction's like many things is just common sense. What makes the difference is experience. That can only be gained with time.
I really agree with acman. It's learning what sales, for what, and to whom that makes or break you. What contacts you grow over time. I'm only 10 units in but I do know more now then I did back in June. I get better each month.
Well I just settled a case of copyright infringement out of court and decided to break off 5K for the contest. So it is a fact that folks have stolen from me. But hey if you think that the path you are on will make you a lot of money so be it.
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I have always stated from jump this business was hard as hell. There are certain business skills you need to get to the next level and all the "common sense " in the world is not going to make it happen.
We have to stop confusing "common sense" for "easy." Something being common sense does not mean that the execution is easy.
Example: Save for retirement. Common sense, yes?? But many people have great difficulty actually doing it.
So, can we all agree that this business requires a lot of common sense while still be a tough venture to do well with?
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I thought from a You Tube video you were getting out of the storage auction business? I don't agree with people taking your material as there own. But if you are getting out what does it matter if some people think they have it figured out better than you? ???
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I thought from a You Tube video you were getting out of the storage auction business? I don't agree with people taking your material as there own. But if you are getting out what does it matter if some people think they have it figured out better than you? ???
I am out of buying unit, not training people how to do it. So it matters when someone steals my stuff and a customer who paid their cold hard cash for the same information questions me about it. I ignored these folks and it bit me in the ass. As for the challenge , anyone feeling that their storage auction information is better than mine prove it! Talk is cheap, but action is kinda rare on that front. I would think for 5K people would be beating down my door to get the loot. Just because you leave people alone does not mean they will leave you alone , something I found to be very true this year.
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We have to stop confusing "common sense" for "easy." Something being common sense does not mean that the execution is easy.
Example: Save for retirement. Common sense, yes?? But many people have great difficulty actually doing it.
So, can we all agree that this business requires a lot of common sense while still be a tough venture to do well with?
We have to stop thinking common sense is common....I watched people for several years come out to auctions and never figure it out, which is what gave me the idea to write the book. The storage auction game is more competitive than ever. I took a few weeks to read the storage auction information out there and there is some very important business aspects missing. Fact is any really successful storage auction hound is not going to come online and share their best practices, would you share a million dollar idea online for free, with strangers? We both know the answers is a big fat NO! Buying a unit is the easy part. This business requires a lot of HUSTLE, you need to more clever than smart and that trips people up.
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We have to stop thinking common sense is common....I watched people for several years come out to auctions and never figure it out, which is what gave me the idea to write the book. The storage auction game is more competitive than ever. I took a few weeks to read the storage auction information out there and there is some very important business aspects missing. Fact is any really successful storage auction hound is not going to come online and share their best practices, would you share a million dollar idea online for free, with strangers? We both know the answers is a big fat NO! Buying a unit is the easy part. This business requires a lot of HUSTLE, you need to more clever than smart and that trips people up.
If I buy your book, then turn around and sell the information out of it to someone else then I can do the same thing you are doing. And honestly there isn't much you can do about it.
Honestly your just here to keep your name stirred up in the pot. As long as we are talking about you, your name stays out there, people will google you and find your site/videos/books and spend money. That's all this is.
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To answer your question- what would you do in this scenario- go to a doctor for heart surgery who has performed 10 such operations...or go to the guy who has done it 300 times? Why? They both are experienced right?
To add to that scinereo would u go to any one that has simply just a lot of surgeries under his belt regaurdless of results or one that has a oustanding reputation but just has a smaller practice
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OMG I can't believe you people actually waste your time replying to this egocentric jerk. For that matter I can't believe I just wasted my time replying to this thread.
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Glendon,
I run a very successful business (just bought a new building). I wrote a book. (www.theartofpicking.com) that sells on Amazon worldwide. I create videos on youtube.
You can visit my site to get details, or message me via facebook to get my address so you can send me the $5,000.
Thanks man!
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To add to that scinereo would u go to any one that has simply just a lot of surgeries under his belt regaurdless of results or one that has a oustanding reputation but just has a smaller practice
Well I use to work in a hospital and more likely than not the guys who operated the most were more experienced and had fewer lawsuits. I once saw a doc use a new technique and ended up burning a baby boys penis off, it was his 10th time doing the procedure.
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If I buy your book, then turn around and sell the information out of it to someone else then I can do the same thing you are doing. And honestly there isn't much you can do about it.
Honestly your just here to keep your name stirred up in the pot. As long as we are talking about you, your name stays out there, people will google you and find your site/videos/books and spend money. That's all this is.
If you think you can do partner there is $5k for you, go for it! For the record if you took my information and put it in a book as if you wrote it, that is called copyright infringement and there is a lot I can do it about it. Look it up.
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Glendon,
I run a very successful business (just bought a new building). I wrote a book. (www.theartofpicking.com) that sells on Amazon worldwide. I create videos on youtube.
You can visit my site to get details, or message me via facebook to get my address so you can send me the $5,000.
Thanks man!
LMAO!!!! Okay I got 940,000 youtube views so you are coming up a little short right there. But you know what..... I give you credit for trying! (Seriously!) Just keep making the videos and you will be amazed at the results. Consistency is the key, most people in this genre run out of material around the 50-80 video mark. Congrats on the book!!!
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LMAO!!!! Okay I got 940,000 youtube views so you are coming up a little short right there. But you know what..... I give you credit for trying! (Seriously!) Just keep making the videos and you will be amazed at the results. Consistency is the key, most people in this genre run out of material around the 50-80 video mark. Congrats on the book!!!
I've got 420,000 views on my youtube channel on 46 videos. You've got 940,000 views on 300 some videos. (Ie I've got a lot more views per video) Can I have 5 grand? ;) http://www.youtube.com/user/RLWSNOOK410
Just playing man (my videos aren't about storage auctions nor do I know anything about them).
PS. I'm not a partner but you are, why aren't you using pre-roll ads??? You make a TON more money... You need to look into that. Oh and what's with google taking forever to pay you. ****ers are cheap as ****. First they say we are going to pay you x dollars then they come back and are like yeah we aren't gonna pay you that, we are gonna pay you less than we thought, and take weeks to freaking direct deposit it into your account. Bastards... Sorry... little rant of my own..
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Well I use to work in a hospital and more likely than not the guys who operated the most were more experienced and had fewer lawsuits. I once saw a doc use a new technique and ended up burning a baby boys penis off, it was his 10th time doing the procedure.
Bwahahaha
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If you think you can do partner there is $5k for you, go for it! For the record if you took my information and put it in a book as if you wrote it, that is called copyright infringement and there is a lot I can do it about it. Look it up.
But if I just took your information and told people about it by mouth and charged them you can't do anything. Unless I read it word for word.
You really prove to be a "small" man by coming here on a message board to stir up crap with people. Your obviously a little smart since you somehow remember your password to log in. but you quickly forget how lame you are.
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Look if i were to take 100% of medical practices that have been in buisness for over 10 years already 80% of medical practices would be clinica medica, and low rent medical clinics so by ur logic i should take my bet with whoevers done the most procedures id likely end up in one of them whereas id perfer taking the well versed and well studied practicioner that has maybe 5 or so years under his belt but knows what the heck hes doin
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But apparently you feel differently about stealing when it comes down to a $42 bridge fee that you never produce anything for but keep the money anyway?
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But apparently you feel differently about stealing when it comes down to a $42 bridge fee that you never produce anything for but keep the money anyway?
I feel for you Mack, but posting in more than the 4 or so threads you already have is probably counter-productive now.
This thread for example is 1.5 years old. Glendon no longer posts here. Go to his profile and then click on his "posts" that will show you the last time and the times before that.
You are preaching to the choir here for the most part, though there are a few people here who do say he has benefitted them.
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I just checked his profile. His last post was late November, 2011 and he came online in early December, 2011 but did not post anything. He's gone (at least from here !)
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I understand, but I didn't read anything here about him stealing peoples money...thought I would be just as gung ho spreading my info as he is...nuff said >:(