I try selling things all different ways with craigslist being my main outlet, and ebay being a fairly big outlet too.  But, I love a few garage sales a year just to get rid of a bunch of the stuff that piles up that is really not worth enough for craigslist or worth the hassle of putting it on ebay. 

I'm actually going through stuff right now and I'm shooting for a garage sale around the beginning of April if we get a nice week end.  I'm going to try something new..........I've got a full basement full of stuff an I'm going to try and "everything for a dollar" garage sale.  I'll do it on a Friday and Saturday, and everything left over will go straight to Goodwill!  I figure I've made money on all the rest, and these leftovers will just be gravy on top. 

And, I'll have all my crap cleared out and ready for new summer inventory!

Congratulations to the one person responsible for Travis having to pay Drew double what he was originally asking for this site!   

Hell yeah!  It's my world and what right does some moron have to come along and bid up my unit? 

This year is not looking good so far!  Went to another small single facility auction today.  Between 75 and 100 people for only four lockers.  Three of the lockers I don't know why they didn't just shove them in a dumpster and save the hassle.  Other one was a 10 x 15 with lot's of low quality looking stuff and an old looking refrigerator in the back corner.  Particle board single bed frame, mattresses, etc.  There was nothing of any real value showing and it was all thrown in there, not in any order or stacked nice.  Two ladies I had never seen before were the "winners" on that one for the low, can't lose price of only $425! 

So far, the quality of lockers I have seen this year are garbage.  Prices are cheap, but so what?  Most of the lockers I've seen this year would accrue more in dump fees than profit!  And yeah, that's before the droves of gamblers even get back their refunds......I think we're in for a bumpy ride!

I probably would have passed on buying that if I found wiener hair in it..............

February started out with a bust.  Was feeling the itch to dig through some crap, so I went to a facility in a small town about 20 minutes away from my house hoping to pick up at least one of the eleven lockers being sold.  It was a Saturday auction.......so I should have known.......

There were over 100 people and the units were garbage.  First two lockers were inside units, upstairs.  They got to shuffle over 100 people upstairs through this little narrow stairway, and it was wall to wall people once we got up there.  One locker had two bald tires and a come along and and couple boxes on the floor.  That was all.  Second locker did have a Duncan Phyfe drop leaf table (although prices have dropped considerably on those compared to what they used to be) and a few chairs and some boxes and old tv's.  Tire locker sold for $130....still don't know why.....and the Duncan Phyfe locker sold for $425.  Okay, so now we know how this day is gonna go! 

So, we get back downstairs and outside, and they open the door on another locker.  Two dresser right up front, both missing a drawer.  Particle board entertainment center and just crappy looking stuff.....over $400 again......great.

More lockers, more junk.  A dollar locker actually sold for.....$75!  Even one of the "new regulars" noted that the prices at this little turd facility were higher than the normally overpriced Public Storage run!

Anyway, down to two lockers and one of the regulars wanted to show me his Isuzu box truck he picked up, so we headed out to the parking lot and I checked that out....little 16' npr with lift gate and a roll up side door.....nice little rig if you are into moving other peoples garbage out of storage lockers!  I looked at his truck and then jumped in my rig and got the hell out of Dodge before the rest of the crowd flocked out.

Don't know if this was just messed up because it was Saturday, or if New York and tax season has rekindled interest in what (USED) to be a fairly lucrative business.  I have another auction Tuesday and then a bunch of them for the following week.  Guess I'll have an answer soon..........

No, but I've watched a few dumba**es sit there on the phone and describe every item in the auction to their husband and work to see if they can get permission to bid on that locker while holding everybody up!

I use it all the time.......usually end up with cash for my items, even though it's in that section, but get a good trade every once in a while.