Imagine getting 18 of them!  Just saying.........

I haven't had insurance for a couple of years.  One of the "benefits" of being self employed!  LOL!  I can get on my wife's, but it's way too expensive.  I have been looking at some of the Costco stuff and a friend was telling me about a plan he has that doesn't cover normal Dr. visits but covers catastrophic illnesses. 

Dang. Couldn't you have posted this last week; I've been tossing and turning wondering about this ! 

I just KNEW somebody was, but I didn't think it would be you!  Sorry!

Uh oh, we have a noobie with issues!

........... when tied into the tv shows as a GUARANTEED way to make at least $1k on EVERY locker you buy.  

What, you don't?    Dammit!  Time for me to find a new career!

Oh, and the income tax refund thing is a double edged sword.  What about all those people perusing my CL ads that got their tax refund and now are buying my stuff!!

Just so you guys don't have to lose any sleep wondering about this, I'll fill you in a little bit on my buying "habits". 

I have purchased 18 lockers in the last three weeks.  Not a single one was a 10' or 12' x 30', which are my favorites.  Most of them were 10'x10', along with a few 5'x10' and one was a 10'x20'.

I partnered up on about half of them, and the rest I bought alone.

Three of them were VERY good.  Three others were VERY bad!  The rest were all acceptable and I am very happy with my purchases overall.

Space is ALWAYS a problem.  I try to get this stuff to my shop and processed and gone as fast as possible.  Doesn't always go as planned, and I have a bunch of stuff in there that I haven't had a chance to sort as much as I'd like yet. 

I have a 7'x14' trailer, and I can usually cram a couple of 10x10's in there, unless they are totally packed or have a bunch of big furniture.  I will usually buy a few units, and then make the rounds with my trailer and get them cleaned out.  Sometimes, I will rent one for a month if it's a big unit and they have it on the "dollar special".  I just cleaned out the last one of those this morning as a matter of fact!

I LIVE this lifestyle!  It's what I do all the time.  I usually work 7 days a week.  I'll go to early auctions and late auctions, and I'm usually posting stuff late at night on CL.  I'm constantly moving and sorting stuff, trying to make enough room for the next round of auctions. 

The next round of auctions for me starts tomorrow afternoon with a Pods auctions.  Then, I have single auctions on Thursday, Friday, and a rare Saturday one.  Then, every day next week I will be on a "run" where a large company has many facilities and they start at one and will go to 8-12 facilities each day with anywhere from 1-6 units at each facility. 

By the time next Friday rolls around, I hope to have roughly 8-10 lockers.  Again, things don't always go to plan, and I may end up with fewer, or I might get lucky and things are going reasonable and I'll get them cheap and end up with more. 

Oh yeah, and I typically spend anywhere from 150-400 a piece for the majority of my lockers.  The most expensive one I've ever personally bought was 1200, but I have bid up to 4800 on one but didn't get it.  I have only actually lost money on three, but I have had a few where I worked my ass off just to break even.  I have no problem spending the money on a locker if I see something in there that I feel I can get my money back on.  I don't buy a unit just to "show off"!  This is all about making money for me, and if I want to gamble, I'll head to the casino and play blackjack!

He doesn't sound like someone who will be in the business for long.  He's either going to piss everybody else off and never get a cheap unit, or he's going to blow all his cash on crap units.  I love people that blame everyone else for their stupidity and greed!