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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Furniture Selling
« on: February 28, 2011, 10:14:52 PM »
furniture is not selling right now. Look at this way. Foreclosures are at all time high. Means people have a house they can't afford. Which gave them credit to go out and buy furniture they could not afford.
When they had to move out of the house they put the furniture into a storage unit. and now they can afford to pay for the storage unit. lots of used furniture. most of the used furniture stores(guys in this business) are starting to offer lay-away plans.
And don't even ask about washers and dryers. CL for free if you come and haul them away. 

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Lookey Loos Part 3....March, 2011
« on: February 28, 2011, 09:57:57 PM »
I'm still buying but the prices are going up and the time it takes just to buy is up to. never seen this many people. Husband and wife with 2 toddlers and a stroller. And if you read my other post. 150 + Singing the National Anthem. I built high-rise condos with more people at site meetings without sing the anthem.
of course maybe we should have. anybody not singing send them back home.

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Furniture Selling
« on: February 28, 2011, 09:19:28 PM »
welcome to auction wars. storage wars. and the real world.

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Lookey Loos Part 3....March, 2011
« on: February 28, 2011, 09:05:31 PM »
Just read my last post. So it looks like I'm now talking to myself. How much would it cost to drive from Atlanta, GA to LA? Gas this morning $3.25 and RV gets 10 miles to the gallon. If I don't go over 65mph.
I can stop in vegas and buy $12,000 unit for $480, that should help out with trip cost.
When I get there every unit should be filled with antiques and guns. Sounds like a winning plan to me. What I need from you guys is a good way to sell it to the wife. She has to stay here and work. Any ideas

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Lookey Loos Part 3....March, 2011
« on: February 28, 2011, 08:37:30 PM »
I keep tell myself that things will get back to normal soon. And I'm sure it will. Because as much fun as this can be it is still work. When these guys start to realize that people just don't leave their really valuable belongings in a storage unit. One they can't pay for, it will get back closer to normal. If not this year then next. Of course there is the rerun season.
How many 1st run shows are there. I can only remember 6 or 8 at most. 3 or 4 with the Haff/ton. 5 or 6 with the other, "storage wars" the one where only the 4 guys are bidding and one of them always hits the big score.
Watch that anymore and I might have to hook up the trailer and drive to California this summer.   

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Lookey Loos Part 3....March, 2011
« on: February 28, 2011, 08:09:08 PM »
Uh Oh, might be time to get a job!  LMAO!
don't let my wife hear you say that.

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Flip or hold?
« on: February 28, 2011, 07:54:02 PM »
When do you decide to trash the items or donate it for a tax write off?  Used clothing or kids toys for example, I have and outlet for them but the buyers are picky and pay bottom dollar.  After all of the sorting and hauling, I have to wonder if some of it is even worth the time for 25 dollars.

CDs are a another one.  I used to be able to easily get $2 each for them and sell the whole lot.  Nowadays, they get cherry picked and the rest refused.  Two days ago I took nearly 200 into two stores.  Moved about 25 of them for$27 bucks.  Thought I would get at least 125.

Get a few totes one everything in it $1, one$.50 and one $.25 surprising how fast quarters will make dollars















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South East / Re: Southern Bama?
« on: February 28, 2011, 07:45:56 PM »
Complete newbie here! We're looking to attend to some storage auctions primarily to buy furniture for ourselves... anyone else in the area?
If you want to see what you are buying first this is the wrong way to go. Right now its not even the cheapest way to go. Your best bet would be Craig's list. unless of coarse you want take a chance the what you can see from the door with a flashlight is all there. And everything else in the unit is something you can use.
Otherwise go to rooms to go and tell them you will clean out their storerooms and haul off all their trash for a deal on some furniture.

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Your First Unit Won!?
« on: February 28, 2011, 07:29:54 PM »
Honestly, it wasn't that hard of a hit.  I was surprised when the insurance company totalled it.  The reason that they did total it is because she hit me right in the rear wheel, which bent the cage that supports the engine.
I helped a buddy change rear brakes on one 15 to 20 years ago. From what I remember they where not that well built. And if I remember right his caught fire and burned in his driveway a few months later.

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Lookey Loos Part 3....March, 2011
« on: February 28, 2011, 07:24:38 PM »
Today takes the cake on lookey lunacy. At one of the boony auctions no less.
official count 162. And I have to wonder if that was just sign in sheet, because I thought more like 200 or better.
These guys where with the program. Get there to sign up. Coolers fill with drinks .50 all proceeds to local charity. Manager is out directing traffic. I'm thinking, looks like a sporting event. And guess what? They must have thought the same thing. Cause they gather everybody up in front of the auction and the owner sings the National Anthem. And they where filming it for utube. can't wait. I'll try to post a link when I find it. was up few minutes ago.   

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Taxes - To pay or not to pay!?
« on: February 28, 2011, 07:07:36 PM »
Legally, we are responsible for collecting sales tax and paying it to the state regardless of whether we sell in a store or at a yard sale/flea market.  The only time we wouldn't be required to collect sales tax is if we are selling over the internet to an out-of-state buyer.
really! must be why I can't remember the last time I got a tax refund.

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eBay / Re: Currently free listing and free buy it now on ebay
« on: February 27, 2011, 07:00:53 PM »
Sorry but my opinion of ebay is. IT SUX. cheap people trying to buy stuff on the cheap. Plus shipping has gone thur the roof. counting the time it takes to list your stuff, the fees. the shipping cost. I never come out ahead. I'm still waiting on money from them. Rather sell at the fleamarket.
 

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Your First Unit Won!?
« on: February 27, 2011, 06:48:21 PM »
My first was a 10x10 that I got for 140ish.  As I recall, it was mostly trash.  I think that I sold most everything (after the trashman) at a yard sale for about $250.  It was a profit, but too much work was involved to get that $100.

The second auction yielded me an old pontiac fiero for $250.  I had temporary tags on it while I was obtaining a title and getting a few small things done to it so it would be registerable.  I drove it to work one day and someone blew through a stop sign and t-boned it right in the drivers side rear wheel, totalling it.  Her insurance company paid me $2500.


hell of a way to make a profit. I would probably still wearing a neck brace

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Taxes - To pay or not to pay!?
« on: February 27, 2011, 06:26:56 PM »
in GA
sometimes there is a sales tax
sometimes a buyers premium
sometimes a deposit
every auctioneer and storage facility is different.
As for me I pay the tax if they want it.
but sell my stuff at yard sale and flea market
If I had to keep up with taxes I'd go back to a real job

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you can find most newspapers online. I can find the ones around springhill and brooksville(Moms house) from atlanta ga. just got to look.

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