Was looking on Cl for free stuff and then search for Garage sales, and what do I see STORAGE AUCTION ON DEC 8 @10:00 am. with a web address so I copy & past go to a site that I don't recognize. For $29.99 you get a book, 3months of advice and a money back guarantee from a pro doing it for 3 years. Then there are other links on how to not be a total Nob. One says to use the dumpster at the facility. WHAT.

So I go and click on the Auction link, and low and behold it is our biggest Auctioneer. (they do over 16 facilities in our area every month) Explains why there have been so many people there.  They just started charging a 10 % BP. 
We were planning on attending to just show our faces, now I don't think we will bother.

"2012 will have to figure out the numbering system for that year." Movieman

Thought I would start this so not to get jumbled in with last month of the Lookie Loo's 12

 "Dead or Alive 01" ?

Or "Is this for real ? 01"

Just my thoughts 

So far we have been lucky with the Auctioneer's we have been too. But here is what we have seen and my question. We have one Auction company that does the biggest chain of storage facilities in our area 14 locations in our county. Our first caravan run being real nob's we did notice at two of the facilities same manager that some of it looked a little staged. Just made a note.
This month another facility all of the units but one, very little in the units looked like they had been rummaged. The one that was not, to much work. Several people were complaining about the Auction company and they were doing something bad. What we saw was the facility managers looked like they would do something shady. Lets say the manager knows the owner is not going to come save it. Then he/she could go rummage it or stage it before the auctioneer comes and does their thing with the locks and tags. My point here is the Auction company does not know what units to be auctioned except threw the manager of the facility.

A guy came to one of the auction's and asked who is doing this one. We told him, and he said Oh I don't like them. That he bought a staged unit and was upset he said he got his money back. From his story it sounded like it was the facility manager that got him not the Auctioneer. 
 Could be wrong but feel like the facility and the managers have all the power the Auctioneer is just their to do the job.  I am sure there are some shady Auctioneers out there but this is what we have seen.

Starting too sell on ebay... I have put it off for too long..(now I know why) What a pain.
Went to there forum to get more information. Drew you have us spoiled on here, nice lay out, easy to find information ect.   Ebay's forum stinks... *@$******!!!!!
Was trying to figure out the shipping. My end,
Do you box it up after pictures so you can use the calculate the shipping feature ?
Of course I could be over thinking this adding to the frustration...
I just don't want to get screwed on the shipping one item weighs 20lbs.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

100% chance of rain and not one drop on the auctions. Went out to a caravan auction today. 11 units 4 facilities. Only our third day out at auctions but we were treated like a regular. Was able to replace the nick names with real names today. One part time auction hunter was very nice. Gave the scoop on the other regulars. One who takes forever in front of the units apparently does not see well. He bought a 5x5 full of boxes, The boxes were labelled funny Box # 2-a, The rest looked like trash aluminium cans and all. I think it was  business paper work he paid $350 for it I guess he could not see the labelling on the boxes. I felt bad I will keep an eye out for him. By the way he is a major player... Buys some really good Lockers. Any way the highest bid was $450 for 10x10 1/4 full. The rest were pretty reasonable prices. Average of 30 people at each location different faces.
10x20 full $175.

Getting our feet wet.. Spent all day yesterday reading here and getting some local information on how to get started. Decided to get rid of those things I have been sitting on for years knowing I want to sell them. Deciding on the best way of selling these things. Some are easy some are a little harder.. Will post my questions in the newbie section. Oh yeah we are a husband wife team. Thanks for all the advice.
And I have a little history I use to clean up reposed homes.. Not a lot and was not really in a position to be an active seller. Love looking for treasures. Best ever treasure was I was paid to take 1934 GE refrigerator away.. Still have it.