Okay I m back.   


Paid 705 for the locker. 


Got

$175 for the plate
0 dollars for the lawnmower - motor locked up - Potential 300.00 if it ran.
85 for the junk silvers
60 on a texas a&M yearbook
100.00 on a medical lamp
40 on old steam cleaner
100.00 on tuthill glass vase
45.00 on parts washer
100.00 on misc junk

$705 total..  Yes i broke even..   Frickin sucks. 


2nd auction I went to last saturday.


1st locker went for 700 - full of house furnture and etc.  I passed
2nd locker went for 400 - I was bidding to win,  Lost it. 


but..  I went back and talk ed to the 2nd locker new owner -  bought 3 bmx bikes 


Paid 40.00

Made 100 on one bike.
Made 1000.00 on 2nd bike
3rd bike, i still have....


talk about a score!!!!!!   

voted brandi but now not so much.. 

Now i feel - none of the above..   

i couldnt put up with brandi's *****ing
Lisa is a control freak - fook that
girl from american pickers - too needy thus all the tattoos so she ll get attention. 


geez!@! 


my wife is none of above and thank god..  I would have divorced her ass long time ago.    hahaha

yes it had a COA and yes thats my true name.   


*coughs* I found a riding lawnmower in the back.. 

 

I just went through some boxes and trashed them.  Mostly family albums (its sad because the person who owned this locker died (she was old)  They had some specular wedding pictures from the 40's and again, it just truly sad. 

am i supposed to feel sad? 

Today, it hit me when they say you cant take stuff to the grave so it gets left behind for me to dispose. 

anyways.  Im halfway through. 

they have a dresser from 1889 that im going to look into tomorrow. 

My 2nd attendance to a Storage Auction and Got 1 locker for 650.00 plus tax. 

went in the front of the locker but didnt go all the way back.  I can see art in frames all standing and stacked to each other. 

This person who used to own this locker was into art and commemorative plates and etc. 


I only found one in the front,  could be more in the back. 


I got paid 180.00 already for this commemorative  plate.  8.5 oz at sterling silver price / ebay price.

I sold a old steam cleaner for 40.00 right after the storage ended. 

got someone to come out and look at this parts washer for 45.00. 

Total $ 265.00 in 4 hours since the auction began.


The locker is still full and havent gone through yet. 

Whoo hoo.. 

heres a peeky peek. 

Finally a story that i was looking for.  Yes it had something to do with Dotsons (american auctioneers) but had nothing to do with the show Storage Wars.  Thank god.  

At least publicity is minimized with just the news but not on television.  

A San Jose man needed no treasure map when he reportedly stumbled on to $500,000 worth of gold and silver after bidding on an abandoned storage unit. The man, identified only as John, apparently paid $1,100 for the unit only to see his blind investment turn into a goldmine after a number of rare coins and a few gold and silver bars were found in the blue Rubbermaid container.

The reported find, in Contra Costa County, was so unexpected that even though the auction was held by American Auctioneers, the subject of A&E's Storage Wars, there were no cameras present when the cache was discovered.

Even without cameras Laura Dotson, the co-owner of American Auctioneers along with husband Dan, still said she was delighted.

"It helps, it solidifies what we're doing in the business," Dotson told ABCNews.com. "It shows hope that with all these units, that there is treasure to be found."

Although the buyer wants to remain anonymous, Dotson said he called her after getting the gold and silver appraised. According to Dotson, the first thing he said was, "Wow, this is a wonderful life."

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In recent years storage unit auctions have gained wide-spread recognition after becoming reality fodder for shows like Storage Wars and Spike TV's Auction Hunters.

In California, where American Auctioneers is based, a storage unit is available for auction if rent has not been paid in three months. Bidders are able to view the storage unit from outside for five minutes to glean what they can, and then the bidding starts. While some units are worth little, the possibility of a big payoff draws in participants who are willing to take a chance.

John Cardoza of Storage Auction Experts, which was not involved in the auction, told ABC News that for people who know what they're doing, "Six out of seven units can make money." However, he stresses that the chance to make half a million dollars off a $1,100 bid is a bit rarer. "I hear similar stories about once a year," said Cardoza.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the unit was owned by a recently deceased elderly woman. Cardoza says that since the storage units must be listed in the paper prior to the auction, some bidders use names to try to decipher what's in the unit. "What some people do is, they look at the names. If it's Ethel or Myrtle, it sounds older," said Cardoza, who says an older person may have more collectibles than a younger person.

While the coins were apparently found in the unlikeliest of treasure chests -- a Rubbermaid container – it was said to have been heavy enough that three men had to carry it out.

Dotson says the plastic container initially piqued the buyer's interest, although for more pragmatic reasons. "He said that he liked it was in [plastic] and clean and easy to move," said Dotson. "It's a chance of a lifetime."

not much unless you want to part them out and try your luck on ebay. 

otherwise, nothing - you ll be hoping someone will pick it up off your curb and outta there. 

they are $3.50 a lb,  thats 17.50 a bar.. 


am i wrong or.. 

If you end up winning the locker with car/truck/motorcycle in it, how do you claim its yours to the dmv? 

I mean, the owner of the locker lost it due to non payment and knows its going to be up for an auction, can file a stolen claim with the police. 


whats the workaround of this?  how does it work? 

if its been mentioned in the forums before, then Im sorry for the double posting. 

Thanks