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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Thrift stores/goodwill
« on: January 29, 2012, 05:13:05 PM »
Quote from: MovieMan on January 29, 2012, 08:18:15 AM
I have found recently that both Goodwill and Salvation Army (in my area) are doing research on the better items that look like they might be worth more...this would be on electronics, etc that I look at.

I found an item at SA that had a printout from the internet fastened to it. Internet price was $1,000. They had it stickered for $300. I went to the furniture section and sat down with my iPad and eBay showed one listed at $500 and it was the 2nd time around as completed showed it had not sold before at $500 and it was the only completed. I passed on that one.

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On the other hand at the SA daily auction of as-is items, I found an item which I got for $20 which I think I can sell for $80 or so. It is for owners of those big $250K to $500K motorhomes and sells new for $125 to $150.

I haven't been to one of those SA auctions for about 7 years, but have decided to start going for single items; the 4' square wire bins are of little interest to me.



Movie, I was in a GW the other day and they had a pair of Infinity RS-2's with rotted surrounds and they had them at 38.95...even though I repair speakers, at that price, after time and materials there is no money left to be made

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General Storage Auction Talk / Mad People?
« on: January 28, 2012, 05:10:17 PM »
Why do people seem to get mad/angry when you outbid them?

Had a nice pair if Infinity home speakers come up today, that sold new
for about $1400 each...bidding started at $50, I got them for $115 for the pair

once I started to move them the others that were bidding and a few whom did not
seemed to be pissed at me for winning them...What gives?.....you had just as much
right to bid as me

We tried a new approach today, had 8 total units, we did 4 whole and 4 "by the piece"
guess which brought the most?


the "by the piece" units by over 1/2 as much

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Reality Shows about Storage Auctions / Re: Writing Our Own Reality Storage Auction Script!
« on: January 08, 2012, 05:39:01 PM »
Quote from: acman on January 08, 2012, 04:10:46 PM
Watches from china that were broke and some vintage 2000's costume jewelry......

He quickly turned to run to the truck to get his loupe to check out the "Vintage" gold tone jewels
all marked 14K....and his right foot got caught in the power cord of the Dewoo microwave, jerking
it off the washer/dryer combo(missing knobs) and when it hit the concrete, the door popped open exposing
the pristine interior with that 1" thick, 2yr old food splatter....looking at it closer, hell it looks like a Jackson Pollock...

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Reality Shows about Storage Auctions / Re: Writing Our Own Reality Storage Auction Script!
« on: January 08, 2012, 07:17:23 AM »
Quote from: monkeybusiness on January 07, 2012, 11:24:01 PM
I think we should write our own script.I will start it and everyone just continue it.

                  He went into the locker that he just bought for 450 dollars.Its more than he wanted to pay but the one thing caught his eye.It was.......................
.....those two totes marked "Rare Bennie Baby's"....and he knew that he'd hit the jackpot because he had heard from his co-worker  that they bring $5 each on FeeBay........

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The Lounge / Re: Glendon's Squandered Opportunity
« on: November 25, 2011, 05:38:59 PM »
Quote from: MatchesMalone on November 23, 2011, 08:32:07 PM

Now in this challenge, Mr. Cameron is offering $5k to anyone who can build a bigger storage business and grow a larger youtube channel and write a book offering storage auction wisdom, but here's the kicker. You get six months to do what took him years.

Ok, fine, whatever. Seems silly, but I started wondering why is this man so insecure? Anyone who puts out a product has to be ready for criticism. When a movie director reads people on the net putting down a movie they made, no one threatens a law suit. When New Coke flopped, Coca-Cola didn't send out an open challenge offering a bounty for anyone who could create a better cola.

Mr. Cameron obviously has fans, so why focus on the critics? Why would he waste time trying to prove he's better than everyone else when he could focus on making himself better? What's next? Will we be asked to drop our pants and measure??



I was gonna stay out of this but...

These are my answers to your questions:

"wondering why is this man so insecure"....Glendon, IMHO, has a problem with criticism of any kind...Go and read some of the replies to his blog post...at the first hint of criticism, Glendon comes out with both barrels blazing....It's his way or the "Highway"

"no one threatens a law suit"..."so why focus on the critics"....He threatened to sue because he has no control over what is posted here or on the internet other than on his own site....that is why he "Previews" all post before they show up in the comments/replies section

It is a sad thing, I thought Mr. Cameron was a better man
 

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Look at all this great stuff for the weekend
« on: October 20, 2011, 05:47:01 PM »
You'll be lucky if half or more don't payout....

noticed to ad says "Closed Bid".....so I'll assume this is "bid on paper" style

Good luck if you go

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Pedal Car Bonanza!
« on: October 01, 2011, 06:19:52 PM »
Went....the average going rate was $250

a few heavy hitters were:

USPS mail truck $800
Gray & Silver Airplane $400
Murray "Atomic Missile"With white wings $400
"Cassie Jones" train with trailer $450
Red, White & Chrome Tricycle $475
Brown Buick Roadmaster with upholstery $725
Red Chrysler $800
"Jolly Roger" boat $350
Red & White "Steelcraft" $1000

and the winner was a "Playboy" truck $1600

the 1973 mustang convertible brought $12,500

I brought a Murray 3 wheeled "senior cycle" bike for my mom for $80

the crowd was not what I expected...around 225-250 

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General Storage Auction Talk / Pedal Car Bonanza!
« on: September 26, 2011, 05:36:13 PM »
No this is not a PLUG!!

I thought that some of you guys/gals might be interested or know someone who collects Pedal Cars

this auction has according to the listing "Hundreds" of Pedal cars

I've been to hundreds of auctions that have toys & such...but I've never seen this many at one time

It's in Simpsonville SC....just outside Greenville

here is the link from Auction Zip

auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=1223906&kwd=&zip=29605&category=0

if you have to look up by Auctioneer ID his is 3916

I'm not into them but will go just to see the crowd and what some of them bring!

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Take a look at this auction coming up in Anaheim, CA...32 lkrs, 24 pictures !
« on: August 30, 2011, 05:15:07 PM »
I'll have to go with Craigslist's reply.....too many, way toooooo many looked staged

For you old timers, how many have seen this much "Neat" packing in one place??

and how does this guy get by with posting pictures of units that haven't seen the auction block
yet??......I could see a lawsuit in the mists....violation of lkr owners privacy rights and such??

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: local auction company BUSTED!!
« on: August 27, 2011, 05:13:04 PM »
Quote from: BigBizzz on August 27, 2011, 01:07:47 PM
I have a friend that did it. Im just sayin it happens more often than u think

Maybe we have a misunderstanding here....
are you talking about someone who is "In on it" with the auctioneer, running up the bid for
their gain....that is Shill Bidding

or just someone bidding for the hell of it?

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Jackpot ! Jackpot in the Safe ?
« on: August 27, 2011, 05:06:13 PM »
Just like when Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone's Vault

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: local auction company BUSTED!!
« on: August 27, 2011, 09:50:55 AM »
Quote from: BigBizzz on August 27, 2011, 03:50:03 AM
I got one that I KNOW goes down a lot. Bid hikers. Random people in the croud that boosts the bidding if its too low. I know for a fact this happens A LOT

Really??, Prove it!

"bid hikers" or Shill Bidders is against the law.....If it is really a "FACT", prove it...and turn them in


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eBay / Re: This is what's so great about ebay!!!
« on: August 15, 2011, 05:32:19 AM »
RR....  here is a link for you to debunk

tutor2u.net/law/notes/contract-elements.html

this part on auctions, IMHO puts this matter to rest

"It is very important to distinguish an offer from an invitation to treat – that is, an invitation for other people to submit offers. Some everyday situations which we might think are offers are in fact invitations to treat:

          o Goods displayed in a shop window or on a shelf.
                + When a book is placed in a shop window priced at £7.99, the bookshop owner has made an invitation to treat.
                + When I pick up that book and take it to the till, I make the offer to buy the book for £7.99.
                + When the person at the till takes my money, the shop accepts my offer, and a contract comes into being.

          o Adverts basically work in the same way as the scenario above. Advertising something is like putting it in a shop window.

          o Auctions:
    * The original advertising of the auction is just an invitation to treat.
    * When I make a bid, I am making an offer.
    * When the hammer falls, the winning ‘offer’ has been accepted. The seller now has a legally binding contract with the winning bidder (so long as there is no reserve price that hasn’t been reached)"

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eBay / Re: This is what's so great about ebay!!!
« on: August 15, 2011, 05:22:05 AM »
Quote from: rulesforrebels on August 14, 2011, 10:53:08 PM
Everyone loves to tout how ebay is a legally binding contract and that is false even though ebay says so somewhere in their terms and conditions.

If a seller decides they don't like what an auction ended at they can refuse to sell the item and ebay can't do anything about it. Buyers can also after bidding and winning decide they aren't going to pay and ebay can't do anything about it.

I wish I woudl have saved the page but I came across some page on ebay the other day that basically said ebay provides a way for buyers and sellers to connect and then said that even after an auction ends all that is is a jumping board for future negotiations or something along those lines, I was really surprised to see it basically spelled out that an auction even in their terms and conditions isn't something that needs to be followed through on.

The statement that "An Auction is a binding contract between buyer and seller to purchase and sell an item..." is not true. Although eBay makes a point of saying that a bid is a binding contract, that too is untrue. Contract Law states that there must be two items present to create a contract. The first is an offer (in our case, a bid). The second is acceptance of that offer (in our case, this is generally the end of the auction). An offer is just an offer is just an offer. A contract is not made when an offer is extended - only when accepted by the seller. The final part of a contract includes the exchange of consideration (payment and delivery of the item) between the two parties.

So you see, an offer to buy is NOT a legally binding contract until accepted by the seller. Even then, it is not enforceable if a material condition of the sale is not disclosed in advance. If (this is the big if) the seller failed to disclose such ridiculous shipping charges in the auction description, the "contract" cannot be enforced.

Please run on out and find some judgments to back this....you know blank vs. blank

I'll be waiting

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eBay / Re: This is what's so great about ebay!!!
« on: August 14, 2011, 06:02:39 PM »
Here is one of my experiences with how "crazy" some people are...

I listed several high-end pieces of home audio equipment, one being a Hafler pre-amp
it sold for 155.00...as soon as it ended I sent the guy an invoice....next day I get a msg
from him saying...."My pay-pal account won't let me pay"...I replied that I would send a invoice
thru pay-pal(which I promptly did)....then he says "still can't pay, can we cancel this transaction"

I said NO!...I looked at the bidder list and it appears you "sniped" this listing and it is a legal and binding
contract, so you are obligated to pay....I then contacted E-bay and Pay-pal to see what the problem was
they basically said all looked good on their end and they didn't know what his problem was, and they would
contact him....

BOOM!...I get a msg from him calling me a liar, thief etc...and get this... "God will make you pay for this"

I knew right then I was dealing with a crackpot!!


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