Went to a Chicago Police Dept auction yesterday. They have it right near 26th and California which is a notoriously bad area and of course they make it a cash only auction so you gotta go into this bad neighborhood with a couple thousdand bucks on you great lol.

I was pretty happy with how prices were. Some prices got crazy but other things were really low. For certain items people were paying over retail for stuff but other stuff was deals.

There were lots of lots of 100 burnable dvd's which you can get on ebay for $15.88 free shipping and people paid as much as $25.

I was surprised at how much stuff was still new in wrappers, factory sealed, etc.

Will sell for $199 per card. If you buy 1000 or more cards I can go as low as $5 per card. If your an accountant, financial advisor, etc they are good door gifts to get people to come to your meetings or new client dinners.

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All the user has to pay is $59 activation fee and $110 tax

In my area we have a few smaller auctioneers who do all their own auctions but some of the larger ones have several bid callers who do different auctions.

In my area recently two different guys stole accounts from the auctioneer they worked for and started their own companies.

Really doesn't make a difference to me except a new list to get in or new website to monitor. Just curious if anyone else has noticed this happening in their area?

I found this auctioneers website today. Right in his speel on the site he says the tv show is a lie, you mostly find crap household items. He also posts the names of people no longer welcome at auctions because they don't clean units or dont pay...

If you have found this website and want to come to an auction because of the new tv shows, please read the following. The answers to all your questions about procedures and such are  in the following.
We are seeing a large increase in attendance of these auctions due to the TV shows Storage Wars and Auction Hunters.  These TV programs are not showing the truth about buying lockers. The real REALITY is that when purchasing a locker you obtain A LOT of household, normal, everyday run-of-the-mill stuff.  You will be over run in clothes, misc. dishes/glasses, pots, pans, clothes, old VCR tapes, knick-knacks, clothes, linens, blankets.... All the general items you find at any yard sale.  Oh yeah, did I mention clothes??  It is always amazing that people will also store food not only in boxes, but still in the refrigerator.  Yes, in the refrigerator and no, there is no electric to keep that refrigerator going.  You are still responsible for removal and cleaning this unit out, no matter how disgusting it is.  You also need to be aware that you may bring home roaches and mice.  The storage facilities do their best at keeping pest at bay, but when you have people who store food, it makes that job more difficult. It is also a wonder how a couch doesn't make it with all the cushions or why the dresser is missing a couple of drawers. The above mention is more the "norm" than what the TV shows have led you to believe.

Yes, you do find "goodies" however, you will not find them as often as the TV shows claim these people do.  After all, they are selling their TV show and if it doesn't look like they are making a killing at this, it wouldn't interest you. If you only want a few items to put on Craigslist or Ebay, consider this.  Buying lockers can be a huge endeavor and if you are not equipped with a sorting location or even a means to haul, it can be very costly.
 
Below you will find a schedule for the months auctions.   We have deliquent locker auctions every month for most of the companies.   On the days when there are several auctions, we start at the specified time at the first location and then travel to the rest as we finish each address.  When we have multiple auctions in a day, it is a long day.  Be prepared to be patient and have any necessary supplies with you for the long day.  Due to paperwork, I'm always later than bidders getting to the next location for auction.  Coming straight in after an auction and paying for unit(s) purchased will help me shorten the time from auction to auction.   If you are planning at catching up with us later in the day, please realize the time it takes to get from facility to facility.  The larger the attendence, the longer it will take to conclude each auction.
    Auctions can cancel last minute because the owner of the lockers for auction can pay for their locker right up to auction time.  If an auction has only one or two lockers for auction, you are best to keep checking the web site or call me for any changes.   You will need cash for the auction and a good, powerful flashlight to see into some lockers. 




KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEBSITE!
As soon as I hear from any managers that an auction has changed, I post it immediately here first.
EMAIL DOES NOT ALWAYS GO THRU, so please do not rely on it.

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NO LONGER WELCOME AT THE AUCTIONS.
Jamika Love, St. Louis, Mo.

Had the day off today most units were far but one near my house. Wanted a day to actually relax so went and got my morning coffee and hit up the first one of the day.

Crowd wasn't bad, maybe 20-25 people but that's about half of what they have been in the past few weeks. 7 Units so a pretty good day in my area as well, we rarely have the 20-30 unit aucitons so 7 is good.

First unit was a 5x10 was stuffed to the door but had a painting tarp over everything. All you could see sticking out the bottom of the tarp was a gas can and a tote. I bid up to $300 almost won, guy did one of those "last chance, last chance, can I get $325, dragged it on for about 2 minuts and another dude finally bid $310, we went back and forth to $360 and I dumped it on him, I would have liked it up to $350, had a feeling willing to take a chance but not any hgher.

A unit 2 later turned out to be owned by the same one as that first one I mentioned and it was crap so hoping I made the right choice.

Another unit was full of liquore bottle boxes, packed wall to wall floor to ceiling but couldn't see a single item all in boxes. Coulda been liquor coulda been a house packed up.

I have a few boxes full of baseball, football basketball cards I found in a unit. I did't even really bother sorting through the cards as I did a rough sort through an nothing but mid 90's stuff and later.

I did however come across a few hundred pokemon cards. I remember a few years ago that stuff was really popular, is it still in the right market or with the right circles or is that totally done?

I checked on ebay stuff seems to be listed for decent prices but looks like little if any is selling

California
http://freestorageauctionlists.blogspot.com/2011/03/california-storage-auctions-march-april.html

Colorado
http://freestorageauctionlists.blogspot.com/2011/03/colorado-storage-auctions-march-april.html

New Mexico
http://freestorageauctionlists.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-mexico-storage-auctions-march-april.html