Well first off hope I'm not being a board hog but really enjoy this board and the few of you regular posters are great to chat with and bounce things off of but this board could definately use some more action so figured I'd pipe up a little more.
Anyhow, I guess you make a good point, its all about whether its worth it to you to do all the work and take the risk to make a hundred buck when yourhaving to shell out $500.
My strategy has kind of changed. Not many units are going for cheap but I often see units that are pretty full but look like they have lots of garbage, lots of clothes, a few boxes. Pretty much any unit I can get for Under $40 or $50 I take providing its full of stuff even if its crap.
I figure I can probably make back my money on clothes or a table or whatever random items are in there and I'm taking a gamble that I come across some coins, antique, electronics or something worthwhile. I figure as long as I can mkae my money back and a little extra for my effort it's like buying a lottery ticket.
I used to go for nicer units but anything halfway decent is going for a fortune so I'm buying the bottom of the barrel units now.
The guy who started this site has the right idea. Which by the way who does run this site? Is it one of the mods? Anyhow, they got the right idea by cashing in on the newbies, people who watch the tv show, etc. I'm doing the same thing myself as well making money telling people where auctions are in my area, selling guides on how to make money in this business etc. Gotta try to make that money anyway you can.