Storage Auctions

The Storage Locker => Storage Auctions "In The News" => Topic started by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:41:19 PM

Title: Here's one....off the internet #1
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:41:19 PM: http://www.hansenbros.com/Media-Coverage-Auctions
Title: Here's one.....off the internet #2 Central California Auctioneer !
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:45:51 PM: http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/02/21/lau_baird_storage_draft/

A generous property manager says this:

“We usually wait till a customer is three, four, five months behind before we even get to that level,” said Shale Butler, property manger of PayLess. “I’m kinda soft and reasonable. I’ll accept as little as 10 or 20 percent of what they owe to hold them out of auction.”
Title: Here's one.....off the internet #3 27K auction locker purchase !
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:48:07 PM: http://www.storageauctioncentral.com/

This one is a blog, but has some interesting stories including the $27,000 antique lkrs mentioned briefly in another thread on these forums.
Title: Here's one....off the internet #4 A radio broadcast !
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:49:58 PM: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/399/contents-unknown

A radio broadcast !
Title: Here's one....off the internet #5 urns in lockers !
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:51:58 PM: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1274987&srvc=next_article

Remember that urn you found in the locker you just bought?

I've gotten 3 in seven years; all brass about 10 x 6 x 6.
Title: Here's one...off the internet #6 Texas TV Station Covers An Auction
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:53:16 PM: http://www.kcbd.com/story/14280576/local-storage-auctions-acttact-amateur-treasure-hunters?redirected=true

This one from a TV station.
Title: Here's one...off the internet #7 No Strange Auctions in Indianapolis !
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:56:08 PM: http://www.ibj.com/storageunit-auctions-not-so-strange-anymore/PARAMS/article/23676

Indianapolis speaks out !
Title: Here's one...off the internet #8 Yet another article inspired by the tv shows
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:57:31 PM: http://www.wwltv.com/news/entertainment/110968389.html

An associated press article.
Title: Here's one...off the internet #9 There was really nothing worth the money!
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 10:58:58 PM: http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/jan/12/u-haul-storage-facility-auctions-locker-/

Even Ohio is in on the action !
Title: Here's one...off the internet #10 General article about the two tv shows
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 11:00:11 PM: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/22/2789529/bidders-look-for-hidden-riches.html

Dallas/Fort Worth......
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #1
Post by: the teacher on May 11, 2011, 11:25:43 PM: This one was a CLUSTERFU*K! I will never go back there.....total BS auction. And they promote it all over craigslist and everywhere else they can.
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #1
Post by: MovieMan on May 11, 2011, 11:32:18 PM: Quote from: the teacher on May 11, 2011, 11:25:43 PM
This one was a CLUSTERFU*K! I will never go back there.....total BS auction. And they promote it all over craigslist and everywhere else they can.

Good to know, especially since they seem to have one coming up in about 8 days !
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #4
Post by: the teacher on May 11, 2011, 11:34:19 PM: I've found six sets of created remains so far. Usually it's just Grandma. I found a Grandma and Grandpa in one unit, three Grandma's by themselves, and one six month old baby boy. I was stressing on the baby boy! I'd already taken a load to the dump out of that particular unit, and the manager came out while I was cleaning it out and told me the ladies son was in there, but she couldn't remember where she put him. Of course he was at the very front of the locker and he was in a small plain box with a name and some dates on it. I was never so happy to find a set of remains in a locker ever! I was afraid I had thrown him away, and I was stressing about that pretty hard!
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #1
Post by: the teacher on May 11, 2011, 11:37:00 PM: Oh yeah, I still get the notifications, and I'll hear all about it from other buyers I know, but I won't be there!
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #1
Post by: rulesforrebels on May 14, 2011, 03:22:28 PM: Hey, love the new category, must say it would probably be better though if the articles had actual titles and maybe some commentary instead of just blasting this section with 12 or 15 articles you found on the net in one day. How about some commentary on the article or something?

Only reason I mention it is because I really don't care to read a list of threads just blasted up as found on the internet 1, found on the internet 2, etc. I also notice nobody else h as really looked at these either.
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #1
Post by: MovieMan on May 14, 2011, 05:29:18 PM: Quote from: rulesforrebels on May 14, 2011, 03:22:28 PM
I also notice nobody else h as really looked at these either.

Take a look at the view counts again. Maybe they aren't replying, but some have looked. Several of the threads have at least one comment.

I'll post a note with contents on the next batch I post. When you get right down to it, 99% of the stories are going to come from the internet. If the story was in a newspaper or on a tv show, it will be represented on the net, thus the internet addresses. No one is going to go out and buy the Chicago Daily-News to read the article when they are sitting at the breakfast table in Houston.

And, you could also look at the internet #1, internet #2 as you would the many boxes we get in a locker...each is a surprise until you open it ! ;D
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #1
Post by: MovieMan on May 14, 2011, 05:42:33 PM: OK, spoon-feeding future readers....added text to #1, #2 etc so reader can decide if he actually wants to read the article based on its content.

Now GETTING THE READER TO RESPOND...that's a different story. Remember 9% of forum members contribute to content and the rest just read it.
Title: Re: Here's one....off the internet #5 urns in lockers !
Post by: Mr Andersen on May 17, 2011, 08:42:37 AM: Why is she making such a deal out of it, she is the one who put his ashes in there, she is the one who did not pay her rent. Why diden't she say anything before or during the auction.
She can only blame her self.

People who store someones ashes in a storage locker are beeing disrespectful to the ones who are dead.
Put them in a cementary or keep the urn at home.

I have one word for this, Stupid!