Storage Auctions
The Storage Locker => The Treasure Chest => Topic started by: SteveChesi on February 04, 2013, 08:51:16 PM
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This time last year..an Auction in my own facility..being tight with management,I asked about former tenants..One guy was a real Biker Type with big legal problems... when the doors went up,mattresses & trash covered the front of the 5 X 10...couldn't see a thing other than what looked like nothing but a trip to the dump...BUT THEN.... against the wall 2 metal lockers both 5 foot tall with double doors...man I tell ya it was like that briefcase in Pulp Fiction that shone a bright light when opened....KNIVES!!. mostly New in the Box(es)...3,500 of them...apparently this guy went to Weekend Biker Events and was a vendor....Rented the same unit for 2 months (didn't move a thing,it was real close to my own units) listed every CASE and BUCK knife individually on eBay...listed Everything else on Craigslist...got several "Cherry Pickers" that over a few weeks period cleaned out the good stuff...then the remaining "Made in China" 1 Dollar stuff I sold in bulk to Flea Market Re-Sellers... total $ investment $360.00, total time invested about 50 hours... took the profits and bought myself a 2009 Chevy "Box" Work Truck with 22,000 miles.... still smile everyday knowing for 360 bucks and some time/effort I scored this workhorse..
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Nice very Nice.....
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Didnt really know the value of knives. An estate had a ton of knives and people were lined up just to get in for them. First 20 or so people walked out with bags of knives!
Maybe next garage sale I will order some knives in bulk. Even if not marked up much I can advertise and use them to draw a crowd......