Storage Wars: New York: Season 2, Episode 8: “As the World Bids.” Everybody and their brother brought a box truck to this storage auction. Not just any ordinary auction mind you, but a VAULT auction. Neatly packed, stacked boxes, and...
Online Storage Auctions: The Future of an Industry
For years, the storage auction business went on with few changes. Auctions were small, and the idea of forming a resale business...
Read MoreStorage Wars: Interview with Dave Hester
Where is Dave Hester now? Was Dave misunderstood and wrongfully portrayed as a villain on Storage Wars? Or is...
Read MoreAvoid Foreclosure: Sell Your Storage Unit Fast
In a troubled economy, it can be hard to keep up with your bills. If you’re experiencing financial hardship, finding a way...
Read MoreStorage Wars: Canada: Turn That Frown Upside Down!
Storage Wars: Canada: Season 1, Episode 16: “Even Veterans Get the Blues.” The auction was at a storage facility in a nice...
Read MoreStorage Hunters: Episode 1 – Bloody Battle
The location for the today’s episode of Storage Hunters is Hollywood. We are introduced to the players Brandon and Lori...
Read MoreStorage Hunters UK: Episode 10 – Reading
The location for the today’s episode of Storage Hunters UK is Reading. And Mini Mile is all excited. STORAGE UNIT NUMBER...
Read MoreIs Storage Hunters UK Real or Fake?
By this point, even the most diehard storage auction reality show fans are starting to face the facts: None of these shows are...
Read MoreStorage Wars: New York: Season 2, Episode 7: “Legends of the Fog.” John Luke lost on his way to the auction held at the Bronx, again! Joe P brought a buddy nick named, ‘Fog’ (don’t ask). Mike rushed out of his home amidst the...
Container Wars: Season 1, Episode 8: “Shark Attack.” Mo and Ty established themselves as the “Team Muscle” by their trash-talk intimidation tactics before the auction. If you pick a fight, you will find yourself in a fight. Uzi bumped...
Thanks to Storage Wars and all of its spin-offs, people are looking toward self storage auctions as a money-making opportunity. Everyone wants the chance to find hidden treasures and resell them for hefty profits. There’s another side...
You might be surprised to find out that many of the storage units you come across at auction once belonged to other auction-hunters. In some ways, the storage auction community can tend to be a bit self-feeding. When you buy a unit at auction...
The key to making a profit from storage auctions is to never pay more for a unit than you can get out of it in sales. Of course, this isn’t always possible. Sometimes you get burned with a bad unit, and sometimes the sales market shifts...
For a long time, storage auctions were always frequented by the same type of people, primarily men in their middle age, often those who were either retired or reselling full-time. After storage auctions became more well-known, though, a wider...
Nearly anything can be sold if you can find the right buyer. Some items have more interested buyers than others, however, and recognizing these items will save you a lot of time and hassles when it comes to reselling. Any time you look at a...
The storage auction business is often one of trial and error. There are no guarantees that you’ll make a profit reselling every unit that you buy, or even that you’ll always break even. As you start buying units and selling their...
Reality television rarely paints a particularly realistic picture of anything it depicts, and that’s certainly true of storage auctions. Despite the popularity of auction shows like Storage Wars and Auction Hunters, these shows bear...