How to Spot a Knock-Off Designer Brand

It’s not uncommon to find designer merchandise inside a storage unit. However, before you Snoopy dance after you’ve opened a box full of Louis Vuitton handbags, make sure they’re real deal. Counterfeits accounts for almost 10% of the...

Auction Hunters: Pawn Edition: Get Your...

Auction Hunters: Pawn Edition: Season 4, Episode 11: “Carolyn Goes Topless.” What happens when you put a good looking blond male (Allen) at the same storage auction with a smoking hot blonde female (Carolyn)? Fire works? Romance?  A love...

Cleaning Out Your Storage Unit

No matter how well you research a storage unit or how carefully you bid, you’re bound to find a lot of trash and useless items. Once you win the unit, it’s your responsibility to have it fully emptied and swept clean within 24 to 48...

Why Do Storage Auctions Occur?

Before you attend your first storage auction, you’ll want to be prepared. By understanding how and why the auction occurs, you can prepare yourself for the type of items you’re most likely to find. This in turn can help you budget...

Items to Avoid at Storage Auctions

When you’re first starting out with storage auctions, it can be hard to determine which items make a unit worthwhile. It’s tempting to bid aggressively on every unit you come across just so you can win something, but that’s...

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How to Tell Trash from Cash

What is trash and what is cash. You know the saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” That still holds true. Let’s say you bought a 10×20 storage unit stacked from floor to ceiling. Boxes, containers, all 200 sq ft...

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How to Prepare a Financial Game Plan

How fun to pick up a new hobby! Storage auctions differ from most hobbies because the goal is to buy low and sell high. This game of skill and chance requires money but it’s still a safer bet than buying and selling stocks. Prepare a...

Auction Hunters: Pawn Edition: Ton the...

Auction Hunters: Pawn Edition: Season 4, Episode 10: “Always Money in Philadelphia.” On the road again… Haff-Ton team back in their bread truck headed 3000 miles away from home to the city of Philadelphia. A premier antique store closed...