Last safe I saw was a gun safe. Besides that there wasn't much else. Went for $750.
Guy goes in a its unlocked! WhoHoo!
Inside are seven hard case gun totes and piles of mint coin boxes! Heck yeah!!
Proceeded to open everything......empty....empty.....empty.....
We were all like WTF?!?
Okay, little odd to take guns and not hard case but maybe he sold each gun without case? Came and took all so loaded in something less conspicuous since guns aren't suppose to be stored there? Fine.
But who takes mint coins out of case?
Guy still had a nice score. Safe was $2k new. Even with re-combo fee he either got a nice safe cheap or made a few hundred. Pulse each gun case? Couple probably only $25ish but most were the nice rifle case's that (new) go for $150-$250.
Anyway, the point is he only went to $750 based off value of safe. What he could get for safe, not its possible contents........
<side story>
It was funny because this particular facility has a policy that firearms must be turned over to police.
And around here, once the police have your gun for any reason your not getting it back any time soon, if at all.
So the auctioneer is there and see's this guy going to open safe and he runs over and says: "looks like its all locked up, eh? Can't get into it?" And stands right in font of it with he door about two inches open.
We are all confused for a second and then owner gets it. "Yep. Locked. Going to have to haul it home and call lock smith!"
So a lesson learned. Don't open safes unill your alone......which would be good advice anywhere. I'd hate for everyone to know I'm all alone in a dark warehouse after cracking open a safe with millions in it.