Yes you can 3 x your money on any unit you get at a great deal! But 90% of them are way over bid on compared to live auction. Watch how high prices go online
I agree with you 100%. Every other unit besides the one I bought sold for full retail. One unit in particular had a baby swing, a car seat, a child's pop up play tent, a mystery box that looked empty and some bottles. Sold for $118. They could have bought the same merchandise on Craigslist and saved $60. Another unit sold for $440. Unit had a cheap gun cabinet which could be sold for $125, a old circular saw, a cheap baby changing table, a cheap desk and 6 crappy chairs from the 90's. There were no boxes and the unit was partially cleaned out so there was no mystery.
There is no argument, most storage units sold online sell for higher prices. However, every now and then you do get lucky. Keep in mind that storage units are selling for insane prices at the live auctions too. So far this year, I have bought twice as many units online than I have at live auctions and I have attended ten times more live auctions than online auctions. So that's got to count for something.