Where we live they only hold auctions every 3 months, otherwise we have to travel 2 hours away to indianapolis, or outside chicago which we have done but its got to be a good unit for cheap otherwise our profit goes down. I won't buy a unit just to buy one. I also pick stuff up through rummage sales, flea markets, and I have been picking for over 12 years.  MY dad ran an auction house and flea market so I do have enough inventory to run a store front. We are just now looking into the store front I will do more research into it before we decide anything, thats why i joined this forum to learn everything i can.