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Stories about Storage Auctions / Went to my first auction today and....
« on: December 08, 2011, 05:23:44 PM »
did not purchase a locker. There were 3 units, down from 7 or 8 advertised. The manager said one owner came in that morning and paid $1000. Anyway, I promised myself not to bid, I was just there to watch and try to guess the prices. There were two 5x5 lockers and 1 5x10 locker.
In my newbie opinion, the first one was the best. I guessed $600-700, but I was way off as it went for $425. It had a mystery briefcase, 3 or 4 totes (one labeled silverware), a tool box, some boxes, and some other stuff.
Everything went by so fast, I'm trying to remember the prices for the other two units. I *think* one was $250 and the last one was $175. The last one had one of those Sentry big file safes in there and a dirty basketball.
There are five more auctions scheduled tomorrow near me. Actually, there's six, but the first auction tomorrow has one unit and the auctioneer seems to think it will be cancelled due to the owner paying. Also, the first auction is the furthest from me, so I'll probably join up at the second one which is like 10 minutes from where I live.
All in all, it was a learning experience. There was a 10% buyers premium also. The auctioneer gave out a list of scheduled auctions for the rest of this month and January. I pretty much kept to myself with my hands in my pocket.
In my newbie opinion, the first one was the best. I guessed $600-700, but I was way off as it went for $425. It had a mystery briefcase, 3 or 4 totes (one labeled silverware), a tool box, some boxes, and some other stuff.
Everything went by so fast, I'm trying to remember the prices for the other two units. I *think* one was $250 and the last one was $175. The last one had one of those Sentry big file safes in there and a dirty basketball.
There are five more auctions scheduled tomorrow near me. Actually, there's six, but the first auction tomorrow has one unit and the auctioneer seems to think it will be cancelled due to the owner paying. Also, the first auction is the furthest from me, so I'll probably join up at the second one which is like 10 minutes from where I live.
All in all, it was a learning experience. There was a 10% buyers premium also. The auctioneer gave out a list of scheduled auctions for the rest of this month and January. I pretty much kept to myself with my hands in my pocket.