Watching auctions yesterday and today...   WOW what people are paying for junk units... Just saw a unit that was  "company unit Items abandoned by tenents"   go for big money...  it was LARGE and Junk...  Trash, broken stuff in it... These people must be high on something... ot spending their tax return on anything... Locally this month mostly junk units all the way around...

Oh well, time to get off my butt and go do the live auctions!!  Not going to get any win's this month online... 

The DVD unit I got... Interesting unit...  Started sorting out the DVD's checking cases, etc..

The Person with the unit must have been making copies of them... Because every DVD I found that was a retail verison, almost always had at lease  one or Pirate copy made up..   And I'm talking pretty nice, cases with printed(home printer) covers and plastic sleeves for the covers.  At least the Retail DVDS are all in good shape.  I filled up a trash can with pirate disk and cases.

Anyone else ever run into this???  I run into pirate disks all the time...

It's snowy, icey, I drove to the latest online auction unit I won.. Opened the door up started sorting a little (just in my car so not taking much) Low and behold I found something I really really really needed...

Windshield wiper fluid - and Ice melt...

I was out of both, and they were in short supply in the store last time I went so I wound up doign without, and my windshield was dirty for the salt on the road..   I paid 60$ for the unit, I got about 30$ in ice melt, and several RAINEX windshield fluid gallons..   

Now the rest of the unit is very promising... Motorized mibility cart for older people (nice one, looks complete)  Desk, dresser, about 4 new coolers, and several bigger coolers..  Tools, saw one Air powered cutting wheel..  LARGE SIZE Work boots.. couple nice luggage pieces, a nice large MAGLITE flashlight, and other flashlights..  Lots of car cleaning/detailing stuff..  and a Small Deep freeze, microwave.

and of course a bed frame and Ironing board...  I am starting to think these come as standard issue for people renting a storage unit..

The other unit is filled with BOXES of DVD's and toys... an old school LARGE TV, and mattress and box springs.. (of course the standard ironing board, and bed frame)  I have yet to find a good marked for some SPECIAL content DVD's..  but mosts of the lot is rated R and below.

Gearing up for a new month of auctions...

It's gonna turn cold.. so maybe I will have some luck buying this month..

got a unit with Tools, and work stuff.. In a bucket along with a reciprocating saw (no blade on it) was a black negligee, all silk and lace.. 

Can't want to see what else this locker holds.. 

All bought online, all made decent money..   I want to venture out and do a live auction now. I got a little research to do (finding them is not the real issue) More so for trying to find who owned the units, what their situation might have been..  I'm thinking about the live ones because you can actually see a little more detail than a few pictures, but the emotional aspect of bidding is a little frightening. Gotta tell myself only bid on what I can see like I do online, set my max and stick with it.

I would have probably avoided 2 units that I have bought this year if I just smelled them.  Actually though the second smelly one was loaded with very sale-able stuff. Tonos of Games, 2 game systems and several hand held games, and a complete Tattoo Kit (A business I can fall back on if all else fails, I just need to find a victim or two to practice the art on as I'm ink free and don't know anything about it). also found it in my own saw like they cut the locks off on the famous TV show.

Any tips for Live auctions?? Really I'm pretty good.. I've been to estate auctions and the like before. Just have to find the right auctions I want to go to, as they are mostly during the week and I will have to play hookie from work.

I just got a couple units.. Moved them into one and rented the unit..  Low and behold, I made money off a few items quickly..  Normally this would have been the end of the show.  Well then I got busy, Weddings, and Life, and the day job..  I forgot about the unit I rented..76$ rental unit a month (10x10)  okay... on the 21st of the month it cost me 110$...    I think I understand WHY people get caught up and lose their units..  Bill paid, notice to vacate the unit given..   Mental note made, "If I ever rent a unit put is on auto pay, or better yet, Don't get too busy to clear out the units as I get them"   

Makes me feel for the people that can't afford them, and makes me wonder how FAST the bill would actually go up on them beyond that.  Now it was tempting to stage the unit a little better and let it go to auction!!

Got this unit over the winter..  So not only crappy but really Cold!

I got two items from it that I kept, A new Counter top rotisserie oven and a Blow up Christmas yard decoration.

Other than that this unit had NO value to me,  The cord was cut off the vacuum cleaner, the pamps were broken, the weed eaters were missing batteries and cords.

I however listed it FREE on craigslist and found someone to come take it all.. They got some scrap items, a baby car seat that was okay, a microwave that looked usable. I did help the load it up though.  They might have made their gas money back if the scrapped it properly.   I was glad not to have to deal with it, it had several NASTY mattresses hiding in there too..

Things I have learned from this unit has been priceless thought.

#1 People will take anything for free
#2 If items in a bin are pre-priced chances are you are getting fleamarket or yardsale rejects.
#3 If there is a Crapper in the unit it might just be a sign.

This unit gave me nightmares on getting rid of it.. I was tempted to just let them have the security fee..  I feel it was a set up unit and will not buy from this chain of storage providers again.