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They don't have to wait any longer than they normally would. They still have to place legal notices in the newspaper. The auction can begin whenever they're ready.
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If I read the legal notices correctly they might say: Auction, April 5, 1 p.m. (at such and such physical address).
People show up, auction happens, money paid, lkr cleaned out. Lkr available to re rented out to a new person.

A legal notice for an online auction MIGHT read like this (I hardly read them, so this isn't totally accurate).

Online auction of Lkr #456 to be held online STARTING April 5, 1 p.m. and ending April 15, 1 p.m. (followed by details on URL for online auction, terms of payment, etc, etc.

Seems like there's some lag time in there to me for re-renting the lkr, but maybe I'm just plain wrong as I am the average schlub who buys used to buy these things on a fairly regular basis.

I wonder if it isn't easier for an online buyer to back out of a deal than it is for a person who actually attends. There is a certain anonimity to the online experience after all. AGAIN, I don't know all the details about registering, bidding, etc as I have no interest in pursuing this avenue of buying. I think buying a lkr online is different than buying something from eBay online.

As to picking items (as opposed to buying lkrs) yes, THAT works for me as it's all right in front of me. I won't promote that kind of buying here (as I have no vested interest in doing so) but if someone hasn't tried it, they might want to.

Why did you lose your unit?

Former owner has made no response to THAT question as of 3/25/2013.

His out of state location compared to where the locker was doesn't bode well for getting anything back when so much time has passed.

We don't know what kind of relationship the former owner had with the property managers, but from the many managers I've talked to about tenants who have lost their goods to a lien sale, the vast majority of them are combative and take little to no resposility for what happened. They take the attitude "You can't sell MY stuff!".

On the other hand, some of those folks ARE bailing out their stuff before the lien sale happens and we can thank the TV SHOWS for that. Good for the lkr owners, good for the storage facilites, not so good for us as the number of lkrs for sale has declined especially over the last year. (in my area, IMO)

Over 120 days ago this thread got its last response.

In the last 60 days the facility 7 miles away from me went back to live auctions with a real auctioneer and crowd.

They used the online approach three times in six months. I haven't talked to the management there as the local person behind the counter isn't open to a conversation about the business, but I can only assume that for whatever reason they weren't happy with the online auction approach.

I think I'm safe to say I won't be bidding on any online storage locker auctions.  There have been two in my town (just 7 miles from me) and I didn't bid on either of them. 

One of my cronies did, won it and regretted it.

Meantime, the facility that had both those auctions has gone back to the regular auction format with an auctioneer in person....along with a flock of what P.T. Barnum and other carnies called "suckers". You know, "There's one born every minute."

Over the last two years I've posed maybe 4 polls and several other polls were placed during that time as well by other members or administators.

Generally none of the polls has generated more than about 6 votes, though in March, 2013 one of them came up with 11 or so.

Considering there are roughly 3,000 members here one would think a poll could generate 30 votes at least...that's only 1%, but since roughly 2,900 people don't even post messages it should be no surprise that votes don't get cast either.

Yep, it's deja vu all over again !

How many people will vote this time.

Edit:

After reading and re-reading this survey and survey2, I have figured out that the "twist" is they don't really relate to each other. The logic just isn't there as the online aspect throws a monkey wrench in the works.

You know you have too much video capability (and too much interest in video dramas) when you can do the following:

1) Record several hours of "flea market flip" on TIVO #1 while....

2) Recording an episode of "Touch" on TIVO #2 while....

3) Watching episode #1  of "Touch" on Netflix

All three things happening at the same time...and typing this note...that's multitasking (with a lot of electronic help).

I have to say I'm getting more use out of my Netflix streaming account than I am out of the Disc account though.
A year or so ago they lost their contract with STARZ who have a huge library of old and new films. Nflix didn't want to pay the tab. They lost a lot of customers over that.

Anyway, I've become addicted to EPISODIC TV watching...if you start something late (like last years first 12 episodes of "Touch") you can have a mini-marathon over a few days time!