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The "Other" Job / Re: My full time "other job" is
« on: August 03, 2011, 07:57:13 PM »
One good thing about the Post Office -- it's over 200 years old and yet it's never been hindered by progress.  8)
or by being a failure in general.  Free market ftw.  how many companies do you know that can run in the red every year and continue to operate.

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Stories about Storage Auctions / 6 units for one price
« on: August 01, 2011, 02:42:01 PM »
Has anyone come across that many units all put up for one bid?  They were FULL rooms, with really good stuff.  They all went for 4grand.  All were 5x10-5x15 rooms on 2 separate floors.  The aucitoneer said it was the most he has auctioned off at any one time, all belonging to the same person.  We also had 4 sets of 2 locker bids.  Interesting day.

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: first auction need advice please
« on: July 31, 2011, 06:32:24 PM »
Well, that's a tall order, but I'll give it a shot.

1) Don't buy just any locker because the price seems right and no one is bidding on it. There's a reason for no bids.

2) If you see a hint of collectibles (sports, entertainment, die-cast cars, etc) it MIGHT be a good lkr.

3) Photo equipment does well for me.

4) Brand name tools would be good (Makita, DeWalt, even Craftsman). Taiwan, no.

5) See a possible gun case no one else sees? Go for it. Might be empty, might not be a gun case.

6) Hi-end furniture good. Particle board no.

7) TVs are good if plasma, lcd or LED. Old ones not so much since most won't be digital.

8.) Clothing (for me thats Pro Sports Jackets, leather jackets, name brand tennis shoes, good boots)

9) Comic books...Superman #1(Like the one Nicolas Cage owns...valued at millions.)

10) Vintage nudity either in old Cavalcades, etc or original b&W or color prints of what were then called "nudes".

OK, now for the flip side...what you will actually see:

1) stained mattresses
2) dressers missing drawers
3) waterbeds (frames and MAYBE the bed itself) (no Posturpedics probably)
4) old canned food (bulging) old noodles (mouse chewed)
5) transparent containers (like 2 liter soda bottles) with 3" of urine.
6) other goodies list the other members here will provide for you.

Go get 'em !

Wasn't Cage's Suberman comic solen and then turned up in a storage auction???  I think they are still going over the rights to it...

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It can only get worse. There are 3 shows on now, the economy sucks and the lockers on the storage auction shows are getting better. I wish I could buy 30K in vending machines for $1500, but unfortunately the real people I attend auctions with can recognize a good deal.



not a lot of people carry that kind of coin to an auction.  Although it was a very good purchase on his part.  I honestly wouldn't know who to call if I acquired that stuff.  It would take me a few days to make some informative phone calls.

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: where to find auctions
« on: July 31, 2011, 10:18:50 AM »
but heres the good and bad of here from the people ive talked to and what i see happening. people have no money around here so things go for really cheap including  units. ( no money = cheaper lkrs? seems right) also thrift stores and flea markets arent doing well cept for one which is just every monday but thats also a farm auction also. most thrift stores and flea markets have gone out of business due to lack of business. with the exception of my other post from the auction from cass city which i found out was also a farm, construction, and about 5 other auctions all in one ( hence why so many people) big units+small prices+ no money for people to buy= help?
Thats why I moved away from MI in the first place.  Economy hit hard there.  Nobody has money its kinda sad.

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: where to find auctions
« on: July 31, 2011, 09:32:00 AM »
Try this.
newzgroup.com/michigan/dtsearch.html

How is Lapeer doing.  I dated a girl from there once.  I also think I hit my first deer there.

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Storage Auction Blues
« on: July 30, 2011, 04:46:20 PM »
did you ask what magically happened to the other 5 units that were up for bid?  Interesting that in a matter of hours 5 people paid their rent...

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Storage Auction Blues
« on: July 30, 2011, 12:58:46 PM »
Yup, that is one I would stay away from.

This is a double edge sword, although yes it would be good for us to collaborate which facilities to stay away from by name. At least for the users on here that are in the same general area. However, these facilities can easily go back and sue you for slander. So I would be cautious around that.
slander is a pretty vague term.  If we just put up a list of storage sites that "may be sketch" then they wouldn't have ground to stand on.  Certainly nothing to stand on if their practices truly were sketchy.

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: The Dude and His Elusive First Unit
« on: July 30, 2011, 12:10:40 PM »
@JRossJr  Actually, the picture with the dove on it was just a pic with hip hop artists and stuff that I may get $3-4 dollars for at a swap meet. The other picture I sold for $15 to a lady that belongs to a sorority and she just enjoys buying stuff like that.

The TV has power and all yet it doesn't have the RF connection for a cable hookup, so its practically worthless. I'm not even going to bother pawning it. There is a 2-drawer Formica nightstand that you see behind the armoire, and I gave that to my Dad as a gift. The box full of clothes didn't have any surprises but my wife was able to find a shower curtain still in its packaging that was real nice, as well as some jewelry bangles. The armoire is junk and of low quality, and I intend on scrapping that today.

All and all, I didn't expect to make much money off of this but I did make my money back along with making a couple people happy.

And you were able to get your first and all of the jitters from that are gone.  Nice little unit, easy to clean.  Congrats on making some people happy and getting your money back./

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Storage Auction Blues
« on: July 30, 2011, 11:20:50 AM »
not to thread jack, but I moved to GA from MI and abandoned a storage unit in Oxford.  I was living in Royal Oak at the time and my girlfriend lived in waterford.  It was the cheapest around.  Guess what happened to that unit......  Somebody bought a nice la-z-boy leather chair with automon, a new bike, some ball cards, and a few other misc things.  I guess I didn't need any of that stuff anyway.   Good luck there..

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Storage Auction Blues
« on: July 30, 2011, 09:36:58 AM »
certainly stay away from there..  By the way are we able to call out who and where these not so great places are???  Maybe start a sub-section for shady storage facilities???

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According to this provsion.
"451-C:6 Sale. � If any of the rent, charges, fees, or expenses referred to in this chapter shall remain unpaid for 30 days, and after complying with the provisions of RSA 451-C:4 and RSA 451-C:5, the owner may sell such personal property at a private or public sale, and the proceeds shall first be applied to satisfy such rent, charges, fees, or expenses. Proceeds remaining after the sale and payment of rent, charges, fees, or expenses to the owner shall then be paid to any lienholders of record, as their interests may appear, with any remaining proceeds to be paid to the occupant. "

I would come to the conclusion that it HAS to be sold at auction in order to allow the proceeds to be paid to the occupant.  If the owner decides to keep it then the last sentence wouldn't be fulfilled..  Maybe I am reading to much into it.


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My apologies if I misinterpreted what you had written.  To me it read like he was taking stuff from units that he wanted then auction off the remnants. 

I was under the understanding that the contents of the locker had to be auctioned off and that the contents are not the owner of the storage units property.  The contents belong to the original owner until the start of the auction, then they go to the highest bidder.  I dont beleieve the storage facility owner can do as he pleases with the contents of the unit (give it away, or pilfer what he wants).  Someone correct me if I am wrong... 

Thats what I had thought as well.  The auctioneer cutting the lock was the last possible second that the owner could catch up on payments.  I though it was ALL part of a legal process.  I believe I heard that from the guy that has all of the youtube videos.  Could be 100% wrong, but it would make sense.

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You're in Ga right?  What run was that?  I'm glad I didn't get out there yesterday.  Also glad they have some smaller auctions up my way, Gainesville, Cleveland area..

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: public notice??
« on: July 29, 2011, 12:08:25 PM »
I live on the Hall/Gwinnett line,  Literally it splits the house in half.  I get the papers for up here but they are useless to me.  Any suggestions on which papers to be subscribing to?  I get the AJC but only on sundays and sometimes the gwinnett daily post.

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