I have gotten 6 complete more or less guns and and a couple incomplete guns in the last 3 years. Most have been junk. Most I got for any of them was $100 for a Winchester 370 shotgun.  I got a S&W revolver in a unit this year but it was missing all the inards and the grips. I still have it doubt I will get more then $25 for it.  OLast year I got a Spanish double with the stock broken off and rust all over it, sold that for $60 and was happy to get it sinc I only paid $510 for the unit. I find a lot of ammo and an occasional magazine but the guns are rarely in the units.  I do know one buyer who got a unit for $35 and found 7 long guns rolled up in a carpet. I did not see the guns so I do not know how good they were but that would be a great find even iff they were cheap guns.  If you want to buy guns go to a gun show your odds are much better there then at a storage auction.  I bought some contents from another bidder of a unit that was from a gun shop. No complete guns but a ton of stocks and parts along with a few tools.  I have done well on the stocks and parts on gunbroker.com. The orignal buyer thought he was getting a gold mine becasue there were about 150 gun boxes showing. They were all empty. 

I saw that news stroy.  They made it look to easy it will hurt the business again just when the unreality shows impact was stabilizing to.

About half the lockers I buy have evidence of drug use.  About half have letters from prison in them.  That should tell you something.

Saw a Datsun 280Z in a unit. Had less then 10000 miles on it and was about 15 years old. Covered with dust and tires flat.  had been in the unit like 13 years acording to the managment.  Sold for $4000.  Assuming it could be made to run it should have been a great deal at that price it was a near new car but when a car sits that long there are issues with everything requireing lubrication. It may cost a bit to get it in shape to drive.

I use an expedition with a 5X8 foot trailer.  When it rains only junk or weatherproof stuff goes in the trailer. I can get 6 full or Queen sized mattresses in the trailer or 3 mattresses and a couch. Straping them to the roof is a time consuming pain and risky as they may fall off. Before I got the trailer I would rent a truck if I had more then a couple big items.  I will say that hauling stuff in the Expedition beats the heck out of the interior.  I bought the trailer new so it was not cheap but i can haul 3 times as much stuf with the trailer as I can with just the expedition. The trailer is quickly paying for itself in saved time and gas.  When I rented a truck it normally cost $150 top $200 for a day. That included mileage and gas they are gas hogs and a couple trips to the dump would burn up a tank of gas.

No deposit on the places I do yet.  But as others have said if you do not clean out your units then you will be blacklisted no more auctions for you.

Furniture, It has to be really cheap or really nice to sell around here. I end up giving it away on Craigslist most of the time if it does not go to the dump.  Clothes I rarely try to sell as everyone wants them dirt cheap even ofr new with tags.

I sold some coats on ebay once.  The new with tags Carhartt went well like $40.  Most of the rest got no more then one bid selling at $9.99.  My opinion is only really good brands that are new will sell.  It is not worth it to sell items for $9.99.  If you get a bunch of the same size clothes that are new selling as a lot may work.  Some Jeans sell well most do not.