OK, time for the reveal !

The opened box contains.....envelope please......4 boxes, 48 cylinders.....Power 5x Butane !





This is apparently used to fill any appliance (lighters, etc) that use butane. A case of 12 cans pretty much sells for around $36 on eBay. So, a lot of potential for profit here.

The buyer paid $330 for the locker. I was in at $100 (just to see what was inside the mystery boxes) but was quickly left behind and wasn't willing to risk anymore than the $100.

I'll leave the 6 bags content for awhile to see if anyone responses to this post and will also reveal some more interesting facts about this locker.

Any thoughts on why the boxes would have been wrapped in plastic the way they were?

There is enough info in the picture.  Was even MORE info in it till Movieman updated the pictures.  Use the first box picture as it's the best.  That and google will put you right on the money so to speak.

I complimented Clist in our private messages about this thread on his good detective skills. Now I have to tell you all that any clue you might think he has provided in the quote above probably shouldn't be pursued by the rest of you.
He is in possession of a clue he routed out by himself that the rest of you won't have access to.

I won't go into specifics, but he discovered something BEFORE he ever emailed me. The pictures he saw are 99.99% the way they were before he and I talked in the emails. It's just that he used his super Sherlock Holmes approach to discover what the rest of you didn't.

I'll wait a while longer for more guesses to take place and then will email Clist to tell him to go ahead and reveal what he thinks the true answer is. At this point he is the front runner due to an inadvertly "left" clue.

ALSO, even Clist will get a couple of surprises !

Sent you one back MM.  More I look at the pictures the more I think I've nailed it on the head.  Now - if my math is right for the 1536 items he can get around $3840 - $4608 (non-ebay price).  May just take some time to move it all.  So unless he paid some outrageous price this is one mystery unit that is going to pay well if can move all the items.

Now - I am interested in knowing what was in the bags.

Ah yes, the bags. Contents "round but flat".

All the guessers so far are doing a pretty good job; see my next response to Alloro's note.

They won't be around much longer because there is a new service coming out in about three weeks that will make them obsolete.

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man. "

Ned Pepper to Rooster Cogburn/True Grit, 1969

Totally guessing...so let's say those round cylinders are new RACKETBALL BALLS... also guessing $390 for the unit

The cylinders would almost hold new racketballs, but they don't. They are 2" x 9". Twelve cylinders to a box, 4 boxes to a case=48 cylinders per case.  32 cases x 48 cylinders = 1,536 cylinders.

Will hold off on what the locker cost until we get some more input from those wishing to play.

So what were they and how much did he pay?  I've decided to let you guess about the contents and after a few people have posted their guesses I'll come back and have a CLEAR picture of what they are, how much he paid and my evaluation of his purchase. 

I asked that of a fellow a few years ago and he said he gave them away at the flea market to anyone who asked how much they were.

A few months ago I got about 20 and have been selling them for $3 to $10 on a pretty regular basis. The 100 or so Gospel cds didn't hurt either ! 

You?

I bought a unit filled with these chairs. I haven't had a chance to pull them out but there must be like 4 of them in there along with the sinks. Anyone ever deal with this kind of equipment before? You think i'd be better off going to a resaler or trying to sell to a business. Any help would be appreciated! -Seb

I would put them on Craigslist. Someone opening a NEW salon would like to get a complete set. 

Anyone who already has a salon open MIGHT go for some new pieces, but they won't match their old ones.