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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Keeping up Sales in winter
« on: July 27, 2011, 10:01:05 PM »
Oops Sorry My bad
  It was a tiring day fighting off all the aggressive bidders at the auction today , it must of been from when I was looking at the Google map of where I wanted to go ( Dallas / Fort Worth ) and couldn't do to the highways being shut down do to 3 inches of ice on them ( You can't sand highways with a tailgate sander on a pick up truck , driveways yes ,     I-20  NO ) I had looked at Your profile . 
  We ended up taking  I 10 to Mobile Al then worked our way up to I 81 . to avoid the snow and ice , so We did pass through San Antonio.

 So You are up above the RGV  Rio Grande Valley where some  the Winter Texans Go ?
If it is warm , You just might see us .
  Tom Hayward from Ca. ( yes we have been on his list for years ) that does the Pod & Door to Door auctions all over the country walked by Us in the crowd at one of His auction in Az. said Hi claire , Hi Bob , got about 20 ft. stopped , whipped around and said are You guys lost ? or am I ?  LOL

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Got One Today
« on: July 27, 2011, 09:23:39 PM »
  Thanks
  No one was bidding , so My wife threw out $ 25 , and We all most had it till the last call , some @3%*+   started bidding against Her at $ 5.00 bid .
  The hardest thing was biting My tongue and keeping a straight face when listening to My " Neighbor " tell about Her great win last month . ( She is On A Roll )

  Going to spend tomorrow with the girls trying to make room for the new shelves along with pricing and setting up one of the lockers for a garage sale this weekend  .                                                          Wife has to work security at the Patriots training camp so I have to " guess " the prices on Her stuff .
  I would like to do garage sale on Sat. and Flea Market on sun. , but We will see

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: First Storage Auction..........
« on: July 27, 2011, 09:17:43 PM »
  At the auction today I overheard  a couple of dealers  whispering about  FallAPartical Board  Entertainment Centers are   going to become the next HOT COLLECTABLE  on Fee Bay .   ;D

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Stories about Storage Auctions / Got One Today
« on: July 27, 2011, 04:51:45 PM »
  Went to an Auction today with 6 units , first two junk lockers went for $ 5.00 ea.   another for $ 80. one with no bids , and for around $ 250. and We got one for $ 60 .
  Ours should be easy to clean out , a waste basket , trash barrel , dust pan , empty Wendy's cup . box of packing material , and Two like new Storage Shelves .   ;D
   Home Depot 5 shelve Edsal 16 ga. heavy duty # UR1848   / Internet # 100661831  @ $ 121.00 Ea.   ;D
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100661831&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&MERCH=REC-_-product-3-_-100203714-_-100661831-_-N&locStoreNum=2667
Bob
Ps
  The best part  
 The Lady that got the unit across from Me for $ 80. walked over and asked if We had bought lockers before ?  and How did We ever get rid of the stuff ?                                                                 As She was going through the boxes and 6 or so Bags and trash barrels  of clothes She had won. This was her second purchase as She had also won one last month for a little over $ 400 with household goods and boxes of base ball cards and had only been able to sell $ 22. worth of the " GOODIES " at  yard sale's on the main road she lives on  .
  I mentioned donating some of it for the write off and she replied that it's all common stuff and nobody wants it .  ::)
 There was ONE locker at the next place in the town she lived in  about 20 mi. away , She wasn't going and neither were  We , ( not worth it for one locker )  but the other 30+ did .

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: small town or big cities?
« on: July 27, 2011, 04:13:51 PM »
  We find that there is No rhyme or reason , it can go either way , and so do We .    ;D

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Auction Fashion Sense
« on: July 27, 2011, 04:11:00 PM »
  If I had a camera with Us today , I could of matched  the people of walmart web site .
  Can You picture Daisy Duke Shorts , Black Nylons , Black Boots with Pink Socks , a Blouse , and a Heavy White Angora Sweater ( today was 80 )   ;D
  When they opened up one locker there was a 3 ft. Stuffed Alligator in it , and She asked the Auctioneer if it was real ? as She backed away .  ::)

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Keeping up Sales in winter
« on: July 27, 2011, 04:01:48 PM »
  Hi Jross
   Thanks for the heads up on Your lack of cold  winter weather in Fort Worth ?   ::)
Did I mention that I came through Your town in Feb. ?   We were moving My sister in law back  to Ma. from  Ca.  .                                                                                                                                            We ( 16 ft. Budget and a Saturn )  got stuck in Deming Nm. for two days as  I-20 and the roads in Dallas had turned into skating rinks .  We had No Problem ( Me , Wife and Daughter  driving , but S in L hadn't driven in/on snow or ice in over 20 yrs. and was freaking out . 
 When the roads opened up , We booked it down the Low route ( I-10 )  only to get stuck  in Mobil Al and again in Pa. when the closed the roads  do to icing .
   We are thinking about spending this winter in either Fl. , Nm., Az. , or Tx.   not sure where yet , just reading all the Rv forums We can .  ;D 
   Bob
  Ps.
  If You see a Dodge Maxi Window van with Mass. plates towing a trailer at a local auction next winter , it isn't Us .    ::)

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The Lounge / Re: Unemployed
« on: July 27, 2011, 02:24:30 PM »
   
  I use to deliver chinese food ,average $ 80 to $ 120 with My best night  $ 185.

  So  How is the Full Time Auction Hunting and Part-Time Job Hunting going ? 
The only thing I find negative with the job  , is wanting to accept Prey Pal    ::)

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: What to do Office Furniture?
« on: July 27, 2011, 02:13:40 PM »
  Good Luck    ;D
  I would put it on Craig's in lots of 5 or more with free delivery , when You get those calling about        1 or 2 desk , charge them a delivery fee and rent a big U-Haul truck with a bunch of pads and dolly's , and grab ( 4 ) Four guys from OUTSIDE the local day labor place , once You find one good worker , He will connect You with 3 of His Hard Working Buddies  .                                 
  After the first couple of deliveries , buy your own dolly's and pads ( I got 28 4 wheel dolly's and             2 appliance dolly's in a locker last year so I am good   ::) )                                                                      When the sales start to dry up , Then Call the Liquidators , because they will offer You way below wholesale , and what they are worth .
   I made a connection with a hard working  Honest Brazilian  for help with My larger tent rentals.                                           Plus , I think I have the local community locked up as they will rent a tent from Me (for  1/2 price )  take it down from My customer , use it for a party or two ?   ,  and return it to wherever I want it after the weekend ,  if I ask them to set it up somewhere , No Problem Friend  ;D
  Pads and dolly's are cheap at Harbor Freight
      http://www.harborfreight.com/material-handling/dollies.html
      http://www.harborfreight.com/40-inch-x-72-inch-movers-blanket-47262.html

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: What to do Office Furniture?
« on: July 26, 2011, 06:29:47 PM »
  Heavy Cherry Wood ? I would of run too MM , I did win a 10 X 30 locker full of office furniture but only had a wood conference 12 ft. table that I ended up cutting up .
 Most of he file cabinets and the nice metal desk with  wood top's  I ended up scrapping as I couldn't move anything on Craig's List thanks to a local mortgage company going out of business and posting on the same week I posted there 3 floors of office furniture for FREE  , just bring a truck or trailer on Sat .            

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: to buy a truck or not???
« on: July 26, 2011, 05:31:37 PM »
  We started with a good U-Haul class 11 hitch on our car and just rented U-Haul trailers  when We needed them , tried to time a locker clean on Fri./Sat , with a flea market on Sun. and  dump run's on Mon. to cut down on cost ( most locker managers will work with You after they know and trust You ).
  One even rented Us a 5 X 5 locker and then gave Us   a month to clean out the 3 @ 10 X 30 ft. lockers that We won , and rented them out the second  We said they were ready .
  We now ( 20 yrs. later ) have a P/U , a one ton Dodge maxi window van ( Our main Wheels ) and a 12 ft X 3,000 lb. and an 18 ft X 9,000 lb. steel deck flatbed car trailer . One for trash and one for keepers ,                        Note We break down and trash All   Fall-A-Partical  Board  Furniture .
 Holmes Trailer
   It looks like this but is 6.4 X 12 ft long    and I love the ramp onemorepull.com/trailersticker.php?UniqueID=1675
   The other trailer is a Cam - Superline that We made removable sides for
camsuperline.com/Trailers/Construction/5.php

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: I got an Auction coming up
« on: July 26, 2011, 05:21:37 PM »
 At the last auction We went to they had a LOT of Free water , and My wife was the only one with an Umbrella  ;D, heck even the Auctioner was squeezed under it .
  But prices were still way out of the park .

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Keeping up Sales in winter
« on: July 24, 2011, 02:41:07 PM »
  Try not to buy anything bigger then a bread box during the winter as We have to store it , and for those wondering , the locker auctions are still  held during snow storms , You just don't have Mom , dad , and the Kids and Grama pushing the baby's sleigh  .
  We have walked away from some nice   lockers with big furniture going for cheap , as it just isn't worth it to Us in Jan. / Feb.. / March .
   But We do go to regular weekly indoor auctions to stock up for April /May sales .

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eBay / Re: Anyone Burned on Fee Bay ?
« on: July 22, 2011, 11:34:57 AM »
   Fee Bay doesn't care if You leave on Your own , it saves them from having to do it and look like the Bad Guy , they only want the Big Box Stores and Chinese Sellers .
  According to the Fee Bay Forums they do remove Neg. Feedback and/or ignore it if You are in one of the select groups .
  For an example , check out Geoffrey's the Giraffe's  feedback . After it was recently cleaned up .
 http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=toysrus&Dirn=Received+by&ref=home
   If You copy it then check it in a month , it will be different .
Here is a post ,all 23 pages where they talk about all the whitewashing on there feedback   .                Bandit News , ( Ill post , You read and decide )   ;D
  http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Seller-Central/Just-How-Long/510285244&start=0

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