between my helper and I we cannot lift a washer, dryer, dish washer, fridge, etc.
But great units go for low prices because stuck right in the middle is one of these "anchors".
Is there any type of service I could search for and pay for to get these removed and disposed of?  I'd rather pay that smaller fee than loose my cleaning deposit on the unit.

They've already charged the customer for the "lost" boxes. If they get them back they have to credit the customer, so it's not worth the trouble to them. Sell them on Craigslist or eBay.

for what reason would somebody want to buy a cable box off of me on ebay?  I see them for sale there but since there is no way to use them without sending back to the cable company to resignal it or whatever what use would anyone have for them?

1 million dollars

the auctioneer at one of my places was the same guy I saw on SW NYC

storage areas have every inch of their property covered by cameras. 

if I was ever approched the robber would have a very "shocking" experience.

Sure, it's public information, but you have to know where to find it, read newspapers every day, organize all of the information yourself, and even call the storage facilities that advertise their auctions in newspapers that don't publish legal notices online. Some newspapers even charge a fee for access to their online versions.

There are other options, it really just depends on where you're located. If you're in a small town, the most accurate method is to call the storage facilities every few weeks. If you're in a larger city, paid services save you time and help you find auctions that you might not have found on your own.

I'll give you an example - AuctionsTX.com provides the storage auction schedule for the 5 largest cities in Texas. Since our schedules are human edited, the quality is much higher than other services that automate the process.

The Dallas / Fort Worth schedule is our most difficult and time consuming schedule to produce. We spend over 40 hours a month gathering and organizing information in this area alone, and our methods are streamlined.

Ask yourself this - How much is one hour of your time worth? Most services are less than $15 a month, so if they save you several hours, the cost is more than justified.

Now, AuctionZip is a decent site; however, if the storage facility doesn't use an auctioneer, you'll never see their auction listed there...and most storage facilities don't use a professional auctioneer.

Storage Treasures is an aggregator, so there is no need to pay for their schedule...just look on AuctionZip.com, the content is virtually identical...if you catch my drift.

If you live in Texas, be sure to look up AuctionsTX.com. 

bought a subscription to storageunitauctionlist.com.  you made a good point that instead of spending so many hours a week checking all the sites I just pay $15 and can spend that time flipping some of the stuff I find.

But you say that if the space doesn't use an auctioneer it won't be posted there?  So where do I find those?

also anyone want 10 pairs of ladies size 11?  lol

There are some good resources here:

http://onlinestorageauctions.com/forum/storage-auction-resources-by-state/

Nobody has commented on the Delaware thread in 3 years.  That is why I created this thread.

I've tried all the obvious routes,  auctionzip.com the free membership to storagetreasures.com, checking my newspapers websites legal notices everyday.  But, I still feel like I'm missing a ton of them.  That when I do find them its the day after or when I do go to auctions I find the other attendees speak about auctions they went to earlier in the week while I sat at home furiosly looking for auctions.

I don't think it should be neccisary to pay a site to tell me when the auctions are.  This is free public knowledge isn't it?