today i hesitated to bid on a unit that very well could have been the jackpot all cus there where 2 mattresses and this auction was quite a ways away from my house, there was a trek mountain bike that i know retails for about 700 an army bag that clearly said 1912 and very sturdy pastic bins with straps this was indoors and it went for 200 it was a steal but i hesitated cus of the mattresses.

so the question is , has anyone else hesitated as they where fairly new to the scene?

Yup, been there and done that. Moved on from worrying about it. Do this long enough and you'll enjoy the other pleasure of missing a locker because you didn't have enough cash on you, which sucks even more then scenario 1 because it's usually a locker you want baddddddd!

The way new video game consoles come out like every year or so, the "old" becomes obosolete in the minds of the owners/kids so those get stored and the "latest version" is kept.

For instance, got a unit the other day, PS2 console, PS2 games (mostly scratched up), new PS3 remote control, a couple of PS3 games, NO PS3 console. So it looks like they stored the "old" PS2 and kept the PS3, except they accidently? left the remote for the PS3 in the unit.

I don't know why anyone would ever store a video game system though.  For the most part they are small enough to keep around. Hell I have no time to play my crap but I still have my PS2, N64, NES and 360 hooked up to my TV. 

Next point. I swear some people will buy anything. Sold 3 beds yesterday that were mehhhh for $40.  Got rid of the ****ty headboards but had to sell the frames with it. Then dude sees the $40(if brand new) dirt devil vacuum buys it for $8. Best part is I never tested the thing to see if it worked.  His buddy is interested in the broken rear projection tv, and for more then I'd get from scrap metal. Also wants a bunch of my dressers and he's willing to pay my asking price. This locker is so full of win.

You have to realize that the storage company wants the locker empty, the auctioneer wants his cut of money. 

Given that, do you know just how much trouble they can be in if they get caught doing this?  The state would likely pull his auctioneer license.  The state would also shut down the storage facility if they got caught rummaging through someones locker.  Even though there is rent owed, that doesn't give them carte blanche access to take what they want.  Thats the point of the auction.

I would prefer they cut the locks, it speeds things up and if folks bidding think that the locker doesn't have anything good because of a cut lock, then Im fine with that.  I'll just get it for cheaper.

Exactly!

Plus as others on here have said before, imagine if the auctioneer or storage facility rummages threw the unit and say takes a watch or ring or something of value and then the owners pays up right before auction, can you say lawsuit!

Decide ahead ahead a time the max you will pay and don't go over that.You don't want to get into a pissing contest.Nothing more fun when someone tries to run up the price and gets stuck with a locker they don't want.

Your made me chuckle. I can't help but hear Barry Weiss in my head when I hear the word pissing contest.  I'm referring to the Darrell, Jarrod and Dave bid war on the unit that had those gems in them.   At the end Barry says to Don the pissing contest is officially over.

The "Funky Prices" were due to it being a silent auction...LOL.

I got lucky on the one I got for $321......second bid was $318!  I won it by $3!

Lost one last month on a sealed bid by $1.

So, I've broken into the nasty portion of the locker.  I crock with maggit infested caramel or chocolate(who the hell knows) crock pot thing that I said f that and just threw away the whole thing, a deep fryer with year old grease still in it.  Still have boxes to go through and I am downsizing from the 10x30 to a 10x20 to sell out the stuff.

Getting a 10x30 has given me new respect for doing this and has made me consider that a truck or a trailer is a must for doing this.

Congrats!I pitty the fool!

I don't, he left some good ****.