As for those huge boxes with books, etc.  All I can say (while ducking my head) is a women packed that box.

ahem......I do believe you should take money's advice and stay low~

 

Hola~
I'm a transplanted Minnesota now residing in AZ.  Welcome to the forums, good luck on your endeavors, how long have you been doing this, how many lockers purchased and finally...........

Are the Vikes ever gonna have another winning season?!?!

Me too. Lucky to get $50 maybe $75 for a recliner. 

I got $125 for a Lazyboy recliner, but it was also a lift chair......and that took me 3 weeks to move~

OK~well I broke my toe last night (why oh why did the door not stay either open or closed??) so......Don did a circuit today that took him to 5 facilities with the final being about 75 miles away.  Relatively small crowds, but prices were semi-high.  He bid on a couple, but nothing that jazzed him.  The outta town was a small crowd (about 20) with only two from Tucson.  The regulars were determined that the 'foreigners' were not going to get a unit and overpaid on all 3 units and the car. 

Wasted day......for Don~

I however just won my first online auction.  It was up for bid last month and I lost out at the last second (danged snipers).  Well for whatever reason.....the unit came back up and this time.....I sniped.  It's a 10X30, but only about a quarter full.  Some interesting items, but until I can get down there and dig.....I won't know.  Don did stop by and talk with the manager and come 9:30 tomorrow morning I'll be loading up (broken toe be damned!).

I'll let ya know how it goes~
Hey....at least it's a unit~and like I told Don.....that unit with our crowds during a live auction would have ended well over $100.  I picked it up for $70~under $85 after fees~

we'll see~

If you are talking about me (for one) I have consulted with my attorney and he indicates I have nothing to worry about when I ask one of my friends "Do you want this one? If so, I won't bid". He doesn't consider that bid rigging or collusion.

No, I won't get a new lawyer.

As to your advice that those of us who have committed this crime should edit what we have already posted, I for one will ignore that too. 

Whew....and I was just getting ready to edit~

I use the USPS calculator and assume a far distance. I live in central texas and assume my buyer lives in maine.

I will say this. GET A SCALE!!! I also will suggest you buy one off ebay. I paid under $20 for a 40lb max scale as opposed to the one I saw at Wal-Mart, 3lb. max for $25.

I do the same thing!  I figure from Tucson to DC should just about cover it!

And as far as a scale~I use my husband.  He can usually guesstimate it quite accurately.  I have used an ordinary house scale.  I'd step on it....weigh myself....step off and back on with the package~necessity is the mother they say~of course it's a battery operated one and the battery just died~

Just shipped out 4 items this morning and was pretty danged close on all!
Oh and I always use delivery confirmation (figure that in your cost) so I know when it has been delivered.  Important to me as I'm a worrier~

We have one serious whale (we'll call him EF) and folks just generally groan when he shows up.  Everybody knows if he wants it, he gets it.  But I have never seen him 'overbid' on a unit.  A few folks truly dislike him, but I've found him to be quite pleasant.  When Don got that nice unit a couple weeks ago EF wasn't there.  He showed up the next day and was talking with Don about it.  He said "you know you wouldn't have won it if I was there."  Don chuckled and said "Yeah.....I would have.  I just would have paid more!"   

When I bid on a unit and it is apparent I'm not going to win it, I'm always ecstatic when I hear the 'yeah' from the back of the crowd, as I know who it is and what it represents.  I told Don one day that I love it when EF goes on a buying spree.  I know that he'll fill his sails and be done, leaving relatively smooth sailing for the remainder of the month~

I also know that there are a number of folks (newbies and looky-loos and one smelly, icky regular ) that I hate to see win units, unless of course it's an obvious bust then I'm thrilled!  Nothing will stop 'em more than losing their collective butts a time or two!

I've got certain folks who I am friends with and we have an unspoken (and often spoken for emphasis) rule that when one of us really wants a unit the other will only go so far.  It's worked quite well and I'm always happy when they land a unit.  A young lady actually beat out EF on an antique unit.  He got his bid in just as the auctioneer said sold.   I walked up behind him and said 'You're slipping old man!'  He chuckled and said he didn't know who had the bid.  I told him who won it and that she loves to restore antiques.  He said 'well then that's good'. 

About a month ago a gal (who has been driving me nuts) bought a unit (that was nothing but trash) and literally shouted "oh honey.....we got our first one!!"  Many regulars stated (loudly, but under their breath) 'yeah and you paid way too much for it'.   Last week they were out buying up units.  Come to find out she told my friend that they still haven't cleaned out the first locker they bought?!?!  WTF

Anywho~we're going out to a couple unadvertised auctions today.  Hoping to land a unit or two and if not us~I hope it's one of my buddies or EF.  Because if the sneaky mousy girl is there and lands another unit........I might just lose my 'nice' title and pop off at her!