I was at an auction not to long ago and this little girl fell and scraped her knee. She started screaming! Of course she was in the arms of her father who was standing right next to me. Two units later she was still wailing. Really? If your child is causing that much interruption please go out of the area where it doesn't interrupt others trying to bid. I usually don't have a problem with kids at the auction but parents need to be polite when their kids have a melt down.

Just wondering if other areas in the country are like mine. Seems like units with furniture go pretty cheap while the same size unit full of boxes goes really high. I am not complaining as I have a store and like the furniture with a few boxes of stuff. Usually I can scoop for around 300.00. I like to bid on what I can see and feel that the stuff contained in the boxes is my profit. This has worked out for me.   
There are three regulars (all were doing this before I got involved) that will bid a box unit to well over 1000.00 on a regular basis. I know they sell at the swap-meet but are those units really worth that much money? I have never had the courage to bid that much on something I can't see. I guess I am not that much of a gambler.
Just wondering what kind of trends you guys see in your area.

For me anything with a HUGE TV in it. I have bought two units with around 76" TVs in them. I can't give them away. Both were made in the 2000s and high-def. But no one wants them. Like Tclane said avoid those things that are very heavy and awkward if your not sure you can sell it or if you don't want it yourself. I gave one to a local restaurant for karaoke night. The other went to the Senior Center. No more huge TVs for me. Well unless the unit has something else really great in it. LOL

The rule for my mom and I is you better like it more than something you already have because you have to get rid of something to take it home. My mom always jokes that without this rule she will soon be on an episode of hoarders. Ugh her and her reality shows.

Auction Tuesday had 5 units. There were 16 bidders. 10 of which I had never seen before. This auctioneer is our advertiser so was a very small crowd for him. Usually the numbers are around 50. Units were not bad but went way to high for my taste. Two units went to one newbie and the rest went to regulars. I think all of the regulars were hungry for inventory. Lucky for me I still have boxes from the three units I purchased at the end of last month that I haven't put on the shelves.
November appears to be another slow month for auctions. Hope everyone else is doing better than me.

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Could you post a picture of the label. I will ask around and see if I can find anything out for you.

Thanks
 

I have been one busy gal. I found a sale last weekend just by chance and asked my husband if he wanted to go with me. I had never been to this facility and figured why not though the store is overflowing. I figure a small locker with a few boxes will fit. So we show up Saturday morning and find two guys waiting. They were very happy as the manager had told them if no one else showed he was cancelling.
First unit wasn't bad but was mostly furniture. Not what I was looking for and apparently not what the others wanted either. Next unit wasn't bad. Small table a few computers and several boxes (one marked camping stuff and an ice chest). I figured what the heck so I bid $25.00. No one else wanted it so it mine. Two more units are garbage no bids.
The manager opens the next unit and I just had to have it. Furniture... I really don't need it but... So I go toe to toe with the local bike guy. Not sure why he wants it but I win for $350.00. Ugh not sure where I'm going to put this stuff?
Local bike guy buys a unit full of bags for $25.00. Says his son wanted a unit.
Next manager opens a 10 X 20 unit. My husband gasps. Man am I in trouble. He pays $50.00 for it. I am mad by this point because I have told him I don't have anymore room (he is not part of my resale business) Lots of boxes and some furniture.
10 units in total. I bought 3 and the bike guy bought 2. Now its time to load. First two units are on the second floor. Where is the elevator? They don't have one! We have to haul my furniture unit down the stairs! Ugh.
So I am in a total of $425.00. First unit wasn't great but will double my money on it easy.
Second unit was full of good stuff. Antique sofas (two matching) should bring around 800 to 1000 dollars at auction. Antique wash stand, two vintage City of LA oil lanterns, vintage gold room divider, misc nicknacks and lots of books.
Third unit (husbands unit) was not as bad as I thought even a lot of it is still outside. Very nice high end leather coffee table, old tin toys, box of fenton glass, I will do very good on this unit but there was also lots of kitchen garbage, toys and clothes (like someone packed in a big hurry) full of rat (not mouse) poop and pee.
Hubby asked that I leave him home from now on until the loading part. Which I quickly agreed to. LOL If I let him he would have bought them all.

I have only ever sold one thing on ebay and got the same offer. It was a Bose clock radio that sold for $165.00. I didn't realize those things were worth so much. I was going to mark it $30.00 and put it in the store until my husband set me right.