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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: The end of the storage auction business as we know it !
« on: November 15, 2012, 07:11:45 AM »
what am i missing here? or is it the mayan end of the world
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Reality Shows about Storage Auctions / Re: Who is you favorite character on storage auction reality TV? And why?
« on: November 15, 2012, 07:06:38 AM »
jerry on storage wars texas , because Im always a fan of people who put up with a ton of crap
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Storage Facilities / Re: Storage Facility Managers Instructed to Misinform You About Upcoming Auctions
« on: November 10, 2012, 01:45:46 PM »Not sure of this is true but, I was told a lot of facilities are using smaller newspapers because the larger ones charge so much and they are also using CList along with that. I guess it's just up to us to do some research to find them all.
im sure some of its saving money but its the same 2 or 3 papers and they keep flipping back and forth
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Storage Facilities / Re: Storage Facility Managers Instructed to Misinform You About Upcoming Auctions
« on: November 10, 2012, 01:44:40 PM »If I were on Long Island I would be buying every unit with furniture and mattresses that I could lay my hands on. Those people not covered by insurance will be looking for bargains in a very short amount of time. A person could easily make tens of thousand of dollars over the next year or two.
opportunities will abound for sure but many of the units coming up for auction in the next month - 3 months will have been underwater ( i know of about 600 units in 2 locations alone that were 5 feet under on their first floors
decent furniture units were never cheap around here unless you got extremely lucky even before the shows 10x10 6-800 before the tv shows blew it up to 12-1500
also i have no garage so anything i Buy needs to fit in my house or van otherwise im renting storage and thats not cheap around here either im currently paying $207 for a 10x10
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Storage Facilities / Re: Storage Facility Managers Instructed to Misinform You About Upcoming Auctions
« on: November 10, 2012, 06:58:05 AM »I'll definitely do some more digging the next time I talk to him because I assumed he meant that they were misinforming people about the auction date/time or telling people that the auction was cancelled. He might have been referring to them padding the number of units to attract more buyers. Interesting.
The more I think about it, he was probably referring to Public Storage (although this is just speculation). He did mention that he had a friend on their board of directors.
I can tell you on long island their auctions have been jerked around something fierce in the past year or so, different newpapers for the ads , different rules for the auctions , different order for the caravans etc
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Keep it or sell it?
« on: November 08, 2012, 04:23:40 AM »
I will keep small stuff , books if I haven't read them and they look interesting . I'll also keep clothes when they are my size ( I also pick up scrap metal and I'm constantly ripping or staining clothing)
For the most part I sell everything else ,The only things that have tempted me are flat screen tvs . I sell them instead of keeping them though . The way the price drops on them they will never be worth more than they are right now, and we will be getting more and more of them in the future .
For the most part I sell everything else ,The only things that have tempted me are flat screen tvs . I sell them instead of keeping them though . The way the price drops on them they will never be worth more than they are right now, and we will be getting more and more of them in the future .
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eBay / Re: New to eBay
« on: October 30, 2012, 08:52:06 PM »
embedding pictures is allowed , but i dont know for how much longer they are trying to make everything friendlier for mobile apps
stor me i just got this as a pop up notice on my sell your item review page
Attention Sellers:
If you have embedded photos in your description consider uploading them directly to eBay. Remember, uploading up to 12 photos is FREE! Doing so will make your photos more accessible to buyers, including those viewing on a mobile device.
nothing about it being not allowed
and theres not much better than big photos right in the add themselves
stor me i just got this as a pop up notice on my sell your item review page
Attention Sellers:
If you have embedded photos in your description consider uploading them directly to eBay. Remember, uploading up to 12 photos is FREE! Doing so will make your photos more accessible to buyers, including those viewing on a mobile device.
nothing about it being not allowed
and theres not much better than big photos right in the add themselves
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Reality Shows about Storage Auctions / storage wars ny
« on: September 20, 2012, 05:24:48 PM »
they were shooting today . does anyone know when the show premiers?
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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Auction Scene #9...September, 2012
« on: September 16, 2012, 07:41:13 PM »Didn't you already move from Texas to the Sacramento area? Seems to me I remember you going to an auction in Yuba City recently.
Edit: Did a search here on Yuba City and it was member "leota" who went to the auction there.
Anyway, anywhere in the central valley of California from Fresno to Yuba City will hit 100 on any given summer day without a problem. You want cool breezes...move to Santa Barbara....of course a 3 bedroom house from the 1950s will run you $300K there.
thank you for the info! Ive lived in long island ny for most of my life . The home prices actually sound a little cheaper in santa barbara than here . A run down 3 br cape on a 40x100 lot here would be over 300k and the taxes would be over 6k a year to boot
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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Auction Scene #9...September, 2012
« on: September 10, 2012, 10:59:30 AM »It's Sunday, 6 pm on the west coast and finally a quiet moment.its great to hear your got a couple good ones , where in california are you im thinking of moving in a couple years but that heat would kick my behind .
The crowd at the 3 auctions I went to (a chain) was small...maybe 15 of us there with 6 of my close competitors among them.
The first place is normally not too good but there were a couple and I probably should have bid on them but didn't. Two people will be happy with the results they got for the reasonable prices they paid.
Next place had 15 ! They usually list that many and it goes down to 5 to 7, but not this time. Thought I should strike and I did getting the 10 x 10 for $180. It was nice and clean with 18 sealed boxes nicely labeled (and accurately labeled too). A lot of books (including bibles) and 125 DVDs. One of the guys asked me later if they were all full and I reminded him of the appearance of the lkr and while that isn't always the case, it was this time. I brought in $75 from the DVDs I sold and still a lot left.
The other good point about the 10 x 10 was that the former owner was there. I got a check from her (post-dated) for $100 for the promise on my part of providing her with certain bags of clothing and of course all the photos, etc. SOoooo..lkr coming out good.
Third facility had 2 lkrs. I got a 10 x 30 for $200; it's full around the sides and back to a level of 4 feet or so and holds good promise so happy with it too.
Hot here in California as it is in other parts of the country but one difference is we get NO rain until maybe Dec. Sure a sprinkle once a month until then, but no real rain, and can be 100 into late October.
Anyway, business as usual with some good surprises and (as usual) a lot of work !
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Did some research?
« on: September 04, 2012, 06:45:30 AM »
but if i get it off ebay theres no chance of finding the cones of silence or agent 99s underwear
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Other Forms of Selling / Re: onlineauction.com and etsy
« on: September 03, 2012, 11:41:02 AM »
bueller? bueller ? bueller?
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Did some research?
« on: September 03, 2012, 11:37:07 AM »
if i see a don adams name in the paper im going , ive always wanted a shoe phone
ive seen rooms for lionsgates films go up for auction in manhattan several times and ive always kicked myself for not going (yes i know they were probably crap or files but I was curious nonetheless)
ive seen rooms for lionsgates films go up for auction in manhattan several times and ive always kicked myself for not going (yes i know they were probably crap or files but I was curious nonetheless)
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Reality Shows about Storage Auctions / Re: Storage Wars Season 3.....Here we go again !
« on: September 01, 2012, 06:29:41 AM »
i like darryl its to bad they are playing him up like a complete douche latley
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Other Forms of Selling / onlineauction.com and etsy
« on: August 31, 2012, 10:21:09 PM »
does anyone have any experience with either of these websites?