JEDI!!!  SAHHHHWEEEEET FIND ON THE IVORY- TAKE IT TO A COUPLE OF AUCTION HOUSES FOR AN APPRAISAL AND TO SEE THEIR SELLING FEES... THAT IS THE WOW FACTOR I AM LOOKING FOR FELLOW FLORIDIAN!  CONGRATS ON THE JEWELRY TOO!  I AM PUMPED FOR YA! DAMN!  
So I went to an auctioneer's caravan of facilities this morning until noon--- 21 units!  
1st facility(uncle bob's SS) had about 50 people (no kidding) and crap went for 275+++ ugh.  supposed to have 6 units- 3 paid up.
2nd facility(uncle bob's SS) supposed to have 9 units, 4 doors were cut open and every one went for 300+!!!! WTF... i decided to hold onto my 400 and save it for a much smaller crowd--- figured the reason for the crowds is they search storage auctions online and get our local autioneers website which lists their upcoming caravans- sign up and get emails of upcoming auctions=tons of people=overpriced lockers.  believe me- today's lockers were not that impressive.  

HERES A TIP- IF YOU WANT INEXPENSIVE UNITS, GO OLD SCHOOL SEARCHING FOR STORAGE FACILITIES THAT DON'T USE AUCTIONEERS (PUBLIC SELF STORAGE, the big orange P, uses their district managers to caravan once a month and handle the bidding wars=boring bidding not trying to skyrocket the price for a cut of the profits=more money you and i save!)  

A note about our local auctioneers that irritate me- they make us form a line and after only 10 or so people see the locker she starts the bidding at 100.00!   its usually up to 25 by the time everyone sees it...  anyone else have any thoughts or ideas--???

(going to repost this in another topic btw)

Thx jedi!  I must not be cause all I heard was clunk.._. lol. Didn't stick. Im gonna check out your link!!!

So I guess renter cleaned it out before hand....?

Lol. Guess I feel stupid for crying all night cause I didn't set my dvd and missed the premiere. Oh well. Lol I HATE operation repo.

good advice yall.  I am a newbie hooked and i do take the time to even go thru what i call "schmegma"  dirty stained clothes inside trash bags...lol. cause i feel as if it's christmas everytime i buy a locker im gonna explore cause it is just plain fun for me.  I am a bit of a snoopy sam and my lady is a nosy nancy!  lol. btw yes we have lives, we are just as interested in other's lives too lol

be careful as i mentioned in another post--- on my 10.00 unit i got there were lots of prison letters and kites and small booty pics and within that lil packet was a small razor blade that fell out of the prison papers. so if u do go thru thoroughly , go thru carefully!

good show jedi- sounds like you will do well at ur yrd sale.   my lady taught me that fri is the best day to hold one.  we kicked ass that day!  who knew?  sunday is so passe!   lol
@copiavita- i heard that bro- fron my first locker i have a pair of 1986 levis cordorouys...MINT- been hanging on a hanger at least 25 years straight, you can just tell thay were worn once...-- one day they will bring the dough!

hey how do i post a pic of them here?

jg

welcome both of you.....  I too am new and be careful--- buying lockers is like gettin tattooed.  The more you get, the more you want!   lol You are doing exactly what I did.  I have gotten two lockers, one for 100 and the other for 10, 5x5 and 5x10 respectively.  the 5x5 had a lot of dress clothes and some electronics and watches and cool guy knick knacks.  almost made all my money back and should make a 50 percent profit.   the 5x10 has some furniture that can be restored and sold for 50.00., some nice clothes- at least 50-100 at a yard sale-- found 40.00 in stamps and 40 in giftcards (unused, duh) lots of funny prison letters, two gold chains and two gold watches and other cool stuff.  i should get about a 400-450 in profit. 
My next one i will be looking for a well packed, not unkempt locker with kids toys, furniture, lots of tupperware crates and NO CLOTHES! lol

Still havent found that HUGE wow factor.  I will this monday when I buy the locker i'm visualizing!

Good luck to  the both of you and try opening the yellow pages and calling ALL THE STORAGE FACILITIES FOR LISTINGS!

Later!

Went to a corporate chain storage facility yesterday and they don't use an auctioneer so no email blast to thousands of hunters. 94 degrees and only 12 people there to bid on 8 units.  They went super cheap too. I even bid on a second one by yelling yep and turning away... guy didn't hear me and it was a stacked high in that 5x10I with old people stuff. Went for $10 also. Next time I make eye contact. I really wanted that one. Oh well. Thousands out there. Kind of like when a customer doesn't buy a car from me I don't get bummed. P.M.A. makes a difference in life!
So I won a locker with a run down entertainment center, $35 in stamps, $40 in unused gift cards, some nice clothes, a camcorder, ceramic Brazilian collectibles, coffee table and matching end tables, a hurricane survival backpack with 5 years supply of pouched water! Also an antique type of iron bowl and other knick knacks. Even a prom dress and cap and gown and a dehumidifier.  Echo unlimited heavy hooded jacket and lots of good yard sale clothes and items.  Couple of gold chains and watches too. So not bad. Still no bigtime treasure find but like I said....
 
Thousands more in front of me
Anyone on here thinking about owning a thrift store? Thoughts?