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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Auction Scene #9...September, 2012
« on: September 24, 2012, 09:48:05 AM »Went to a caravan today. They have changed the rules they will not give buyer a gate code you have to stop at the office and be let in. That means when the office closes at 6PM you are done. It will make it harder to buy a lot of lockers. Anyway at first facility they had 7 lockers. One really did not count all that was in it was a pool table in bad shape. I ended up with one there. It was a 10X10 but only about a third full. Lot of boxes an exercise machine and a small firesafe. Cost me $275 which I thought was to much. The safe had an airsoft pistol in it. That seems to be the norm for those safes nothing of value. I have not sorted I got about 20 boxes to go through. From what I have seen I will be lucky to break even. Next facility had one locker and it was mostly furniture but looked good. Next facility had 4 lockers. I ended with w a 5X10 for $200 that was packed but looked bad. A V8 block on a stand at the door lots and some tool boxes showing. I got it half cleaned out today. The tool boxes have tools in them. One was so heavy I could barely lift it and it was only a small box. The block was a real challenge to load alone but I did manage. It looks like a Chevy 350 will become scrap. Right behind it was a VW tranny and a bunch of heads and starter motors. Lots of scrap for my son. Found a ammo box full of ammo a couple hundred round of mixed high power worth something but wish the gun had been there. This locker had been rented since 1992 so 20 years. Only really good thing so far was the ammo. I went to 2 other facilities and did not even bid at either place some really poor lockers. Prices seemed to still be to high. Crowds was down from the peak about 20 to 25 people. Took 600 pound to the dump tonight cost $35 more to follow.
Well an update I have been through the lockers. The one that I paid $275 for produced 6.5 grams of 14K and 2.2 grams of 10K Gold as well as 6 sterling rings and a sterling necklace. Also found a big bag of Disney coins with $5.50 price tags on them must be 40 or 50 of them along with the folder to display them in. A Sony PSP with some games and a lot of the usual junk. I may make money on it. The locker with the engine block produced a lot of scrap as well as the box of ammo, a set of Colt Woodsman grips and 4 small Woodsman parts. A lot of tools a few Snap on but most just junk a Masonic apron and a few odds and ends. I think I will get a $200 in scrap alone so pretty sure I will double my money. The Woodsman grips are worth about $50 the other parts about $75 and the ammo look like around a $100. Some odd stuff like some paint cans with a Boeing label on them from 1979 and a couple can of Toluene with a Boeing label.
My son bought 2 lockers last week and well and one has turned out well a lot of militaria and a Pachinko machine 3 or 4 old tin toys, a tube of darkie toothpaste.
So my garage overflows with stuff been to Goodwill 5 times this weekend and the dump 3. Have a huge load for the dump tonight.
