Movieman,

That was my first post and first auction.
Here is the link...

http://storageauctionforums.com/index.php?topic=987.0

I think it feels wrong, as well.

Wayne

Thanks Wayne for providing the link. I knew I'd read about that approach before...and it STILL feels out of whack!

Welcome to the forum!

There are about a half-dozen Texans on here, three of whom post regularly. I'm sure you'll receive a Texas welcome from them.  

The boys strike it rich....what a surprise !

This episode shows John Cardoza who is an auctioneer in central California. See what he had to say about the show at this link:

http://storageauctionforums.com/index.php?topic=1141.0

Meanwhile, here's a brief rundown on the goodies. They got 2 out of 3 (as usual).

First lkr had a nice wood/glass scale (like the scales of justice)....it was on its side and they couldn't figure out what is was until they found a box with the actual scale pans. There was a gold sluicing device too.

Lkr #2....what a coincidence....they find gold, silver and another tool for finding gold.

These boys know how to stage a locker !

Jose....

You're not unemployed...you're a full-time auction buyer !

That will help you out while you look for other work, or it may just become your new career.

May all your lkr purchases be good ones!

Anyway, I have around 148 different facilities. These are including 4 facilities that are not in my area but are south of my area about 30 - 45 mins.

Thanks for the update on the number of facilities. I use Microsoft Access for my database of facilities and just looked at it after reading your post. It goes back 7 years to when I started and the main list is 251 facilities. These go out in a 50 mile radius.

The reality is that most of the time I don't go further than 30 miles, and that is only a couple of times a year with most of my buys happening within 15 miles.

I could easily get the total facility numbers up to 500 by going out to a 90 mile radius, but since I would NEVER drive that far at $4.00 plus a gallon and currently HIGH lkr prices, there is no point in doing that. In fact when gas was ONLY $2.50 a gallon I didn't make those long trips, so it's more a matter of distance and lack of interest that keeps me closer to home.

Thanks too for the further discussion of the differences between the two cities (San Antonio and Houston). Made for interesting reading. I actually lived in Dallas for a year, but it's been so long I don't even have impressions of it anymore !

That's why I reserve.

One long time seller takes a month off a couple of times a year to go to either asia or europe on vacation and for buying stock. He PAYS FOR THE MONTH he is gone even though he won't be there to sell. Such is the price of wanting to keep your spot year round. The flea sells the space to daily users and thus gets double payment for that space !

I also notice nobody else h as really looked at these either.

Take a look at the view counts again. Maybe they aren't replying, but some have looked. Several of the threads have at least one comment.

I'll post a note with contents on the next batch I post. When you get right down to it, 99% of the stories are going to come from the internet. If the story was in a newspaper or on a tv show, it will be represented on the net, thus the internet addresses. No one is going to go out and buy the Chicago Daily-News to read the article when they are sitting at the breakfast table in Houston.

And, you could also look at the internet #1, internet #2 as you would the many boxes we get in a locker...each is a surprise until you open it ! 

A new post to start a new build of spammers:

Ferriola1630........joined 5/13/2011 home loan advice; my advice? Ignore this member.
KGA....................joined 5/13/2011 sealed bid auctions ? that's in his email addy.
aaronramsey17....joined 5/14/2011 and has a named link in the first post for a Baltimore storage facility