It's happened to me a couple of times but the only one I remember is this one:

A protective (gas) mask....used US military with bag.

I see plenty of Israeli gas masks on there, but maybe because they're new.

The brief explanation was a gov regulation .... it wasn't strictly eBay doing it.

Anyone else have items thrown off eBay?  Not incidentally, this isn't an eBay bash and those who want to bash eBay can start their own thread on that topic.

THIS topic will help other eBay users to AVOID or sidestep (perhaps) trouble listing an item.

WOW....I can hardly wait to see what kind of response you will get from the "old-timers" and "regulars" you will get to your post!

Unless, someone "sells out" the vast majority (in my opinion) will tell you where to go and probably mention that place where the sun don't shine. But what do I know. I made good money for 7 years doing this, but since the two shows came along not only the money but the fun has gone out of it.

Those of us who keep plugging away at it are still doing OK, but just not AS OK as before. Maybe that's only fair, but what the heck....guess reality tv is here to stay and all the reality channels as well. Wait, did I say "reality".

Here's a suggestion for your show that I hope you will take. Show the guys taking the stuff to the dump. A second suggestion is to be more open about the hard work and 1 in 10, 20 or 100 it takes to find a winner in the locker biz.

Now let the responses begin.
 
   

Auctions today in my town and 2 other towns. I bet all the regulars would either stay local for go to town A about 50 miles away. Instead all the regulars went to town B which is where I ended up.

12 lockers there and all went for 2x the worth. One of my local regulars got one for $500 because he had driven his big box truck and didn't want to go home empty..."hauling post holes" as the old truckers used to say.

He'll break even.  A fellow from another community (and a regular) bought one for $1,000 plus. He'll break even.

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Came back to my town and went to a late afternoon auction. 12 lockers here too. All sold for 2x the worth including one for $1250 with old Marshall speaker and amps. Guy said he could get $3K for them. Maybe on Mars where they are rare.


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Welcome to the newbies who it appears will be hanging around until the fall since both tv shows have renewed.

Not going to an auction until Thursday the 3rd, but am taking the standard advice and leaving two local auctions with maybe a total of 15 or so units for an auction 40 miles away that is showing 13 right now and probably half that by auction day.

Hedging my bets even further by taking the significant other and two dogs on a hike nearby. At least something will go right...IF the weather co-operates.

Will report back on this at end of day Thursday.

I'll sell big stuff cheap...preferably right at the lkr auction to anyone who will haul away a mattress, chest, sofa, etc.  Not moving that stuff is worth a LOT to me. Now if it's just an EXCELLENT big piece I will spend some time and effort on it.

I sell at a flea and on ebay/clist and the smalls work for me in all those places.

I buy single purchases of certain tools at flea, estate sales etc and I will hold on to those for the max dollar.
The kind of tools I buy are older and specialized and I often get them in the $25 range and sell them in the $200 range.

The time to call the respective storage locations is the day before or the day OF the auction you have already learned about. This is to confirm that the auction is still ON. No point in going if it's been called off due to lkr owners FINALLY paying their bill.

Even if the auctioneers run websites with dates and details, they are only human and sometimes a cancelled sale doesn't show in the list  (as cancelled) the day of the sale.

1) read the legal notices..if you have "hundreds" of storage places some of them will be having auctions this month.

2) Go to an auction. Ask the auctioneer if he/she has a printed or online schedule of upcoming auctions.

3) Go to an auction conducted by a different auctioneer. Ask same question in point 2 above.

4) Repeat step 3.

5) Before you know it you will be making millions.

You're welcome.