How are the desks?  I think you've got 2k just in those alone, and that's selling them cheap!  You should be able to get 40-50 bucks each for the Hons (I just bought 22 of them two weeks ago and they are all gone).  I think you're looking at over 3k, bearing in mind that the Seattle market may be way different than yours.

Nah, it's only 11 in Seattle.

I didn't get any pictures, but I have two boxes full of old beer cans (all of them still full).  This came out of a unit I got a couple of weeks ago, and I just set them in my office and forgot about them until today and started looking at them.  I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow.  Just wondering if any of those older cans are worth anything?  Some of them are tin cans and a lot of them have the old pull tabs.  They have some interesting names, and there are some from one of the Kentucky Derbies from the 80's.  I'll get some more info up tomorrow. 

I don't like to get rid of anything until I get a chance to verify value.  My sometimes auction partner sold a painting he got out of a locker to another buyer for $500.  That guy knows his art, and he turned around and sold it for $6000!  My buddy was pissed, but he was the dumb ass that sold it without checking it's value first!

I don't really have a preference.  I got one of my best lockers on "slum row", sucker was full of jewelry and all kinds of collectibles.  Lady had a store and closed it down.  Then, I got my biggest money loser in an area that is known as a "high rent" district.  You just never know, it's hard to tell based on location alone.

I guess everybody uses their own method.  I had a booth at the flea market last year, and it was okay, but I did not feel like it was worth my time.  My best and most consistent outlet is craigslist, followed by a couple of thrift stores I sell directly to (I don't generally consign).  Then lot's of stuff goes to individual buyers that take certain items (baseball cards, jewelry, lawnmowers, books, etc).  Lot's of stuff goes to the local auction house (I've found that the "shows" have also affected the local auction houses.  Shows like "Auction Kings" has everybody heading there too, so if you are looking for a deal, it's not the best place to go, but if you are selling stuff, you generally are getting top dollar right now).  Some stuff still goes on eBay, although that is one of my last resorts now........they have given all the power over to the buyers and they don't want the small guy there anyway.  Then, there are also the garage/estate sales.  I've had some good ones, but lately I have been doing so well with my thrift shops and everything else that I'm not letting all the stuff build up for a good sale, so I probably won't be doing as many of those as I used to.

Oh yeah, and TreasureHawk, keep in mind that while the "home runs" are harder to get, there's a lot of money to be made on the "bread and butter" units that a lot of guys overlook.  High quality stuff can be hard to find.  Also, a lot of the high quality stuff can be hidden.  I've had more than one unit I thought was going to turn out to be garbage, but once I dug into it, there was a lot of good stuff in the back.  I just had one recently where they made a little cubby hole in the back of the unit.  They had two sofas set up on end and a TV and stand blocking everything else.  I ended up with a really nice Queen bedroom set with a sleigh bed, matching dresser with mirror, and a night stand.  Also had a washer and dryer and a lawnmower hidden back there.  Ended up doing really well on that one, but it did not look that good from the front (I bought it because I was pretty sure something was back there, most of these people wouldn't set there stuff up like that unless they were trying to hide something).   

You'll laugh and wince at the same time!

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I've found that you just have to have patience and a sense of humor and you will do fine.  You have to have the discipline to keep going and when the prices are too high, don't buy.  Then, when you find that one good auction where either not many bidders showed up or for some reason they are going cheap, buy a bunch all at once.  It works, but you burn up a lot of extra fuel and you get really busy when you have to empty out a bunch of lockers in a day or two.  It's not a job, it's a way of life!