Very nice Money - think I'd of paid for 3 spots and taken 1/2 or 3/4 of all my stuff to display.  At only 6 miles from house would 2 roundtrips back and forth to = one way to my flea.

I plan to hit our community mega yardsale at the fair grounds this year depends on the price for spots.  It's not until the fall however.

Today's auctions were a bust.  The first small town 8am auction was a no-show.  Figure everyone paid up and I didn't have a phone # to call.  Not a wasted trip since now have that # and # of another place in the town.  I then had to decide between two auctions at 10.  One was close, up near my sister and her hubby/kids, and the other farther away.  Closest one had 2 units, the other 7 or 8.  I decided to hit the closer one thinking most people will hit the 7-8 one.  Made a mistake.  Only 12 people at the 2 unit auction.  Guy opened up both units.  One was crap - matress/boxspring and junk dresser.  It went for $30.  The last unit was nice.  Had a stand-up closet, wood chest, rocking chair, so/so couch, chair, old washer, and a few other things in back I couldn't tell what.  Bid opened at $100, I did 110, and guy jumped it to 150.  Thinking he figured could scare people off.  I bid 160 and stopped.  At $180 didn't see it being worth a trip back up there to unload.  That and I don't normally mess with furniture.

Monday has our 3 facility auction I got 2 units at last month.  Then only 3 more auctions that I know of for the month 

Has anyone else seen this video from the Ellen show?  http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2012/03/the_incredible_14-year-old_who_bought_a_house_0316.php?adid=fb_like&fb_ref=.T2NQNCC6Q1M.like&fb_source=home_multiline

Willow Tufano is only 14, but she's already accomplished something many adults dream of. She's a homeowner! She got her start selling things she found on Craigslist and worked her way up to being able to buy a house!

Your best bet is to skip the auctions and cherry pick items at flea markets, yard sales, etc. that you can e-bay or CL.  Is where I know many people are making the money right now.  Even my auction buddy today said he is making more from buying stuff from people that come into his store / yard sales - then he is at the auctions.

You'll have to stick to the small units if only have the car still, and that will fit in your place.  If you start renting a storage unit and uhaul truck you are not making any money or going backwards.  Unless of course you are doing this as a hobby like I am and making money is the nice by-product of this hobby unlike others.

Nice Cobia - I want your prices.  My shred price is $12/100lbs.  So 540lbs netted me little over $60 bucks.  Did sell a fridge for $15 and dryer for $25 from back of trailer.  Made a little over $200 this weekend between scrap and flea market.

Moral of the story - look for all the ways you can make money on a unit....even on the trash.

I mostly sell to the end-user also, but have sold to vendors.  They pay the same price as the end-user or will quote something higher

I have done swaps before.  Did one last month that has paid off.  Guy had 6 fridigeair gas stove burners - brand new.  Was wanting $10 for all 6.  Traded him one of the items I had out for $10 that he wanted for himself.  Sold the first grate on e-bay for a $21 profit after fee/shipping.  Have one now with a bid of $18 so ($10 or so profit), and sold one at the flea for $10.  He didn't want to break the set up and I didn't give a second thought of doing so.  Is what made the difference.  So after that first e-bay sell everything else was pure profit.

No surprise that today's auction has been canceled.  They only had 1 unit.  Now to make a decision of in the morning which of 2 auctions I hit out-of-town at 10am.  Trying to find a phone # now for the places.