If I remember correctly he is cleaning out a locker today (Sunday the 27th).

Rules, you're drop-shipping right?

In another thread he said he was personally packing and shipping up to 50 items a day, so I don't think he's drop shipping....at least not in total.

The following is a copy and paste from a thread you posted on Sept 28, 2013 about the wisdom of raising one's limit on eBay.

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I never reached my limit while selling stuff from storage auctions but I wound up basically falling into a good source of merchandise that sells well on ebay consistantly. I was running into problems where I couldn't sell as much as the demand was because my limits were too low. I now have a 3.5 million dollar limit and don't have that problem. Even though I will probably never hit these lmits I still continue to get them raised. Also an FYI for anyone doing big stuff on ebay. Once you do over 250k in a month they will often hold up to 20% of your money each month for chargebacks and disputes. If you have high limits they wont do this.
For most people you'll probably never hit these limits yet I thought the same thing and am now glad I have the lmits I do. It costs nothing and takes 2 minutes to make the phone call so my attitude is why not do it.

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I guess you need to do some tweeking on your high volume sales given your original post in THIS thread.

If online auctions could do this good a job of picturing locker contents, more people would believe in them.

Of course it's a completely different scenario with complete ability at the estate sale for every item to be revealed, but check out the over 250 pics. It makes a difference.

Maybe Travis could offer a service that goes in and lays out the contents of storage auction lockers ! 

estatesales.org/fremont-ca-estate-sales/large-fremont-estate-saleliquidation-335303/gallery?p=1

There's a first time for everything...yes, some more memorable than others....but HERE we're talking about your first AUCTION BUY...nothing else ! 

This thread is being presented to provide background as to the number of people who buy online as opposed to buying offline. The article in the link takes a worldwide view of online shopping.

dealjoy (dot) com/how-many-people-shop-online--shopping/

Of course it is very broadbased and even looks at worldwide figures, but the idea is that general online buying is significant and widespread while the future of online storage auction buying is just that...in the future...and to what extent we won't know until we get there.

There are several other threads (on completely different topics) but which contain some elements of this discussion, so I am starting this one to narrow the scope and give the discussion its own home.

Travis' view on the future of online auctions is well known by any reader here who drops in more than once every six months and perhaps my view is known too.  Basically, he has a focus to promote his business. My focus is not to question his vision per se, but the whole idea that online auctions make sense to the "x" number of buyers who buy storage lockers to make money or just for fun.

Our numbers are SMALL when compared to the online buying public at large and any kind of comparison between the two is so lopsided as to not make sense...but then, that's just my opinion. Travis will share his I'm sure. Will you share yours?

10 years from now, we can have this discussion again. I'll send the Gulfstream to pick you up. 

Ten years from now neither of us will be involved in this business as we are today and I don't mean that in any way connected to a significant change in the business or any sector of the business.

Gulfstream?  Wasn't that the motorhome you paid $600 for and sold for $2K ? 

Say it isn't so.      

Actually, I disagree. I think online storage auctions are in their infancy and will continue to grow over the next several years. Need I remind you that a decade or so ago, some people thought online shopping would never go mainstream. Look how far we've come since then.

No, you don't need to remind me, but I think you have tunnel vision when it comes to online auctions. Your comparison to the infancy of online buying in general ignores one fact which I think is quite large.

The online shopping which has developed over the last decade encompasses hundreds of venues (if not thousands or tens of thousands) which are selling a WIDE variety of goods, and they appeal to millions upon millions of online buyers, not the 10,000 (or whatever) people who buy storage auction lockers.  The comparison is like comparing....I don't know what...but it's not a good comparison from a logical standpoint. But, we are each entitled to our individual opinions; however, I have no motivation to promote my belief whereas you do.