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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: I am beginning to think...
« on: September 14, 2011, 11:16:10 AM »
In GA its 3 of 4. along with the Georgia suitcase (garbage bag full of clothes). There are about 20 of them in every locker.
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: At what point do you throw it away???
« on: September 14, 2011, 09:58:37 AM »
I would say that this is more than hobby, yet less than a full time business. I spend about 90% of my off time dealing with craigs/ebay. I still work about 55 hours per week at my "real job", but am using this to support play money/retirement and what not. Its a 7 day per week thing, but only may be for 1-2 hours at night wrapping sold items or listing others that haven't sold. I hit up the auctions 3-4 days per week, and buy what is "my style" of locker i.e. nice smalls. I just seem to have a ton of clothes at this point in time.
I treat it as a business in the sense that I am not going to make a poor decision on the usage of funds. I am certainly not in it for the "treasure hunt" that all to many people are getting caught up in. Everything has a value to someone, its finding that someone without losing money that seems to be the issue.
I treat it as a business in the sense that I am not going to make a poor decision on the usage of funds. I am certainly not in it for the "treasure hunt" that all to many people are getting caught up in. Everything has a value to someone, its finding that someone without losing money that seems to be the issue.
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: At what point do you throw it away???
« on: September 13, 2011, 12:36:42 PM »
you are 100% accurate. Which is why i made this post. I recovered about 20 Mitchell and Ness throw back jerseys. 35 or so new, new era 59fifty fitted hats, and 4 pairs of airforce 1 shoes. All are in new condition. The rest of the locker is full of clothes and smalls. I have yet to go through all of the boxes.
My idea is to get through all of them, scrap the paperwork and other fillers and condense it down to organized boxes of sellable products. The extra locker is 56 dollars a month and if I only need it for 1 or 2 months I believe it will have paid for itself.
I just didn't know if you guys saved smalls that were in that price range, and if so what the cycle was for them.
Thanks again for your candid response.
My idea is to get through all of them, scrap the paperwork and other fillers and condense it down to organized boxes of sellable products. The extra locker is 56 dollars a month and if I only need it for 1 or 2 months I believe it will have paid for itself.
I just didn't know if you guys saved smalls that were in that price range, and if so what the cycle was for them.
Thanks again for your candid response.
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: At what point do you throw it away???
« on: September 13, 2011, 11:07:10 AM »
my most recent 10x20 was stuffed with good, yet old electronics and things. A LOT of 1-5 dollar items that I don't want to throw out, but its a pain to organize everything and get it prepared for sale on ebay/craigs. My community only has 1 more garage sale scheduled for the year and its in the middle of october. I guess we will see what happens.
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eBay / anyone have an ebay store?
« on: September 11, 2011, 06:22:20 PM »
I am wondering at which point it becomes more effiecient to pay for a store than to pay listing fees for 50+ items every month?? Is there a logical transfer point?
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General Storage Auction Talk / At what point do you throw it away???
« on: September 08, 2011, 09:08:57 PM »
I now have a house full of things, a 7.5 x 10 and a 10 x10 full of locker contents. Most of it has "some" value to someone somewhere. Most of it also is valued at less than5 dollars per piece, if that much. At what point do you just start donating/throwing things away in order to keep the more valuable items in the rotation. I am spending about 100 bucks per month on storage fees, which wouldn't matter if the products were turning over.
How do you handle your overstock???
How do you handle your overstock???
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Are prices finally back??
« on: September 08, 2011, 08:46:46 PM »
I picked up a 10x25 that was 70% full for 300 bucks on Tuesday. In an affluent neighborhood about an hour from me. no big gunners or regulars there. There were about 20 people there but only one other guy and me were bidding on 3 separate lockers. He bought the other 2.
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The Lounge / "CASH FOR GOLD"
« on: September 05, 2011, 09:54:01 PM »
Anyone in this market?? I have a couple of regulars at the auciton the buy gold to resell it. Sounds like an interesting venture to go along with this stuff. Desperate people will sell their things to get some extra cash, and those of us with the extra cash can probably make a little money.
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: got a biggie today.
« on: September 05, 2011, 01:52:09 PM »While most won't call that a 'home run', it's definitely an in the park triple, as far as I'm concerned. Nice turn over. That many VHS tapes are surprising. A quick perusal of Ebay shows that, unless it's an old black and white, they're pretty much dumpster fodder as far as I can see.3500-4000 is a homerun in my eyes.
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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: Lookey Loos Part 9.....September, 2011
« on: September 05, 2011, 12:40:08 PM »
I don't mind lookey loos as much as i do newb bidders that just want to buy something regardless of the cost. Those people are dangerous.
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: To trade or screw up?
« on: September 04, 2011, 06:11:36 PM »
craigslist or ebay. Consignment will take 40-60% just to sell them. Thats a major hit.
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What's it Worth?? / Re: What would YOU have paid for this 70s Pontiac ?
« on: September 04, 2011, 04:21:04 PM »
The auctioneer actually allowed you guys to open the doors?
Wow. I would have went up to around 1200 personally. My brother is a huge muscle car fan. I am more into the import scene.
Wow. I would have went up to around 1200 personally. My brother is a huge muscle car fan. I am more into the import scene.
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: how many of yall do this full time?
« on: September 04, 2011, 04:12:04 PM »I would love to do this full time, but am not in a situation to do so. I have to do auctions around my work schedule, when I wish I could work my schedule around the auctions!Its certainly much more exciting than most full time jobs.
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General Storage Auction Talk / I hear and read about it all of the time but.......
« on: September 04, 2011, 03:58:10 PM »
Why in the hell would a man or woman with 1/4 of a brain leave any form of gold or silver in a storage unit? I think I am a fairly intelligent guy, and I can't for the life of me figure out who is that foolish. EVERYONE in the world has enough room to store those small items.
I think I am a fairly intelligent guy, and I can't for the life of me figure out who is that foolish. EVERYONE in the world has enough room to store those small items.
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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: how many of yall do this full time?
« on: September 04, 2011, 02:43:45 PM »
to many gunners in my area to do this full time. I also own a restaurant and that takes a lot of my time. I do this for extra income in my spare time. Its fun, and I can work it around my schedule. Its not like a real "job" whereas I can take a few weeks off and not have any repercussions outside of maybe missing out on a good locker. It is great as far as the excitement factor goes.