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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: Are people at auctions getting smarter?
« on: October 17, 2011, 09:40:55 AM »
Same here in UTAH! Prices are way better
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Am I right in thinking $1000 is insane to pay for this locker?1000 for what. what do you see for a grand. HAHHA You were joking with us! Noone would pay a grand for that crap
storwell.com/storage-auctions/unit-3116
The person bidding may be the former lkr owner (or associates) who KNOW the contents of the two sanitary napkin boxes is ACTUALLY $75,000 in large bills from drug transactions.Very true! It might be the owner trying to make money on his shed. Online makes me think staged or very weary. I have changed my mind on online
Otherwise, for a 5 x 15 lkr that looks like that $100 might be the going price in central California.
Well, about a month ago my husband bid on this locker... We got it. 10 x 30 spent lil over 1000 on it. We lost our butts. Was a drug unit. Bunch of flasks and such. We lost about 400 on that unit. I went to the next auction with him. The unit that we got there... We spent 800 on on this unit. 10 x 30 again. The previous owner was a store owner. We really scored... Or u would think. I have aprox. 3000 scooter accessories. Brand new Disney and looney tunes toys and collectibles. About 80 new ceramic dogs, 3D dog coffee mugs, NASCAR coffee mugs, oh yea and about 600 toy story 2 items that I already sold. We have made our money back on the unit. We still have a large amount of inventory. I have things listed on eBay, craigslist, freebay, and I have my webpage on all of my listings. I have contacted the local sports outlets for the scooter accessories. But only sold a few dozen. I told my husband that we may just need to store the scoter parts till spring. We live in Orange County so u would think that there would be a demand for them most of the time... Ya guess not. Anywho I really like the unit. I c the money sitting there. I get so excited when I think about that money sitting there.... But I can't get ppl to buy... Hmmmm. Thanks for reading. Have a great night. Happy hunting. Sweet dreams.How did you loose on the 10x30 that you paid 1000? Didnt the tv shows on storage auctions that you watch teach you to only bid on what you can see at the door. You sound super smart so what did you see that was 1000 at the door. Or even better you should of seen 2000 to bid 1000 to make profit
If your more than an occassional seller. Especially like a flea market if you sell more than 3 days or more than 10k u must obtain a state resellers licence an need to pay taxes.In my state you are only allowed 5 yard sales a year. More than that you need a bussiness lic.
Got my first loser unit this weekend, and when I log in I'm back to noobie status. Wish I had been a looky loo yesterday, but it was just a matter of time I guess. 5 total hours of work cleaning out, 2 dump runs and a probable 40.00 loss. Oh well, it's fall break for the wife and kids and I'm on vacation for ten days.Bought one of those last weekend myself! But lucky us the owner really wanted there stuff back so sold for 200 more plus got the 25 cleaning deposit back
Sorry Travis, I been away for awhile, re-grouping myself and taking some leisure time with the kids while things are still over priced and less lockers going up.I think prices are down a bit. I'm still kicking myself for not getting a lawn care unit. Went for 650.00 had a trailer ridding lawn mover a sthil week wacker gas powered. Did have a bunch of tree branches etc ! I was just to lazy to do the work.
Cut the ends off all the cords, throw them in a tub, and when you get it full take it to the scrap yard and make a few bucks on it. All the cords and cables you end up with in lockers add up pretty fast.....I'm pretty sure I'm doing over 100 a month just in cords and cables.Very true on the cords! I make about 70 per month as well.
As far as the vhs....keep one of the many outdated and obsolete video cameras you're bound to find and make some home porn! Or not.....LOL! I donate the commercially recorded movies to Goodwill and the home recordings and blanks typically go in the trash.