I've not tried any CL post for cloths.  I see people do it I just don't know if would have any interest.  Except for the email spam people validating the email.  I may try it for heck of it.

Most cloths I get also hit Goodwill.  I just can't seem to move them at all.  Keeping only about 10% of what I find in units currently to try selling in March.  Most everything else is going to donation.  When I'm doing my unit estimation and I see trash bags w/ cloths I either don't count them at all or use $5.  Figure I can get maybe 5 articles out of a trash bag that are not torn, rip, stain, etc. that can donate to Goodwill.  If can actually find something worth money and sell that is just a faster way to get into the black on that unit.

  LOL - welcome to storage auctions as not seen on TV.  But you forgot a few....


WOW.....what is that smell.

WOW.....that is a pile of trash.

Well my streak of only 2 units a month avg continues.  Struck out last night (didn't even bid) and didn't win any of the 4 units just now.  Today's auction is one that only holds auctions every other month.  Normally the lockers are not great but ok, and the prices match.  Today was a mix story.  I was # 17 on the bidding sheet.  We were using the back of the page which is a first.  Saw only 3 other regulars.  The rest were new faces to me.

Unit 1) Particle board furniture, table w/ no chairs, odds and ends - $175 (noob)
Unit 2) Washer (coin op), Dryer, 1 tub with looks like a blanket, couch, and boombox - $85 (noob)
Unit 3) Bed frames, guitar, plastic trees - $50 (I didn't bid to give one of the regulars chance to win)
Unit 4) 3 matresses, 2 box springs, dresser w/ cloths, round table w/ 2 chairs, stack of CDs and various DVD cases. - $200 (regular I think)

I bid on unit 2 and 4.  Passed on 3 since regular liked it.  He has lost money his last 2 units.  As he said I could of bid $60 and gotten it.  Told him it was ok - other then the guitar ($50), not worth the cleaning w/ chance of rain.

Unit 4 I liked - was about the best looking unit except for the matress/boxspring.  I stayed in till $100 and quit.  Cost me $20 to dump the matress/box and the furniture looked marginal.

Previous auction I may of been able to get #2 for $50, #3 if had wanted it, and #4 for 100 or less.  Is why I love this place.  Can normally get cheap lockers that don't have a WOW factor, but make you money.

Calling to confirm the auction on Sunday.  However, I think it will be as much of a circus as MLK monday and Saturday auctions are.

The regular that bought #3 - talking with him about yesterday afternoon at the Public Storage auctions.  He said there was moderate (50+) crowds at the 3 facilities.  He paid $300 for a unit and said he will loosse $200.  This on top of his $120 loss from our caravan at start of the month.  Told him he was skunking out.  He is one of the old regulars that didn't give me a hard time when started and even told me some of the companies to watch out for.  So I try to re-pay the kindness when I can.  So on a marginal locker I'll pass on it if he is winning.

Forgot to mention:  Place has 1 other location near where I live.  Can't make it as too far from work so called father to hit it up.  Only 1 small unit there.  If none of the noobs go, we may snag it for cheap.  Waiting on a phone call now

Medals that I get from sporting events and things like that 99% of the time go into my scrap pile.  Most of them are plated and only good for shred price.  A few unique looking medals or any that are military or replica medals I'll research, take pictures, and try to sell.  Even if only get $1 for them it is normally more then I would in scrap price.  Of course I nickle and dime a unit to death if things are slow and I have time on my hands.  Other times these type items just sit in a corner for a slow day.

You can hardly go wrong with a full locker for $45.  Even if you sold everything at $1 each you would make money.  Gratz on your first locker.

Sounds like some good flea material also.  I know arts/crafts do well at my local flea.  I just have not found anything to take.

Lol Money - I would be one of your buyers depending on what you have.  I turn and burn most of my inventory that I get all the time.  Other items I'll hold onto for weeks or months on end.  It all depends on shed space really.  Things like golf clubs, high end electronics, etc. I'll hold for a bit.  The clubs should sell come March when it starts to get warm and the golf tournys start to come to the area.

Things that I look to buy at the flea / yard sales are:
1) old computers, parts, and accessories that may or may not work for $5 or less per cpu.
2) copper, brass, silver, etc. metal items that are selling below melt price.
3) old coins / currency that I can resale on ebay or add to my collection.
4) specialty tools to sell on ebay (Brother in law helps me here)
5) bed rails (mostly at yard sales but buy for $5 - $10 and sell for $20 - $30 to thrift / competetion)
6) Ham radio items
7) Anything that I see in wanted / barter section of CL that I think can make profit on.  Only done this once so far.

Best thing to do is just put them back in with the other personal items and return them to the storage facility.  Items like that, including stock certificates, many times you can't do anything with.  As Alias said you could only hope for a "thank you gift".  I wouldn't try and contact the person as it may be more trouble then worth.  Then they would want "all of their" stuff back that you stole, etc.  If you could even find them when the storage company couldn't.

Well I took a early lunch break at 9am to hit a 9:30 auction 10 miles from work.  Almost turned around when called to make sure they were going to have the auctions and got "you can come and wait".  Seems this girl was new and had no freaking idea what she was doing.  Plus, the paperwork was a mess.  So auction started 20 mins late.

Crowd was small.  Only 8 or 9 registered bidders and like 20 people.  That included the 2 facility ladies, and the auctioneer.  We had two cute young ladies that were looky loos.  Another guy that had done storage auctions years ago and had just came back to see what had changed.  The rest were regulars or new regulars.  Three units out of the five.  Prices were ok but not great with a 10% bp, 7% tax, and a $40 cleaning deposit per locker.  Buddy bought 2 of the 3 lockers.  The last locker was the best.  Packed 10x10 to the ceiling.  U-haul boxes, nice brown leather couch upright in front with no rips/tears, baby stuff.  That unit sold for $700.

Only 1 unit at the next facility so I came back to work.  Two auctions thursday (may make 1), and 1 friday.  Need to verify but may even have one this Sunday, which would be different.