I've got a beauty out of my $50 locker.  Sell it to you for $35,  Now how do we figure shipping in time for Christmas from Tucson AZ?!?!

LOL

That would be great not sure the shipping would work out before Christmas. Closest airport one hour away, for major airlines would be 2 hours away. LOL 

Hey wait John Travolta lives 20 minutes away maybe he could pull a Christmas miracle... LOL

Thanks everyone for your in put. And Happy Holidays.

I second the "duh" comment.      

Definitely one of the advantages to this business. One word of advice, depending on the temperment of your family and friends, you may not want to tell them you got thier gifts from storage auctions. Some people can get "snobbish" about things like that.

Well they are not snobbish, they give really good gifts. Last year $150 gift card to Gander Mountain.  Mother in Law requested a coffee table, wished the three we have were in better shape.  So I just might have to do more shopping today... LOL

The brother and daughter wouldn't of been allowed to bid on the unit at most of the places around here.  Think that is to discourage people from going default and then trying to buy back the unit for $200 on say a $1000 bill.  It also discourages other bidders and people really don't want to deal with the drama.

Most of our notices will specify if owner has a right to bid. Husband could not figure out if he passed or was incarcerated. Most people are like why didn't they just pay the bill. Then they can't touch it not theirs. Buying at auction only way to have rights to empty it. Husband said it was drama packed. First for us.

What we have been seeing is the treasure hunters with a car buying small lockers for a lot of money.  So far every where we go. Worse in our immediate town. When we see a small locker we look but really don't plan on bidding, always too much money.  But we are doing well with the furniture units.

The $900 locker was good a lot of work to unload. Small hall way and elevator, and a specific request for personal items returned / religious stuff. So probably there whole life in there. Sure he will do well on it.

It would have gone for more in our town.

we are down until next week. Time to catch up with all the loose ends on last two lockers. And celebrate Christmas. 

Well went to the one in the other county. Saw our whale there.. He has the personalty of a toad.

First Auction listed 10 units down to 3 by auction time. 30 people. This is a Public Storage Facility guess the District or Regional manager has to do the auctions. And this one hates this part of his job. He grumbled when he say how many people were there.. LOL You do best when you don't ask him any questions.

first stop.
5x10 packed $175
5x10 1/4 full Clean some totes $ 250
5x10 mattress furniture looked bad $175

Stop #2
10 X 20 1/2 full looked like a lot of broken stuff. $ 650
10 x 20 Stacked all in the front, did not look full in the back so so furniture. $1000
Newer corvette. $1500. Hood was up everything there (husband said cheapest model made)
Bid was up to $500 then the manager said everyone could go inside then the bid went up.
There was a guy there acted like a nob in the middle of the bidding as other people were leaving said how many at the next one and how to get there, the Auctioneer/ Dist manager told him was going to have to leave he was annoying. LOL

Last stop  the crowd grew to about 45
20 x 20 upstairs climate controlled packed full upper end furniture. Real nice. $900
5x10 neatly packed mainly boxes. $400. Boxes used were produce boxes, the ones with large wholes in the bottom. Sorry IMO if you can't go to the liquor store and get some good sturdy boxes how valuable are your things. Maybe being snobby but they just turn me off because they are usually dirty inside.

We did not purchase one still have plenty of inventory. We did get our Christmas shopping done why we out.
Have two Auctions next week and two the following week so pretty dry down here.

Thanks

Recliner already sold.

According to the spread sheets the yard sales are paying off better then the lockers. LOL
But still have all the inventory for selling at yard sale on the lockers. so I think they are better but the fast cash from the yard sale finds is nice.

One Auction today. Still have to call and see if going on.

Went on the hunt for more. Found one a little bit of a drive but almost 30 units listed, so think we will try that one.  And it is the afternoon so want have to get up early.  It is tomorrow so we will see.

Slim pickings down here. A few after the first of January.

Keep you posted.

I'm not sure I agree with that. That area already draws consumers who are interested in shopping in that kind of store, so you'll have customers who go for the giant one, but will walk over to check out the new one.

Around here, we have a Salvation Army right next to a Goodwill. The Goodwill is better and probably draws more customers, but most people will browse both stores.

True we have the Salvation Army right next door to the Human society thrift. You park at one and shop both.

I agree craiglst. Our last unit with the pictures in the office we found no treasure. The only thing I did not like the cut lock was in a open packed  box. Tried to remember were the box was in the unit by the lock side of the door, or in the middle. there was a purse in there too all turned inside out. Who knows. Still like the locker. No way the unit was gone through to much work.

Looked like a whole household.  But mainly furniture and clothes. Very little smalls. Still have to go through the clothes who knows might find some cash in the pockets... Yeah right.. LOL

If you have doubts about a unit then don't bid.

"I'm always judge a unit by what I see and past exp with the same type of units."

Past exp. is the best.