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I would think ANY promotion your websites got would be welcome...that's the internet for you !  Grab content from one place and make it your own....as long as there is attribution.


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The content of the link below is almost IMPOSSIBLE to follow; beyond me why someone published it on the internet...may have something to do with grabbing peoples interest in more than one subject and then hoping they will click on a link that is on the page.

ffbbb(dot)info/clear-cut-solutions-of-mini-storage-auctions-a-background


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Feels like Deja Vu from July 14th.



Kind of like your recent thread start....How far would you drive ?   ;D

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Well, if you live in Austin, TX area you may have heard of them, and now even if you live in Podunk, AnyState you can read their blog thanks to the internet.

blog(dot)sparefoot(dot)com/tag/storage-auctions/

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The Lounge / Most Watched TV Shows and Networks
« on: August 25, 2013, 09:20:07 AM »
None of the storage auctions shows make this list, but one A&E show sure does....no camo will hide it.

newser(dot)com/article/da89rspg2/cbs-remained-most-watched-network-last-week-but-aes-duck-dynasty-was-most-watched-show.html

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Vehicles at Storage Auctions / Re: $650 27' Motor Home
« on: August 23, 2013, 08:07:42 PM »
Yes, it would seem that way; however, it was sold to the second owner in 2005 with only 2,000 miles on it. Now which one seems more likely?

That could simply mean that in 2005 it had 102,000 miles and since then another 18,000 miles was put on to take it up to the "21,000" miles.

If I remember correctly (and I think I do) those Ford vans had mechanical odometers through the nineties (or later) that only had a capability of showing 99,999 miles. Not a stretch to think it was at 121,000 miles, but it could go either way.

A packet of service records would tell the tale, but I'm sure they're not available.


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Vehicles at Storage Auctions / Re: $650 27' Motor Home
« on: August 23, 2013, 07:54:08 PM »
Given the figures in the spreadsheet below, which is more likely to be the true odometer reading on a 1989 Ford van frame?




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Vehicles at Storage Auctions / Re: $650 27' Motor Home
« on: August 23, 2013, 06:50:47 PM »
Just got a call from the local police. They're interested in using it for surveillance. The sgt. is coming out to look at it on Sunday.

Cool!  I once went to a local to-do (hundreds of hell's angels type) on motorcycles for which a 6 block area was roped off. As I walked in I saw a big motorhome like yours and through the front window even I could see large "spotting" scopes and/or cameras with long lenses aimed toward the gathering outside the funeral home. They were seeing if any"wanteds" showed up.

I walked on in and went under the yellow tape and was approached by three bikers (like I was any threat to them) and I had my camera and a tape recorder on me and when they asked me who I was I gave them a fake name (and they fortunately didn't ask for id) and said I was writing up the event and taking pictures for a book I was writing on the history of the town and that THIS was part of the history.  One of them even said..."yeah, I heard about that" (thanks for helping me sell my story.

The reporters with all the big tv stations couldn't come inside, but I had the go ahead and the head guy of the three said "if anyone asks you, just tell them [joe the freak] said you were ok.

Got some good pics of hundreds of motorcycles and their bearded riders. Guy was buried in a cemetary about 15 miles away.


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Vehicles at Storage Auctions / Re: $650 27' Motor Home
« on: August 23, 2013, 05:19:44 PM »
Should be able to get at least $2000 on a quick flip.

According to NADA price guide online the last Lindy was made in 1991.

Here's what NADA has to say on the particular model # shown below. There were several model numbers above this but this might be representative and falls in line with your asking price.



I'd take the weapons !  They would be easier to sell...more potential buyers than those for a motorhome.


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Would I ever buy one?  Probably not.  Bottom line is I'm after profit.  The odds on a man who's living in a storage unit having anything I can make a profit on are very slim.

I've bought two that I remember. One right at the beginning of my "career" due to a red, multi-drawer toolbox. It came out all right but like many lockers there was a lot of trash. It was only a 5 x 10 so not too much work. Made some money on it.

Several years after that I bought a 10 x 30 ...... it wasn't showing much and wasn't full at all and I could tell it was a homeless house by the bed, etc.  Got it for $50 I think and made maybe $100 profit. Somehow this guy had collected 3 Cutco knives with sleeves and other stuff that was worth something. All of that was hidden of course, so it was just a gamble on the stuff I saw and dumb luck. The facility even let me use the dumpster as it was empty and pickup was the same day as the sale! 

Overall I wouldn't buy that kind again, but if something "special" showed I would consider it, and they are usually CHEAP.

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: A compliment for a manager
« on: August 21, 2013, 11:15:20 PM »
HELL HAS FROZEN OVER FOLKS ...he's back in the game!

So, do tell. What made these units worthy of your purchase?

See reply #8 in the thread below:

http://storageauctionforums.com/storage-auction-stories/auction-scene-8-august-2013/msg29326/#msg29326


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And look how great the $9.95 coupon special came out from Hair Club for Men !


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And what if you saw an ad for a $9.99 oil change and NTB, you wouldn't click on the ad for the coupon?

Nope, I trust the place I go to and am willing to pay. Cheap haircut....? Been going to the same barber for longer than I care to say...same with bank and dentist and doctor. Loyalty has its price....and its rewards.


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What type of advertisements do you see on the forum? (Besides AuctionsTX.com and VirtualStorageAuction.com)

I see some for do it yourself LLCs, storage companies, metal building manufacturers, Discover Card, Police Auctions, etc.

Whatever I see is totally ignored just as they are on any website I visit. I buy based on my needs and research, not on what pops up on a screen because some tracking device has seen me express an interest in it somewhere out in the ether.


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