I did this business without a truck or even an SUV for years. It sucks, requires more planning and more time but can be done. Other downside is you tend to shy away from lockers with furniture, mattresses, etc. If you get cool with the facility managers they will often let you use their trucks for free if you fill up the gas. UHaul takes forever to check out a truck and is expensive but many home depot stores let you rent trucks for a few hours for like $24 no mileage fees. As far as this business goes dont think you can buy a unit and just sit back and list on ebay. Many items dont sell on ebay, are too heavy to justify shipping costs, etc. Its really a hustle lots of flea markets lots of meeting up with people on craigslist, have to go to lots of auctions. That said money can be made. I've been lazy lately been busy with work and other things and have another hustle thats much easier and making me much more than storage auctions ever did so currently storage auctions are more of a side hustle to make a few bucks and find items for myself that i personally need

I don't fully understand SOPA and PIPA but there are already copyright laws on the books, if your not going to enforce the current ones why create more?

Also, I like as little regulation as possible on the internet but I've heard some say they like the spirit of the law b/c I guess currently it's pretty tough to go after people outside the country, despite the justice dept I believe somehow already being able to shut down pirate bay, ninja video, etc but this law basically makes everyone responsible for policing everyone else. If someone posts a link to a site with copyrighted stuff on your blog, youtube vid, etc technically people can go after you. Basically the gov can go after people who have nothing to do with pirated material. There's some good youtube vids that kinda break down what these laws are. Funny thing is the guy sponsoring the law claims he doesn't even use the internet. Great someone who doesn't even use the internet is writing laws governing it.

when im smoking at an auction I'll normally step away from the crowd i would never smoke in a crowd of 50 people all shoulder to shoulder waiting to look at a unit however its probably just as possible you bumped into him. as for pets never seen a pet at an auction lol

I would say this is pretty typical the only 6 months apart rules is kinda gay though in northern areas that would mean one of your sales was in colder weather.

my city has the 2 a year rule however there is absolutely no permiting process like many cities so there's really no record of you having a sale.

as for where to advertise i stopped springing for newspaper ads. i do craigslist as well as all the free yardsale listing type sites that are out there.

jerk neighbors are always a pain. a few suggestions have a garage sale at a friends house yeah its a pain moving your stuff over there but so what. other option like lots of people on here rent or find a private lot you can use and setup a sale in an old used car lot, abandoned lot, etc.

yeah i live in il the land of dickhead durbin, dickhead daley, etc. we have the worst gun laws in teh country. i think wi recently passed though stricter than most a ccw permit or something like that. now IL I believe is the only 1 of the 50 states that has no ccw. i have a few buddies and family members who have them but its special circumstance permits they run lg amounts of money for their business or church.

I've seen quite a few of these sell on Ebay... Might want to check that out as a possible option too.

I was about to suggest teh same thing, almost every vest I ever see on ebay has bids.

And I saw this and thought WTF, I felt offended by your title, then I read what you said. Now I have to agree, they did pick wrongly. I am so tired ot the stereotypical crap about texas.

We do not get around on horses, we do not cook outside (unless we are BBQing), yes I have a toilet and take a  shower inside, no I do not own a cow, pig, horse, donkey, etc. We have one of the biggest Cities in the USA, so yes we have actual cities, and not towns and villages. And no we dont all talk with some Texas Southern Belle Accent.

ross are you married to your cousin? lol just kidding. agreed they did pick a group of annoying idiots. the new york guy isnt any better what an assclown.