I thought it was you.. HVAC Talk    Ill go back and look at the picture again but I thought it was you

ncali...

I think you need to get out more. The picture that Travis is using for his avatar is that of an actor who is in beer commercials on tv.

Unless they're iPhones or Androids, you probably won't get much if anything for them.

Of course that is true; however, if I had 30 of them and even 10 of them were good for $1 each that $10 would be worth it to get rid of them and to be able to throw the rest away.

There is more than money value in every experience.

Here's a locker that was pretty good too. One of the main attractions was the 20 to 25 pieces of Princess House.

Each item was opened by the auctioneer's helpers and set out. Luckily for the buyer none were broken.

See another thread for the purchase price on these.



I bid on this lot but didn't end up a winner...or did I?




Here's the link for the GUESS WHAT THEY SOLD FOR thread.

http://storageauctionforums.com/whats-it-worth/guess-the-auction-selling-prices-on-these-items-at-a-piece-by-piece-auction/msg27325/#msg27325

Here's another unit that was for sale.



Smaller area to sell in and fewer goodies from this locker. Pic below is same view with different browsers.



Here's the link for the GUESS WHAT THEY SOLD FOR thread.

http://storageauctionforums.com/whats-it-worth/guess-the-auction-selling-prices-on-these-items-at-a-piece-by-piece-auction/msg27325/#msg27325

I'm a Luddite when it comes to cell phones.

I have one, but it is basic and while it CAN access the internet for research, I use it mostly for outgoing calls and rarely check it for incoming as I don't encourgage that.

I can't fathom the seemingly endless usage of these things by some people (even while driving and in public spaces where I at least don't want to hear their one-sided (or sometimes two-sided SPEAKER active talks).

ANYWAY....

I have gotten a lot of them over the years of locker buying and have a box I was going to send to one of the online buyers to see if they were worth anything.

This morning, Thursday, May 23, 2013, I saw a news story on tv that prompted me to look up this website on the internet....using a computer !    It's an easy walk-up approach (using a machine that takes the phone (or not) and gives you cash on the spot...like one of the Coinstar machines.

Sure, it won't give you as much as a buyer would (if you knew what you had), but it's quick and easy and for me that's important as time is money too.

So...here's the link. Caveat, the TV story talked about the fact that these machines might even be encouraging the theft of cell phones by "smash and grab" guys who attack people on the sidewalk and steal their phones. If a phone you try to cash in at the phone turns out to be stolen the machine reportedly won't take it from you, though the NBC producers were easily able to fool the machine twice.  EcoATM

ecoatm.com/how-it-works.html

It will just be easier if I let other people post responses to your notes.

Day 3 of the auctions...

So, day 3 is a bust. Starting to wonder why I am even in this game. But, I will keep on just in case. Maybe this is a bad run of units here.

Whoa !  You've been in it for 3 days and you're "starting to wonder why I am even in this game" ?

"Maybe this is a bad run of units here" ?   I've got a factoid for you: There will be more bad units than there are good units..

You've got to give it some time if you want to get a true picture of what it is all about. I have enjoyed reading your day by day auction experiences, but investing a minimum of going to auctions off and on for at least 3 months would be more in keeping with a true appraisal...6 months to a year would be even better.

Give it some time.

There are (or have been) several tv shows about flea markets. Here's one you might have missed.

http://www.hgtv.com/cash-cari/show/index.html

Reality TV is cheap to produce and sometimes the shows are quick to fade so check this one out before it goes away...or maybe you'll make it a success by watching it !