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so i went to a packrat storage auction and right off the bat i see a 150 gallon fish tank and compound bow and some antiques in the corner along with very large mirrors. needless to say i came in with the tactics of wanting to wait for the bidder to say going once going twice and then id come in and start bidding instead of going against several bidders at once and avoid racking up the price even more.
anyway as i waited for that going once going twice the auctioneer didnt say the words i was waiting for and said sold , the unit sold for 200 bucks ( super clean and profitable unit)
i was thoroughly upset that i lost out on this one but my question is has this ever happened to you?
is this a common thing for them to say going once going twice or was this a big noob mistake?
thank you
Thats because most storage these days is for moving. Rather than disposable income
In GA its 3 of 4. along with the Georgia suitcase (garbage bag full of clothes). There are about 20 of them in every locker.
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to go about purchasing storage lockers without a place to put the items I purchase.
Can I just rent the locker for a week or so and sell the items on craigslist and have customers come with me to pick them up at the unit? I really dont know the rules with storage units if I have to actually take the items to sell even if I purchase a storage plan until I successfully sell or clean out the locker.
Any advice that you have to offer will be greatly appreciated. Would love to start doing this as a hobby, but not sure if its realistically possible without a storefront or place to keep the items I buy.
If the units are working, I would try to sell them off before even thinking about scrapping them. Here, if old used washers and dryers I can sell off for $50 each. Thats double what the scrapyard will pay for them.
I didn't see a single person turn away and leave because of the dollar. A lot of people made jokes about it, but they all paid.
I only got one donut, so I guess my admission was only .50?
There is an auctioneer up here that charges everybody a dollar to get a bid card. He's been doing it for years, and he still gets pretty large crowds.
Selling alot of my items for a dollar or less. Some $5 items. Then a few higher items. The morning rocked, but now it is down to a slow crawl. Made $85. But remember most of the items are for a dollar or less. So I am pleased with what I made. Im just trying to get rid of this inventory so I can completely refresh it. Here in about 2 hours I will be packing all of it up except for a handful of items(saving for a different day) and I am donating it to a thrift store to get my tax write off.
Grrr. stupid people.
Here is an example today at garage sale. I have a Precious moments doll, retail value of about $60. Resell Value I would place it as $15 according to condition. I had it in ym yard sale today for $1. Which is a big ass dixcount in my opinion. A lady came by and asked how much, I told her a dollar, she held onto it and 30 seconds later asked how much for it, 50 cents? And again I told her no, one dollar, she hissed and huffed under her breath, but still bought it.
This is the kind of crap I deal with all the time doing yard sales in this neighborhood. Cheap skates. :\
The first time i bought a locker there was a hella nice dinning table but my idiot ass couldnt carry it so i didnt wrap it or anything. When i took it out the truck i scratched the thing to hell so i lost a good amount of money it woulda been worth