Alias,

I don't know where you are located, but up here in the northwest one of the businesses I have seen pop up, are used tire stores. The economy has contributed to this I'm sure. They sell both wheels and tires. As you can imagine, these are not your conventional business man. They are not financed by some big chain store or big investor. They are just like you and me, working stiffs. I'm sure they will be open to working with you, especially where you have an ongoing supply. That will help them attract customers. They also could be a place to sell jacks, power inverters, and who knows what else. If it is car related and they can make a buck they may be interested.

Good Luck!!!

Wayne

craiglstauction

Great post on scrapping.

A couple of quick bits of info. that may be of interest.

"Had a fridge on the truck also that they wouldn't take as the freon wasn't released yet or something."

Please do not think you can make just a little bit more money by releasing the freon from that heavy ass frig, freezer, or air conditioning unit. The fine is $10,000 if you get turned in and prosecuted.

"The van seats that I got in one unit while heavy I just tossed in the trash also.  Didn't want to spend an hour cutting the foam and crap off. "

It used to be that you could still sell those items that are not completely stripped or a given class of material, ie. #1 copper, #2 copper, etc. As mentioned, ask to see what they will or will not take.

"I actually just scrapped my second car today, an 89 Lincoln - got $500 bucks."

If the buyer does not go over the car with a fine tooth comb, before he gives you the price to buy, you may want to considering removing the radiator and heater core (copper) Also, you get more money for generators, alternators, and starters then just let then go as steel or aluminum. Depending on how deep you want to go, the wiring may be worth spending a few minutes. I think you should ask the recyclers you sell to it they take catalytic converters. I think they pay quite well for them.

Good luck to all. 

Wayne

I guess all of the other "Storage (this, that, or anything else)" thought it was a good idea to rip the members e-mail address's from this site.

I received an e-mail from StorageTreasures.com today with the subject line as "The time is always right to do what is right."

They are trying to get members to tell their auction stories and have 3 wonderful tips for us...
1. Be Cool
2. Clear out your unit
3. Return personal items

Just giving you a heads up...

Wayne

Teacher or any of the other guys and gals in the Northwest, Seattle area.

I was wondering if anyone was able to make it to the PODS Auction in Kent? How was the crowd, prices, and goods?

I was not able to to make it. I wanted to see how the PODS compare to the standard units.

Thanks for anything you can contribute!

Wayne 

Drew,

For me at least, it seems like the site is running at the normal speed. Quick to load and the posts seem to have increased significantly.

Keep up the good work.

Wayne 

Avelanch,

Send me a PM when you get in the area or just post here.

Wayne

Received this error to night...

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Very slow also.

I have looked thru this site several times. They have quite a few categories and I think it would be a good site to list some of those flea market items and get more money for them.

I suggest everyone click on the "all items" and at least look thru 10 or 20 pages. It is very fast to scan. They list a lot of different items.

I don't know how the stuff sells but it might be worth trying.

Wayne