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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: My friend is a Storage Facility Manager and he says
« on: July 29, 2011, 01:54:52 PM »
Quote from: bwd111 on July 29, 2011, 10:05:41 AM
I didnt say he takes anything, I said use your best judgement on this. Its the Storage companys stuff to do with what they want! They can give it away if they want. They auction to recoup losses. If the owner wants the stuff for himself he can do with what he pleases. Just like a pawn shop you dont pay its there stuff to do as they please.

My apologies if I misinterpreted what you had written.  To me it read like he was taking stuff from units that he wanted then auction off the remnants. 

I was under the understanding that the contents of the locker had to be auctioned off and that the contents are not the owner of the storage units property.  The contents belong to the original owner until the start of the auction, then they go to the highest bidder.  I dont beleieve the storage facility owner can do as he pleases with the contents of the unit (give it away, or pilfer what he wants).  Someone correct me if I am wrong... 

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Welcome to the Online Storage Auctions Forum / Re: howdy new from michigan
« on: July 28, 2011, 06:28:16 PM »
Hey Terrorbow.  Michigan here also, Traverse City area.  Im just starting out myself and found this site.  Good luck in your hunts...

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: My friend is a Storage Facility Manager and he says
« on: July 28, 2011, 06:24:25 PM »
Quote from: Movieman on July 28, 2011, 04:14:28 PM
You can be sure he wouldn't buy from the facility where his friend works.

Do you REALLY think he is going to tell you the state, city and name of the facility where the crooked prop mgr works ?

No, I do not think he would tell me/us where his buddy is the manager.  But, it never hurts to ask the question since he was pretty open to the fact of telling all of us how his manager friend goes through units and whatnot...

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General Storage Auction Talk / Re: My friend is a Storage Facility Manager and he says
« on: July 28, 2011, 03:55:34 PM »
Quote from: bwd111 on July 28, 2011, 02:57:16 PM
As f0r what they find and take for themselves is not something I can tell you! Have to figure that one out for yourselfs.

Am I reading this correctly that your friend readily admits to going through the unit and keeping items for himself?  Seems like one wouldnt admit to that, especially to someone who is a storage buyer and then have it get posted on the net.  What facility in what state does your friend manage?

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Welcome to the Online Storage Auctions Forum / Re: Another new guy in Mighigan
« on: July 25, 2011, 10:37:38 AM »
Quote from: AuctionFace on July 22, 2011, 05:45:47 PM
Northern Michigan...where abouts in that area? I definetly like talking to other buyers at auctions even if your competition =)

Hey AuctionFace, Im in Traverse City.  Where abouts are you at?

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Looking for advice/Information
« on: July 22, 2011, 02:27:16 PM »
Hey Monkeybusiness.  Yeah, the more I think about it, if I need a hand, I may just hire it out as help instead of trying to partner up.  I think it has the potential to run in to issues on a few different fronts.

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Looking for advice/Information
« on: July 22, 2011, 10:33:01 AM »
Some good info in there Movieman.  I unlike that poster am looking to do this for fun/little extra income, so my livelyhood does not depend on whether I drive 3 hours or not to find a locker.  I guess maybe I am more anxious than anything to find some good ones that I would consider driving instead of waiting for the next local one in a month or two.  Just need more people to stop paying their bill I guess ;D

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New to Storage Auctions? / Re: Looking for advice/Information
« on: July 22, 2011, 10:07:15 AM »
Thanks for the input guys.  The only reason I ask about the partnering up is because some guys at my day job know I have been trying to attend as many auctions as possible and a few of them have talked about partnering up because its something they would like to get in to also.  For me this is more about a hobby/little extra  income/treasure hunt rolled in to one so I wouldnt be leaving my day job for it.  Guess I will have to consider it further but I am leaning towards going on my own.

Movieman, you bring up some good points.  To put it in better perspective, I have been to all but one of the auctions in my area that I know about by searching through classifieds and online listings.  I went to one in March, missed one in June due to vacation, and went to one last week.  A total of three auctions in the last 4.5 months.  In the auctions I went to there were 4 lockers on the blocks total between the two, so not really good pickings.  So, I was thinking of expanding my base a little to get to more opportunity.  But on avaerage I think it would make it even harder to break even just starting out.  Like you say the other scary thing is if I over bought and cant haul it all in one load.  Then I am up a creek. 

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New to Storage Auctions? / Looking for advice/Information
« on: July 22, 2011, 08:12:36 AM »
Hey guys/gals.  Just looking for a little insight.  Im fairly new to the storage auction game and havnt yet pulled the trigger on a unit, but have attended a couple. 

First question regards partnering up with someone.  I can see the benefits of doing this like having someone help with the tab on bigger units.  Someone to help you load and haul and split up the workload.  My question is this.  What if myself and another guy go halves on a unit.  He sees something inside he really likes and does not want to sell said item and keep it for himself.  Is there a good way about going about doing this?  My thought would be to agree on a value for the item and deduct that from his portion of the profits?  Any insight in to that?

My next question is regarding travel.  In my area, auctions seem to be few and far in between, maybe one a month if that.  If I travel 3 hours-ish, there are an abundance of auctions at any given time.  In the veterans experience, is it worth the travel on a normal basis?  Obviously one good score would make it well worth while, but on an average with gas in a truck and hauling a trailer? 

Sorry to be so long winded...

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Welcome to the Online Storage Auctions Forum / Another new guy in Mighigan
« on: July 21, 2011, 08:57:41 PM »
Hi everybody.  My name is Steve and Im from northern Michigan.  Been to a few auctions so far but have yet to pull the trigger.  Been a few Ive wanted to but had to hold back.  Anyway, looks to be lots of good ifo here and look forward to reading more.

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