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Other Forms of Selling / Re: If stationed near a military base
« on: July 27, 2011, 11:17:31 AM »
I have gotten some very good, very cheap stuff from people needing to go overseas, coming back from overseas, husband deploys and they're moving home, etc. Some people say "walk through my apt/house and name your price on what you want"
On the other hand, some people did that before moving overseas, and now they're back and have no furniture and need to buy decent furniture with all that terrible, horrible extra money they have from being overseas.
One person had beer steins from Germany that must have been fun while they were there, but regret them when they come back to US...I bought about 30-40 of them for my mom's collection, paid a total of $15.

If you can wade through the crap like Scentsy parties, Passion parties, Tupperware, etc, it's definitely got potential.

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Other Forms of Selling / If stationed near a military base
« on: July 27, 2011, 10:27:02 AM »
I have moved around the US for a few years now and if you are within a reasonable proximity of a military base, there is a website that lets you post items for sale. You do not need to be military or a dependent, it's basically a version of craigslist but is mostly viewed by wives of soldiers either looking to sell or buy, mostly household and kids stuff.

Example:
NC has braggyardsales.com
WA has lewisyardsales.com

The main hub to search for one in your area is bookoo.com, from there you can search for the closest one. I have found that some require a small fee (example, BYS asks us to pay $9 for a HUGE bumper sticker, take a pic of it on your vehicle, and upload the pic) and you get "free membership" for life, which allows picture posting. On LYS, this was not necessary. Some are really hopping, others are like a ghost town, I am not sure what factors determine the popularity.  This will also give an advantage to anyone who can drive onto a military base, since most wives live on post and I have found many good treasures from someone who has just been stationed in Germany/Italy/Japan, etc.
Hope this helps!

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Welcome to the Online Storage Auctions Forum / New from NC
« on: July 26, 2011, 09:32:08 AM »
Hello, new gal from NC here. I started out at auction houses and have recently been dabbling into storage auctions. I am hoping to some day make some profit on it, my health recently took a dump and I am blessed to have a spouse who supports me and appreciates that I want to try selling at flea markets. So far I have only been a looky-lucy at storage auctions, but I have no problem paying that $100 deposit that some require. I have not encountered any disrespect from (who I assume to be) regulars, maybe the first time when I pulled up in a convertible and got a few snickers...but don't worry, I know a 10x10 worth of stuff won't fit in there  ;)
I hope to find support here and get some questions answered, or maybe just lurk for a while since I'm not sure when I'll be able to actually purchase my first locker. Any advice I can get from regulars so I'm not looked at as "THAT newbie" is appreciated, I try to stay out of the way and have even loaned my huge mag lite to someone at one auction. I look forward to all the helpful advice I will get from here, have a good morning everyone.

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