good call on the uhaul guys! much needed info for me---

hi movieman! wish u wouldnt be so secretive bout your 30.00 purchase!  i'll bite...lol no i know if you wanted us to know u would have said it...
my ? 2 u is how did u approach the newbie about the item u bought?  were u bidding on that lkr too?  i will report tomorrow about the auction caravan tomorrow evening. hope to uy my third.  i know exactly what i am looking for for an upcoming yard sale so i hope i get it for under 300.00!  40 units tomorrow- probably 25 sold to the public...

we will see-  i know i will enjoy the dig!

Hello all- I make pretty good money working 60+ hrs a week selling Hondas... this month is tough because hyundai is coming on strong offering tantalizing reason for going with their cars in these tough times... plus since the tsunami in japan back in march no new cars or parts are being made for Honda so sales and inventory have been way down.

I have dreams of leaving the biz and doing auctions full time and owning a thrift store so i can be independently wealthy, lol hehe seriously would like to not be micro managed everyday by my bosses and kicked in the teeth by customers.  I get enough abuse at home by my wife-- lol. so i would love nothing more than to make less money, help the community with inexpensive preowned items for sale, and be able to take time off whenever i want   (SO FAR NOT DOING TO WELL AT SELLING ON CRAIGSLIST OR EBAY...)
WISH I HAD THE TIME TO DEVOTE TO THE TWO LOCKERS OF GOODIES IN MY GARAGE--- WILL BE HAVING A YARD SALE SOON AND AM FORCASTING A TOTAL PROFIT OF 400+ DOLLARS FOR SPENDING $110.  THATS COOL WITH ME! 

ENJOY YOUR NEXT DIG!

Yeah im thinking the storage renters everywhere are catching on and getting their stuff out cause they don't want us owning it. Wonder if we will start seeing more empty units in the future because of exposure on television.

Which amount of days works best for ebay auctions? 3,5, or 7a days? Im still having a tough time selling my merchandise on ebay... will accept all tips!!!

Im done with hitting the email blast auctions by auctioneers. Everyone knows, everyone goes. Nah. Not me. Im all about calling. My gut tells ME its right. But that's me telling ME. me no tell YOU what to do. Good luck! 

So I went to an auctioneer's caravan of facilities this morning until noon--- 21 units! 
1st facility(uncle bob's SS) had about 50 people (no kidding) and crap went for 275+++ ugh.  supposed to have 6 units- 3 paid up.

2nd facility(uncle bob's SS) supposed to have 9 units, 4 doors were cut open and every one went for 300+!!!! WTF... i decided to hold onto my 400 and save it for a much smaller crowd--- figured the reason for the crowds is they search storage auctions online and get our local autioneers website which lists their upcoming caravans- sign up and get emails of upcoming auctions=tons of people=overpriced lockers.  believe me- today's lockers were not that impressive. 

HERES THE TIP- IF YOU WANT INEXPENSIVE UNITS, GO OLD SCHOOL SEARCHING FOR STORAGE FACILITIES THAT DON'T USE AUCTIONEERS (PUBLIC SELF STORAGE, the big orange P, uses their district managers to caravan once a month and handle the bidding wars=boring bidding not trying to skyrocket the price for a cut of the profits=more money you and i save!) 

A note about our local auctioneers that irritate me- they make us form a line and after only 10 or so people see the locker she starts the bidding at 100.00!   its usually up to 225 by the time everyone sees it...  anyone else have any thoughts or ideas--???