NEXT! LOL! It is tough out there right now. If I hadn't been doing this already and was just trying to start out, I don't know if I would do it. I have the advantage of having a lot of contacts so I have a way to get rid of the stuff. Getting the units still isn't that bad. Like I've posted before, I don't buy at the overpriced auctions, and then grab a bunch all at once when the pricing is reasonable. Hopefully things will work out for you soon, and if not, good luck in your new endeavor.
Hey thanks...you know...its not really even that it is that difficult to find less populated auctions to attend where the pricing is okay....I happened to find a business publication in the area that is low profile and the legal notices are free....therefore, all the independents use it to publish their auction as required by law.
The biggest issue is that most of Tampa Bay is lower to average income areas and so far after 3 or 4 full days of looking, most of the **** I have seen is total garbage..... I honestly mean...I can't even figure out why people would pay to store this stuff....the total value of the stuff is less than like 3 months storage bills?
I am honestly thinking about a road trip to Boca Raton and West Palm...and attending a few days in the richest zip codes in Florida....
As you all well know..time is money and spending all day wasting time and fuel to look at all this garbage is just bad business
I'm not naive and I realize that only 1 in 50 or 100 lockers is a "home run" but 99% of what I have seen thus far is only flea mkt / thrift / swap meet crap and that isn't my market...I'm talking really low end garbage.....
I'll gladly spend 1500 to 2K plus on nice units but I need to see more than one of them every 4 days of looking,.....haha I know I can sell the **** if I buy it right....I know many say that is the hardest part but I have been selling **** my entire life and I too have avenues for better goods to move them