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FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!

FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« on: April 26, 2011, 09:33:02 PM »
It's been slow going the last couple of months.  Only been getting a few mediocre units here and there, but nothing of any real note........until today!

I bought two lockers at a silent bid auction.  First unit, I'm not even sure what I got yet.  I know it has some clothes, small kitchen appliances, leather couch and chair, and some cd's and dvd's.  Only gave $100 for it, so I'm sure I'll do fine.  I'll get around to checking it out in a day or two.

But, the other one.......Wooo Hoooo!  I got a 1962 Chevy Truck (with all the paperwork for a clear title!) that has a new (rebuilt I'm sure) hot rodded motor.  This thing has been in the facility for 10 years!  Anyway, the motor has a brand new Edelbrock Performer carb on an Edelbrock manifold, and all kinds of new parts.  It's in the truck but everything hasn't even been hooked up yet.  I am still undecided on whether to pull the motor and sell separately or sell as a package.  Truck also has new tires and there are boxes and boxes of new parts for it.

And, that's not all!  Like I said, the previous owner has had this locker at this facility for at least the past 10 years, and he set up some shelving and storage in the rafters.  There is a 12' Sea Nymph aluminum boat, and a Honda outboard motor!  Up there with the boat was about 7 fishing poles, a Scotty downrigger, and a nice set of oars.

That's the big stuff, and I'm pretty happy with just that.  Here is a partial list of some of the other stuff in this units:

Welding Torch set up, with bottles and gauges
Sears Craftsman Air Compressor
Brand new Engine Hoist and Engine Stand
Propane Tanks (new and shiny with propane!)
Big Roll a Way tool box, chock full of various engine building tools
Very large pop rivet gun, used for pop riveting subframes and other stuff
Lot's of air tools (grinder, impact gun, nibbler, cut off tool, etc)
cb radios and antennas
chain hoist
tackle boxes full of tackle
3 lanterns.......two really old
four old Lionel train cars
double element propane heater that attaches to top of propane tank
some ammunition (no gun yet, dang it!)
A whole bunch of gun cleaning equipment
three cool knives
250 amp Dayton Welder
microwave and two tvs

Anyway, there is some other stuff way up high that I can't reach until I get the truck out of the way and get some other stuff moved.  While I was in the office paying, the customer called and they were asking for a couple of very specific things back, so I am assuming that those are hidden up top.   There is some interesting suitcases and boxes that are way up in the rafters stuffed clear to the back with other stuff piled in front of them, so maybe I'll get lucky and there will be something really good in there too! 

Here's a picture of the engine.  I was so pumped I got a picture of it and dove into the unit, so don't have any other pics right now.

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Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2011, 09:38:18 PM »
Really nice, may I ask what you paid for everything?

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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2011, 09:48:24 PM »
Really nice, may I ask what you paid for everything?

Yeah, this one I got for $1150, and I beat the next two highest bidders by 20 bucks!

Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2011, 09:55:58 PM »
you lucky ****er.  nice hook.

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Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2011, 09:56:21 PM »
Now that is awesome. Oh by the way my wife said you should finish putting the motor in and keep it, lol, shes a big fan of the early 60's models chevy trucks lol

Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2011, 09:59:03 PM »
we have quite a bit of the silent auctions in my area.  do you prefer silect auctions over regular auctions?  I think they may both have there pros and cons.  Nicely done beating them by $20 as well. 

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Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2011, 10:05:47 PM »
We have a few places that do silent auctions, typically so far I personally do not like them. Although I have only been to one myself so far. So maybe in the future I will change my mind on them.

Then again there was only 5 units on this silent auction I went to today and most of it was stuff I did not want to touch. Only bidded on the first one, bidded $70.01 and the winning bid was $100

Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2011, 10:24:01 PM »
we have quite a bit of the silent auctions in my area.  do you prefer silect auctions over regular auctions?  I think they may both have there pros and cons.  Nicely done beating them by $20 as well. 

Usually, I like the live auctions.  But, with the way things have been, the silent auctions have been pretty good for me.  It keeps the emotion out of the bidding.  And as far as beating them by 20 bucks.......I was LUCKY! 

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Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2011, 10:24:40 PM »
Yeah, this one I got for $1150, and I beat the next two highest bidders by 20 bucks!

OK, I know you can't handle all that good stuff yourself, so here's the deal:

I'll give you $1100 for half of it and YOU get to decide which half I get !  ;D

Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2011, 10:30:59 PM »
OK, I know you can't handle all that good stuff yourself, so here's the deal:

I'll give you $1100 for half of it and YOU get to decide which half I get !  ;D

I had a guy offer me 2k for it as soon as I paid.  I turned it down.  One guy I know did not show up today, and he heard about it through the grapevine and told me the only way I would have got it if he had been there was if we had decided to split it!  LOL.

Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2011, 11:18:00 PM »
Wow :o awesome find looks like something you would of seen on Auction Hunters. :o

Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2011, 02:03:59 PM »
LMAO, every time someone gets a good money making units, it automaticly becomes an episode of Auction Hunters.

Maybe it is best to keep from posting good lockers from now on, and only focus and post the bad ones where we lose money.


Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2011, 05:53:06 PM »
Teacher, good bidding. Congratulations!  8)

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Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2011, 08:10:50 PM »
LMAO, every time someone gets a good money making units, it automaticly becomes an episode of Auction Hunters.

Maybe it is best to keep from posting good lockers from now on, and only focus and post the bad ones where we lose money.



Not a bad idea MR A :)

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Re: FINALLY! Got a Very Profitable Unit Today!
« Reply #14 on: April 27, 2011, 08:17:40 PM »
score!!


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