Storage Locker Find

[cesariojpn]

http://www.aetv.com/storage-wars/video/ ... 2672127001

418 Silver Quarters in one tin ALONE. Guess what else he finds.

[Pennysaved]

Has anyone on this forum went to one of those auctions?

Ive thought about going to one

[Treetop]

Ive never been to one, but my grandfather has. He collects all kinds of junk, when i say that I mean actual junk. He filled his garage with it. Built another one, and it was full before it was finished being built...

anyway, it might be worth checking out. He bought 3 units one day unopened by the way, it wasnt like they did in this show, for about 100-200. He actually DID find silver in there to. A complete set of sterling. tools and all kinds of other stuff, a living room set. he made out like a bandit PLUS had a bunch of junk to shove into his garage to boot!!!!

[Pennysaved]

With that show out, there will probably be more competition for bidding.

One of the ads on TV had one of the bidders saying he bought a storage unit for a couple hundred and was able to sell the contents for $150k; pretty good return on your money.

[slickeast]

These shows will cause people to start buying up storage units at higher than normal prices hoping to hit it big. Most units will have junk that isn't worth the time or effort to try to resale. Look at pawn stars or auction kings. They only focus on the good stories..

[Coppercrazy]

I have a vintage/junk shop here in New Orleans and I frequent the auctions in the metro area,have for 10 years now.You want some insider info on these auctions-first-check your local public notices in the classifieds.the notices are usually published 2 weeks before actual auction.Youre going to see alot of junk,and alot of heavy appliances,ugly sofas,etc,but just about anything CAN turn up in a unit.I only bid on units that seem to have antiques or vintage,or artist/collector type looking units,but alot of what you see is run of the mill...if youre going to give it a try,just figure youve got to move all that stuff somewhere else,or rent the unit(usually 48 hours to clear it) not all facilities are honest either-that is to say if they know its abandoned,they may go through it before the auction...Guitar and tool cases are sometimes EMPTY....It depends on the management...I think the TV show is BS and yes its brought new bidders to auctions this month...but I think what they saw this week was pretty discouraging. If youre wondering about it-go check one out! (also find out what terms of payment are-some are cash only-good luck!

[GA-Silver]

I've been to app. 5-6 of these auctions and all that is in 90% of these units is pure JUNK!! Why people pay $$ to store this crap is beyond me. If you are a carpenter or a builder, one can get some decent deals on lumber and building materials. I seriousily doubt that you are gonna find many GAE's or vintage Winchester rifles at these auctions. Think about it.....if you are going to lose you junk, wouldn't you get the good stuff out before you defaulted on the storage unit lease??

[misteroman]

auctionzip.com will show you EVER auction with in an XXX mile radius of you