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storage auctions today

legearlegear Member Posts: 6,716
edited April 2014 in General Discussion
Im waiting on the auction to start at the second of eight location.

So far pepole are paying yard sale or flee market prices for lockers.

Stupid prices so far.

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  • Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,244 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is this guy there?


    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

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    RLTW

  • CDMeadCDMead Member Posts: 2,141 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by legear

    So far pepole are paying yard sale or flee market prices for lockers.

    Stupid prices so far.


    In my mind these two statements are mutually exclusive. Are the prices yard sale, meaning cheap, or are the stupid, meaning rediculously high? Please clarify, so we can make fun of your fortune or folly whichever the case.
  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by CDMead
    quote:Originally posted by legear

    So far pepole are paying yard sale or flee market prices for lockers.

    Stupid prices so far.


    In my mind these two statements are mutually exclusive. Are the prices yard sale, meaning cheap, or are the stupid, meaning rediculously high? Please clarify, so we can make fun of your fortune or folly whichever the case.


    Yeah I was wondering myself.
  • wpagewpage Member Posts: 10,201 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...
  • Riomouse911Riomouse911 Member Posts: 3,492 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My good buddy is a regional manager for a major national storage chain.

    He HATES the auction shows; the clowns who now show up to auctions are expecting to find treasures in every one and they berate the employees when their golden goose turns out to be a turkey. These shows salt the storage units to make things seem glamorous and drive ratings...it's all staged.

    Think about it, there might be a 1 in 10,000 chance someone put something really valuable in a locker and forgot about it. People who store good stuff either pay their bills or take their valuable stuff out. (Same goes for temp storage where people are moving and need a POD or store room for a few weeks)

    99.99% of the stuff that is in storage that goes to auction is absolute junk people are sick of tripping over but didn't have the heart to toss it out.
  • legearlegear Member Posts: 6,716
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by CDMead
    quote:Originally posted by legear

    So far pepole are paying yard sale or flee market prices for lockers.

    Stupid prices so far.


    In my mind these two statements are mutually exclusive. Are the prices yard sale, meaning cheap, or are the stupid, meaning rediculously high? Please clarify, so we can make fun of your fortune or folly whichever the case.


    Most people there buy this stuff to resale at yard sales and flee markets.
    If they are paying up front what it goes for at yard sales then its kinda stupid.
    An old washer and dryer sold for $210. I can find ten sets in a day for less than that.
    Figure in cost of items, flee market fees, gas and labor, and the profit is gone.
    Its like they cover cost just to have something to do.
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