Storage auctions, has anybody done this.

[dartcuda]

G/f and i have been thinking about doing it. Just not too sure about the ups and downs on it. has anybody done it, and if so what has been your experience

 

[64dartwagon]

Around here when they auction off a storage unit they open the door and let you look in but that's it. And it has become a big thing here for people to do this. You could pick up a storage unit for a $100 but now sometimes around a $1000. It must pay good sometimes but I'm betting on you get your plain old junk to. They typically sell the stuff at yard sales or flea markets. I bought a complete 318 with forged pistons, 340 steel crank, with edelbrock intake, from pullies to trans, all for $60 from a guy who buys storage units. Just make sure you have a truck to haul the stuff around or dump it. And expect to find some weird crap, let alone personal belongings. It can be quite a money maker.

 

[1969340dart]

There are some good deals and some not so good.It is basically CHANCE! Bid and win and take a CHANCE! I know people that do it and they sell items on EBAY,and craigs list.His wife has a resale shop and they do pretty good from what he tells me. I know he wound up buying contents of one storage unit that had a Corvair Spyder in it and it was a REAL NICE car,was even turbo charged.He wound up selling it to a Corvair Collector for $8000.00 and he only paid $450.00 for the contents of the unit. I have bought a few guns from him and some car parts. He also has a few auctions locally he sells things at.

 

[dartcuda]

Yeah I am sure we will get some junk, but hey that's what ebays for right. A friend of mine bought on and got all kinds of tool, tool boxes I think it got it for around a $100. So i will problably go down this coming friday and check one out that is going up fopr auction.