Holiday items are frequently found in storage units because their owners don't want them taking up space throughout the year when they're unneeded. Things like lawn decorations, Christmas lights, ornaments and artificial trees take up a lot of...
Should Children Be Allowed To Attend Storage Auctions?
As storage auctions gain in popularity, they begin to draw a wider audience than its usual clientele. Auctions are more crowded...
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Online Storage Auctions Spark a Technological Revolution
For years, the storage auction business operated in much the same way: A storage unit would go into default, the property manager...
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Using Storage Auctions to Furnish Your Home For Next to Nothing
When most people consider the storage auction industry, they're approaching it as a way to make money by reselling the items...
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Are Storage Facilities Resisting the Status Quo?
Across the country, storage auctions are finally starting to settle down after the Storage Wars craze. Most of the newcomers...
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Storage Wars: Canada
Despite the controversy surrounding Storage Wars and Dave Hester's allegations against it, the show continues to be the most...
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About 10% of the country's poor – or 1% of its total population – are believed to be homeless at any given time. For some, homelessness is temporary. For others, it becomes a long-term situation, and the economic downturn has caused a lot...
Vehicles aren't necessarily common finds at storage auctions, but they are found from time to time. From cars to ATVs, boats and tractors, these vehicles pose a unique challenge to buyers. Unless you plan to simply scrap the vehicle and sell it...
When you set up your resale business, you're probably prepared to apply for business permits, sales tax permits and other legal necessities. One issue you might not have considered, though, is car insurance. Depending on your situation, you may...
Storage auction fans may have had a pleasant surprise if they caught the October 8th episode of Castle, “Secret's Safe With Me.” The show, now on its fifth season, follows the exploits of a crime novelist who teams up with a local detective...
If you start asking around at any storage auction, you're bound to start hearing stories about finding human remains. In most cases, it's cremains in urns that people find. Sometimes, though, other body parts turn up. By now, the story of the...
Most people use storage auctions as a way to gather stock for a resale business. Unfortunately, when doing this you're bound to come across items that can't be resold. Whether you're looking at broken electronics or outdated appliances, some...
Charlie Thomas, former owner of the Houston Rockets and prominent Texas businessman, auctioned off 175 of the vehicles from his private collection on October 20th. The auction was run by RM Auctions, who sold the vehicles without reserve in the...
There's a reason why most of the bidders on auction shows work in teams, and it's not just to boost ratings with witty banter. Having a partner can make the business much easier. There are several reasons why you might want to consider bringing...
Of course, everyone wants to be the person to win the next rare antique at auction, but high-dollar items aren't the only way to be successful in the resale business. In fact, small every-day household items can easily make up the bread and...