Storage Wars: Season 3, Episode 27: “The Big Boy vs the Heavyweight.” Auction took place for the first time in La Habra, California, about 30 miles outside of L.A. New bidder Ivy Calvin former Ultimate Fighter known now as the “King of Palmdale” took part. Darrell brought his money (check), his lucky charm gal Kimber…
Storage Wars: Season 3, Episode 28: “The Kook, The Chief, His Son, and The Brothers.” Move over Barry, the Kings of Swag just stole the show with the way they dressed, bantered and well, both cute as a button. Identical twins Mark and Matt Harris once appraised a movie memorabilia jacket for Barry a time…
You bid on storage units and you have won a few. Good for you. What is your percentage rate in selling what’s inside those units for a profit? Not as good as you would like. Swap meets, flea markets, garage sales and eBay auctions will recoup your money to a point. What you need are…
“I have many skills.” – Xena Warrior Princess. I admit. I loved that show and I can actually wield a sword. I was a fencer for two years. But if you ask me if I can wield a paint brush to give an old junky piece of furniture a total makeover. Uh, hmm, no. Not…
What is your passion? No, no, not buying storage units at auctions. That’s either your full-time job or hobby. Passion is more “specific” in nature, it’s a niche. Jarrod Schulz from Storage Wars digs blue jeans. He knows what style, brand, even the color of stitching on collectible jeans. Jenny Grumbles from Storage Wars: Texas…
You frequent auctions but your ratio of actually winning a storage unit under 50%. Maybe you should consider a new tactic. Convert from auction hunter to auction scavenger. Definition of scavenger: “A person who searches for and collects discarded items.” Every episode of Storage Wars and its spinoffs you see Dave, Jarrod, and most especially…
You’ve been bit by the treasure hunter’s bug and you’ve made the rounds at storage auction circuits, but you can’t seem to win a locker. It’s too much competition due to the popularity of A&E’s series Storage Wars. Or because of the crowds, the prices of the lockers are too rich for your pockets. It’s…
Positive feedback is an important aspect in developing a positive reputation. OnlineStorageAuctions.com’s feedback technique allows members to create their own system of quality control. In order to ensure that the feedback system works as intended, there are certain rules that all participants must adhere to. All feedback must be given honestly and as a direct…
Auction Hunters: Pawn Edition: Season 4, Episode 8: “Flying Ton, Creeping Allen.” It’s a lovely day in the neighborhood… but not in Chinatown. A fist-nudge. A fierce two-handed shove. Near fight between Allen and a gangster. Let’s back up to the beginning of the episode. Allen and Ton got lost on their way to the…
You want to bid on storage lockers but you lack range of knowledge on antiques and collectibles. Not able to spot the difference between name brands or knockoffs? How do you cultivate expertise without spending a small fortune through real life trial and error? Books are a solid venue to gain insight to the value…
