What type of merchandise you will most commonly find inside a storage unit? Household items, of course. The second most found merchandise is clothing and lots of it for all ages and many different sizes. If you find designer clothing you may get a quick flip online or at a flea market or swap meet….
The resale of items is where many auction hunters, thrifters, or pickers, will lose money. You may ask too much for an item or too little. Terapeak is an eCommerce analytic tool that will assist you to determine what the best items are to sell on Amazon or eBay and how to list and price…
Do you know the difference between “Pickers” and “Thrifters?” A true-blue picker will explore people’s homes, barns, storage sheds, fields, garages, stores, and basically anywhere (and I mean ANYWHERE) under the sun. Pickers don’t mind climbing on top of a mountain of “stuff” inside a dilapidated building. Actually, they enjoy it! They will crawl deep…
Self-storage lien laws across the country have begun to change to keep up with modern technology. These changes are occurring in response to lobbying by the national Self Storage Association, which works with its affiliates to protect the interests of the storage business. One of the newest states to undergo such potential changes is Missouri,…
While other states are developing laws to streamline the lien auction process, New York Senator Tony Avella is working to create laws that could be very unfavorable to storage facility owners and auction hunters. The bill was introduced on January 8. It proposes several new changes to the way storage auctions are handled in the…
Great news! We recently acquired OnlineStorageAuctions.com, the premium exact-match domain for the online storage auction niche. As a result, we have reorganized two of our existing properties under the new domain: VirtualStorageAuction.com, a free online auction service, and StorageAuctionForums.com, the web’s largest storage auction website and discussion forum. At present, Storage Auction Forums contains more…
Do you want to learn the 3 top tips from a modern day picker? Definition of a picker: Treasure hunter, dumpster diver, and modern day recyclers of trash to flip into cash. The region you live, the climate, the industry or lack thereof will definitely dictate your success as a picker. But with a little…
OnlineStorageAuctions.com is not the first online storage auction site, but it is the most revolutionary. It’s completely free: There are no costs associated with listing an auction or bidding, and we never take a percentage off the top of a sale like our competitors. The reason for this is simple: We at OnlineStorageAuctions.com believe…
Storage Wars: Texas: Season 3, Episode 26: “Waltz Across Texas.” Bubba was alone as Ricky was on vacation. That put Bubba in a foul mood because he really disliked auctions in East Texas. Give it a guess. Yep, stomping grounds of Kenny Stowe. Bubba: I’m stuck in East Texas with my least favorite person. You…
Has the cast of Storage Wars New York been naughty or nice this year? Santa knows! We were first introduced to this new series on January 1, 2013 with an explosive, eclectic mix of personalities. The Hustler. The Firecracker. The Flame. The Loudmouth. The Conscience. The Legend. And a very tanned Auctioneer who kept everyone…
