OT? Californiasportscards on Auction Hunters Tues 12/14

[prewarsports]

I would never hang out all day to buy someones storage locker (I guess some HUGE number like 20% of storage lockers that are abandoned are just filled with Porn anyways) it just would never be my thing, BUT some amazing Sports items have been pulled out of these in the last few years. ALL the Dud Branom (1920's star) stuff that has been sold lately on ebay and in SCP auctions was found in a storage locker, and 2 years ago I bought a really valuable collection of of a 1905-1920 Boxing Hall of Famer that was in a box in a storage locker labeled "Grandpa".

I think that the really good stuff that is found is either just forgotten or it is not considered to be worth money by the owners. I feel bad for the people whose stuff gets sold sometimes and I think they should give an opportunity to family members to buy the unit for the back rent owed.

[dstudeba]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

I think that the really good stuff that is found is either just forgotten or it is not considered to be worth money by the owners. I feel bad for the people whose stuff gets sold sometimes and I think they should give an opportunity to family members to buy the unit for the back rent owed.

I read an article in a Storage Facility Trade Magazine about the Storage Wars show and the misconceptions that it portrays. Apparently auctions are a real pain to the storage facilities as they usually lose a ton of money from unpaid rent that isn't recouped from the auction and any overage they receive from the auction has to be sent to the owner or the state.

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Originally Posted by dstudeba

I read an article in a Storage Facility Trade Magazine about the Storage Wars show and the misconceptions that it portrays. Apparently auctions are a real pain to the storage facilities as they usually lose a ton of money from unpaid rent that isn't recouped from the auction and any overage they receive from the auction has to be sent to the owner or the state.

Which magazine?

[dstudeba]

Inside Self Storage. Here is the article I read.

[vintagecpa]

I also have my doubts on how legitimate some of these storage finds are. However, I do know that Bobby Fischer (chess) had a whole bunch of his personal materials stored in a storage locker that was auctioned off several years back. Apparently when he was living overseas because of his legal trouble with the state department, a local person he hired to pay the storage fee forgot to pay. Given what a recluse he was his entire life, I would imagine there was some pretty valuable stuff in that auction.

[ctownboy]

A few years ago, I think Paris Hilton had a storage locker sold with some of her stuff in it. An assistant was supposed to pay the bills but didn't and the unit was auctioned off. Inside were some expensive clothes and either nude pictures of Paris or a porn video of Paris and her boyfriend, I can't remember which.

Also, didn't giditgirl, or whatever her name was, earlier this year say she found the group of Star Player cards she was trying to sell in a storage unit in a coffee cup?

David

[slidekellyslide]

My brother bought a storage unit at auction because he could see some Nebraska football memorabilia in it...he won the unit for something like $50 and it turned out to belong to "Husker Bob" who was what people around here would refer to as a Superfan...He went to all the games and would lead his section in cheers...Unfortunately he had a heart attack and died at a game. There was box after box stuffed with autographs, programs, books, et cetera...He ended up making over $5,000 from the stuff.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by dstudeba

Inside Self Storage. Here is the article I read.

Interesting read. Even the comments section had a lot of informative bits.

Sadly, my urge to attend a storage unit auction has been nipped promptly in the bud.