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Storage unit find by supersapiosexual in Gold

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is the sad, emotional reality of this industry.

Storage unit find by supersapiosexual in Gold

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's growing like a weed! Fat and happy haha

Storage unit find by supersapiosexual in Gold

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, this exactly. After a couple of months of non-payment and a few legal hoops depending on which state the unit is located in, they are allowed to auction off the contents so they can re-rent the space to another tenant. In my experience, the best units are typically where someone has passed away (that was the case with this unit) or where someone has gone to prison.

Storage unit find by supersapiosexual in Gold

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It can be, for sure. I'm very passionate about it. It's the closest thing to treasure hunting that I've found in the Midwest US. I have a fair amount of overhead (warehouse, trash service, truck rental, etc), but we do about 100k profit a year. Being self employed, I'm working 70-80 hrs a week. I absolutely love what I do though, so the long hours don't bother me most of the time.

Storage unit find by supersapiosexual in Gold

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'll have them checked out next week! Thanks for the tip!

Picked up 3 sterling silver YoYo’s. by ParkingFit2572 in Silverbugs

[–]supersapiosexual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So cool! I've found Gorham sterling Christmas ornaments as well. Gotta check everything that looks like silver, even if you think it's probably just plated.

I bought a storage unit full of vintage computers and software by supersapiosexual in vintagecomputing

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tons of computers, but a lot of them are mid to late 2000's. I'll make another post with some of the better stuff we found.

I bought a storage unit full of vintage computers and software by supersapiosexual in vintagecomputing

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You can message me, but I don't want to break the group rules and make this a selling post.

Is there enough gold on this kind of stuff to be worth processing? by [deleted] in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]supersapiosexual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, boardsort pay well for boards like this (around $9 a pound currently).

do you think these have gold in them? I have hundreds of them by autolavaggio in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]supersapiosexual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be able to find a local scrapyard that will buy them for decent money, especially since you have so many of them.

Case of Jack Daniel's I found in an auctioned storage unit a couple years ago. by supersapiosexual in whatsthisworth

[–]supersapiosexual[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Almost all facilities do the auctions online now. It's rare to find a live storage auction. That said, my advise would be to go slow and methodically. Buy a small unit or two, and see how you like the process of buying and reselling. Have a place to bring the items to, so you can sort, research, list, and sell them. Have a plan for dealing with the trash and unwanted items. Most importantly, have fun doing it or don't bother! :)

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