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Finding sellable merchandise at storage unit auctions

Have you been to a storage unit auction yet?

You probably go past those large rows of buildings regularly where people pay to store their extra stuff in temporary storage units when they don't have the room at home. Did you know, though, that those storage units can be a goldmine of merchandise to sell on ebay?

Believe it or not many of those people who store their stuff in storage units don't always pay the bill. Some of them simply abandon their stuff the for the people who run the storage units to dispose of.

By law, those items in storage must be auctioned when this occurs. These storage unit auctions are much more common than you might think. Nearly 10,000 auctions occur every year. There are bound to be some near you.

THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO GET MERCHANDISE TO SELL ON EBAY!

Granted, you don't want to walk into your next local storage unit auction and bid blindly on whatever is being auctioned off. These auctions are not conducted like regular auctions with each item auctioned individually.

How storage unit auctions work

Storage unit auctions typically auction a whole unit's contents in bulk. You get no chance for your to examine anything more than the outside of the boxes that have been stuffed into the unit.

There are certain tricks you should know, though, that help you get a pretty good idea of whether what's being auctioned off is worth your bid.

Resources for profiting from storage unit auctions

There's more to profiting from storage unit auctions than I can relate in a single article. But you can get a good feel for buying merchandise at them from a couple of excellent resources on this topic, though.

"The Silent Sales Machine Hiding on eBay" is jammed with lots of ideas for picking up sellable eBay merchandise inexpensively. It contains details about self-storage unit auctions as well as many other ingenious ideas for finding merchandise to sell on eBay.

Another great resource from the same person is "My Silent Team," a resource site that lets members download not only "Silent Sale Machine," but also dozens more great resources to give you ideas about inexpensive ways to find merchandise to sell on eBay. And you'll find a very active forum where you can ask questions and get more ideas from successful eBay sellers.

Want something specifically on self-storage unit auctions? Probably the most detailed information about them is "Storage Auction Secrets," which is dedicated specifically to all the ins and outs of making money through finding the most profitable storage auctions.

And if you're not quite ready to jump into buying merchandise for eBay at storage unit auctions and just what to find out a little more about what is possible with them, feel free to download "How to (at least) Double Your eBay Income While Doing Half the Work" from my collection of free, downloadable reports.

Possible storage auction locations near you

And if you already know everything you need to know about finding the most profitable storage auctions to bid on, here's a list of some of the biggest storage auction websites.

Check out any that have facilities near you to get addresses and possibly phone numbers. Then call them to ask them how you can be alerted when they auction off unclaimed property.

www.publicstorage.com
800,000 storage spaces in 80 U.S. cities

www.sus.com
Over 500 locations across the country

www.move.com self-storage unit finder tool
Various U.S. locations

www.uhaul.com/storage/
Everywhere

www.aamericanselfstorage.com
California, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri and Nevada

www.americanselfstorage.com
New York area

www.unclebobsselfstorage.com
25 states

www.executiveselfstorage.com
CA, CO, MA, NV, NY, TX, UT

www.personalministorage.com
Florida

If you don't find any facilities near you, do a search engine search for "self storage" or "storage unit" in your area. The website might not say anything about their auctions, but you can get enough contact information to make contact with them.

Jeff is an eight-year veteran of Internet marketing who has made his living through affiliate marketing, eBay selling, consulting, and through helping small businesses get established on the Web.

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