The man with a clipboard leads 22 men and women into the maze of storage units just off a main thoroughfare in Gresham. "OK," he announces, "you all know the rules; same as always." He opens a padlock ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Forget garage sales -- Leanore Ransom's best finds are the contents of storage units bought at auction. That's where she bought her Victorian living-room furniture and oak dining set ...

Powered by Money.com - Yahoo may earn commission from the links above. The truth is, there IS good money to be made in buying storage units, but it takes a lot of hard work, time, a fair amount of ...

Every year, more than 80,000 storage auctions are held across the U.S., whether at a storage facility or online through an auction site. Auctions present a unique opportunity for buyers to scoop up ...

DENVER (CBS4) - A new law is about to make it easier for owners of self-storage businesses to sell the belongings of customers who haven't paid up. Owners will no longer have to notify customers ...

CHIGAGO—The auctioneer slides the steel door up, and a small crowd at the storage facility steps forward for a peek. They are here to bid on possessions left behind when the people who rented the ...

Editor’s note: This is the final print installment of local author and art dealer Aaron LaPedis’ four-part column series. LaPedis will continue to respond to ...

But, alas, the macabre often is thrown in with the gems people find in self-storage auctions. Bonnie Altenried said she fielded repeated phone calls from a tenant whose self-storage unit was soon to ...

If you're looking for a quick way to find merchandise to resell, storage auctions can give you access to abundant inventory. In the United States, individuals and small businesses use self-service ...

LITTLE ROCK — "When storage units are abandonedthe treasures within are put up for auction." That is the line that start's every episode of A&E's hit cable tv show "Storage Wars." Interest in the show ...

Auctioneers continually warn buyers to bid only on what they can see. Brook Snyder, the auctioneer at the West Side storage unit, said his auctions are typically over in a matter of moments, with ...