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Atman

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6. This SUCKS. These guys are predators.

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 10:11 AM

Feb 2012

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I lost damned near everything to one of these "auctions." Including my wedding album, my golf clubs and over 600 lps. We were broke, rented a bin for $35 a month to store our stuff as we put our lives back toghether. Or so we thought. We couldn't pay online or with a credit card...we had to show up each month with cash. We movedto another town, now our storage bin was an hour away...I showed up one day, a week after our due date, and my bin had a Master Lock on it. They wouldn't take my money. They sold off all of our stuff at one of these "auctions." DON'T EVER USE A STORAGE PLACE. One of the biggest scams in America.

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Going to my first storage unit auction this weekend. [View all] wyldwolf Jan 2012 OP

Please update us after the auction! Scuba Jan 2012 #1

I will wyldwolf Jan 2012 #2

Sounds like you're pretty aware of the key issues. Good luck. Scuba Jan 2012 #3

I really want to do that, but I don't have a place to put large amounts of stuff for sorting. Vinca Jan 2012 #4

I used to see huge box lots at Pioneer Auction in Amherst and at Douglas Auction in Deerfield grasswire Feb 2012 #5

This SUCKS. These guys are predators. Atman Feb 2012 #6

Something similar happened to our family. badhair77 Feb 2012 #7

Vultures? I don't think that's really fair. Vinca Feb 2012 #9

Sorry for not replying earlier but I only saw this now. badhair77 Feb 2012 #10

Like gyms betting you won't show up, the storage business is also built on the bet that TeamPooka Jan 2016 #20

So not much to report wyldwolf Feb 2012 #8

Word of advice. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #11

I think a bedbug phobia is holding me back from going to one. Vinca Mar 2012 #12

+1 McCIoud Dec 2012 #13

Spam deleted by azurnoir (MIR Team) GBlaire Jan 2013 #14

Also helpful is if you have someone that can Bay Boy Mar 2013 #15

DOH! NOW you tell me. wyldwolf Mar 2013 #16

The Yuuuup guy from storage wars quit over that kemah Jul 2014 #17

So much for storage unit auctions. LOL. Vinca Aug 2014 #18

To those who complained about losing personal papers, photos, vinny9698 Oct 2015 #19

I have had better luck going to online school auctions vinny9698 Feb 2016 #21