Ask The Experts
Storage Treasures is owned and operated by highly experienced storage industry experts. On top of that we have several Auction Pro Contributors who write weekly articles for you (find their blogs below). Ask them your questions here!
Last post by Julia Lawson Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:39 am
The Garage Sale
Having a garage sale? Here's the place to let our community know! Please title the post with your location and the date of your sale for easy reference. Here's to us all having more of the best. garage. sales. ever!!!
Storage Wars - A&E TV
Storage Wars, which follows teams of bidders looking to score it big in the high stakes world of storage auctions, ranks as A&E's number one series of all time among adults 25-54. During its first season, the series averaged 2.8 million viewers per episode and peaked at 3.8 million.
Leslie "Voice of Reason"
The HOO (Head of Organization) at StorageTreasures. Leslie is responsible for keeping the entire cast organized to provide the best service possible.
Lisa Renee Jones
After leaving Corporate America, Lisa was faced with the harsh reality of an impending rent due date as a newly struggling author. Thus was born the idea to make rent money buying storage units. What was found in one of these units inspired Lisa's most successful series, which will soon be on TV. And now she's writing a blog just for you. Enjoy. Oh...and reader discretion is advised. This is juicy stuff.
Canada's Corner
Cindy is a no nonsense storage auction buyer from Toronto Canada. She owns and operates a retail store and has plenty of advice to share. Her only concern? That y'all might be jealous of her locker finds...like a diamond over 3 carats!
Storage Heroes
Rebecca, and her partner in crime Brian, are the Storage Heroes. After watching Storage Wars these two decided to join forces and try their hand with reselling. Turns out Rebecca has a knack for sniffing out gold & New Orleans has some great units!
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Last post by Rebecca Fox Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:43 am
Suburban Pickers
Steve Cox is joined by Richard & his son Preston to form The Suburban Pickers. You've seen Steve on Storage Wars as Dave Hester's business partner & expert appraiser. Wealth of information doesn't begin to describe it...and you've never met a nicer group of guys.
Curt Strutz
Want to know what storage auctions are like in Wisconsin? Curt gives you the straight scoop and shares all of his insider secrets. These storage auction tips will save you money and make you money.
Storage Auction Kings
Rich is a storage auctioneer that's sharing storage locker advice from the auctioneer's perspective. His honest & professional advice will help you at your next storage auction.
The Redneck Picker
Troy Howerton, aka The Redneck Picker, has been pickin' his whole life. He'll teach you how to develop your wheelhouse & work your network. These are reselling tips you can take to the bank.
Bounty Brothers
Dave is a real deal bounty hunters and now a storage unit junkie. He's sharing tips on how to research tenants bounty hunter style...and in the most colorful fashion!
Drenton Beres
Everyone needs a technology whiz and Drenton is ours! He's sold on eBay, craigslist, amazon and a host of other sites since they first began. Thankfully he's sharing his secrets for making more money with improved listings, photos, descriptions and even inventory software.
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Last post by Drenton Beres Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:29 am
Phill Backstrom
You've seen him on Storage Wars & now Phill is sharing his reselling secrets with you. Phill has been buying at all types of auctions for over 25 years...storage, government, police & online auctions. He also operates his own online auctions and is an eBay Trading Assistant & Power Seller. Hard to find more reselling knowledge in 1 individual!
Frugal Serendipity
Mike & Linda joined the first round of our Pro Training, which enabled them to getting into reselling. They're preparing to transition into full time picking and they're sharing their journey with you.
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Last post by Mike & Linda Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:27 am
WorthPoint
WorthPoint provides StorageTreasure members with a weekly education blog and special offers to help value the treasures you find. Discover Your Hidden Wealth!
StorageTreasures Conceptualizer
We have launched the contributor system. if you want to apply, goto your profile and click the link. Welcome to a growing community of people helping people navigate the buying and selling world.
Tom Litton
Tom was a top storage auctioneer that sold over 15,000 storage units. Tom has since passed away, but he was an integral part of Storage Treasures in it's early days & has shared so much valuable information with his Storage Treasures Family. He will be missed.
Quart "Paper Shredder"
I’m Quart and I’m a doodle. Daddy says my name is Quart since I’m a “quarter real dog.” Mommy says that’s derogatory, but I don’t know what that means. I will occasionally share secrets I hear around the office to Hunt Buy Sell Profit.
Box Flipper
This Box Flipper is a professor and a Pro Trainee that seems to get awful "lucky" with his buys. Learn his tips so you can get "lucky" reselling too.
Contributor Tony Huggins
Tony quickly became a fan favorite when he wrote about owning a resale shop. So with a little peer pressure now he's chronically his journey as he opens a new venue - "The Old Barn"
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Last post by Tony Huggins Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:48 pm
Tio Lavranos
Tio recently joined the Storage Treasures Family to find more auction dates for y'all. We don't want anyone to have to pay for storage auction information! Tio also works in a comic book store & is an artist!
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Last post by Tio Lavranos Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:48 pm
Sierra Hebron
Another Pro Trainee entering the world of reselling! See what it would be like if you started reselling as a hobby or a way to create another income stream.
Preston Cox
You saw Preston in our Free Insider Training. He's grown up at swap meets, flea markets, auction houses and storage auctions. Don't under-estimate young Preston...he'll school you in everything from Danish modern to post office boxes.
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Marcus Molinari
If you watch Storage Wars New York you might be interested in Marcus' take on storage auctions in the Big Apple.
Storage Auction Start Up Fund
We're giving out scholarships of $200 to help new buyers get started. So apply! Tell us a little bit about yourself, why you want to get into storage auctions, and what you have been doing to learn the business. Show us that you're willing to put in the effort and do your homework, because we want to see you turn $200 into $500 and $500 into $1,000!
SuperStars of StorageTreasures!
Our StorageTreasures users are the best! So... who has the best answer to our current question? Routinely we'll be posting questions and the person with the best answer will win an Elvis Newspaper as seen on Storage Wars, donated by Mr. Yuuuuup himself. And, of course, bragging rights!
Storage Auction Insider Certification "NEW"
For the people who have taken the time to go through our Storage Auction "Insider" Training you can download a Certificate of Completion. Thank you for your participation. We have invested in you and it is time for you to take the next step and use the information to improve your buying and selling skills.
General Help
After value education, building a network to sell items is the single biggest weapon. We have a staff assigned to finding resources to help you connect and network. The result will be a Resource Guide you will access on your Dashboard. You can help with ideas and places that help others. Please take a minute and share some of your knowledge.
Thrift stores
Thrift stores, consignment stores, second hand stores and other places you have found to sell items. Please give as much detail as possible for the location.
Plug your business or service here
We're all about networking here - if you have a business or service you'd like to plug, feel free to do it here, as this is the place for it. If we find spam across the site, we'll move it here, and if we keep finding it, we may delete your account. Please help continue to make this the best resource for the Storage industry.
Last post by George Brown Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:16 am
Storage Facility Auction Reviews
This is the place to talk about facilities that are running good or bad auctions. Let others know what to look out for and keep facilities honest.
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Last post by Julia Lawson Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:09 pm
Storage Wars - A&E TV
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