mainly skincare products. Most of them are sold. I definitely wouldn't mind finding another locker with those same items. Took a little over a week to break even; probably could've sold them faster if I had listed them right away. There's still some things of value left (mostly common household goods). They would be suitable for a yard sale, which I plan on running once the weather cools down a bit.
I won my next two lockers at the same place last Wednesday. Felt like I overpaid a bit, given the situation. Got into a tennis-type match bidding war with another guy. $555 for both. The second unit was $165, a little more than what I paid for the first one and had less than half the amount of stuff in it (all of it actually fit in my passenger car). Neatly stacked. Lots of books and clothes. At first I thought it was stuff that belonged to a teenage girl, but later found out she was a lady in her mid-40's. Nothing of significant value that I could find. Very modern as I found a box for the Samsung Galaxy S4. There's some quality clothes. It's possibly to break even on this one, and possibly make a little, but it'll take a bit of time and work. At least everything is clean and smells good, which is more than I can say for the first one!
Paid $390 for the third locker. I think it was a 5x5', though it was pretty packed full of boxes. I noticed a chest as the door opened, as well as a wheelchair, walker, golf stuff, and massage equipment. I didn't think of it much at the time, but these are signs of an elder, or even someone who passed away. Of course, elderly people's lockers are more preferable than a college student's. Now I know that's one more thing to look for.
The big stuff can be sold at a yard sale. This lady apparently kept a LOT of trash (mainly paperwork and lots of unopened bills). But she also left a bit of change and stamps all over the place, so I got a "rebate"...$26.44 to be exact. It's a start! So far I've found:
- Minolta camera lens and accessories
- reflexology foot spa, neck massager, Homedics, more massage stuff, etc.
- golf equipment
- movie projector, vintage electronics
- bunch of books, some personally signed (no big names, though that would be great)
- shoes and belts (I think those are the only clothes I found; kind of a good thing as I already have a surplus)
- Jet-Stream oven (apparently they go for about $60-100 depending on condition...kind of annoying to ship, but can't complain)
- china set
- most importantly, a bunch of vintage jewelry and possible REAL gold! Going to get some checked out soon.
Again, a bit of work selling the small stuff, but at least there's moderate value. Some of the potential gold pieces are stamped 14k (more likely to be real, but we'll see). It would be great for them to at least cover the cost of the two units, hopefully more. It will take some time, but I should at least double or triple the original cost. This unit is considered a winner!
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