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Lost in Storage is now reviewing guest blogging possibilities and invite those interested to comment or send an email to info@ lost in storage
Current Categories:
- Recovering Lost Documents
- Self Storage Auctions
- Self Storage Tips
- Selling Items from Auctions
- Bidding on Storage Auctions
- Organizing Storage
- Moving
- Packing
- Legal
We started with the above list but of course are open to suggestions!
Look forward to hearing from you,
Nicole Smith, Founder
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7 Responses to “Guest Bloggers”
A recent experience has proven to me once again that many auction buyers are overlooking the most obvious when peeking into storage units they are contemplating bidding on. DUST.
When a storage unit is opened and contains a lot of boxes and even a few furniture items, and if the contents are heavily coated in dust, this is a major clue that you may have found something worth considering.
Many times, a unit covered in a large amount of dust has contents that were stored a very long time ago and has not been touched since placed into storage. This can happen when a family member is placed into a nursing home or passes away unexpectedly. It happens frequently with the elderly. Children from out of town (and sometimes out of state) come in to take care of the elderly person’s affairs, quickly place all of their belongings into storage with the plan to return at a later date to sort it all out and dispose of or split it up among family members. Then life gets hectic and the items are forgotten. Storage fees are paid and eventually, the fees are either forgotten or the family member that placed into storage decides that it just isn’t worth the expense of paying for storage any longer, or possibly the family member that placed it there had a tragedy occur and nobody else knows where everything is stored.
We purchased a unit two weeks ago for 75.00. It was covered in about 1/4 inch of dust and comments from the crowd of auction buyers were things like, “what a mess,” and “good luck with that old junk.”
This unit contained over 7000.00 worth of heirloom and estate jewelry neatly packed in original jewelers boxes and much of it tucked away neatly inside a very large wooden with glass doors jewelry case. We’re talking 18K gold rings with diamonds ranging from 1/4 to 2 carats in size. Pearl strings so old that the pearls were yellowed and the strings were brittle.
Three exquisite pieces of antique furniture hidden behind and under all of the boxes and dust with a retail value in excess of 2500.00.
So, what’s really under that dust?
One never knows, but in my experience, dust means age, and age means valuable.
Now don’t get me wrong, we are talking about dust covered boxes that are stacked, taped, and obviously intended to store away personal belongings.
Good hunting and stay Crazy!
Crazy J
GoCrazyJ.com
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Thank you!! I will check out storagetreasures.com tonight!
Hi name is Joseph. I have a few questions about your website. I could not find an email addressed to the owner so if you could please email me as soon as possible at Bisping26@gmail.com i would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you! Joseph
I live in Boston, Mass. About 12yrs ago (I’m 26 now) my mother and I were evicted, and things put into a storage place. My mother and I were homeless and ended up in a shelter. Since my mother didn’t have money to make any payments, nor was she the person who put our things in storage, we weren’t allowed to get our personal sentimental belongings like my baby pictures, photo albums and family videos. My mother has since past away and I have be struggling with severe depression. I’m trying to track down our photos. I have nothing left of my mother. If ANYONE can help me in ANY way, I would be most appreciative. Thank you!
Hi my family and I became homeless in 2010 and we lost our storage room filled with boxes of pictures my grandmothers doll collection documents my brothets comic collection and many personal items. The storage unit was in orlando fl in metrowest close to kirkman rd. If anyone has anything please return it our stuff is so important to my family and I. I cry over the stuff we lost.
I need help with recovering family photos, my daughter’s college degree, high school diploma, 8th grade diploma, and kindergarten diploma. & her dolls. My storage was with Manhattan Mini Storage on 107th and Columbas avenue. Can some one help me with getting those items back, they can have everything else I just need these. My email address is
sanydeemyers@aol.com.
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