Storage unit auctions

When the rent on a storage unit goes unpaid long enough, the storage company can sell what's inside. These are the units up for auction right now, with the photos from each one, when it closes and where it is.

You're bidding on the whole unit as it sits. Most can't be opened before the sale, so the photos are what you go on.

Up for auction now

  1. 5 x 10 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - Mainway Dr, Burlington, ON
  2. 10 x 20 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - Mainway Dr, Burlington, ON
  3. 5 x 12 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - Mainway Dr, Burlington, ON
  4. 10 x 25 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - Mainway Dr, Burlington, ON
  5. Amazon mystery box- direct from Amazon- sealed- bo, opening bid $5.00, TNT Auctions, Waterloo, ON
  6. Lockable Aluminum Alloy Box (Only Box), opening bid $5.00, TNT Auctions, Waterloo, ON
  7. 10 x 30 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - 1207 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON
  8. 34x18x16in World War II U.S. Army Air Forces, opening bid $5.00, TNT Auctions, Mississauga, ON
  9. 10 x 20 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Brampton- Vodden St E, Brampton, ON
  10. 10 x 15 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Brampton- Vodden St E, Brampton, ON
  11. 10 x 10 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Brampton- Vodden St E, Brampton, ON
  12. 5 x 5 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Brampton- Vodden St E, Brampton, ON
  13. 10 x 10 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Brampton- Vodden St E, Brampton, ON
  14. 10 x 8 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - 1207 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON
  15. 5 x 5 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - 1207 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON
  16. 10 x 15 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Burlington - 1207 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON
  17. 10 x 10 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON
  18. 10 x 10 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON
  19. 5 x 7 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON
  20. 10 x 10 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON
  21. 5 x 7 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON
  22. 5 x 7 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON
  23. 5 x 5 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON
  24. 10 x 10 storage unit, opening bid $10.00, SmartStop - Stoney Creek - Centennial Parkway N, Stoney Creek, ON

Questions

How do storage unit auctions work?

The storage company lists the unit with a few photos and a closing time, and the highest bid when it closes wins everything inside. The winner pays and clears the unit out by the deadline the listing gives.

Where do I bid on these units?

Storage companies run their own bidding, most often on StorageTreasures. Each unit's page here links straight to it.

Can I look inside before I bid?

Usually not. You see what the photos show, and anything behind the boxes is a surprise. That's half the fun and all of the risk.

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