Selling Self-Storage on Ebay?

February 6th, 2007

You’ve probably heard of self-storage facilities offering eBay drop off stores, but have you visited eBay recently and typed in “self-storage”? It yields some interesting results.

You can bid on metal buildings with starting prices of $18,000 or mystery auctions for the contents of abandoned units starting at $14.99. You can bid on the purchase of moving.bz with a starting price of $1 million - yes $1 million. Or you can bid on individual units as a tenant.

This isn’t the strangest stuff you can buy on eBay. Some people were selling snow this winter, for crying out loud. This is not only a strategic use of this platform, it’s a great convenience for bidders and a smart way to bring greater awareness to the industry. I’m going to check into this more and report back. For now, check it out for yourself by typing in “self-storage” in the search box of eBay.com.

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