For bidders, auctions are a chance to find hidden treasures among the trash. GREENBRAE, Calif., May 26, 2009— -- At a storage facility in California's Bay Area, a crowd of onlookers peers into ...

The auctioneer slides the steel door up, and a small crowd at the storage facility steps forward for a peek. They are here to bid on possessions left behind when the people who rented the storage unit ...

Attention Storage Wars fans: The odds of you striking it rich at a storage auction are as remote as those of mortal enemies Darrell Sheets (pictured) and Dave Hester dancing the cha-cha cheek-to-cheek ...

Self-storage units are a great way to store extra items and property for which you don't have an immediate need. For a monthly fee, storage unit companies can keep your things safe and protected, ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The dusty, narrow wheel and chrome fender poking out from the blanket inside the cramped storage locker didn’t look like much, stacked underneath the trappings of life left ...

Every year, more than 80,000 storage auctions are held across the U.S., whether at a storage facility or online through an auction site. Auctions present a unique opportunity for buyers to scoop up ...

On a recent Saturday, Jami Norman scored big at her first storage auction, winning a widescreen TV, high-end power tools and truckloads of other items for $500. "It was an awesome day," said Norman, ...

It was the Evel Knievel toys that caught Gary Williams' eye. But the eclectic pile of poster art -- including one of "incredibly voluptuous Janice" -- sealed the deal. The Oakland resident ...

The man with a clipboard leads 22 men and women into the maze of storage units just off a main thoroughfare in Gresham. "OK," he announces, "you all know the rules; same as always." He opens a padlock ...

Jess Guerra of Stockton had just become the proud owner of three dressers, one lamp, one bed and 15 huge cardboard boxes, the contents of which were a total mystery to him. “It’s a big gamble,” said ...