Attendance at storage unit auctions has hit record highs since shows such as Storage Wars, Storage Hunters and Auction Hunters hit the air. Convinced that abandoned storage units are concealing ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This is the final print installment of local author and art dealer Aaron LaPedis’ four-part column series. LaPedis will continue to respond to ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Forget garage sales -- Leanore Ransom's best finds are the contents of storage units bought at auction. That's where she bought her Victorian living-room furniture and oak dining set ...

At a recent auction at the Quakerbridge Road site of Lackland Self Storage in Hamilton, Janina Friedman and Lester Erbe, both from Bordentown and both unemployed, were two of 20 people looking for a ...

This who-gets-hurt locker turned out to be a treasure chest. A Chelsea gallery owner who blindly plunked down $15,000 for a storage locker only to find it held a trove of fine art made more than ...

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, ...

“Kobe Bryant’s locker at the Staples Center is more than just a piece of memorabilia; it’s a sacred relic of his unparalleled journey,” Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of modern collectibles, said in a ...