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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever wonder what's behind those doors at the local self-storage facility? Piles of treasures or cartloads of crap? If you're willing to buy a pig in a poke, you can find out; simply take part in a ...