Auctioneer Justin Steel, far right, lets potential bidders look inside a storage unit at Rock Castle Storage, 2901 S. Breiel Blvd., Middletown. Those who store their items were months behind on their ...

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 ...

CHICAGO | 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 ...

They're hoping to get rich or die buying. A dozen people crowded around as the door of a mini storage unit rolled up, revealing a big-screen TV, a freezer, a jumble of furniture, bags of Christmas ...