After you won a bid at an abandoned storage unit auction, the best way to make your money back is to have a garage sale with items that were in the unit. You will need to go through the items, checking every little pocket and find all the valuables. Separate all the breakable, furniture, and clothes, and collectible in to different areas.

 Display all items with a price, unless you are selling items like "All clothes 50 cents each". Those you put in a separate area with a sign stating price. Make sure all glassware are on a sturdy table, people will bump into things. Have all the collectible by the area that you are taking money at. Put furniture out front, as well as all big toys and other large items. You would be amazed at the things people will buy, in the center of my driveway I put boxes that have "stuff" that I would consider useless for 25 cents apiece. This is where I make most of my money. Remember the saying " One man's junk is another man's treasure" and how true is it.

 3Advertise, advertise, advertise. Signs at the major corners, and intersections, newspapers, craigslist, and all other free forms of advertising you can do. Word of mouth, misplace, facebook friends...etc, etc.... Try keeping a crowd at your sale. People hardly stop at a sale there is no one at. I advertise free coffee for the early shoppers. This brings the "buyer's" and dealers in. Never stay firm on your price....people love to "dicker"