Nice post. I get a kick out of these storage unit auctions. My brother took me to one in Tennessee. It is amazing how competitive people can become when they feel someone else might make a deal and they do not want to be left out.
I went to a postal auction up here in Minnesota once. To see people stuffing their cars full with the stuff they bought was a wonderful sideshow. $75 for a huge bin that would fill 2 small cars.