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 ...

Reality TV shows are driving people’s interest in making money off other’s unwanted items. After the lock was removed and the steel door slid open, Rick Everman studied the contents of the locker from ...

RACINE — Having X-ray vision would be immensely helpful for the owners of the new thrift shop Dusty Treasures. But alas, Patty Lemke and her son Dustin Radke must simply take their chances as they ...

The lure of discovering valuable treasure in the discarded remains of abandoned household belongings is motivating a growing number of fortune hunters to build their dreams one 10-foot by 10-foot ...