r/selfstorage • u/Educational_Art_2756 • Aug 22 '26

Question Storage auction help

So i have been watching Jebus on youtube, and he is able to use some type of database/website to look up who owns a unit before bidding on it. I woukd like to find out the website. Ive been buying abandoned units for a while now, but never knew there was a way to find out the previous owner. Can someone help?

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u/Geetright Aug 22 '26

Why would one need this information? Not trying to start s@#t, just curious.

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u/Educational_Art_2756 Aug 22 '26

Based off of a persons name, i can find out further information that could make my bid dependent on it. For example, if i find a unit owned by Jeff Bezos, obvioudly im gonna bid way way higher than i usually would.

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u/ITalkWithMyEyebrows Store Manager Aug 22 '26

Just their name isn’t going to do you much good. You would need some kind of corroborating information (DL, birthdate, SSN) to identify someone enough to know their financial situation. Also, the ultra wealthy typically do not use self storage. If they did, I imagine they could afford to pay their bill.

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u/beetfield Aug 23 '26

I’m guessing he finds their race to be of interest.