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There are many areas of liquidation to get into. Follow our progress as
my partner and I discovered a few of the more profitable ones.

Liquidation Company #1 - Surplus Business Equipment

We first started out in a 5000 sf. warehouse in one of the worse parts of the city. My partner and I put up $1000 each to get started. We promised each other that if this business concept didn't work or if it looked like it was going to take a lot more money, we would just drop it. We knew nothing about the business, so we proceeded blindly. The first few months were not encouraging. But after a couple of good deals, we found new hope. Within a year we outgrew that warehouse and started searching for a better spot. We found this . . .

which, after considerable work, we turned into this . . .

Our "Wholesale to the Public" Business Equipment Warehouse

This is where we sold all types of business equipment and fixtures

When we found this vacant warehouse, it needed lots of work. But it fit our needs perfectly. It had 20,000 square feet of floorspace, storage space outside that we later fenced in, high steel rafters, and it was adjacent to train tracks and a freight loading platform. Best of all it was within a few minutes of downtown and businesses. We trimmed it out, painted it red and white, and before long it got to be a landmark people often referred to as "The Big Red Barn by the Tracks."

It looked huge inside. This shot only shows half the space

We first thought we had more room than we needed

Our warehouse was taking shape and was starting to get attention

It filled up quickly. At times we had no place to put the next load coming in

We bought anything related to business. About our only consideration was price

When we bought out a business, often half the stuff was thrown in free

With the wide array of stuff we were finding, we decided we needed to put some fun into our work . . .

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