Storage auction cost calculator
Count the costs that make a cheap unit expensive
The hammer bid is only the beginning. Model premium, selling fees, hauling, disposal, cleanup labor, and required profit before deciding your ceiling.
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Build the full auction cost stack
Change any assumption. Calculations stay in this browser view and are not saved or submitted.
- Hammer bid + premium
- $345
- Estimated resale fees
- $195
- Hauling, disposal, cleanup
- $350
- Required profit
- $300
The maximum bid is rounded down to the nearest $10. Taxes, deposits, storage, unsold inventory, and local rules are not included unless you add them to your cost assumptions.
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What belongs in a storage auction cost estimate?
Total acquisition and clear-out cost includes the hammer bid, buyer premium, applicable taxes and payment charges, transport, vehicle rental, helpers, cleanup labor, disposal, storage, and resale fees. The calculator includes the most common adjustable inputs; add omitted local costs conservatively.
Common omissions
Thin margins disappear in the details
- Sales tax, deposits, card fees, and late-clearance penalties.
- Fuel, mileage, truck rental, helpers, and multiple trips.
- Dump fees, hazardous materials, and unsellable inventory.
- Marketplace fees, refunds, storage time, and slow-selling goods.