Storage auction profit calculator

Calculate storage auction profit before you bid

Test whether a current bid still leaves enough profit after the buyer premium, resale fees, transport, disposal, and cleanup labor.

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Estimate profit before you bid

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Expected resale proceeds

Current hammer bid

Buyer premium

Resale fees

Hauling

Disposal

Cleanup labor reserve

Required target profit

Suggested maximum hammer bid$560

Projected result at current bid$610

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.

Formula

What projected profit means

Projected profit = expected resale proceeds − resale fees − hammer bid − buyer premium − hauling − disposal − cleanup labor.

$1,500 − $195 − $345 − $150 − $100 − $100 = $610 projected profit

Frequently asked questions

Profit without false precision

How is storage auction profit calculated?

Projected profit equals expected resale proceeds minus resale fees, the hammer bid, buyer premium, hauling, disposal, and cleanup costs.

Is projected profit guaranteed?

No. Item condition, identification, demand, taxes, unsold inventory, and omitted costs can materially change the result.