[Rick Lee]

I guess I had always heard about this, but ran across someone today who does it. This guy had so much schit stacked up in the front yard of his trailer and inside, I knew he could not have collected it all himself. He was only 45. I asked if he was selling any guns or musical instruments. He said he was keeping those. He told me he had paid $200 for a unit and found inside an original, first print edition of Peter Pan. He showed me the book and it was in pretty good shape, he said it had appraised for $8000.

How does this stuff work? If I win one at auction, can I just leave it after I've picked through it? Or do I have to clear it all out? I have to think there are plenty with guns, jewelry, music gear, car parts or even cars, plenty of other valuables. I have time on my hands and like this kind of stuff. How to get started?