Mover's Unclaimed Storage Auctions

We are proud members of the Illinois Movers' and Warehousemen's Association and conduct many of the required Lien Act storage auctions for our fellow members.

These auctions usually occur as the result of non-payment of the mover's storage fees when they move a business or residential customer and the goods cannot be unloaded at the customer's location. Precise procedures need to take place before the items in the storage vaults can be sold. We sort these units down and prepare them for auction much in the same way as an estate auction.

These are NOT self-storage units where a customer rents a unit, provides their own lock and packs their own unit. Therefore, we do not sell entire vaults of unseen merchandise as a surprise lot.

** SPECIAL NOTE FOR MOVING COMPANIES **

These auctions are specialized auctions governed by specific Illinois laws and are, in no way, to be conducted like a standard household, farm or business auction. Therefore, they should never be handled by a standard auction company.

Why?

Because not following all of the legal requirements, especially on auction day and the following 48 hours, can expose you to litigation from both your customer and the auction company. What most auction companies normally do during a typical household or farm auction can never be done during a Lien Act auction.

As members of the IMAWA since 1999, we are recognized as the "go-to" auction company for movers. We routinely conduct six-10 of these auctions every year - many for movers who contract with us every year. We are in regular contact with attorneys who specialize in these matters and share vital information with each other on how to conduct these auctions correctly, legally and profitably.

One important fact that most movers are not aware of is that there are certain items that can never be sold at a Lien Act auction. Doing so exposes you to criminal charges of conversion and also invites litigation under a tort law whereby attorney's fees, actual and punitive damages can be leveled against you and the auction company.

We know what those items are. Afterall, that's what you pay us for.


Selecting us to conduct your required auction provides you the answers to all of the "What if..." questions you have.


Still need more convincing? We're proud to be endorsed and recommended by the professionals in the Illinois moving industry. 

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"A professional you can rely upon, I regularly refer my clients to John Prigge. He will save you the trouble of navigating the minefield of complying with complex rules for safely selling off unclaimed or unpaid goods."

IMAWA attorney, Joel H. Steiner of Axelrod, Goodman, Steiner & Bazelon, Chicago

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No other Illinois auction company knows the Illinois Lien Act law better than we do.

No other Illinois auction company does more of these auctions than us. 

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