Went to a storage unit auction in Tulsa and nobody bid on a unit with a safe

I went to a Storage Treasures auction last Saturday in Tulsa and watched a unit with a big floor safe sit there while everyone passed on it. The auctioneer said "nobody wants a mystery safe" and moved on after three tries. I get that cutting it open is a gamble, but at $50 starting bid, seems like someone should've taken the chance. Has anyone here actually bought a unit with a safe and found cash inside?

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lindamartin2mo ago

$50 for a locked box in Tulsa is just lazy.

alicesingh2mo ago

Paid $60 for a similar 'mystery' box in Oklahoma City once. Turned out to be old fishing lures and a broken watch. Felt pretty dumb.

kim9631mo ago

That lot at $50 with nobody biting tells me Tulsa might be getting smarter about torches being more expensive than the payoff. @alicesingh got fishing lures but I watched a guy in Broken Arrow crack a safe last year and pull out $3,200 in old twenties and a pawn ticket for a ring he never claimed. The real gamble is what you break getting in there plus the time cost. A $50 win is rare but it happens often enough that I'm surprised nobody threw down pocket change for the shot.

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