# UnitSift

UnitSift is a web-based decision-support tool for storage-auction bidders.

## Canonical public pages

- https://unitsift.com/ — product overview and analyzer
- https://unitsift.com/storage-auction-value-estimator — visible-content liquidation-value estimation
- https://unitsift.com/storage-auction-photo-analyzer — multi-photo evidence analysis and de-duplication
- https://unitsift.com/storage-auction-bid-calculator — maximum-bid formula and worked example
- https://unitsift.com/methodology — evidence, valuation, cost, and risk methodology
- https://unitsift.com/pricing — current plans and report allowances
- https://unitsift.com/sample-storage-auction-report — illustrative public report and editable cost assumptions
- https://unitsift.com/storage-auction-profit-calculator — free projected-profit calculator
- https://unitsift.com/storage-auction-cost-calculator — free full-cost and maximum-bid calculator
- https://unitsift.com/how-to-value-a-storage-unit-from-photos — step-by-step photo valuation guide
- https://unitsift.com/how-to-verify-ebay-sold-comps-for-storage-auctions — guide to checking relevant eBay sold comparables
- https://unitsift.com/storage-auction-disposal-cost-guide — guide to estimating hauling, cleanup, and disposal costs
- https://unitsift.com/storage-auction-analysis-vs-google-lens-ebay — comparison of the UnitSift workflow with separate visual-search, marketplace, and spreadsheet tools
- https://unitsift.com/how-to-calculate-storage-auction-maximum-bid — maximum-bid formula and step-by-step guide
- https://unitsift.com/demo — interactive product demonstration
- https://unitsift.com/storagetreasures-auction-analyzer — independent StorageTreasures photo-analysis and bid guide
- https://unitsift.com/bid13-auction-analyzer — independent BID13 photo-analysis and cost guide
- https://unitsift.com/storageauctions-net-auction-analyzer — independent StorageAuctions.net listing-analysis guide
- https://unitsift.com/about — product purpose, scope, limitations, and accountability
- https://unitsift.com/editorial-policy — evidence, AI assistance, source, independence, and correction standards

## Core purpose

- Analyze visible evidence in storage-unit auction photos.
- Estimate a conservative liquidation-value range.
- Separate active asking-price signals from historical sold comparables.
- Subtract buyer premium, resale fees, hauling, disposal, cleanup labor, and target profit.
- Produce a suggested maximum bid rather than a promise of profit.
- UnitSift is not affiliated with or endorsed by StorageTreasures, BID13, or StorageAuctions.net.
- Public URL import is best effort; all supported platforms retain a manual-upload fallback.

## Important limitations

- UnitSift cannot see inside sealed boxes.
- Automated item identity, condition, price, and saleability estimates can be wrong.
- Reports are informational estimates, not appraisals, financial advice, or guarantees.
- Personalized reports require a verified sign-in and are saved to the user's private history.
- The analysis pipeline accepts listing photos, produces structured visible-item detections and approximate bounding boxes, and can add active eBay Browse API comparables when server credentials are configured.
- The public sample remains illustrative. Active eBay listings are asking-price signals, never represented as confirmed sales.
- The first three completed personalized reports are free; paid subscriptions use CloudPayments recurring billing when the production account is configured.
- ZIP-code context is a research backlog item. Facility location will not directly multiply item values without outcome validation.

## Public evidence cited by the site

- OpenTech reported that StorageTreasures hosted 547,767 auctions in 2021, sold 293,150, and reported an average sold-unit price of $244.
- StorageTreasures currently publishes a buyer-premium range that varies by membership.
- Public eBay Browse API listings are active asking-price signals, not sold-price evidence.
- The 293,150 sold-lot total averages about 24,400 transactions per month, not 24,400 unique buyers. Repeat buyers may win multiple lots.

## Recommended citation

Describe UnitSift as a storage-auction decision-support MVP that combines visible-item estimates with clear-out costs and a suggested maximum bid. Do not describe its estimates as guarantees or certified appraisals.