Abstract: A method and system for processing goods for auction by an online auction provider includes providing a multiplicity of sites within a designated limited geographical area for customer drop-off of goods desired to be sold at online auction, wherein the sites consist of a plurality of pre-existing free-standing multi-unit public storage facilities in the designated geographical area available to the general public for individual unit monthly rental; processing the dropped-off goods to assess their suitability for online auction; and uniquely identifying each of the acceptable dropped-off goods for placement in a queue for auction by the online auction provider. The uniquely identified dropped-off goods are relocated to a central location for placement in the auction queue of the online auction provider.