Shipping and Storage Containers for Sale

Buying a Used Shipping Container

Shipping containers for sale.  We provide storage containers, conex container, cargo containers, and used shipping containers. Used shipping containers are strong, secure, and designed to withstand even the harshest environments. We can have the containers delivered to your location, anywhere in the United States, and provide you with affordable onsite storage.

If needed, our used shipping containers can be modified to meet your specifications. Standard modifications we provide are roll up doors, office doors, vents, windows, electrical, air conditioning & heating, insulation & drywall. There are many uses for these containers.

We also sell office containers that include lights, outlets, air conditioning & heating and tile flooring.

Storage & Portable Shipping Containers

Storage containers, sometimes referred to as conex containers, cargo containers, portable containers, office containers, or shipping containers are ideal solutions for long term, secure storage. The containers are very durable and extremely secure. Many times we can help to deliver the container to your location.

Building or Buying a Storage Container

Buying a storage container online from ContainerAuction.com will help to ensure you get the best quality container, at the best price available.  Storage containers can be used without any modifications, or the container can be customized to meet your specific needs.

A standard storage container, directly purchased from a shipping line, will normally be 20 feet or 40 feet long, and have doors on one end. Occasionally, there are "off the shelf" containers with doors on both ends, but this is not as common. The price for this type of container is very straight forward and you will only need to pay for the container and any delivery charges.[read more about storage containers]

 

Shipping Container Houses

Converting a shipping container into a house is one of the latest trends in modular housing.  While container homes are environmentally sustainable and ideal for green living, the designs and floor plans are incredibly creative and are considered attractive and stylish by even the most discerning of home owners.

Building or Buying a Container Home

There are several ways to build or buy a home built from shipping containers, and each option is cost effective in it’s own way.  Container homes can be custom designed, bought as a modular home from a factory and installed on your site, or you can build your own “DIY” container house.

The highest end of the container home market is a custom designed container house.  Hiring an architect to design a home gives you the opportunity to provide input on the structure and your specific needs, and the architect can take into consideration the environment and natural surroundings where the home will be built.  The costs involved with a custom design are only limited by your imagination. [read more about container houses]

 

Container News and Articles

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Chicago Storage and Shipping Containers

Submitted by container-trader on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 12:18

Chicago has loads of container traffic in, around, and through the city; and if you want to buy  used cargo container you can find some cheap deals, provided you know the best places to look for them!.  There are a few steps to buying a container that you'll need to think through before you get too far into the process.  Following these steps will make things a lot easier for you in the long run: 1) What do you plan on doing with the container?

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Calling Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati – Find Cheap Shipping Containers in Ohio!

Submitted by container-trader on Thu, 03/21/2013 - 13:19

Ohio has a lot of trade and commerce.  Supporting the rubber and chemical industries alone means that a lot of shipping containers move in and out of Ohio on a monthly basis.  Great, what does this mean to anyone in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania (think Pittsburgh and Erie), or West Virginia (Wheeling, Morgantown, and Clarksburg)?  It means that if you’re looking for a used shipping container to use as a storage unit, modular housing component, farm or mine storage, a Cleveland Browns Dog Box, or just to keep your toys in, you can find a cheap unit either for sale, or on a container auction.

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Aftermarket Container Parts - Bolt on Lock Box

Submitted by container-trader on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 11:05

One of the biggest differences between a new and used shipping container, aside from the obvious paint and condition, is the lack of a lock box.  Used shipping containers are designed with the shipping line or container leasing company in mind; while a new (one trip) shipping container is designed with the end user in mind.

Gabion basakets for burying a shipping container

How to bury a shipping container, the safest way

Submitted by container-trader on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 11:36

Sometimes, a project simply demands that you do something the hard way (not the cheap way) and using a tool or piece of equipment in a way that God didn't intend it to be used... as is the case with burying a shipping container.  The sides weren't designed to take the constant weight and pressure, and the top surely can't support disbursed weight for extended periods of time.  That being said, if you simply must bury the container the safest way to do it is to used Gabion cages as external supports to carry the pressure of the compacted ground.

Shipping containers, Preppers, and Survivalists -

Submitted by container-trader on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 11:40

Have you ever run scenarios on what would happen if (global financial crisis, EMP flash, coronal mass ejection, pandemic outbreak)?  If so, you're not alone.  A lot of people have thought of this, and a lot of people are prepared with bug out locations, evacuation plans, supplies and munitions stashes, etc.  One component that many people have used for storage and transport are used shipping containers.

Storm Shelters and Survival Bunkers

Submitted by container-trader on Sun, 02/03/2013 - 13:58

We take several questions a month from people interested in converting them into storm shelters and survival bunkers.  Overall, shipping containers make a very good building block for these types of projects for many reasons.  Shipping containers are designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, the interior can be modified to meet almost any type of project, and they're affordable and readily available almost anywhere you need them.

Shipping container for an underground bunker, every Prepper’s fantasy.

Submitted by container-trader on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 22:06

If you haven’t thought about buying a shipping container and burying it in your backyard you probably haven’t been prepping for very long.

Shipping Container Construction Gains Significant Ground with Mixed Use Builders Across Globe

Submitted by container-trader on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 17:31

DETROIT, MI -- A forward-thinking real estate development company, Three Squared, Inc. has made exceptional progress with its cargo container residential and commercial construction initiatives due to escalating marketplace acceptance and demand driven by superior cost efficiencies, heightened profitability, and minimized build time. The company, whose pioneering shipping container building solution offers systemized and sustainable construction resulting in affordable luxury, announced an array of significant company projects and other milestones, as follows.

Bolt On Storage Container Lock Boxes

Submitted by container-trader on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 13:37

If you’ve purchased, or plan to purchase, a shipping container to use as a storage unit you’re going to want to make sure the container is as secure as possible.  On most standard containers there are only doors on one end of the unit and, assuming there are no modifications to the box, the area that’s most vulnerable to anyone trying to break are the doors.  In an ideal world, a simple lock would provide ample protection and let people know that they shouldn’t try to open the doors without permission.  Unfo

shipping container in Denver, CO

Shipping Containers in Denver, Colorado

Submitted by container-trader on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 15:23

Colorado is a hot market for storage containers, and that makes it hard to find a cheap shipping container in Denver.  Denver is a regional hub for intermodal transportation and containers loaded on trucks and trains pass through the city in volume, however many of them don’t stick around and the ones that do are in high demand.

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