A Rhode Island teen with a passion for collecting pre-owned objects has found a way to use his hobby to help others. For Shane Jones, 16, from Wakefield, collecting secondhand items is “just something fun to do,” he says. He’s handy at using a metal detector to recover small items—bottles, coins, and other small trinkets—and likes visiting yard sales. While housebound during the pandemic, the South Kingstown High School sophomore started researching storage unit auctions, compelled by the idea of the treasures he might find. Using money saved from his summer job the year before, he bought his first unit for around $100 from a facility in Providence. At first, he hoped to sift through the contents, choose his treasures, and sell the rest. But upon opening the unit, the teen was struck by a heart-rending reality. “I realized this isn’t just something like yard sales where they gave it to …