Collector's Last Stand, the latest episode of Storage Wars, brought the bidders to Norwalk, California. They were all ready to play mind games as they bid on storage units which had been abandoned by their owners.
The bidders only had 5 minutes to glance inside to decide whether or not they wanted the units.
Married couple Brandi and Jarrod were working with a $1,400 cap on their spending, while Darrell had driven over from San Diego and had decided not to buy anything that couldn't fit in his truck.
Barry was ready for anything, and annoying Dave kept true to his arrogant and callous ways. He bid up the price of a locker he didn't want just so Brandi and Jarrod wouldn't get it. He tried to do the same thing with Darrell, but it didn't work. Darrell played a little game of chicken with Dave and Dave was the one who flinched. It made the whole show.
The purchased lockers were full of interesting things, though not necessarily valuable. However, there were some intriguing pieces. Barry found an antique portable spitoon, for example, that he ultimately decided to keep himself.
Dave did find some furniture and a collection of antique walking canes that made his buy a financial success.
Darrell also came away with cash! In an amazing find, he turned over a painting and discovered approximately $2,000 in cash.
You just never know what you'll find in a storage facility. in your area.
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Storage Wars is a New Kind of Treasure Hunt
Storage Wars is a New Kind of Treasure Hunt
Storage Wars introduces the viewing public to something not that many are familiar with. The show centers around storage facilities, places where lockers of various sizes are sold to individuals so that they can store whatever they desire inside. When people fail to pay their bills for three months straight, however, the storage companies can legally put the locker's possessions up for auction.
In the first half-hour episode, the show introduces several of the regular buyers, people who regularly go to the locker auctions and purchase them. These buyers range from a man whose been a collector since he was a teenager to another who has only been involved in the auctions for the past couple of years.
For these and the other buyers, it's all about the contents. The interesting element is that no one really knows for sure what is inside a locker or the boxes within it. Once the locker is opened, they have only five minutes to stand at the entrance, observe what they can, and make a decision about whether or not to be. It's a bit of a mystery, and it's definitely a gamble. For the most part, no one knows for sure what they've purchased until they unload it at their home and/or store.
After the buy is shown, the show takes the audience on the reveal of the locker's contents and then at the end gives a total of how the main buyers did when all is said and done.
In the premier show which sold off lockers in Victorville, California, the big winner secured monogrammed clothing worn by Suge Knight. In the second episode, another buyer took home the big prize that netted him $19,000. He had purchased a locker full of restaurant equipment.
Watching the gamble is part of the fun of Storage Wars, and the buyers don't always come away with big wins. For example, one of them was hopeful that a name brand Swiss watch was authentic, only it turned out to be a knock off. For another, he was hopeful that the piece of an organ he'd seen in a locker was a Hammond B-3. Unfortunately, it wasn't.
The show is a bit like going on a treasure hunt. Sometimes the treasure is worth thousands and sometimes it's just an empty chest. For the TV watcher, the excitement is there, but without the risk. It's good viewing.
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Storage Wars introduces the viewing public to something not that many are familiar with. The show centers around storage facilities, places where lockers of various sizes are sold to individuals so that they can store whatever they desire inside. When people fail to pay their bills for three months straight, however, the storage companies can legally put the locker's possessions up for auction.
In the first half-hour episode, the show introduces several of the regular buyers, people who regularly go to the locker auctions and purchase them. These buyers range from a man whose been a collector since he was a teenager to another who has only been involved in the auctions for the past couple of years.
For these and the other buyers, it's all about the contents. The interesting element is that no one really knows for sure what is inside a locker or the boxes within it. Once the locker is opened, they have only five minutes to stand at the entrance, observe what they can, and make a decision about whether or not to be. It's a bit of a mystery, and it's definitely a gamble. For the most part, no one knows for sure what they've purchased until they unload it at their home and/or store.
After the buy is shown, the show takes the audience on the reveal of the locker's contents and then at the end gives a total of how the main buyers did when all is said and done.
In the premier show which sold off lockers in Victorville, California, the big winner secured monogrammed clothing worn by Suge Knight. In the second episode, another buyer took home the big prize that netted him $19,000. He had purchased a locker full of restaurant equipment.
Watching the gamble is part of the fun of Storage Wars, and the buyers don't always come away with big wins. For example, one of them was hopeful that a name brand Swiss watch was authentic, only it turned out to be a knock off. For another, he was hopeful that the piece of an organ he'd seen in a locker was a Hammond B-3. Unfortunately, it wasn't.
The show is a bit like going on a treasure hunt. Sometimes the treasure is worth thousands and sometimes it's just an empty chest. For the TV watcher, the excitement is there, but without the risk. It's good viewing.
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A Mannequin Phone: That's Gold on Storage Wars
Everywhere in the country, Americans take advantage of storage units to place all kinds of possessions, but when they stop paying the bill, the storage facility can legally auction off the contents to recoup some of their loss. That's where this hit A&E series, Storage Wars, comes into play. Will the buyers find gold amid the junk?
This latest episode had the eager bidders gathering in Riverside, California. One unit intrigued both Barry and Jarrod, but it was Barry who won the trashy looking goods that were inside. Fascinated by boxes that had markings like "Elvis stuff" written on them, Barry was certain it was gold.
However, it turned out to be a bunch of collector plates that sold well, but weren't the goldmine Barry had hoped. He also discovered an old moonshine still valued at a few hundred dollars, but not the thousands he'd assumed it would be.
Dave Hester has this really annoying 'yep' that he shouts out when bidding. His goal is to intimidate, but all he really does is annoy with the bellow. He paid $1,300 for locker he wanted bad, but merchandise quality was lacking, and it turned out to be 'dust', which I have to admit I rather enjoyed. It felt like a bit of payback.
Darrell purchased a unit that included a mannequin phone. Now that's something I haven't seen before. That unique piece of gold sold for $2,000, giving him a huge profit.
Gold or dust, Storage Wars is always an adventure.
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This latest episode had the eager bidders gathering in Riverside, California. One unit intrigued both Barry and Jarrod, but it was Barry who won the trashy looking goods that were inside. Fascinated by boxes that had markings like "Elvis stuff" written on them, Barry was certain it was gold.
However, it turned out to be a bunch of collector plates that sold well, but weren't the goldmine Barry had hoped. He also discovered an old moonshine still valued at a few hundred dollars, but not the thousands he'd assumed it would be.
Dave Hester has this really annoying 'yep' that he shouts out when bidding. His goal is to intimidate, but all he really does is annoy with the bellow. He paid $1,300 for locker he wanted bad, but merchandise quality was lacking, and it turned out to be 'dust', which I have to admit I rather enjoyed. It felt like a bit of payback.
Darrell purchased a unit that included a mannequin phone. Now that's something I haven't seen before. That unique piece of gold sold for $2,000, giving him a huge profit.
Gold or dust, Storage Wars is always an adventure.
find self storage units units in your area
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