Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 25: “Early Bird Special.” Haff-Ton team drove to Stanton, California very early in the morning. Ton fell asleep in the truck. Rise and Shine! Auction time! Fact: Some mammals like lions and koalas sleep over 20 hours a day. Bright side? There were doughnuts and coffee at the auction. Um,…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 24: “Great American Cashtime.” Haff-Ton team drove to San Diego, California. Tourism – HUGE! Duo prepared to find just about anything in the storage units. Fact: In 1592, San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans in what is now California. One of the bidders was none other than…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 23: “Auction Hunters, Ink.” Haff-Ton team drove back to Los Angeles, California. Home sweet home. They were glad to be back. Duo attended an auction at a high-end facility; state of the art with climate control and solid security. It attracted businesses and wealthy individuals alike. Fact: Cadillac coined the…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 22: “Hot Wheels.” Haff-Ton drove to “The Jewel of the Hot Desert.” That would be Palm Springs, California. The town of wealth and leisure. Duo expected to find treasure hidden in storage units. Fact: Private golf courses in Palm Springs have membership fees as high as $250,000. The weather was…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 21: “Battle Bought.” Haff-Ton team drove to Whittier, California for a shipping container auction. Container were shipped from all over the world; thought a few originated from the states. Fact: Container auctions move quickly to avoid affecting the facility’s shipping schedule. Allen spotted an old partner at the auction, Big…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Bonus Episode: “Night of the Digging Dead.” Haff-Ton team drove to Oxnard, California. Oxnard has beaches, mansions, agriculture, and manufacturing. Anything and everything could be inside a storage locker. Fact: Oxnard is infamous for its violent surfer gangs. Household Unit Jewelry cabinet, flat screen TVs, fire safe, scuba tank, detergent, furniture,…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 20: “Sin City Shootout.” Haff-Ton drove to Las Vegas, Nevada. May luck be a lady and they hit the storage unit jackpot! Fact: The biggest slot machine jackpot in Las Vegas was worth over $39 million. Gamblers make storage auctions an expensive business in Vegas. Locals glad to overpay for…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 19: “Rodeo Ton.” Haff-Ton team drove to Anaheim, California. They were not going to Disneyland, however, buying storage units at auction can at time feel like an amusement park. Fact: Anaheim’s population boomed after the completion of Disneyland in 1955. Allen’s weather forecast for the day was sunny with a…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 18: “Viva La Vegas.” The Haff-Ton team drove to Henderson, Nevada, a suburb 20 miles south of Vegas and a popular vacation home spot. Fact: Jason Giambi, Chris Tucker and Flavor Flav all reside in Henderson. Henderson had a reputation for great auctions and lots of professionals had showed up…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 17: “Half Pipe Dreams.” The Haff-Ton drove the bread truck to Long Beach. Allen had one word describe auction hunting in Long Beach – Money! Fact: The port of Long Beach shipped $140 billion worth of cargo in 2010. Duo was hoped not to see any local whales. Then there’s…
