Storage Wars: New York: Season 2, Episode 5: “Da Bronx Tale.” Welcome to the Bronx! New location for auctioneer John Luke. This hard hitting part of the city proved to be unfamiliar territory for most of the buyers. Mike felt right at home as this was his old neighborhood. Even the auctioneer had some trouble…
Container Wars: Season 1, Episode 7: “Secrets of the Orient.” The crazies back for the second half of season one. Deana, former beauty queen, gorgeous as ever. Ty sported a Mohawk, which was so 1980s of him. Mo hadn’t changed, still crotchety as ever (his words to Deana). Matt still in need of anger management…
Storage Wars: New York: Season 2, Episode 4: “Hi Text…Hi Jinx.” In this episode of Storage Wars New York, the devilish duo of Candy & Courtney devised a scheme to distract and ultimately outbid the other buyers. Prior to auction, they discussed the failure of their plan to produce substantial results thus far. To beat…
Storage Wars: New York: Season 2, Episode 3: “An Embarrassment of Richards.” Courtney arrived with a broken wrist. John Luke worked on his tan. Chris sang out of tune. Mike called every male ‘Richard.’ Oh, he’s not a cast member. That’s Mike’s way of saying you’re a ‘D—k.’ Mike had one hour’s sleep. We’ll cut…
If you’ve been in the resale business for a while, there are probably a few venues you’re comfortable and familiar with. You are probably accustomed to selling items on Craigslist, eBay, yard sales, swap meets, and flea markets. One venue you may not have considered, however, are consignment stores. Consignment stores are usually somewhat like…
Storage Wars: New York: Season 2, Episode 2: “A Turtle Grows in Harlem.” Chris and Tad needed to score big! Unfortunately, it’s because their shop was hit by Hurricane Sandy. Store completely flooded. They lost thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. Chris: What’s done is done. It’s now time to rebuild and restock our shelves….
Storage Wars: New York: Season 2, Episode 1: “The Walking Bid.” Zombies and Giants. Zombies were in Candy’s dream. Cast full of blood and gore. Rock on! The Giant was a new player, Big Steve (6 feet, 8 inches). Mike called him ‘Lord of the Fleas.’ Big Steve runs a flea market in Brooklyn. Did…
Storage Wars: Season 4, Episode 22: “Super Bros. Shuffle.” Goodbye, Barry Weiss. No speeches. No farewells. No tears. But Barry almost had a heart attack. I’ll get to that. This episode was the season finale for season four. Indicators were there that this would be Barry’s last episode. So this blog, it’s all about Barry….
Storage Wars: Season 4, Episode 21: “Battle of the Brows.” Brandi was frumpy. Rene was grumpy. Darrell was happy. Barry was dopey. I was waiting for Snow White to appear until The Gambler snapped me back to reality. Darrell: I’ve got to show Karma a kinder a more “self-defecating” Darrell. You know you want to…
Summer is yard sale season for buyers and sellers alike. For sellers, yard sales are a good chance to get rid of items purged by spring cleaning. People have more free time to devote to hobbies during the summer, which makes them all the more likely to go searching for items. Some thrifty folks also…
