Container Wars: Cardboard Hell

Container Wars: Season 1, Episode 4: “Secret Stash.” Once in a while during an auction there’s a mystery container. Temptation. Anticipation. Exhilaration. Israel trio scored the biggest… Before I get to their container; let’s see what happened for the other players. 1st Container: Port of Origin –  Panama City, Panama. Persian rugs, high-end antique furniture,…

Container Wars: Rubber Duck Spa

Container Wars:  Season 1, Episode 3: “Israel Angst.” In this episode, one player would rise as a big loser and one would rise as a big winner. Both were the same person. Off to Oakland, California shipyards for this auction. 1st Container: Port of Origin – Hanoi, Vietnam. Ooo! Ahh! Lots and lots of liquor….

Auction Hunters Expands to Pawn Shops

Despite the recent controversy surrounding storage auction reality shows, Auction Hunters is still going strong. On January 30th, Spike is renewing its popular reality show for a fourth season. Auction Hunters: Pawn Shop Edition follows Allen and Ton as they search through storage auctions and convert their finds to sales stock for their new pawn…

Storage Wars: New York: Pay Big, Lose Big

Storage Wars: New York:  Season 1, Episode 6: “I’ve Got A Bridge To Sell You In Brooklyn.” Chris and Tad hoped to break an unlucky streak. Chris wanted to ride Joe P’s coat tails. After all, The Legend consistently stole every room they wanted thus far. Mike headed to Brooklyn counting on acquiring some bigger…

Storage Wars: New York: Rain Money

Storage Wars: New York:  Season 1, Episode 5: “Long Island City Of Dreams.” It was a rainy day in Long Island but that didn’t damper anybody’s spirits as the buyers came with some serious game plans. In a daring business move, Courtney and Candy rented a work space. Good idea? Bad idea? C&C came with…

Container Wars: Roach Motel

Container Wars: Season 1, Episode 1: “Booby Traps and Safes.” A common speculation generated that there’s one type of organic creature that can survive a nuclear war. Cockroaches. True or false? Who knows, but cockroaches can survive a very long sea voyage inside a container, that’s a fact! Which unlucky player bought a roach motel?…

How Shipyard Container Auctions Work

TruTV’s newest auction show, Container Wars, offers a fresh new look at the auction and resale industry. Rather than focusing on the now well-known business of storage unit auctions, Container Wars focuses on the relatively unheard of industry of shipping containers. This cargo containers auction show follows several buyers as they examine and purchase the…

Storage Wars: New York: Flash My Underpants

Storage Wars: New York: Season 1, Episode 2: “Lady Luck Comes to Harlem.” Buyers headed to Harlem to try their luck. Would luck be a lady or burn the buyers like a scorned mistress… Let’s see. Mike specifically wanted a room that would allow him to flip merchandise fast. His competition, never one to be…