Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 16: “Knuckle Dust.” The Haff-Ton team drove to Hollywood, CA. Duo looked for a big Hollywood dream storage unit. They were not the only ones though who sought a Hollywood dream locker. Competition would be tough. Fact: Hollywood’s historic Walk of Fame has over 2,400 stars. Antique Bed Unit Antique…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 15: “The Dallas Mavericks.” The Haff-Ton team drove to Dallas, TX. The locals were serious players. The storage facility in a nice area = good merchandise. Duo had to bring their a-game. Fact: The world’s largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, started in Dallas in 1927. Military Box Unit An air compressor, work bench,…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 14: “Diesel Digs.” Ton and Allen drove to the heart of Industrial LA for nine units that were up for auction. Industrial LA makes everything from clothes to car parts. Fact: Industrial LA extends 20 miles from downtown to the ports of Long Beach. The auctioneer announced that the auction…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 13: “Beantown Bidders.” The Haff-Ton team headed to Boston. The city is home to one of the country’s oldest storage units, which has been in business since 1886, and that’s exactly where the guys were headed. Fact: Boston is the birthplace of the American Revolution. They were impressed by the…
Professionals in the business have long suspected that many of the storage auction programs are faked or at least shown in a way that exaggerates certain qualities while downplaying others. The purpose of reality TV is, after all, primarily to entertain. Little wonder then that realism is sacrificed at the altar of good television. Some…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 12: “Top Gun Ton.” Allen and Ton drove to Ontario California. The storage facility there were headed to only holds one auction a year, so there were 26 units up for sale and a lot of people. The Haff-Ton team jumped right into the bidding and won the first unit….
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 11: “The Smoking Ton.” Allen and Ton went down to Worcester, MA, a city with a rich historical background and a history of some great storage finds. Fact: Worcester is 40 miles west of Boston and is the second largest city in New England. Auctions only occur every few months,…
Storage Wars: Season 2, Episode 1: “Hang ‘Em High Desert.” Victorville held a special place in Barry’s heart as it was the place of his very first auction. Barry: I remember it well, mainly because I didn’t win anything. Jarrod last visit here without much cash or a partner. He returned with a pocket full…
Storage Hunters: Season 1, Episode 2: “Bloody Battles.” Brandon and Lori Bernier play it smart. Before they attend storage auctions they research who rented the locker, what they did for a living, and where they lived. Rest of the cast, nothing to write home about. 1st Storage Unit Boxes full of toys, though boxes not…
Storage Hunters, what a clever and unique name for a storage auction reality show; how ever did they come up with a name so catchy? It looks as though TruTV is trying to cash in on the millions of viewers that shows like Storage Wars & Auction Hunters attracted, by spinning off of their failed…
