Auction Hunters: Season 1, Episode 6: “Weapons of Past Destruction.” Allen and Ton drove to Hollywood. In Allen’s own words, “They’ll go anywhere where they can smell a deal.” Keep in mind how long some storage units sit before auction. Smell is the operative word. Without a lot of competition and room without foreseeable value;…
Storage Wars: Season 1, Episode 2: “Railroad Roulette.” Darrell shouted to Dave, “Go home, man!” Dave’s rebuttal, “I’m gonna make sure he goes home with his tail between his legs.” Brandi accompanied Jarrod to monitor his spending on storage units. Barry brought Jay, who is a dwarf, to wear night vision goggles and stilts to…
Storage Wars: Season 1, Episode 1: “High Noon in the High Desert.” Introducing the mother of all TV reality auction series, Storage Wars. Original title credits for the auction hunters as follows: Dave Hester – “The Mogul” Darrell Sheets – “The Gambler” Jarrod Schulz – “The Young Gun” Barry Weiss – “The Collector” Auctioneer Dan…
Auction Hunters: Season 1, Episode 5: “The Real Thing.” Allen and Ton drove to Oxnard, California, which is a beach side community that attracts wealthy families. Duo sized their competition and felt good until Smiley appeared. Easy day at the beach was seriously disturbed. Smiley is a rich whale with tons of money to drop on…
A&E debuts an Original Production’s series titled – Storage Wars. Premise of the show follows professional buyers who purchase the contents inside of abandoned storage units at a cash-only auction. In California, when the rent for a locker is not paid for three months, the contents may then be sold by an auctioneer. Buyers have…
Auction Hunters: Season 1, Episode 4: “Strat’ed for Cash.” Allen and Ton head down to West Adams. It’s an old neighborhood in LA that was once home to stars back in the old days. , Probability to find some antiques looked good. With a budget of $1000 in their pockets and five units to bid…
Auction Hunters: Season 1, Episode 3: “Ton’s Got a Gun.” Allen and Ton drove to the San Fernando Valley. Their competition for today’s auction: Dead Fred (he found a dead body in a storage unit, ew); The Gambler (high risk taker), and the Russian Assassin who will steal your room at the last minute. I…
Auction Hunters: Season 1, Episode 2: “The Big Score.” Allen weaved the bread truck through downtown Los Angeles road rage drivers. Not a pretty sight! Only three storage units up for auction inside a climate controlled facility. First storage unit was a mystery because a fugly painting blocked the view. Allen placed four fingers on…
Auction Hunters: Season 1, Episode 1: “The Wild West.” Allen Haff and Ton Jones head on down to San Bernardino CA. Three storage units were up for auction. It’s a small community and no one wanted outsiders to swoop in to take away a bundle. Haff-Ton team did not expect to make any friends while they’re…
SpikeTV jumps into the arena of storage auction reality series with Auction Hunters. The show follows Allen Haff and Clinton ‘Ton’ Jones as they drive to storage unit auctions in a white bread truck. Most of the auctions they attend are located in Southern California and around the US. The show begins with a disclaimer:…
