Remembering Big Sis

Robin Matte, aka “Big Sis”, was a beloved part of Auction Hunters, but that was just part of her identity. She was also the real-life big sister to her family, and I had the pleasure of speaking with one of her siblings, Lucinda Bennett, to clear the air about Big Sis and give some closure…

Storage Wars: Canada: Boy Wore A Skirt

Storage Wars: Canada: Season 1, Episode 3, “You Just Got “Roy’d”!” Paul hankered for Bogart to understand the business. Had his son take notes. Pick knowledge over material things. Bogart not interested. He hankered for cash. Ursula hankered for luxury items. Cindy and Rick didn’t hanker at all. Their daughter Terra drove them to the…

Storage Wars: Canada: 1st Episode Recap

Storage Wars: Canada: Season 1, Episode: “Northern Lights. Northern Fights.” Storage Wars’ first international spin-off landed in Canada. Huge country north of the US where nothing, ever, happens… except for storage auctions with trash-talking buyers. Maybe we rubbed off on the foreigners. Players: Roy Dirnbeck – “The Instigator” – He owns a successful courier business….

Barry’d Treasure: Daredevil Barry

Barry’d Treasure: Season 1, Episode 8: “All About Evel.” Barry Weiss jumped over 15 buses on his motorcycle! Wait, I’ll get to that. Buyer Chris Agajanian, a friend of Barry, wanted a leather jumpsuit. Not a disco jumpsuit, mind you. Evel Kneivel’s leathers (as they call it in the racing world). Evel was only the…

Storage Wars: Holy Grail II

Storage Wars: Season 5, Episode 10: “Zen Masters of the Universe.” Darrell was all about Zen. Kimber taught him the Yoga tree pose. She asked him how he felt. He said, “I need to poop.” Dan and Laura Dotson lost on the way to auction. Not according to Laura. Dan just needed to make a…

Self Storage TV Features Online Storage Auctions

InsideSelfStorage.com recently launched Self Storage TV, an innovative new media product for the self-storage industry. OnlineStorageAuctions.com was recently featured in a news cast, along with our competitor StorageBattles.com. We really appreciate Inside Self-Storage including us in this. Be sure to Like, Tweet & Share this on Facebook, Twitter & Google Plus.

Barry’d Treasure: Batmobile

Barry’d Treasure: Season 1, Episode 7: “Blackman and Robin.” Today’s adventure was in Barry’s own backyard; Los Angeles. His sidekick for the day; Kenny “The Praline King.” The Collector Barry visited his friend Gino, bonafide a toy collector. He l-o-v-e-d Kaiju, which means monster in Japanese. Kaiju are limited edition monsters and very collectible. Barry’s range…

Barry’d Treasure: Oddballs

Barry’d Treasure: Season 1, Episode 6: “The Unbearable Enlightenment of Barry.” Barry drove to Las Vegas, Nevada. He visited his friend Peter who would host an auction and needed a buyer for his advertising collectibles. Weiss up to the challenge to make a deal. Barry: The whole thing with auctions is the right buyer’s got…

Storage Wars: Rene a Woman?

Storage Wars: Season 5, Episode 9: “Boom Goes the Dynamite?” Laura Dotson, dressed in a robe, practiced her – “Remember folks to pay the lady” quip in front of a mirror. Where you ask? Inside her very posh bedroom. Dan, dressed in a robe also, read the paper in bed. Those two live a comfortable…

Jarrod and Brandi: Married to the Job Recap

Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante granted their fans access to their lives at work and at home in an A&E special: Married to the Job. Better suited title – Brandi’s Three Kids. Inside their two-story home (without a white picket fence), two kids, one dog… Jarrod (grown child) badgered Brandi for another birthday party. His…