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…
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,…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 10: “Everything’s Bigger in Texas.” The Haff-Ton team drove to North Texas and the biggest auction in the country where a major worldwide shipping hub was auctioning off 800 containers. Fact: Some ranches in Texas are bigger than Rhode Island. Since there were so many containers to get through, the…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 9: “Animal Instincts.” Allen and Ton drove down to Orange County, California. What used to be all orange groves is now a very wealthy neighborhood where storage auctions promise big ticket items and a large crowd of bidders. Fact: Orange County is 35 miles south of Los Angeles. There were…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 8: “Fire in the Hole.” The Haff-Ton team headed to Rancho Cucamonga, CA, a place popular with newbie bidders and where Ton first learned the hopes of auction hunting. Fact: Rancho Cucamonga is named after the Kucamongan Indians that settled there around 1200 A.D. There were three units up for…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 7: “The Chi-Town Showdown” Allen and Ton decided to drive to an auction in Chicago. It’s a town with lots of history. Excitement bubbled as the duo expected to find collectibles. Fact: Chicago is the third largest U.S. city with a population of 2.7 million. There were eight units up…
