Storage Wars: Season 4, Episode 8: “The Monster Hash.”
New sheriff and her deputy rode into town. Not quite. Two new auctioneers however made their first appearances on Storage Wars. Johan Graham and her father, Earl. Combined,,they have 55 years as auctioneers. However, this was their first rodeo at a storage auction.
Guest appearance made by Ivy Calvin.
Auction held in Costa Mesa, California. That’s Darrell’s backyard.
1st Storage Unit
Small and filled with weights, weightlifting equipment, tools, sports equipment, and several trash bags.
Barry took more notice of the new, cute-as-button auctioneer Johan, than the locker. As he placed his arm on her back, Earl quipped:
Earl: No, no, no, no, no, no. Hey, if he puts as much effort into figuring out the locker as he has trying to touch my daughter, he’d have it down by now.
Everyone had a good laugh.
Ivy talked a big game how he was going to steal the locker from Darrell. But that’s all it was, talk. Darrell won at $500.
Lots of sports equipment. Darrell and Brandon did find two interesting toys. Monsters. Or Godzilla type dinosaurs. Darrell and Brandon went to a specialized toy shop in Little Tokyo. Small dinosaur very common, valued only at $30-$40.
Godzilla size toy was called “Marusan.” On the bottom of only one foot stamped with the imprint, “1970 Japan.” That qualified the toy as an original and not a reproduction. Very collectible. Appraised between $1000-$1,200.
2nd Storage Unit
Half-empty or half-full.Visible was a bike pump, two construction levels, tools, and clothing. Nothing to shout home about. Ivy won at $400. He found a strange contraption inside.
Diagraph tool. Round with a hand pump. Heavy even for Ivy to lift. It’s a vintage tool used to create stencils to label boxes back in the 1960s. Appraised between $1,400-$1,600. Not sure if that’s inflated because the market for people who would want to collect the tool, very narrow.
3rd Storage Unit
Pot farm.
Shut the front door!
Hydroponic pump system, Mylar tent, light rail system, a/c unit, dehumidifier, and the works!
Brandi: Are you sure you don’t want to start a pot-growing business.
Jarrod: I do want to start a pot-growing business. It’s just not the right time.
Brandi: Oh, my God. I was kidding!
Got to be careful what seeds you plant inside Jarrod’s head, Brandi. Bid war for this went super fast. Darrell vs. Barry. I could hardly keep up. Barry won at $800.
Usually, Barry walks away from locker with items he can carry. Not this time. He borrowed a truck (looked like Darrell’s) and went to Super Hydroponics shop to have the items appraised. It’s all the equipment you would need for a medicinal pot plant shop Perfectly legal, of course.
Store owner wowed at the complete pot-growing farm system. He appraised everything at $2,000. Barry sold it to him for $1,900. Yes, Barry was “high” on that locker’s profit.
Profit Scorecard:
Barry Weiss: $1,950
Ivy Calvin: $1,485
Darrell Sheets: $800
Jarrod Schulz & Brandi Passante: $0
How did the two new auctioneers do? Thumbs up and thumbs down. Let the fans decide.
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