Storage Wars: Season 1, Episode 13: “Makings of a Mogul.”
Dan stated the auction held in Perris was a town surrounded by mountains and lakes. Darrell anticipated outdoor adventure sports and was going to go BIG; so he had Brandon drove a box truck. Dave anticipated hunting and fishing gear. Jarrod anticipated spending all of his money. Barry anticipated collectibles and drove up in his 1937 customized Cadillac.
Not really sure what to expect…
1st Storage Unit
Uh, wasn’t expecting that. Trash on a pallet.
Dave: Sometimes you don’t make a profit on what you see, but on what you don’t see.
Note: Not all unassuming rooms are trash (can’t believe I just agreed with Hester).
Dave won at $60. What did he find? Clothes and more clothes. Locker was a BUST. Dave decided to donate the merchandise to Goodwill industries. He hinted he was appointed to work there for 30-days (DUI). The lesson Dave learned working at Goodwill that would one day save his business was that small merchandise was profitable, not just high-end furniture.
2nd Storage Unit
Interior corner unit stacked with clothes, antiques, plastic crates, and miscellaneous items with absolutely no care given to how merchandise was stacked.
Jarrod: Take a chance. Lose your pants.
Darrell exceeded expectations and won at $1,250.
3rd Storage Unit
Refrigerator, sofa, big screen television, wood chairs, fan, and furniture shrink wrapped, which is always a good sign.
Darrell once again unexpectedly beat out Dave and won at $2,400.
4th Storage Unit
Television, modern sofa, suitcases, rubber bins, boxes, and baby items. Darrell won again at $625. That’s three lockers in a row! Who would have predicted that?
Too much merchandise to enumerate what was in Darrell’s three storage units. However in that last unit he found bullets and medication.
Darrell: This locker is full hollow point bullets and medications for your mind… this gotta be Dave Hester’s stuff.
He did however discover one unique find in the last locker. At appraisal it was an old fashion hearing aid which had a nice patina (appraiser advised never clean any brass items). Dated back to 1910s and estimated at $200-$350.
5th Storage Unit
Chain saw, air compressor, power tools, duffle bag and miscellaneous items. Everyone salivated over the power tools, but Barry wanted to see what was in that army duffle bag. He won at $800. What was in the duffle bag? Clothes.
Barry cleared the locker by tossing items out of the locker and broke quite a few items during the process. He tossed everything out but the kitchen sink, only because he didn’t find one. Jarrod frustrated to see Barry toss and break merchandise in search for that one collectible.
Get use to it, Jarrod. That would become Barry’s way!
Barry went to several construction workers to try to sell his rubber bin full of power tools, not a bite. Last resort, Barry visited Jarrod and Brandi’s thrift store. He would sell Jarrod the tools for whatever amount of cash Jarrod had in his pocket.
DEAL!
All Jarrod had in his pocket – a few $1 bills.
Barry: This is lap dance money!
Profit Scorecard:
Darrell Sheets: $3,275
Dave Hester: LOSS -$60
Barry Weiss: LOSS -$800
Jarrod Schulz & Brandi Passante: $0
Would you have bought that first storage unit for $60?
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