Storage Wars: Texas: Season 1, Episode 1: “Texas Sold ‘Em.”
Bubba and Ricky Smith came a long way from Lampass, Texas. Country boys plan to not leave empty handed.
New York transport, Victor Rjesnjansky, prides himself on being smarter and more refined than the locals. That could be his undoing.
Lesa Lewis opened her own thrift store. Her assistant Jerry Simpson does the grunge work. Morris ‘Moe’ Prigoff, self-described antiques aficionado, brought his A-game. Along with his sense of (cough, cough) uh, style.
Walt Cade: These ain’t your fancy ‘city-folk’ lockers.
Great Storage Stampede in Texas a battle of wits and egos from the word – Go!
1st Storage Unit
Few nice lamps, sleigh bed, and a pair of hooker shoes. Victor strong out of the gate. However Moe smelled money. He sniped the locker at $525.
Doc found retro furniture. Definitely worth his investment.
SCORE!
He found a lithograph print from the 1950s by artist Alexander Calder. He then found another lithograph from famous artist Peter Max.
CHA-CHING!
Moe : I may never come out of this one!
Doc had the art work appraised. Valued at $14,000.
2nd Storage Unit
Piles of thrift store clothes and a few old dressers.
Ricky Smith: Somebody threw this stuff in here and made like a sheepherder, and got the flock outta here.
Hardy-har.
Victor looked for clues to find value beyond what was apparant. Bid war with Lesa. He won at $250.
Victor: Those maple dressers, that’s a GOOD sign.
Victor picked apart the locker. He discovered a stash of women’s purses. Big whoop! Then his unique find. Antique gun and flack jacket.
Victor needed to get the gun appraised. He went to Sam who said the weapon did have value. Appraiser however had no clue. Smart move there, Russian.
3rd Storage Unit
Hardware supplies and commcercial equipment.
Lesa and Moe thumbed their noses at the contents. Ricky and Victor however knew any commercial equipment was easy money. NY vs. Texas.
Victor: The North always beats the South. Don’t these guys remember the Alamo?
Not this time, Vic. Ricky and Bubba swiped the locker at $425.
Uncle and nephew picked dug through and guess what? Money-Money-Money. Commercial equipment will sell for big bucks. Bubba found an antique air compressor which sported the Michelin Man.
Their antique dealer friend gave them good news. Valued at $3,000.
Ricky: This sounds tre-bien to me.
Victor made a little cash on antique gun. Moe cashed in on his art. Ricky and Bubba cashed in on industrial equipment.
Lesa and Jerry went back to her new store with cash still in her pocket.
PROFIT SCORE CARD:
Moe Prigoff: $14,215
Ricky & Bubba Smith: $3,735
Victor Rjesnjansky: $870
Lesa Lewis & Jerry Simpson: $0
Victor found a series of ‘questionable’ Polaroids – would you turn them over to the authorities?
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