Storage Wars: Texas: Tycoon Locker

Storage Wars: Texas: Season 1, Episode 5: “The Good, the Bad, and the Hungry.”

Auction turned into a real barn burner. Yee-HAW!

Lesa worried that her previous strategies failed. Jerry told her she needed to learn to play chess.

Jerry: Miss Lesa needs to step up her game, ‘cause I’m still waiting on my last paycheck.

Victor worried everyone knew of the ‘Tycoon Unit.’  His strategy to get everyone to blow all their money early.

Ricky and Bubba were not worried not one wit.

Ricky: Best way to lose money, you just follow the crowd.

Moe worried not to score. His strategy to wear the most far-out crazy shoes. Competition to focus on his eccentricities that they may lose focus on him.

1^st Storage Unit

Locke packed, stacked, and all that. Kitty litter to toys to cedar boxes.

Victor drove the bid up immediately and Moe took the bait.

Victor:  Looks like Dr. Crazy Shoes wants himself a locker. Time to make him pay for it.

And pay Doc did at $675.

Moe anxiously dug out the cedar box to discover several MAD Magazine comics from the 1950s.

According to an expert, most of the magazines were not in the best of shape. Uh, oh. But the whole collection still valued at $3,000. Crazy sneakers worked, Doc.

Moe: This is a real good day.

2^nd Storage Unit

Retro furniture and household appliances.

Victor drove that bid up against Ricky and Bubba.

Bubba and Ricky however won locker for a mere $290.

Bubba pulled out the furniture. Not like Ricky has that manpower brute strength. Uncle and nephew found a mysterious kitchen antique. Marked 1814.

Bubba made mention it was around Ricky’s birth date.

Ricky: You know what they say about old wood: The older the wood, the stiffer the horn.

Off to appraise antique collectible at a restaurant called Burger Joint. Owner informed them antique was a mandoline used for slicing veggies. Unfortunately, no value.

Ricky: That stings a little bit.

Take off the sting with a burger and beer.

Next auction…

Downtown Dallas to an area called Deep Ellum to bid on the high end ‘Tycoon Unit.’

On the way, Lesa and Jerry made a quick stop by the bank to grab extra cash.

Lesa: The money I pulled out for this high-end auction are my extra bullets.
Jerry: I hope Miss Lesa can shoot straight. Those ‘extra bullets’ are my pay checks.

3^rd Storage Unit

Unframed paintings, mirrors, and several nicely packed boxes. Was this going to be the pot of gold everyone thought it was?

Victor talked down the locker but then confessed he really wanted it – Bad.

But so did Lesa. Things got ugly quick. Within 30 seconds the bid rose to $2,500. Lesa would not back down.

Victor:  Where did Lesa get all this money?!

Lesa won at $2,675. What is inside this ‘Tycoon Unit’ you ask? Several designer women’s clothes. One piece alone sported a $5,000 price tag.

Jerry: Looks like it’s payday.

PROFIT SCORECARD:

Lesa Lewis & Jerry Simpson: $6,248
Moe Prigoff: $2,335
Ricky & Bubba Smith: $465
Victor Rjesnjansky: $0

How much would you have paid for Lesa’s locker?

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