Auction Hunters: Season 3, Episode 3: “Hidden Hot Wheels.” Haff-Ton drove to Covina, California. Home to one of the biggest auction whales in SoCal; El Diablo. El Diablo paid high price to win all of the storage units. Six units up for auction. Haff-Ton team had to step up their game to beat this champion….
Auction Hunters: Season 3, Episode 2: “Ton’s Driller Instinct.” Haff-Ton drove to Wasilla, Alaska. Small town origins supply stop for gold miners and fur trappers. Allen and Ton expected to find mining equipment to historical pieces. Fact: 2008 Republican V.P. nominee Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla from 1996-2002. The crowd at the auction was…
Auction Hunters: Season 3, Episode 1: “Cold Hard Cash.” The Haff-Ton team arrived in Anchorage, Alaska. The show would have us believe they drove from California to Alaska; but I’m not buying it. Fact: Anchorage, Alaska is 3,401 miles from Los Angeles, California. Duo atteneded a Conex container (as big as 38 feet long) auction….
Auction Hunters: Season 3: Bonus Episode, “LIVE.” Welcome to the first ever LIVE Show of Auction Hunters. Four vaults up for auction. One hour to buy, sort, and sell items to a select group of buyers. Every dollar the Haff-Ton team made would be matched for a donation to the Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan….
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 26: “Reel Money.” Haff-Ton team drove to San Diego, California, for a container auction. Allen called it storage container heaven. Duo expected to find anything from brand new clothes to foreign auto parts. Fact: The Port of San Diego imports up to 500,000 new vehicles every year. Big time auctions…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 25: “Early Bird Special.” Haff-Ton team drove to Stanton, California very early in the morning. Ton fell asleep in the truck. Rise and Shine! Auction time! Fact: Some mammals like lions and koalas sleep over 20 hours a day. Bright side? There were doughnuts and coffee at the auction. Um,…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 24: “Great American Cashtime.” Haff-Ton team drove to San Diego, California. Tourism – HUGE! Duo prepared to find just about anything in the storage units. Fact: In 1592, San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans in what is now California. One of the bidders was none other than…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 23: “Auction Hunters, Ink.” Haff-Ton team drove back to Los Angeles, California. Home sweet home. They were glad to be back. Duo attended an auction at a high-end facility; state of the art with climate control and solid security. It attracted businesses and wealthy individuals alike. Fact: Cadillac coined the…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 22: “Hot Wheels.” Haff-Ton drove to “The Jewel of the Hot Desert.” That would be Palm Springs, California. The town of wealth and leisure. Duo expected to find treasure hidden in storage units. Fact: Private golf courses in Palm Springs have membership fees as high as $250,000. The weather was…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 21: “Battle Bought.” Haff-Ton team drove to Whittier, California for a shipping container auction. Container were shipped from all over the world; thought a few originated from the states. Fact: Container auctions move quickly to avoid affecting the facility’s shipping schedule. Allen spotted an old partner at the auction, Big…
