Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 10: “Everything’s Bigger in Texas.” The Haff-Ton team drove to North Texas and the biggest auction in the country where a major worldwide shipping hub was auctioning off 800 containers. Fact: Some ranches in Texas are bigger than Rhode Island. Since there were so many containers to get through, the…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 9: “Animal Instincts.” Allen and Ton drove down to Orange County, California. What used to be all orange groves is now a very wealthy neighborhood where storage auctions promise big ticket items and a large crowd of bidders. Fact: Orange County is 35 miles south of Los Angeles. There were…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 8: “Fire in the Hole.” The Haff-Ton team headed to Rancho Cucamonga, CA, a place popular with newbie bidders and where Ton first learned the hopes of auction hunting. Fact: Rancho Cucamonga is named after the Kucamongan Indians that settled there around 1200 A.D. There were three units up for…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 7: “The Chi-Town Showdown” Allen and Ton decided to drive to an auction in Chicago. It’s a town with lots of history. Excitement bubbled as the duo expected to find collectibles. Fact: Chicago is the third largest U.S. city with a population of 2.7 million. There were eight units up…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 6: “The Chicago Grand Slam.” Allen and Ton made a trip to Chicago Heights, Illinois. It was seven degrees Fahrenheit and the guys were freezing as they had to stand out in the snow for two of the three auctions. Fact: Chicago Heights is called the Crossroads of the Nation….
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 5: “Labor of Love.” The guys went down to West Los Angeles for what was supposed to be a five unit auction. Unfortunately there ended up only being one unit for sale and it looked pretty bad so they left. Allen and Ton decided it was good day to go…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 4: “Disco and Dice.” Allen and Ton went to Fort Lauderdale, FL, a place known for its leisure, luxury and expendable income. The local bidders warned them about G-Mar, a man who obviously wanted to make it clear that this was his territory. Fact: Fort Lauderdale is 2300 miles from…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 3: “Sink or Swim.” The Haff-Ton team headed down to Torrance, California, a town that has a great beach and port, which often means sports equipment and expendable income. Fact: Torrance has a population of 147,405. Allen and Ton had made some good finds in Torrance before but not many…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 2: “Quadzilla Attacks!” Allen and Ton headed to Playa Vista, CA. Since it’s a town with a great beach community and lots of residents with expendable income, the guys hoped to find some exciting items inside the day’s units. Vintage Lantern Unit They won their first unit of the day…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 1: “Miami Heat.” With the auction scene not looking so good in LA, the Haff-Ton team decided to take a little road trip 3000 miles east to Miami. Fact: Miami has a population of 5.5 million. In 2009 it was ranked the richest U.S. city. With lots of wealthy people…
