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…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Bonus Episode: “Night of the Digging Dead.” Haff-Ton team drove to Oxnard, California. Oxnard has beaches, mansions, agriculture, and manufacturing. Anything and everything could be inside a storage locker. Fact: Oxnard is infamous for its violent surfer gangs. Household Unit Jewelry cabinet, flat screen TVs, fire safe, scuba tank, detergent, furniture,…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 20: “Sin City Shootout.” Haff-Ton drove to Las Vegas, Nevada. May luck be a lady and they hit the storage unit jackpot! Fact: The biggest slot machine jackpot in Las Vegas was worth over $39 million. Gamblers make storage auctions an expensive business in Vegas. Locals glad to overpay for…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 19: “Rodeo Ton.” Haff-Ton team drove to Anaheim, California. They were not going to Disneyland, however, buying storage units at auction can at time feel like an amusement park. Fact: Anaheim’s population boomed after the completion of Disneyland in 1955. Allen’s weather forecast for the day was sunny with a…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 17: “Half Pipe Dreams.” The Haff-Ton drove the bread truck to Long Beach. Allen had one word describe auction hunting in Long Beach – Money! Fact: The port of Long Beach shipped $140 billion worth of cargo in 2010. Duo was hoped not to see any local whales. Then there’s…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 16: “Knuckle Dust.” The Haff-Ton team drove to Hollywood, CA. Duo looked for a big Hollywood dream storage unit. They were not the only ones though who sought a Hollywood dream locker. Competition would be tough. Fact: Hollywood’s historic Walk of Fame has over 2,400 stars. Antique Bed Unit Antique…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 15: “The Dallas Mavericks.” The Haff-Ton team drove to Dallas, TX. The locals were serious players. The storage facility in a nice area = good merchandise. Duo had to bring their a-game. Fact: The world’s largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, started in Dallas in 1927. Military Box Unit An air compressor, work bench,…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 14: “Diesel Digs.” Ton and Allen drove to the heart of Industrial LA for nine units that were up for auction. Industrial LA makes everything from clothes to car parts. Fact: Industrial LA extends 20 miles from downtown to the ports of Long Beach. The auctioneer announced that the auction…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 13: “Beantown Bidders.” The Haff-Ton team headed to Boston. The city is home to one of the country’s oldest storage units, which has been in business since 1886, and that’s exactly where the guys were headed. Fact: Boston is the birthplace of the American Revolution. They were impressed by the…
Auction Hunters: Season 2, Episode 12: “Top Gun Ton.” Allen and Ton drove to Ontario California. The storage facility there were headed to only holds one auction a year, so there were 26 units up for sale and a lot of people. The Haff-Ton team jumped right into the bidding and won the first unit….
