Rayderr
Footballguy
These are more along the Antiques Roadshow vein. Find some old item (in the attic, from a garage sale, inherited, etc.) take it to an expert, find out it's worth loads of cash.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Love this and the pawn shop shows, and I find myself wondering WHY.I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
Mile High
Footballguy
Simple answer is, it's made for TV.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
So it's all fake then?Simple answer is, it's made for TV.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
Mile High
Footballguy
I wouldn't say all of it, but they probably make more from being on the show then selling what they find.So it's all fake then?Simple answer is, it's made for TV.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Hmmm. It's still an interesting watch. There is a mini-marathon on right now, BTW.I wouldn't say all of it, but they probably make more from being on the show then selling what they find.So it's all fake then?Simple answer is, it's made for TV.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
Rayderr
Footballguy
The storage company locks you out of the locker as soon as your 1 day late, and won't remove the lock until you pay the amount owed.
FavreCo
Footballguy
I beleive Brandy's boobs are real.So it's all fake then?Simple answer is, it's made for TV.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I was referring to the bolded part above. I have no idea why people don't pay the rent which is why I did not answer you (nor has anyone else it seems). Earlier in the thread if memory serves some people had some speculations. First page of thread if you are interested. In terms of how the show is scripted, some feel that the bidding is rigged such that the stars only win certain lockers that get seeded. No one knows for sure though. Considering that most pros say you have to buy a ton of lockers before you get anywhere near these types of hits, they would have to be filming almost constantly if they did not seed some what.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
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GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Well, maybe. But I bet it's not all that unusual. You get people that die and the family doesn't know about the locker, or old people that just go senile and stop paying, or a company that goes out of business and the owner moves, people going to jail, etc.My bet is that most lockers with valuable stuff are from people that die.Simple answer is, it's made for TV.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I bet sometimes people also have no clue that they have valuables as they don't have the eye or knowledge for some of the older items to know that they hold value.It is also worth noting that the show presents a profit on about 70% of the lockers opened when in reality the pros say it takes closer to 25 lockers before you get one that can turn a profit.Well, maybe. But I bet it's not all that unusual. You get people that die and the family doesn't know about the locker, or old people that just go senile and stop paying, or a company that goes out of business and the owner moves, people going to jail, etc.Simple answer is, it's made for TV.It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
My bet is that most lockers with valuable stuff are from people that die.
The show has no choice since no one would watch if they showed them constantly opening up junk. They keep the reality part of this by claiming they simply edit out all the bad lockers.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Sorry for jumping down your throat... bad night.I would guess that these storage facilities have been sued on more than one occasion in order to recoup some of the valuable stuff that these people find. Even though they are in default of their rental agreement by the letter of the law, I wonder if they have any legal recourse.'NewlyRetired said:I was referring to the bolded part above. I have no idea why people don't pay the rent which is why I did not answer you (nor has anyone else it seems). Earlier in the thread if memory serves some people had some speculations. First page of thread if you are interested.'Raider Nation said:It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.'NewlyRetired said:read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.'Raider Nation said:
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
According to posts in the first page of this thread, the storage facility only keeps the money they are owed. Any money made on the auction after that amount is supposedly sent to the original renter of the storage. That insight led some to speculate why not rent a place, fill it with boxes marked "fragile", "antique", etc and then stop paying. Don't know if any one actually tried it.Sorry for jumping down your throat... bad night.I would guess that these storage facilities have been sued on more than one occasion in order to recoup some of the valuable stuff that these people find. Even though they are in default of their rental agreement by the letter of the law, I wonder if they have any legal recourse.'NewlyRetired said:I was referring to the bolded part above. I have no idea why people don't pay the rent which is why I did not answer you (nor has anyone else it seems). Earlier in the thread if memory serves some people had some speculations. First page of thread if you are interested.'Raider Nation said:It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.'NewlyRetired said:read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.'Raider Nation said:
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
Oooh, great idea. Or use empty boxes of expensive equipment that can be easily googled. "There's $50K worth of equipment in here!!!".According to posts in the first page of this thread, the storage facility only keeps the money they are owed. Any money made on the auction after that amount is supposedly sent to the original renter of the storage. That insight led some to speculate why not rent a place, fill it with boxes marked "fragile", "antique", etc and then stop paying. Don't know if any one actually tried it.Sorry for jumping down your throat... bad night.I would guess that these storage facilities have been sued on more than one occasion in order to recoup some of the valuable stuff that these people find. Even though they are in default of their rental agreement by the letter of the law, I wonder if they have any legal recourse.'NewlyRetired said:I was referring to the bolded part above. I have no idea why people don't pay the rent which is why I did not answer you (nor has anyone else it seems). Earlier in the thread if memory serves some people had some speculations. First page of thread if you are interested.'Raider Nation said:It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.'NewlyRetired said:read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.'Raider Nation said:
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
Godsbrother
Footballguy
... and spectacular'FavreCo said:I beleive Brandy's boobs are real.'Raider Nation said:So it's all fake then?'Mile High said:Simple answer is, it's made for TV.'Raider Nation said:It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.'NewlyRetired said:read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.'Raider Nation said:
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
It is almost too easy which makes me think this may not be entirely true.Oooh, great idea. Or use empty boxes of expensive equipment that can be easily googled. "There's $50K worth of equipment in here!!!".According to posts in the first page of this thread, the storage facility only keeps the money they are owed. Any money made on the auction after that amount is supposedly sent to the original renter of the storage. That insight led some to speculate why not rent a place, fill it with boxes marked "fragile", "antique", etc and then stop paying. Don't know if any one actually tried it.Sorry for jumping down your throat... bad night.I would guess that these storage facilities have been sued on more than one occasion in order to recoup some of the valuable stuff that these people find. Even though they are in default of their rental agreement by the letter of the law, I wonder if they have any legal recourse.'NewlyRetired said:I was referring to the bolded part above. I have no idea why people don't pay the rent which is why I did not answer you (nor has anyone else it seems). Earlier in the thread if memory serves some people had some speculations. First page of thread if you are interested.'Raider Nation said:It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.'NewlyRetired said:read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.'Raider Nation said:
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Oooh, great idea. Or use empty boxes of expensive equipment that can be easily googled. "There's $50K worth of equipment in here!!!".According to posts in the first page of this thread, the storage facility only keeps the money they are owed. Any money made on the auction after that amount is supposedly sent to the original renter of the storage. That insight led some to speculate why not rent a place, fill it with boxes marked "fragile", "antique", etc and then stop paying. Don't know if any one actually tried it.Sorry for jumping down your throat... bad night.I would guess that these storage facilities have been sued on more than one occasion in order to recoup some of the valuable stuff that these people find. Even though they are in default of their rental agreement by the letter of the law, I wonder if they have any legal recourse.'NewlyRetired said:I was referring to the bolded part above. I have no idea why people don't pay the rent which is why I did not answer you (nor has anyone else it seems). Earlier in the thread if memory serves some people had some speculations. First page of thread if you are interested.'Raider Nation said:It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.'NewlyRetired said:read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.'Raider Nation said:
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
Mario Kart
Footballguy
That's the WOW factor.Oooh, great idea. Or use empty boxes of expensive equipment that can be easily googled. "There's $50K worth of equipment in here!!!".According to posts in the first page of this thread, the storage facility only keeps the money they are owed. Any money made on the auction after that amount is supposedly sent to the original renter of the storage. That insight led some to speculate why not rent a place, fill it with boxes marked "fragile", "antique", etc and then stop paying. Don't know if any one actually tried it.Sorry for jumping down your throat... bad night.I would guess that these storage facilities have been sued on more than one occasion in order to recoup some of the valuable stuff that these people find. Even though they are in default of their rental agreement by the letter of the law, I wonder if they have any legal recourse.'NewlyRetired said:I was referring to the bolded part above. I have no idea why people don't pay the rent which is why I did not answer you (nor has anyone else it seems). Earlier in the thread if memory serves some people had some speculations. First page of thread if you are interested.'Raider Nation said:It would have taken you just as many words to answer my question.It's not like I answered 900 of your questions in the Sopranos thread.'NewlyRetired said:read through the thread. There are a bunch of posts that talk to your question.'Raider Nation said:
I am watching Storage Wars tonight for the first time ever, and I have a question. Some of these lockers are selling for several thousand dollars. If the contents are so valuable, how come the owner doesn't pay the rent for three months? Do most of them not know their stuff will be forfeited under state law?
zander_s
Footballguy
I mentioned previously that my ex and her husband have been doing this for a while. They were even interviewed for potentially being part of the show at one point.
Here is how they see it now and some insider info that answers some of the questions brought up in this thread.
Here is how they see it now and some insider info that answers some of the questions brought up in this thread.
Apparently a LOT of the stuff the show guys get just gets sent on to an auction house.
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
That's gotta be an antique right there!
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
By far my favorite part of the show!"Look, a dirty diaper and a stuffed animal with its head bitten off -- that's a twenty dollar bill !!!"
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
So when these people go through their lockers, they take all the crap to the "experts" for them to appraise. "You got maybe a hundred bucks here" ... "This is maybe worth fifty bucks." And the counter on the screen goes CHA CHING. But they never actually show them SELLING anything. It's nice to have your items appraised. It's quite another to find a buyer.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Dude is annoying.
FavreCo
Footballguy
'I gotta go get this thing checked out!'
Socrates11
Footballguy
Watching to see when Bubba keels over from a massive coronary
And Roy Williams isn't having much luck with his lockers, is he?
"A little professor calculator! I gotta see how much this is worth!"
And Roy Williams isn't having much luck with his lockers, is he?
"A little professor calculator! I gotta see how much this is worth!"
I heard that Dave Hester is upset with A&E over money and not being invited to the network Christmas party (no joke).
I'm kind of hoping he goes rogue so that he can start doing interviews and expose how the show really works (e.g. auctions fixed, rare items planted, values inflated).
I'm kind of hoping he goes rogue so that he can start doing interviews and expose how the show really works (e.g. auctions fixed, rare items planted, values inflated).
gmbacm
Footballguy
And Roy Williams isn't having much luck with his lockers, is he?"A little professor calculator! I gotta see how much this is worth!"
That was brutal. I remember having one of those. Dont know how anyone could have thought it was worth something...GreatLakesMike
Footballguy
I woke up at like 3 in the morning and caught the Roy Williams autograph show.... Was I half asleep, or did they estimate something like 5 Roy Williams autographed mini-Sooners helmets at 700 dollars?
The Ref
Footballguy
Its April?
BigJim®
Footballguy
I actually love the idea of the show, of people bidding against each other and having the reveal of findings. I do think the $ totalling of finds is humorous and severely exaggerated as to what they'll actually make selling knick knack items. Honestly, they can't come out with new shows fast enough for me (not new Texas versions though, those stink).What I really dislike is staged shows. I used to love Auction Hunters until I noticed the disclaimer at the beginning of the show (after watching a couple dozen episodes of course). That is moronic having an auction show that is totally staged from beginning to end. Why anyone would bother listening to their pre-auction evaluation of some made up locker, strategizing bid caps (where unsurprisingly they always get the locker at the limit they "set"... bravo!), the interaction with competing bidders (knowing it's acting), and the tense negotiation to sell items. I don't know how anyone can watch that show knowing it is staged... it's horrible. Actually a waste of somewhat entertaining and watchable characters.
Sarnoff
Footballguy
A&E just announced today they're ordering 26 more episodes of "Storage Wars", to start airing this summer."Storage Wars: Texas" and "Shipping Wars" were also picked up for another season and will also start airing in late summer.
Max Power
Footballguy
Storage Wars: Texas is unwatchable. I think I might have one more season of the original left in me. I've probably seen all 50+ episodes. I think this show will go the way of Pawn Stars soon.
Socrates11
Footballguy
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Great article:'Socrates11 said:
... Perfect.Another marathon on right now. A&E knows where their bread is buttered.
Disc Shark
Footballguy
Max Power
Footballguy
Season 3 Promo
http://www.yidio.com/news/watch-most-ridiculous-trailer-storage-wars-season-3-video-6094
I have now lived. Thank you Barry.
http://www.yidio.com/news/watch-most-ridiculous-trailer-storage-wars-season-3-video-6094
I have now lived. Thank you Barry.
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Socrates11
Footballguy
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