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 I think I'm done with the show! What a sell out this show has become. http://shop.history.com/?pagemax=all&v=aetv_show_storage-wars --Something I found about storage bors.STORAGE WARS FAKE???
In my opinion, Storage wars is as fake as a three dollar bill. Yes, I know I said that it all looked real, but as I see more episodes, I am picking up on the game. Last nights show in Las Vegas called auction Royale was the icing on the cake. I never share an opion until I am sure. So in my opinion Storage Wars must be put on the shelf with all the rest. After living in Las Vegas for 9 years of my young life, and working for casinos in managment postions, I can tell you alot about these Las Vegas epsiodes. In part one, you need to watch to see the cast and crew are staying at the Golden Nugget downtown. ( Wow a hit show and they don't even get the Palms Hotel uptown, instead they are downtown ).

If you watch the show, Jarrod and his side kick Brandi find $712.00 in poker chips. Wow, what a find!  Let's all get on a plane and go to Las Vegas and buy units. NOT! After living  and working in Las Vegas I can tell you one thing, poker chip must be cashed in at the casino they are from.  You can not take a Palms chip to the MGM and get cash.  The chips are made for one reason to keep you at the property they are from. If you watch the episode at http://www.aetv.com/ you will see that Jarrod and Brandi cash in their found chips at the Golden Nugget.  Now people listen, Las Vegas is all about odds. What do you think the odds are that someone could go out into the 40 mile wide city of Las Vegas, purchase one shed unit of about 30,000 units in the city and find a stack of poker chips, and that those chips just happen to match up to where you're staying. Let's all play Megabucks because we have a better chance to win that one then this chip fantasy.

I also ask you if you were going to lose your belongings for owning 300.00 in back rent (shed rents are cheap in Vegas) would you not go to your unit and cash in your chips and get your stuff. COME ON ALREADY! The definition of reality is: real.   The new definition by reality TV must be real with a twist of  B.S. Unfortunitly, the B.S. is growing.

Another thing I need you all to be aware of is you might hear the cast members saying, "Well this won't fit in the car so I need to take the valuables.  Not how it happens folks.  If you buy a 10 x 10 full of crap you own 100 square feet of crap.  You own it all and you haul it ALL. Watch the shows for fun  but beware it's not real life. And the casted Auctioneers will have to answer soon as to how they are placing these items in legally liened units. Thats right  the units are part of a legal process and no one is to ever enter into someone elses stuff prior to it being truely sold. The owners of that stuff have up to the time they raise that door to pay the rent and pull it from sale.If you want to learn this business this is where you need to be on Wednesday nights:  reading my blog and learning the true in and outs of the business. Is A&E Storage Wars auction a staged, Fake program?
I was telling my friend about the show and he told me it's not real, and he goes to auctions. If this is so I find it a pity since I was interested in the show when incepted and feel duped having believed the treasures found. Don't the producers have to state that it's just a scripted program?
 
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Sorry gotta burst you're bubble but yeah, scripted. I know this auctioneer and people that attended the set of it. This whole thing is faked. They paid many long time "regulars" 12k each to participate in up to six episodes. They also staged units with goodies to make good TV. They are just trying to make these auctions look way better than they are to increase the foot traffic and jack up unit prices. Because by making people "think" a treasure is hidden these auctioneers make higher commisions with higher sales prices. Shame on you DD for participating in this fraud.

But if you like the show, just realize it's as fake as "Wrestlemania", "The Hills" and "Gene Simmons Family Jewels"...fake reality shows are very good money!
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 JEN MYOB I watched the show again...it seems fake for sure. What a buzzkill. another scripted show.
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 by Blatantly true Member since:
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if you see these guys at an auction you better just go home or enjoy being a spectator. The units are also staged. The show was also caught filming a supposed “auction” at a facility on a day that in reality an auction was not held. One of the best known Riverside auction buyers caught them red handed. This show is about stuffing the Dan Dotson pockets two ways. First with TV revenue which Dotson enhances with fakery. Second by enhancing storage unit values with planted items. Dotson has attracted huge new crowds to his auction circuit and caused a bidding war over treasure that was never there previously. Then Dotson gets higher commissions. This is skullduggery in its lowest form. Dotson is filling people with false hope and preying upon their dreams in this horrible economy. People are throwing money away based on the false image Dotson has portrayed.
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Unfortunately yes it's scripted. My girlfriend occasionally goes to Bulk sales/Storage auctions and happened to mention that she was observing the taping of "Storage Wars" and told me it's totally Fake. She said that she overheard the direction given to these bidders to argue and bicker about a storage unit and then afterwhich it was announced they needed to move on but would come back later fresh to re-shoot.
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Yes. Would've been nice if they made it real, but they wanted to insure that it got an audience and decided to stage surprise items hidden & underhanded competition, exaggerate personalities too. So they gave each bidder certain personalities...one to be the cut-throat guy and the couple who are nit-picking at each other, etc. Too bad they wouldn't do it the right way and try to keep it interesting on it's own merits.

They love the tv shows. Before lrks would go cheap and rent due was not always paid. Well now rent is paid 100% from bidders and times have never been better for his and other Storage Facilitys. He tells me they go into see what is in them so they have a general idea whats in there. Then they post in newspaper,online,etc to let the general public know. As f0r what they find and take for themselves is not something I can tell you! Have to figure that one out for yourselfs. And yes because show is hot right now and people looking to make $$$$$$$ to slove all there problems (LOL) there are lots of scams Storage Facilitys are doing due to the new people not having a clue. All they are taught is what the tv show teachs them as per what my friend told me. What storage company owner filled six lockers from stuff he had in his garage and sold them as abanoned units . Well he was caught when a bidders who bought a locker full of books saw the inscibed messages to the owner. The owner gave him his money back. Ya gotto be careful. If its too good to be true it usually is! Well unless you the highest bidder.

I'm a Broadcast engineer at a radio station and a recent grade from a HVAC tech school. All my storage auction money comes from side jobs from HVAC jobs and nothing from work paycheck! Thats my rule. Of course money from sold lockers goes to buy the next locker.

Been doing this for 6 years now from UTAH. I go to live auctions and also to a website we have here in Utah called sealedbidsonline.com. I sell my self on a website called ksl.com which is local and better than ebay and cl. I try to go to as many live auctions as I can but as everyone knows price are crazy and I beleive most people are buying for themselves and not trying to resell what they buy. Cause how can you pay 800-to 1300 bucks for what you cant see and make a profit. Thought the idea was buy low and sell high. Guess the bussiness is  a Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For example, animals compete over water supplies, food, and mates, etc. Humans compete for water, food, and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and fame. Business is often associated with competition as most companies are in competition with at least one other firm over the same group of customers).

to see who can waste the most money. Which isnt bad cause my wallet gets so pack that yes it hurts my back to sit at times so wasting money helps to shrink the wallet. (lol) Comon sense people common sense. Take into account gas money,your time to load and unload,wear and tear on truck etc. Profit margin. Well thats all I had to say. Glad to meet everyone here.