Since this forum was never optimized, until recently, it's not even close to reaching it's potential...were actually in a growth stage.

Like I said...add in the people who started auction lists, forums and blogs !   

Now we all no the show is FAKE,FAKE,FAKE

Yep, we've all KNOWN it for some time, but hearing it from the horse's mouth is another thing.

Meanwhile, I'll continue watching it and providing a synopsis of what happens on each episode.

This will be interesting to me (and hopefully others) as we see Dave no longer there (after current episodes are used up). 

Also, when the new episodes come out without DAVE it will be fun to see how the show progresses or goes downhill and how they handle super finds (if they change their approach at all).

A replacement for Dave will be something else to watch. I can't stand that guy (JEFF I think who has been on a couple of times.   So, there will be reasons to watch even if they weren't the reasons we watched for the first time in December, 2010. 

Here's another Storage Wars star-based lawsuit....this one's about a month and a half old, but you can bet it will be making the rounds again after Hester's lawsuit gets going.

http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/storage-wars-star-brandi-passante-files-real-lawsuit-over-fake-porn-video-62856

Here’s another story link and below it is part of the article…..

http://www.ibtimes.com/storage-wars-fake-dave-hester-sues-ae-shows-producers-staging-items-auctions-933017


“Singer claims that show executives repeatedly made Hester provide items at his own expense to be planted in the storage lockers that he would later be required to purchase on the show. The practice, known as "salting," was paused when Hester complained, but continued in season two and three when production staff barred the show's buyers from using their own locks, enabling the companies to place items in the lockers at their own discretion.”

Yep, WE all have known it for a long time and now that Dave has made it public the cat is officially out of the bag.

The two stories noted in this thread will just be the tip of the iceberg. I can't see anything but downhill for the series and all its spinoffs, but could take a while for that to happen.

If nothing else, the general public will have a different view now and that can only help those of us who are serious about buying and selling. 

Checking website rankings is like eating popcorn !

Here are two I remember:

Aol.com   gets a 9 out of 10

eBay.com gets an 8 out of 10

Considering how big those boys are it's easy to see why a lot of places are at 3 and 4 and many more at 0, 1, 2.

Were you searching for storage auction or storage auctions? It makes a difference.


I searched just as you did for the words 'storage auction'. It wouldn't have made sense to do otherwise.

I also mentioned the top 3 were paid spots, so 12 minus 3 made storageauctionforums.xxx come up as #9 when I searched it.

My overall point was that this kind of analysis seems a bit unreliable considering the other variables you mentioned in your post above. I think you have mentioned more reliable analysis engines in other posts.

Yesterday, I did notice that the forum jumped 3 spots on Google from number 7 to number 4 for the search term "storage auction."

I tried what you suggested at 10:50 a.m. Pacific time, today, December 5, 2012 and the forum came up at #12 spot. That included 3 paid spots at the top.

I'm sure the results vary from day to day and even by time of day within a day, but I am wondering if they also vary by WHERE the person requesting the search is from.

In other words, the paid spots at the top are probably oriented to the ip # or some such from the person placing the request.

You SEO types might be able to speak to this.