they appeared to be fake.  If you watch closely they have the classic fake price tags on them.

I've found probably close to 10 fakes but have found 2 real ones.

The reason they got the marital aid checked out is because that was the item that the producers placed in the locker and had the "expert" prearranged for them to look at it.  The watches were not plants and they didn't have time to line anyone up.  Plus I believe that Darrell already found rolexes in a past unit and got them checked out.  They can't have duplicate finds being checked.

ok so I lied.  A good PS run came up and I bought 4 for a total of $5k

Mostly new faces running me up but overall I'm happy

Unit 1: 1100 - 10x15 pulled out some lladros, vintage china sets, a little gold, antique sterling silverware - quick turnover price of about 3k

Unit 2. 1800 -10x15 Pulled out artwork from late 1800's, custom furniture, antique buckets - long term unit will pay off about 5k depending on what everything gets at the auction house

Unit 3: 200 - 10x30 filled with antiques - haven't even gone through it yet.  From the door another long term unit hopefully will pay off another 5k

Unit 4: 2000 - 10x20 boxed generators - look like a guy who was buying returns from home depot.  20 generators still new in box.  Sold 3 after auction for 1500 total so if I stick with 500 a unit I'll be at 10k real quick.


When the units come up you have to take advantage.  These kind of rooms are getting few and far between.  They just happened to all come in at once.

1. Dust
2. Moving Company Boxes
3. Age
4. Value

but without the appraisers how do you figure out what your stuff is worth?

I have known Joe P for 7 years and was introduced by him to Dolph and Jeff to possibly be on the show but I gracefully declined as I don't need any skeletons coming out of my closet by being on national tv... and the money was ****.  To be fair though Joe "promised" alot of his "friends" in NYC a spot on the show when he was knighted the "creative director" of the upcoming and all powerful storage wars ny.

Sadly for him everyone knows hes a joke and when not filming people bash him at almost every auction I see him at.  I think it was the theme song they gave him that did him in.  A couple of months back one of the guys grabbed his pony tail.. it was cringeworthy to see his face.

I know Barry casually as he and I have a mutual friend.  This friend has done a couple of guest spots on LA version and I have visited him a couple of times and attended a couple of tapings as well as hanging out after filming. My friend likes to party.  Barry likes to party.  I like to party.

I am making the claim that I have an approximate dollar figure that you all made profit wise.  Joe P had the biggest non staged score of the artwork and after everything I think he made about $6k.  You were hoping the big day would come next season as you've made nada so far.  I can see that it gets troubling when the producers make you buy units for ungodly sums of money that you wouldn't buy normally but if you don't buy you can't play.

I know about season 1 finds vs. season 2 finds.  (only you would get that reference)

And yes Steve has a big personality, some might say he is a jerk.  He was always fine with me so I have nothing against him.  For you to say that you ***** slapped him or whatever and acting tough is ridiculous (this is from memory I don't feel like going back to your post to quote you verbatim)  His hand is bigger than your head and if it was real he would have knocked you out.  The false bravado works on television but saying that you slapped him around on and off the air (i went back to your post) is just plain ridiculous.

It was sad because I know he started going to tapings just so he could get noticed and get on the show.  Job well done I guess.

In regards to markets, if the show was getting the numbers that the original gets in reruns (rerun of texas has beaten a new episode of ny) they would pimp the show out in any market they could get into.  Notice real housewives of new york, beverly hills, miami, atlanta, dallas ..etc.

They sold the rights to a Canada production company and they made Storage Wars Canada ... now viewable on youtube because of how well that went.

In regards to hester you aren't really using that as a defense are you?  The guy was making $800k a season and wanted more.  He puffed out his chest, they called his bluff, they fired him and he spilled the beans.  He was biter because he lost everything but that does not negate that what he was saying was the truth.

If you also read the entire lawsuit you will notice references to other cast members voicing concerns about the season 1 vs. season 2 finds.  Are you telling me right now that you do not have knowledge of any item being placed in a locker post purchase ... c'mon.  I mean I know you can't confirm this because of your contractual obligation but don't outright lie.

You buy the unit.
Producers put their lock on it.
You go out to lunch
Producers unpack unit, tape logos and plant the box and use their ipad pics to place everything back in order
You come in and go through the room
You find the "wow factor" and get it checked out
The people that check the items are mostly bogus
Repeat

Am I saying that all cool things are staged.. absolutely not.  I have found money, safes (with and without cash), diamonds, guns, artwork, loose gemstones, motorcycles (under garbage) ..etc.  It's a good business but a better hobby.

In regards to casting if this is all real ... and again I know you can't say otherwise ... then why on earth would a dancer/actress in california get flown to ny days before the first taping, buy a yellow van the day of and then pretend to the world that they have been doing this forever?

I see that A&E made her change her imdb page to remove the actress stuff but check out this

starcasm(dot)net/archives/190547

Scroll down to the comments for her dancing/acting bio  ... do you think an accomplished dancer flying around the entire country to do shows that last for months runs a street business selling used garbage?

It is of course very easy to "discredit" me because I'm an anom forum poster and you are a great big tv star but lets see if the show is renewed or not.  I know Joe is calling Dolph on the reg to get the scoop so we'll see who is right and who is wrong.

I'm sure that could be said about alot of the members of the forum.

Even the questions of what is your best find/worst find has to be a production.  I guarantee every person that does this can immediately name their best find, their most profitable locker and their worst off the top of their head.

The one and only good think about Joe P is that if you talk to him in person he will tell you exactly what went down and its a far stretch from what you see on the shows and hear about from other cast members.

Word on the street is that the NY storage wars crippled the franchise and caused the Miami version to be permanently called off.

Also "big" steve was paid to be on the show and any antics were produced.  I know Joe P and was told all about it.

I also know how much everybody made and lost throughout the last 2 seasons.  Even Joe who scored those paintings - not staged ... for real - after taxes and paying for rooms, transportation ..etc. came out way below what he thought he would.

Since I'm sure the show is being cancelled it doesn't really matter anyway.

That being said I did like you the best.  The two girls were terrible actresses before the show and continued to be, although they were nice in person.  Tad and Chris were terrible and that comment that they made in regards to the duck dynasty clan was offputting and Joe P, while I know him, is a arrogant.