Storage Wars: New York: Season 1, Episode 4: “The Shore Thing.”
Auction held in Shore, New Jersey.
Candy and Courtney finally had serious cheddar (money) to spend, $1,500! Time to play with the big boys, but they didn’t spend money, not really. Oh, they bought a locker. They scored. But they hardly spent any money at all.
JACKPOT!
That’s how to play the game, gals – buy low and sell high.
1st Storage Unit
Large and sparse. Contained a few pieces of furniture. C&C were out. Joe P’s out. Mike didn’t want the locker, but he knew Chris and Tad would.
His strategy was to make them pay, but then he forgot to bid. Good one, Mike. Chris won the locker for $325.
Chris and Tad carried a console table out of the locker. With upholstery they figured they could flip it for $500 (cough, cough). I think they took lessons on “How to inflate your appraisal!” from Joe P.
Rest of the furniture was old. Chris did find a watch without a band inside a drawer. Took a quick glance. Handed it to Tad. “It’s a Timex.” Tad studied the face of the watch.
Tad: I guess that’s how you spell Timex. R-O-L-E-X.
Chris didn’t believe him. He took another look at the face of the watch. Oops! He dropped the watch on the pavement. Gah! Good one, Chris.
The duo went to Grand Central Station to get the watch appraised. It was a Rolex made in 1957. Made with 14-karat gold and all of its original pieces still intact. Valued at $1,600-$2,000.
Tad: Not bad for a Timex, huh, Chris.
2nd Storage Unit
John Luke stated it would take two seconds to look inside one rubber container with a dirty couch cushion on top. Joe P’s out. Chris and Tad were out. Mike’s out.
Mike: This unit’s a no-brainer. As in, if you buy it, you got no brain.
Candy and Courtney however saw ‘fur’ inside the tub. Fur = Mink. They wanted to buy the locker for only $5, but some irritating man in the crowd bid them up to $25. What was the fur?
Fur = Stuffed Gorilla!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Well, now they have a new mascot for their banana van. Get it, banana van… gorilla… oh, never mind. Anyhoo, Courtney found a type of radio transmitter in the rubber container.
C&C took the ‘electronic device’ (gals so clueless unless its fashion) for appraisal. Brand new IC-7000 Ham Radio. Type you would put in your car. Top-of-the-line and it worked beautifully to the sound wave of a $1,000 value.
This is why you shouldn’t pass over unassuming lockers.
3rd Storage Unit
Messy man cave (like there’s another kind). Mattresses, lamps, chairs, generator, dart board, camouflaged bow with arrows, flat screen televisions, and lots of trash bags.
C&C were out. Joe P showed little interest and was out early in the bid. This was all Mikey vs. Tad. Guido pumped the bid from $500 to $1,000. He won at $1,700.
Lots of clothes. Lots of trash. Mike did however find a construction type tripod and what appeared to be site survey equipment. He took the items to Terry, a friend of his who works in construction.
Terry stated the contraption was a Theodolite (sits on top of the tripod). Used to measure height, horizontal and vertical angles for building homes and such. Digital display worked. Lens in great shape. Terry offered $700. Deal!
Now here’s the thing. Terry never stated what the true value of the surveyor equipment. Mike flips merchandise quickly, but he can also lose potential profit.
Profit Scorecard:
Chris Morelli & Tad Eaton: $2,725
Candy Olsen & Courtney Wagner: $975
Mike Braiotta: $275
Joe P: $0
Lockers with the biggest payoff were the small unassuming ones, chew on that for a bit.
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The locale for this show was the Mini U Storage in Brick, NJ.
Dave: Thanks for letting us know!