Storage Wars: Canada: Season 1, Episode 5: “It’s Like Archeology, You Dig?”
Auction held in Toronto. Heavy immigrant population which opened up the possibilities of what might be found in the lockers.
Paul let Bogart take lead on their bids. Paul wanted sharpen Bogart’s skills. Call it a type of mid-term exam.
Rick and Cindy were on the hunt to fill their store with good merchandise since inventory had now run low. Cindy put Rick on the spot. She asked him if he thought Ursula was attractive.
Rick said he preferred smaller, blonder, mouthier-types.
Rick: That was close.
Ursula pontificated that she was the new reigning Storage Queen. She had not been impressed with anything Cindy had bought.
Roy was in the market for a high-end item; but had no reservations about sniping units from the others.
Upon everyone’s arrival, Ursula and Cindy exchanged words. Rick told the ladies to go to their separate corners and wait for the bell.
Roy said he’d like to see the girls fight… in the mud.
1st Storage Unit
Statue, a cabinet, and an old TV. Yikes. No one was excited about this locker, except Cindy. She picked it up for $275. She and Rick popped the locker open and… much ado about nothing.
Rain poured. Great, nothing and wet. Just when it looked like the locker was a complete bust…
Arrowheads!
Cindy: At least I didn’t get all wet for nothin’.
Rick: That reminds me of our first date.
EW! Couple took the arrowheads to Kat, an Aboriginal Studies adviser at a university to evaluate their historical artifacts. Kat stated the collection did not have a big monetary value; BUT its cultural worth was huge.
Cindy: You know, it’s not always about the money.
Cindy and Rick gave the arrowheads to Kat so he could teach his students about the history behind the arrowheads.
2nd Storage Unit
Tires, mirrors, and a few odds and ends.
Cindy and Rick only had $60 left. Why not, go for it. Luckily, the bid appeared to stop at $60. Stop the celebration.
Roy sniped it for $70.
Cindy: Roy is a real sneak.
Roy found a couple of fancy fossils packed in bubble wrap. 
He took them to an expert for appraisal. Fossil was a tooth of a mosasaur (marine reptile). Valued at a mere $20.
Roy: Whoop-dee-doo. That dino tooth bit me in the butt.
3rd Storage Unit
Auger Drilling Equipment and other not-in-good-condition industrial equipment. No one was impressed.
Enter Bogart.
Bogart: I don’t care what anyone else thinks. I’m IN.
Bogart made his play for the locker. Grabbed it for $300.
Paul and Bogart discovered they had a good collection of electronics. Also found an elaborate set of blades and throwing knives.
Bogart: I don’t know if this is used to throw, to cut someone, or flip burgers.
Paul and Bogart brought their blades to an Axe Throwing League. (Yes, there is an Axe Throwing League.) The head “Axe Man” told them their collection was worth over $500. Bogart and Paul in the green after all the good stuff they had already found.
Bogart: Admit it old man, I’ve got skills!
Paul and Kenny were given the opportunity to throw a few axes with their new friends. Bogart landed a couple; but Paul told his son he shouldn’t leave the storage business just yet.
Meanwhile, Ursula was fine she didn’t pick up a locker this outing.
Ursula: A girl has got to have standards. And I have an image to uphold.
PROFIT SCORECARD:
Paul & Bogart Kenny: $905
Roy Dirnbeck: $377
Cindy Hayden & Rick Coffill: LOSS-$95
Ursula Stolf: $0
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