Storage Wars (styled like WAR STORE <$ ) is the American reality television series on Network & amp; E which aired on December 1, 2010.
When the lease is not paid on storage lockers for three months in California, the contents can be sold by auctioneer as a single item in the form of a cash auction only. This event follows professional buyers who visit state-of-the-art storage facilities and bid on these lockers. Before each locker is auctioned, the buyer is given five minutes to check the contents of the door, but can not enter the locker or touch any items.
After the auction of the day is over, the winners of the auction sort out the lockers, estimate the price they will assign to the content and/or consult with experts for the assessment of unusual items. Total running on the screen displays the cost versus the estimated total value, and the final count at the end of the episode summarizes the net profit or net loss of the buyer.
Video Storage Wars
History
Storage Wars can be viewed internationally as well, as AETN International has sold series to multiple channels in Singapore, Canada, Croatia, Australia, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Italy, Portugal, Poland , Germany, Spain, France, Denmark, New Zealand, Argentina, India, and Turkey.
Season one of Storage Wars consisted of 19 episodes, 17 of which were filmed in self-storage facilities throughout Southern California. The show has enjoyed rank success, and its second season premiere attracts 5.1 million total viewers, making it the most watched program in A & amp; E until then.
Storage Wars was unveiled for 26 other episodes of the season in January 2012, with the official season on 5 June 2012. Only 20 of the 26 episodes aired, with six episodes being held for broadcast during the second half of the third season of the event airing on December 4, 2012. In March 2013, four episodes of the special 4 season beginning broadcast before the official launch of Season 4, which airs on April 16, 2013.
A spin-off of Storage Wars titled Storage Wars: Texas debuted at A & amp; E on December 6, 2011. This series features different bidders and bidders groups, and takes place in a variety of self-storage locations in the state of Texas. The second spin-off is called Storage Wars: New York premiered January 1, 2013. By the end of 2014, no spinoffs are shown on the network or in production.
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Participants
Buyer
Primary
Dave Hester
Dave Hester , also known as The Mogul (Season 1--3; Season 5--): At the start of the series, Hester owns Newport Consignment Gallery in Costa Mesa, California and Rags to Riches store store, but closed it in June 2011. He now operates his own auction house, Dave Hester Auctions. Hester has been in a confrontation with other major buyers, especially Darrell and Brandon Sheets, and is known to raise bids every time someone wants to buy a unit. Hester's son Dave Jr. occasionally appears on the show with her. Hester's signature key words are loud "YUUUP!" when creating a bid. He has this word printed on trucks, shirts, and hats. Hester revealed to Anderson Live that his call came from him being a bidder at the auction facility, helping bidders put bidders in the crowd. In December 2012, Hester was fired from the show, and sued the show's producer for a false stop; part of his lawsuit was lifted in March 2013. Thus, Hester did not appear in the fourth season, but returned for season five.
Darrell Sheets
Darrell Sheets , also known as The Gambler (Season 1--): A veteran storage auction from San Diego. The slogan is "This is a WOW factor!" and he occasionally creates malapropism. He makes a living by selling items from the lockers he bought at his weekly swap meetings, and through his online store. In an interview, Sheets pointed out that some of his greatest discoveries in the lockers included a sizeable collection of comic books, four pictures by Pablo Picasso, and a letter written by Abraham Lincoln that sold for over US $ 15,000. In Unlocked: Sell Height , Darrell reveals that he once found a plastic wrapped human body in a storage locker. It was determined that the previous locker owner had killed his wife and left it in the unit. In the final of season 3, Darrell bought a locker for $ 3,600, which turned out to contain much of Frank Gutierrez's original work. This artwork was eventually valued at about $ 300,000, generating the greatest profit in the event's history.
Brandon Sheets
Brandon Sheets , also known as The Sidebet (Seasons 1--9): son of Darrell Sheets, who often accompanies him to the auction. In later seasons, Brandon attended his own auction and also bid against his father for the same unit. Brandon tweeted on December 20, 2016 that he will leave the show after the ninth season due to budget cuts. Brandon now works as a real estate agent in Arizona.
Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante
Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante , also known as The Young Guns (Season 1--): At the beginning of the series, Schulz and Passante own and operate a "Now and Then" austerity store in Orange, California. In the fourth season, they opened a second location in Long Beach, California, but at the fifth season premiere, it was revealed that the Long Beach store had not made a single profit since opening day, putting the pair in financial jeopardy. The Long Beach store is shown to have been closed during the episode opening segment that aired on April 8, 2014. Their Orange store is also permanently closed in early 2016. On April 24, 2014, A & amp; E special prime Brandi & amp; Jarrod: Married to the Work, which focuses on the two balances that run their business and raise their two children. This specialization produces a spin-off series of the same name, premiering on August 12, 2014. Although identified on the screen as husband and wife in several episodes, Schulz and Passante never really get married. They have two children, Cameron and Peyton. Barry Weiss
Barry Weiss , also known as The Collector (Season 1--4): Weiss and his brother had a successful production company until he retired. Weiss is a lifelong collector of antiques, but he never bought a storage unit until his friend and Storage Wars executive producer and storyteller Thom Beers suggested he join the show. On June 25, 2013, it was reported that Weiss will not be returning to the show for season five. In February 2014, A & amp; E announced that Weiss would be starring in his own spin-off series, titled Barry'd Treasure . In 2015, Weiss starred in a new spin-off, titled Storage Wars: Barry Strikes Back, where with friends and colleagues Kenny Crossley, he reviewed and added new comments to previous episodes of the series. Barry is Jesse James's godfather.
Ivy Calvin
Ivy Calvin , also known as The King (Season 4--): Calvin joins the show during season three right after Dave Hester's departure, and becomes one of the top buyers during the season five. Former combat player and MMA football arena, he owns the Grandma's Attic store in Palmdale, California. Calvin's son, Ivy Jr. , often join him on the show. Calvin also often works with Mary Padian, whom he calls his "BFF".
Rene Nezhoda and Casey Lloyd
Rene Nezhoda and Casey Lloyd , also known as The Bargain Hunters (Season 4--): The couples join the show during the four seasons , and became the top buyer in season five. Derived from Germany, Rene has a bargain Hunters store in Poway, California near San Diego. In the ninth season, Casey only appears as a semi-regular cast member, with Rene often attending his own auctions. They also have two children.
Mary Padian
Mary Padian , also known as The Junkster (Season 5--): The former regular of the spin-off series Storage Wars: Texas with players in season five, appearing in three episodes while on a visit to Long Beach in January 2014. In the sixth season, Mary became the main buyer. Mary is the owner of Mary's Finds, an antique restoration and furniture business. Several episodes have shown Mary returning items taken from her purchased unit, to sales to the intended buyer. Mary is a close friend of Ivy Calvin, whom she often calls her "BFF."
Kenny Crossley
Kenny Crossley (Season 10--): Having previously appeared as a repeat guest throughout the two to four seasons, Kenny is back in the tenth season to become one of the top buyers. Kenny is from New Orleans, where he works for the Sheriff's Department. Leaving law enforcement behind, Kenny moved to Los Angeles, where he manages storage facilities. Kenny initially formed his early alliance with Barry Weiss, after helping him open a jammed locker. The couple became close friends, with Kenny even appearing with Barry on both his spin-off show, Barry'd Treasure and Storage Wars: Barry Strikes Back . Outside the storage unit, Kenny has his own praline business, and has a clothing line with the tag "Kenny Do It", many designs are often seen wearing it on the show.
Shana Dahan and Edwina Registre
Shana Dahan and Edwina Registre , also known as The Vegas Ladies (Season 11--): Shana and Edwina's high school friends join the show in season eleventh, into two of the three new stars designated by the network. With trade, both Shana and Edwina are insurance brokers; they often attend the auction in their spare time, having developed a love of the classic collection at a young age. The couple also runs a YouTube channel called "Thriveners Anonymous", where they document items found in one of the storage units or thrift stores.
Justin Bryant
Justin Bryant , also known as The Rookie (Season 11--): Justin is one of three new stars appointed by the network for the eleven seasons. Justin is the youngest buyer ever to appear on the show at the age of 22 years. Justin was inspired to make a name for himself in the storage business after watching the show and developing love to buy a storage unit. Since starting, Justin has used the advantages of the unit he bought to help buy his mother's new home, and also hired his older brother.
Recurrent
Nabila Haniss
Nabila Haniss , also known as Paris Hilton (Season 2--4): Haniss is the lifetime buyer of Culver City, California, who receives attention after purchasing the existing storage unit goods belonging to the socialite Paris Hilton. Since then he has also acquired television-owned units and social media personality Tila Tequila. Haniss appears as a repeat buyer throughout the two to four seasons, often face-to-face with Dave Hester.
Mark Balelo
Mark Balelo , also known as Rico SuavÃÆ'Â © (Season 2--4): Balelo owns a liquidation, wholesale and distribution company, and auction house, and also previously owned a game store named "Game Exchange" from 2009-2012. He is known for bringing large sums of money to auction, as much as 50,000 US dollars at a time. He also got the name "Rico Suave" because of his tendency to wear luxury clothes at a storage auction. He appeared three times during the second season, five times in the third season and three times in the fourth season, filmed shortly before his death by suicide. Jeff Jarred
Jeff Jarred (Season 3): Jarred is the owner of the antique and secondhand store "It's New To You", which he runs with his daughter in Burbank, California. In the past, he often quarreled with Dan Dotson, after accusing him of using cunning tactics at auction to allow regular bidders to win units. However, he and Dotson decided to make peace in the third season. He appeared six times during the third season.
Herb Brown and Mike Karlinger
Herb Brown and Mike Karlinger , also known as The Tank Top Twins (Season 3--4): Herb and Mike are brother-in- law, which develops the appetite to buy the unit after attending an auction day out of boredom. They appeared three times in the third season, in episodes of "Portrait of the Gambler", "Nobody's Vault but Mine" and "Still Nobody's Vault but Mine," and three times in the fourth season, in episodes "Old Tricks, New Treats," " Orange You Glad And Sold It Again? "And" That's my Jerry! ". They also made an unidentified appearance in the episode of "Jurassic Bark" where they cram Dave Hester, and earned the nickname "twin tank top"
Mark and Matt Harris
Mark Harris and Matt Harris , also known as The Harris Brothers (Season 3--4): Mark and Matt are identical twins the first time appeared on "May the Vaults be with You" as an appraiser for Barry when he found the Revenge of the Jedi jacket ( sic ) in the locker. Since then, they have emerged as repeat buyers throughout the third and fourth seasons. They first appeared as buyers in the episode "The Kook, The Chief, His Son, and The Brothers". The self-proclaimed "Kings of Swag", the Harris brothers specialize in Hollywood memorabilia. They have a company called WOW! Creations, which specialize in celebrity gift bags. They then appear five times in the fourth season in the episode "Oyster on Half Plate", "The Shrining", "French Jobs", "No Place Like Homeland", and "Total Wine Domination".
Chad
Chad appears as a Darrell Sheet sidekick in several episodes. Chad is a kind of doofus, and provides comic help, as well as a frustration to Darrell, who taught him business. Chad often divulge secrets and make silly assumptions and comments. He would try some of the more dangerous storage lockers from Darrell with child-like enthusiasm.
Auctioneers
Primary
Dan and Laura Dotson
And Dotson and Laura Dotson , also known as American Auctioneers (Season 1--): Dan and Laura are husband and wife auction teams, who run their own business, American Auctioneers , and is the main auctioneer on the show. And has been a professional auctioneer since 1974. He is the main auctioneer, sometimes giving control to Laura, and she ends the auction by reminding the winning bidder, "Do not forget to pay the lady!" Grandfather And apprenticed as an auctioneer by Detmen Mitchell in 1945.
Emily Wears
Emily Wears-Kroul (Season 10--): Emily was appointed as the new semi-regular auctioneer of the tenth season. Wearing was only seventeen when he finished the auction school, and was one of the youngest auctions currently working in the business. Wearing his own auction business in Solon, Iowa with his father, who is a lifetime bid bidder. Memories also appear as contestants during the fifteenth season of American Idol . Wear married in 2017, and be close friends with Mary Padian.
Guest
Earl and Johan Graham
Earl Graham and Johan Graham (Season 4): Earl and Johan are the father-daughter auction teams, which appear in six episodes in season four as auction fillers after the network tries to shake event by introducing a number of new player members. They appear in the episodes "The Monster Hash", "The Shrining", "Barry's Angels", "That's My Jerry!", "Total Wine Domination" and "Fear and Hate in Placentia". They did not return for season five, after many negative responses from fans of the show.
Ron Scheenstra
Ron Scheenstra (Season 5): Ron is an employee of Dan and Laura Dotson, one of a number of auctioneers employed by American Auctioneers. She appeared in one episode in season five, "The Daneurysm", as a filler of the auction after Dan Dotson got sick.
Bruce Reich
Bruce Reich (Season 8): Bruce is a former American Auctioneers employee who appeared in an episode in season eight, "Palm Springs Throwdown", as an auctioneer after Dotsons left an auction in middle of the road following an incident between Dan and Dave Hester.
Narrator
Thom Beers
Thom Beers is an executive producer and event narrator. He gives a brief explanation of the premise of the event at the beginning, and does a recap of the buyer's profit or loss displayed at the end of each episode. He has stated that this series avoids exploring the behind-the-scenes story of the original locker owner because "everything you see is misery there, and I do not want to trade it".
Critical reception
The critical response is mixed, with Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times calling Storage Wars a strange spark - hoping to be one of the many things that seem to be found in a storage unit "and Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called the" very entertaining additional series for this genre. "Brian Lowry of Variety says that" 'Wars' should be abandoned in a warehouse, without borders. " Writing for Slate , Troy Patterson provides mixed reviews, referring to the series as "junk TV" as well as "trivial and magnetic." Ellen Gray of Philadelphia Daily News suggests "if there is a curious bone in your body you may have to avoid".
Ratings
This event has received a rating of 6.6/10 on IMDb. It has received a 7.9/10 rating on TV.com. The first season premiere episode attracts 2.1 million viewers and the show is the best non-fiction event A & amp; E for 2010, with an average of 2.4 million viewers. The premier two season consists of new episodes of the show; The second show attracted 5.1 million total viewers and was the highest ranked for an episode of the series at A & amp; E history. The premier combination season outperformed the original episode of NBC competing Love in the Wild and ABC Primetime Nightline .
Concerns about authenticity
Some critics have speculated that some units have been filled by manufacturers, but public relations A & amp; E says: "No staging is involved.The items found in the storage unit are the items actually displayed on the show". Thom Beers executive producer has stated that most storage lockers investigated during production do not contain anything of interest and therefore do not appear in the final show. However, the same Thom Beers admits that half of the line is written, and removes items between storage lockers purchased by the same person.
In March 2013, A & amp; E won a partial victory in the lawsuit when a federal judge dismissed Hester's claims about unfair business practices, calling the event "expressive expressive speech" , and claimed that his claim was wrong. termination is not specific enough. Hester was ordered to pay legal fees for A & amp; E.
On September 3, 2013, Hester has one of his claims approved by Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael Johnson. The court ruled that Hester "may move forward with the wrong ending part of his extensive lawsuit against A & amp; E and manufacturer Storage Wars ."
On July 15, 2014, it was announced that Hester and A & amp; E came to the settlement, set the stage to return to the show on August 12, 2014.
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See also
Spin-off and international version
- Wars Storage: Texas - first spin-off series (A & amp; E)
- Wars Storage: New York - second spin-off series (A & amp; E)
- Wars Storage: Miami - the third spin-off series (A & amp; E)
- Barry'd Treasure - fourth spin-off series (A & amp; E)
- Brandi & amp; Jarrod: Married to the Work - the fifth spin-off series (A & amp; E)
- Wars Storage: Barry Strikes Back - the sixth spin-off row (A & amp; E)
- Wars Storage: Canada - the first international version of the series (OLN; aired as Storage War: Northern Treasures on A & amp; E)
- Storage Wars France: EnchÃÆ'¨res surprise - the second international version of the series (6ter)
Similar series
- Auction Hunter - a similar series on Spike
- Baggage Battles - similar series on the Travel Channel
- Celt War - similar series in TruTV
- Storage Hunter - similar series in TruTV
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References
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External links
- Official website in A & amp; E
- Storage WAR on IMDb
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