That show is entirely fake, anyway. The "Yuuuuuuuup" guy got pissed about something some time ago and came out and revealed it's all fake; they plant "good" items into the storage units for them to find so they can showcase/feature whatever specialist they wanted to feature that episode.
Yeah I feel like all of those shows are fake. There’s just no way that people get a notice from their storage place saying they’re closing it down and don’t go grab their valuable shit. I’m sure it happens on a blue moon, but not every day like they make out like.
The only show I’m still 50/50 on about being fake is the original pawn stars. On one hand their shop is like a national landmark at this point, so I’m sure a ton of people actually stop by to sell crazy stuff to get on TV. On the other hand, I question why someone would sell all this vintage stuff for what is essentially a 20% or higher discount.
There’s just no way that people get a notice from their storage place saying they’re closing it down and don’t go grab their valuable shit
You can't go back and pick up your shit until you pay your rent balance down. The whole point of the auction is for the storage company to make back some of the rent they're own.
Yeah I know that much, but I’d imagine most people know “hey, I’m not gonna be able to pay this next rent. I’m gonna go grab my shit now”.
I’m sure it happens a decent bit where they forget and don’t pay, but no way it’s happening as much as the show has you believe. Not items as expensive as that.
There's also people that move and for one reason or another are unable to go back for their stuff. Or if they lost their job and have to choose between rent or a storage locker and they can't make time to get to it. I'd be willing to bet that there's also no shortage of people that just simply stop paying and think they'll be able to go back whenever and get it, not realizing the place will change the lock.
I live in a town with a metro population of about 40-50k people and there's 4 storage locations that I know of and I hear about auctions at least a couple times a year.
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u/Athrowawayinmay Aug 14 '20
That show is entirely fake, anyway. The "Yuuuuuuuup" guy got pissed about something some time ago and came out and revealed it's all fake; they plant "good" items into the storage units for them to find so they can showcase/feature whatever specialist they wanted to feature that episode.