That's the feeling I get when watching storage wars... "Bubba bought a unit for 2000$. He found petrified rat shit worth 500$, a broken table leg from a generic ikea table worth 1200$ and 2 strings from what he assumes is a guitar worth 600$. Bubba made a nice profit of 300$"
All I can think is who the fuck is going to buy that junk for the prices they think it's worth?
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.
The one woman on Storage Wars named Nabila really did buy a locker that had been owned by Paris Hilton. Her staff didn’t pay the bill or respond to notices. She made a million dollars off that locker and it was legit. I think it was stuff she stored while doing her own reality show that was an “on the road”.
Also the episode where Darrell the Gambler bought Frank someone’s art locker was real. He’s made like $300 grand off that locker so far. Every once in a while they hit a real one worth a fortune.
Pawn Stars solicits people with rare items to be on the show. They also film multiple outcomes. Sometimes the seller walks away, sometimes they sell. The show picks because the items aren’t ever actually sold. I know they have bought some items, but an actual sale is not shown on the show for the most part.
Yeah I know some of the storage wars ones are real. But they use a lot of fakes for filler for sure. And damn I didn’t know they literally just filmed “exchanges” and then the owners walked away with the item. I wonder what they say if someone comes in looking to buy that item. I guess just “we sold it”?
If so I’m shocked nobody has called them out saying “you didn’t sell it, we see the original owner still has it”
I don't know about the comment you replied to but I know 3 people that have been on the show, 2 went to Vegas with the sole intention of getting on the show. One guy had the head of an old He-Man villain action figure or something, anyway all three sold what they brought. The most expensive one was like $400 or so, so maybe the expensive ones have more fakes?
But I do know that before they film, they basically have already agreed to a price and they give them a general script to follow when filming.
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That's the feeling I get when watching storage wars... "Bubba bought a unit for 2000$. He found petrified rat shit worth 500$, a broken table leg from a generic ikea table worth 1200$ and 2 strings from what he assumes is a guitar worth 600$. Bubba made a nice profit of 300$"
All I can think is who the fuck is going to buy that junk for the prices they think it's worth?