They're paid $10K per episode. So even with Barry over bidding and throwing the stuff away it's not his money he's playing with so I'm sure he doesn't care. It's not like he depends on having to sell the stuff to pay the light bill. That's probably why Darrell doesn't buy a lot. He'd rather just put the money in his pocket and not have to deal with trying to move the junk.

BTW, what the fuck was that thing Barry was driving? Was pretty cool.

Huh? I don't know that I've ever seen him really "pushed around." In fact, I used to think it was the complete opposite.

I used to really like Barry, but yep, I agree. His act has lost its charm with me too.

It's funny that Dave realized it's cheaper to go to auctions that AREN'T featured on the show, too.

The segment at the cemetery was the most obviously scripted Barry scene yet, and the guy who worked with him was an atrocious actor.

That was quite a find for Dave. Shame not one stock was worth anything.

Yeah, the show never really showed him being pushed around. He was just a normal warehouse worker who's job is to unload stuff, so i'm not sure what the problem is. Probably something else personal and he took it out on camera.

I heard him mumble at one point that he was being tired of being "pushed around" by Jarrod.

I don't get why you continue to think these things are anything but scripted. Of course they are. And the guy at the cemetery might've been an atrocious actor because, you know, he was a guy who worked at a cemetery!

We see a tiny fraction of their day-to-day business operations so maybe Jarrod is a complete jerk to him. Wouldn't surprise me.

Barry's schtick is the only reason I still watch the show regularly, even if its a little stilted. The Darrell/Brandon BS has run its course, though.

He's just jealous because nobody liked him as Dave's replacement in the last few episodes.

Well as fake as Storage Wars is getting, Barter Kings is already there. This show is a joke. Did anyone see the 7/11 episode? At one point in the trade, Antonio swapped a drum kit for an ultralight plane. The guy who wanted to drumkit claimed he hadn't played in 15 years, but watching him play, and knowing how to play myself, I can tell you that guy has never played in his life.

Plus these women who scotch the deals? Baaaaaaaaaad acting.

I don't know why you say that about Barter Kings. Why just yesterday I traded a used stick of chewing gum for an island in Fiji, complete with house and servants.

Even if Jarrod isn't a jerk, the work that dude has to do is pretty thankless and unforgiving. Moving heavy shit and going through junk all day cannot be awesome. Any little thing could have pushed him over the edge. But it was one of the few "real" moments that has been on Storage Wars in a while, because you could tell it wasn't scripted since the cameras weren't blocking shots or using dramatic music. The funny thing was Jarrod looked a little shook. I don't think Jarrod wanted it with homeboy, even though he acted tough during his studio portions "So and so is really starting to piss me off!", but when it was going down Jarrod was just sitting in the corner. That was great.

I really enjoy Darrell's nonsensical sayings. He reminds me of a white-trash Winnie the Pooh. No need for the "drama" between him and brandon.

The Dave "add-in" segment played out real bad I thought. I know he was going through contract negotiations before this season so maybe this episode was in the can and they just edited the Dave stuff in later. I hope they go back to the whole gang at one auction.

This may be the most perfect thing I've read about Storage Wars ever.

Amen to that! I still love the show, but I want the gang back together asap. I really cannot stand Jeff. Dave is the guy you love to hate. Jeff, well, I am quickly just hating him period. He just doesn't mesh with the show.

He has no business. It really looks like he was just planted into the show to perform all his weird antics. In one of the early seasons, he was driving around trying to sell a box of old power tools. He has absolutely no regard for the items in the locker when he tosses them to the ground even if they may be worth at least a little something. He has no truck, he works by himself, and I can't imagine he cleans up the big mess he makes every episode.

Barry is just a rich guy looking for collectibles. He has no real need to make a profit on the units. I believe they mentioned in an episode that they pay someone to pick up the trash in the lockers they don't want and bring it to a dump.

It wouldn't surprise me if "the guys" is code for "the guys the show hires as part of my deal to clean up behind me."

You're right, he was.

This interview was posted earlier in the thread:
Here's the relevant quote on how Barry got on the show:

I was in the area today and stopped by Brandy & Jarrod's store. It had one of the most amazing bed frames I ever saw.



You can see the metal frame over the bed, connecting the four posts. Those posts were as thick as telephone poles. I asked if it came from a locker but they said it wouldn't be on TV.

He also gets paid $20,000/episode like all the other cast members That helps.

Ever since I found out how much these folks get paid I laugh whenever Brandi yells at Jarrod about overbidding by $100. Actors all of em!

If that were true then you might be justified, but the fact is that no one outside of the show itself knows for sure what they make. I've seen rumors anywhere from $50000/season to $25000/episode. I would imagine that the actual number is somewhere in between those figures, but just where is anybody's guess.

It doesn't matter, this gravy train can't run forever, so she doesn't want him to develop bad habits. And accounting rules may prevent them from using SW pay in their store.

And besides, she's doing what every wife does: tries to stop her dumbass husband from wasting money. Although that old episode where she "negotiated" Sheets from $1200 to $1100 was kinda pathetic.

I've always wondered why Jarrod and Brandi don't make a deal with Barry to buy his leftovers, at a much discounted price of course. He seems to like them and that would be a win-win for both and they don't even need to show it on TV.