Official Storage Wars Discussion
#76
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He thought because it was stamped 001 on the back (all Toaster-style NES' had that stamp...) it was the first. IIRC, he claimed he saw an eBay auction go for that much. True, because it came with a boxed Stadium Events (uber uber uber rare).
This happened again on another Storage show...maybe the TruTV one? The dumb dumb's thought the same thing.
This happened again on another Storage show...maybe the TruTV one? The dumb dumb's thought the same thing.
From what I can tell, the FFF mat was bought be Nintendo and simply rebranded as the Power Pad, so the Stadium Events game should work with that mat as well. It's valuable because it was completely rebranded (Athletic World kept it's name, but its packaging was updated to indicated Power Pad compatibility, making the earlier boxes for it rare and collectable), and it was recalled shortly after release:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Fun_Fitness
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200690213314
What's interesting is that the item has been graded by the VGA, the Video Game Authority. They state that "an item which receives the grade of 75 will most often have significant wear, a fairly significant tear in the shrink-wrap, or other moderate to significant wear, but should be free of major flaws which would immediately draw the eye to them at first glance."
http://www.vggrader.com/grading_scales.aspx
I first thought the case it was in meant that it had been stolen from a store, but they never figured out how to open the theft-proof case, leaving the game mint inside.
#77
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#78
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http://realityfreaks.tv/
I am in no way affiliated. Just hoping to drive some traffic of people with similar interest. It's a nice board but dead.
#80
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#82
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I wish they would have follow up episodes for these storage shows where they would disclose what they really got for their items that they thought were so valuable. It is easy to say that it worth a hundred and this is worth two but did you really get that?
#83
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I know it's not feasible to follow every item they buy, but I'd like to see some follow up, especially on the more valuable items.
#84
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After a season wraps and some of the "higher" priced items have sold they can have a recap episode or two showing when the items were bought at auction and what they eventually were sold for.
#85
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So the Texas one...Bar-I MEAN MOE!!- took some of his crap to get "cleaned up". WTF? The lady turned it into shit.
#86
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Ugh.
Now "Miss Lisa" assumes price tag = exactly what you can sell them for.
Well then, come check out my DVD Collection!!!
Now "Miss Lisa" assumes price tag = exactly what you can sell them for.
Well then, come check out my DVD Collection!!!
#87
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As for what Moe did, well he turned the items into one of a kind pieces of art. So yeah, he can make more money out of that by selling it from the gallery he owns. I get exactly what he did.
#88
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lol! This is exactly how I feel. I learned the hard way after starting to buy dvds that what you think they are worth is not necessarily even close to what you could actually sell them for.
#89
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I'm watching the last few episodes of Storage Wars Texas and wow, that Moe. The last scene of the episode three episodes ago was just him going on and on with "unintentional" gay puns, then this second to last episode has people just continuing the gay puns. I mean, just on and on and on. How weird. Is that just going to be his thing over and over and over again now?
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I was going to comment on the Miss Lisa thing. Yeah a $5K leather jacket is really going to fetch that. Id guess she gets about $500-700 for that jacket. But of course she made off with a $6K profit of so, according to them.
#93
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I wish Barry was my Uncle. Would be fun to go to his house, look at his cool stuff, listen to his bad puns, and take a ride in his crazy cars. He's my favorite character, even if he is often awful at this storage war game.
#94
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Holy crap, just saw an episode where Dave bought a locker with thousands of Memphis newspapers printed when Elvis died. They valued it at $90k. Even if they overvalued it, that whole story is incredible. A locker full of newspapers on Elvis's death? Damn.
#95
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yeah, that was a crazy one, especially since they were all double folded, so basically it was double what they thought.
#97
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Apparently Brandi was a stripper in her former life and Jarrod worked at the club she got down and dirty in. Then he turned into Captain Save A Ho and now they raid storage lockers together.
#98
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#99
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Schulz is not exactly a Hispanic name.
If Brandi was a stripper, she must have done well with that rack. But she is surprisingly prudish.
BTW today's episodes all look new.
If Brandi was a stripper, she must have done well with that rack. But she is surprisingly prudish.
BTW today's episodes all look new.
#100
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Two new episodes tonight, and neither are the horrible Texas version. That's more like it.
I see that Barry's new Bid Smart philosophy did not last long. "Burned by the beaver again."
Jarrod & Brandi are making some dumb movies while trying to stock their new store.
It was fun to see Dave get burned in the first episode. It doesn't happen nearly often enough.
I see that Barry's new Bid Smart philosophy did not last long. "Burned by the beaver again."
Jarrod & Brandi are making some dumb movies while trying to stock their new store.
It was fun to see Dave get burned in the first episode. It doesn't happen nearly often enough.