mickey65

I thought the episode they showed of them being in Northern California was a joke. They showed all of them riding around in San Francisco to go to a storage auction - located in the East Bay (25 minutes away) in Hayward, CA. You do NOT drive thru SF to get to Hayward!

I guess SF didn't have any good auctions, if they had to go clear out to Hayward for one!

(I used to live in Hayward, BTW)

My Other Self

If they said they were in Hayward nobody would no where the hell that is. They had to show San Francisco shots to give people who don't live around in NorCal like I do a sense of where they are.

That also could have been footage from them going to an auction in Frisco but it's very possible that nothing was found (since it's been stated they go to various auctions and only the best are aired).

james2025a

This is pretty much the only reality show i actually like. Barry makes it worth viewing alone. I don't mind if they shake things up and lose Hester. I wonder what happened to Mark Balelo? They could bring him more into the fold. He seems a bit of a jerk which could be good for the show.

I have to admit that i find Jared is a loser, but Brandy is not bad. Kinda hot as well. How did he pull her?

I always wondered how much they got paid per episode for this. At the end of the day they are really losing nothing at all when buying these lockers if they are getting paid this amount. I am sure there is a hell of a lot of film taken of them where there are lockers with zero in them worth talking about.

On a side note, that Storage show on Spike with Alan and Ton is a real waste of time. I find both guys full of their own importance and everything feels so staged. The fact that they deal big in guns and always seem to coincidentally find something to shoot or blow up or ride seems complete BS.

madcougar

That's a completely different type of show. I actually like Auction Hunters for its own merits. Those guys seem to know there crap and you don't see them getting into ridiculous bidding wars. Sure it's staged as hell, but still a fun watch for me at least.

Traxan

Agreed. I lived in San Mateo and knew Hayward was nowhere near SF, but Hayward is also a shithole. SF is scenic, which is what the audience would want. It was much more amusing to watch Jarred and Brandi driving down Lombard St. than to see them riding through a nasty portion of Hayward looking for the exit.

CRM114

Seems like a waste of time to go all the way up to SF to make a paltry amount on a locker. In this case, they scored big but that's unusual.

Hester must be in financial trouble if he didn't go after those desks. Maybe he's under water on all of those disco lights and 40,000 books he bought.

Jay G.

It could've been producer-driven. They may have gotten some sort of bonus to go up there, since a change of scenery makes for good TV (although the storage places themselves don't look too different).

He claimed that his reasoning was that office equipment just isn't selling right now due to all the downsizing. He may be basing this on how stock he already has is performing.

GoldenJCJ

So...Kind of like the buyers pulling dollar amounts out of their asses for the items in their lockers?

Hell, If Dave can guess that he's going to make $17,000 on a stack of old books I say we can make guesses on production costs.

Decker

That reminds me of something funny I've noticed about these episodes : Dan or Laura will say where the auction is being held at the beginning of the episode and then give some reason why that location suggests that there might be good stuff in these locker. "Today we're going to Compton. The high murder rate and rampant crime makes these lockers cheap to rent, so we might get some high-volume lockers here. And you never know when you might find a recently deceased drug lord or pimp's locker".

fumanstan

Not really, because at least those guys have experience with hundreds of purchases over the years and recognize items, own stores and know what sells for how much, etc. Unless you've worked on dozens of shows and know how much they cost to produce

William Fuld

Too true.

mickey65

Interesting message board for this show. It's 58 pages long - enjoy!

http://forums.televisionwithoutpity....=3200724&st=30

d2cheer

Nope he is my favorite on the show other than Barry. If you will notice most of the talk is about Barry and Dave in this thread. That should tell everyone something. Other than Nabila's droopy tits she is worthless; same with the ex stripper yea she has big tits um wow... Jarrod is a d-bag plain and simple.

Dave and Barry make the show the other are just extra's IHMO. Pay the man. Hell pay all of them. I like the show but without Dave, it will not be the same show or as good. It is a competitive business and now everyone thinks they can do it. I don't blame him for being a A-hole to everyone. They are trying to take money from him and making it harder for him to earn.

Traxan

Interesting? More like spiteful and nasty. Some pretty vile comments about Brandi. The hell with them.

buzzdalf

Chiming in to simply say I watch this some times and the reason I tune in is Barry. They could have a show just about him!!

d2cheer

Agree, I didn't read more than a couple of pages not worth it.

starman9000

Did anyone see the new tosh.0 ad?

http://tosh.comedycentral.com/video-...xrs=share_copy

(sorry, can't seem to get the embed to work)

jrsl76

I hope Dave stays. I like the original group. I don't really like Mark or Nabila.

madcougar

I was expecting something much funnier from Tosh.0...

bigjim25

CRM114

Whats with Jared's bald head? It looks like he has hair and isn't balding. Looks like a moron.

Traxan

He likes to give himself the cholo look.

I just saw a Storage Wars game on Facebook. I'll have to try this out.

Evan Meadow

The game's fun. I've already accrued over $500,000.

Dave's got nothing on me!

Traxan

Dave Hester on LA TV.

http://www.ktla.com/videogallery/678...th-Dave-Hester

BrewCrew

I was watching an episode of Storage Hunters on my DVR from a couple of days ago and at the end there is this mystery person and the married couple is asking why is this person here but won't show who it is. Is it possible that Dave Hester is switching shows? A little out there but it just reminded me of WCW when somebody from the WWF appeared on Nitro out of the blue like Lex Luger or something.