Storage Wars – Details and Videos

What You Need to Know:

Storage Wars is a reality show that follows husband and wife auctioneer team Dan and Laura Dotson. When storage units go unpaid, they’re put up for auction. The main people on this show are the ones who make a living going from auction to auction buying units and then turning around and selling the items in that unit. The Storage Wars regulars include: Dave “The Mogul” Hester, the guy you love to hate. He owns several resale stores and isn’t afraid to flaunt his money around to let his presence be known, and to let people know he’s there to buy a lot of units and make a lot of money. Darrell “The Gambler” Sheets makes his living selling items at the swap meet. Barry “The Collector” Weiss doesn’t do this to make money; he likes to find things that can go into his collection. Jarrod “The Young Gun” Schulz and Brandi Passante are “a couple that do the auctions together and own a thrift store.”

I must admit as a person who used to work at a storage facility, I was not interested in this show whatsoever. I know personally that most of the time people buy nothing but junk. However, one day I noticed a marathon of the show was on so I decided to give it a try – and I was hooked. I was happy to see when the bidders do buy “junky units” they show that, which rings true as the units all can’t be winners. Oh, and who could forget all the bickering? Mostly it’s everyone bickering with Dave because he’s so arrogant and he thinks he owns the storage world. Berry Weiss is the oldest and maybe the funniest member of the group, with his one-liners and wacky antics. For one episode he even brought to psychics with him.

With season three just starting, I’m looking forward to seeing what’s ahead for these bidders.

-Recap written by Alison Helms