male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THIS IS DO OR DIE.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- 3! - 400.
- 5! - YEAH!
- YEP! - SOLD!
narrator: COMING UP...
- 2. - YEP! YEP!
- "YEP, YEP, YEP."
I'M GONNA BE HEARING THAT FOR THREE DAYS IN MY HEAD.
- THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRO AND A ROOKIE.
- GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY LOCKER.
- LOOK AT COCKY ROCKY OVER THERE.
- DAVE'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT.
- BRING MY DIAMOND TESTER DOWN HERE.
- OH, MAN, GET READY TO BE HAPPY.
TO THE MOON!
[country rock music]
♪ ♪
- THIS IS THE WOW FACTOR.
- I'M NOT INTIMIDATED BY ANY BUYER.
- CASH IS KING. WINNER TAKES ALL.
- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER.
♪ ♪
- LET'S GO! LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
- * MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN *
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YEAH YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- SOLD!
- WHAT'S YOUR GAME PLAN TODAY?
WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NEED TO GET SOME STUFF FOR THE STORE.
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY BARE.
THE STORE RIGHT NOW IS EXTREMELY EMPTY.
THE SHELVES ARE BARE.
WE ARE OUT OF STUFF.
- IT'S LOOKING VERY BARE OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW. I GOT 3,000 BUCKS IN MY POCKET.
WE JUST NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND BUY SOME UNITS.
- WHAT'S YOUR STRATEGY? WHAT'S YOUR GAME?
- I DON'T KNOW. FIGURE IT OUT WHEN WE GET THERE?
- CAN YOU STOP WITH THE SOLITAIRE, PLEASE?
- LAST GAME, AND THEN WE'LL GO.
- GAME PLAN? WHAT GAME PLAN?
I DON'T HAVE A GAME PLAN.
I GO OUT THERE, I BUY SOME UNITS,
I MAKE SOME MONEY. THAT'S WHAT I DO.
LET'S GO. WE GOTTA GO. WE'RE LATE.
- TODAY, WE'RE IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AT U.S. STORAGE CENTER.
THINGS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME INTO THIS PORT,
AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW
WHAT WE'RE GONNA FIND IN THESE UNITS.
- WE'RE AT THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.
THAT MEANS TWO THINGS FOR ME--
EITHER HIGH-PRICE IMPORTS OR LOW-INCOME HOUSING.
- YOU HAVE A LOT OF LOWER-END STUFF HERE, TOO.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST PACKED THEIR WHOLE LIFE
INTO A STORAGE UNIT.
NOT THE GREATEST NEIGHBORHOOD HERE.
I'M NOT SAYING I'M SCARED,
I'D JUST LIKE TO BE OUT OF HERE BEFORE IT GETS DARK.
- ALL ABOUT THIS, BABY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T MIND BEING THE [bleep].
I'VE GOTTA DO WHAT I NEED TO DO
TO ACCOMPLISH MY GOAL,
AND I COULD CARE LESS WHAT THESE PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ME.
- THIS IS MY '96 HARLEY-DAVIDSON,
AND, UH, IT'S BROUGHT ME A LOT OF LUCK BEFORE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT IT DOES TODAY.
I'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY WELL LATELY,
AND I THINK I'M FINALLY STARTING TO GET THE HANG OF THIS.
- THIS IS MY BUDDY, MARK.
- HEY, MAN, HOW YOU DOIN'?
I'D SHAKE YOUR HAND, BUT SICKER THAN A DOG.
- HE SAYS THAT EVERY TIME.
HE JUST DOESN'T LIKE TOUCHING PEOPLE.
- I CAUGHT THE CRAP THAT'S GOING AROUND THROUGH THE CROWD.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT FEELING REALLY GOOD TODAY.
HOPEFULLY, I CAN MUSTER THROUGH THIS THING,
AND I CAN GET THROUGH IT,
BUT WHETHER YOU'RE SICK OR NOT,
YOU GOTTA BE OUT HERE BUYING.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU THE RULES OF THE STORAGE AUCTION.
WE'RE GONNA CUT THE LOCK, WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR,
WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE A LOOK.
YOU CAN'T OPEN ANY BOXES, YOU CAN'T GO INSIDE THE UNIT.
SOON AS EVERYBODY'S DONE LOOKIN' WE'RE GONNA SELL
TO WHO'S EVER GOT THE MOST CASH IN THEIR POCKET.
ARE YOU READY TO GO?
all: YEAH! - THEN LET'S GO!
- ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, EVERYBODY GET A GOOD LOOK,
BUT REMEMBER, DO NOT GO INSIDE.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING A LOOK THROUGH THE DOOR--
- I'M SEEING TRASH, I'M FEELING LIKE TRASH.
THIS IS NOT FOR ME.
- IT'S SOMEBODY'S ENTIRE HOUSEFUL THERE.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME,
BUT IT'LL BRING 300 TO 500.
- I'M NOT SEEING MUCH OF, UH,
ANYTHING WORTHWHILE IN THIS UNIT.
CERTAINLY WASN'T PACKED WITH MUCH CARE.
- THIS IS SOMEBODY'S WHOLE HOUSE IN HERE.
YOU GOT THEIR LIVING ROOM, THEIR BEDROOM.
YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING IN HERE.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF UNIT
WE NEED TO FILL THE SHELVES IN OUR STORE.
- I'M SETTING THE CAP ON THIS UNIT AT $200.
ANY MORE THAN THAT,
AND WE PROBABLY WON'T MAKE ANY MONEY.
IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
- HERE WE GO. I'VE GOT 50 RIGHT THERE.
[rapid auction chant] - YEP!
- 75 RIGHT THERE. HOW ABOUT A BID FOR 100?
- 100 BUCKS.
- [rapid auction chant]
100 GOIN' ONCE.
- YEP! - I GOT 125.
150. - YEP!
- 175. NOW 2. ARE YOU 2? - YEP! YEP!
- FREAKIN' DAVE. - "YEP! YEP! YEP!"
I'M GONNA BE HEARING THAT FOR THREE DAYS IN MY HEAD.
I KNOW HE DOESN'T EVEN WANT THE UNIT.
HE'S JUST BIDDING ME UP.
- 2 AND A QUARTER? 225 GOING ONCE.
- YEAH! - 250 NOW.
[rapid auction chant] - YEP!
- 275, NOW 3. [rapid auction chant]
- DAVE IS JUST HEARTLESS.
HE'S KILLING JARROD.
- [rapid auction chant]
- 3!
- [rapid auction chant]
- SOLD IT YOUR WAY, JARROD. YOU GET IT FOR 3.
HOW MANY BUCKS? 300.
[crowd shouting]
- DAVE JUST MADE ME OVERPAY AGAIN.
HE JUST COST ME 100 BUCKS.
SOMETIMES I REALLY HATE THAT GUY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- I SAW A TV AND SOME BLANKETS IN THERE,
SO JARROD MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME MONEY,
BUT, UH, THAT WAS PRETTY UGLY.
- I SCREWED JARROD OUT OF 100 BUCKS.
100 BUCKS IS A BIG DEAL FOR HIM.
IT WAS FUN WATCHING HIM SWEAT.
- WHAT DID IT BRING? - UH...
- 300, BECAUSE I MADE IT BRING 300.
- WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY THEY CALL HIM DANGEROUS DAVE.
- YOU HAVE THAT EFFECT ON STORAGE UNITS.
- THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRO AND A ROOKIE.
- NOT AT ALL HAPPY ABOUT THAT, J.M.
I SAID 200 BUCKS I THOUGHT WAS THE CAP.
- I KNOW, BUT-- I UNDERSTAND.
- JUST CAN'T BE OVERSPENDING LIKE THAT.
- IF WE'RE HERE TO BUY, WE GOTTA BUY.
PRICE ISN'T REALLY THE ISSUE.
- PRICE IS NOT THE ISSUE?
THAT'S HORSE[bleep].
PRICE IS ALWAYS THE ISSUE.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HE SAYS,
HE SPENT WAY TOO MUCH ON THAT LOCKER.
- ALL RIGHT.
- WHOA! - WHOA!
- WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK HERE AND SELL IT OUTSIDE.
OKAY, EVERYBODY. GET A GOOD LOOK.
- THIS UNIT DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD,
BUT WE DO NEED TO BUY A FEW MORE UNITS
TO MAKE UP FOR THE GARBAGE THAT JARROD BOUGHT EARLIER, SO...
WHAT DO YOU THINK, J.M.?
- I THINK BARRY CAN WEAR SOME OF THOSE CLOTHES.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE HIS SIZE.
WE'RE GONNA LET HIM GET THIS ONE.
- I'M INTERESTED IN THIS UNIT,
BECAUSE THE BOXES, A LOT OF THEM ARE MARKED "FRAGILE,"
AND THAT'S A GOOD INDICATION
THAT THERE MAY BE AN ANTIQUE
OR SOMETHING UNUSUAL IN IT.
- SOMETIMES THERE CAN BE ANTIQUE GLASSWARE,
THERE CAN BE CHINA,
OR JUST PLAIN OLD GRANDMA'S JEWELRY.
- $5.00 - I'LL TAKE THAT 5.
- EVEN IF I'M NOT INTERESTED,
I'LL THROW OUT A $5.00 BID
JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT I'M HERE.
- 25. - ALL RIGHT, I GOT 25.
[rapid auction chant]
- 75.
- YEAH!
- 100 1/2. - 100 1/2.
- [rapid auction chant] - YEAH.
- 2 AND A QUARTER.
- 235, 250. 250, 250, 250.
- 250. - 250. 275.
I GOT 250. 275? GOING ONCE.
I GOT 250. 275? 275? 275?
- 300. - YOU'RE AT 250.
- GO, BARRY, GO. GO, BARRY!
YEAH, I LOVE IT.
- THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSING.
REALLY, I PULLED A ROOKIE MISTAKE.
I ENDED UP BIDDING MYSELF UP AN EXTRA 50 BUCKS.
- SELL IT TO THE GUY.
HE'S A ROOKIE. I'M JUST GONNA LET HIM HAVE THAT ONE.
- 250. 275? GOING TWICE.
SOLD FOR 250 BUCKS.
BARRY, YOU GOT IT. 250.
- CONGRATULATIONS, HONEY.
- ALL RIGHT.
SO I WON THIS UNIT,
AND IN THE PROCESS, MADE A BIT OF FOOL OF MYSELF,
BUT, UH, IN THE END, I THINK IT'S GONNA WORK OUT.
- YEAH, GOOD JOB!
- ALL RIGHT.
- GOOD DEAL.
- ALL RIGHT!
- WHOO, YEAH, BABY!
- IT'S A 10 BY 15, OKAY, FOLKS?
- WOW. THAT IS ONE BIG SON OF A [bleep].
IS THAT--YOU SEE THE SIZE OF THAT COAT?
I MEAN, [bleep].
- JESUS [bleep].
THAT WHY I SAID, WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE IN IT?
- I SEE A HUMONGOUS COAT IN THERE.
THAT TELLS ME THIS IS A MASSIVE MAN.
I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO RUN INTO THIS GUY.
IT'LL BRING OVER A GRAND, I THINK.
- OH, I HOPE NOT.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT A GOOD $500 LOCKER.
I'M TRYING TO PUT A LOW NUMBER IN DAVE'S HEAD,
BECAUSE I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS LOCKER.
THIS DEFINITELY BELONGED TO A GIANT COWBOY HANDYMAN
THAT LIKED TO SURF.
- THERE ARE SOME LONGHORNS IN THERE,
AND THEY CAN BE WORTH A FEW BUCKS.
- THIS IS A REALLY GOOD-LOOKING UNIT,
BUT I CAN ALREADY SEE DAVE WANTS IT,
AND IF HE WANTS IT, HE'S NOT GONNA LET ME GET IT.
- ALL RIGHTY, AND HERE WE GO, NUMBER 20.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA PAY?
I GOT 100 RIGHT THERE. NOW 2.
100. 2, 2. 3, 3? - YEAH!
- [rapid auction chant]
- YEAH! - I GOT 600. 7, 7, 8.
- RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST BIDING MY TIME.
I'M WAITING FOR DARRELL TO DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING.
- I'VE GOT 8 HERE. NOW 9. - 1,000.
- 1,000. 11 THERE. I GOT 1,000 THERE.
11, 11. 2? I GOT $1,000, 11.
1,100 GOING ONCE. $1,000.
11, 11. I GOT 11 NOW.
12, I'VE GOT A BID FOR 12.
I'VE GOT 1,200 GOING ONCE.
AND 1,300 GOING TWICE.
A BID FOR 1,300? - YEP!
- 1,300 HERE. 1,400 NOW. 13, 14.
- LET HIM HAVE IT. - 1,400 GOING ONCE.
- I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BATTLE DAVE TODAY.
$1,300 IS TOO MUCH FOR THIS LOCKER.
HE CAN HAVE IT.
- BID'S 1,300. 14?
[rapid auction chant] 1,400 GOING TWICE.
LAST AND FINAL CALL AT 14. 14.
GOT A BID FOR 1,350. DAVE, YOU'RE NOT IN YET.
- HEY! GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY UNIT!
- YEP!
- HEY, GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY LOCKER.
YOU CAN'T WALK UP THERE AND STICK YOUR LOCK ON A LOCKER
WHILE THE AUCTION'S STILL GOING.
IT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE OUT THERE,
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW,
DAVE'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT.
- 14 1/2. IT'S NOT YOURS YET, SIR.
14 1/2 AND 15.
15, DAVE? 15 NOW.
14 1/2. HOW ABOUT A BID FOR 15?
15 1/2, 1,600. 16, DAVE.
- WELL, HE'S SURE OF HIMSELF.
- LOOK AT COCKY ROCKY OVER THERE.
- YOU HAVE 16, OR AT 16, YOU'RE OUT?
1,550. 1,600 GOING TWICE.
LAST AND FINAL CALL AT 16. - YEP!
- HE'LL TAKE THAT LOCK OFF THE DOOR
JUST AS QUICK AS HE PUT IT ON. 1,650 BUCKS?
SELL IT TO HIM. YOU GET IT FOR 1,600 BIG BUCKS.
1,600. ACTION JACKSON THE WINNER.
- CONGRATULATIONS, DAVE. - THANK YOU, DAVE.
- DAVE WON THAT LOCKER,
BUT AT LEAST I RANG HIM UP ANOTHER 300 BUCKS.
WHAT AN ASS.
- YOU GOT THE UNIT. IT'S YOURS.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
- I HATE TO MAKE EXCUSES,
BUT THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS
IT COST ME TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT SOME LOCKERS.
YOU KNOW, I'M SICK, I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT OF BED,
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA PUSH AND PUSH AND PUSH
IN THIS BUSINESS.
- I MEAN, I THINK THAT JARROD'S
DONE A LOT OF OVERSPENDING TODAY,
AND I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HOPE
THAT THERE'S SOME WORTHWHILE THINGS IN THIS UNIT.
- LAW OF AVERAGES, BABY.
[horn honks]
- SAMMY. - HEY.
- WHERE YOU BEEN?
WHAT'D, YOU STOP AND GET A HIP REPLACEMENT?
THIS IS THE STUFF FROM LONG BEACH, RIGHT?
SO I PICKED UP A $250 LOCKER DOWN AT THE PORT,
AND A LOT OF THE BOXES WERE MARKED "FRAGILE,"
AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET INTO THOSE.
DID YOU GO THROUGH ANY OF THIS AT ALL?
- NOT YET? - ALL RIGHT.
NOW MY FRIEND SAMMY AND I
GET TO GO THROUGH THE STUFF
AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE GOT.
SOME OLD TEX RITTER.
- WHO'S THAT?
- HE'S A COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER.
UH, WAY BEFORE YOUR TIME, SAM.
- THOSE WORTH ANYTHING?
- MMM, NOT TO SPEAK OF.
EVERYBODY'S GONE TO THESE NEW THINGS CALLED CDs.
ALL RIGHT.
NAH.
- CHUCK THAT ASIDE. - YEAH.
MAYBE I WAS WRONG ABOUT THIS LOCKER,
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE BOXES,
AND I'M NOT FINDING ANYTHING.
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU DIDN'T GO THROUGH ANY OF THIS?
- NO. - PHEW.
OH, MAN, GET READY TO BE HAPPY, SAMMY.
WE GOT GUNS.
FLARE GUNS, THOUGH.
IT'S A STOCKPILE FULL OF GUNS.
WHAT A STASH. WHAT A FIND.
- OH, MY GOD.
- CHECK THAT.
- WHAT'S THIS THING?
"PROPERTY OF SING SING PRISON."
I GOT A FEELING THESE ARE WORTH SOME DOUGH.
THIS IS MY ATF,
AND I DON'T MEAN "ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS."
I MEAN MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE.
THIS IS KILLER.
I'VE HEARD IF YOU FIND FIREARMS,
YOU'VE GOT TO TURN THEM IN TO THE ATF.
LUCKILY FOR ME, THESE ENDED UP TO BE FLARE GUNS.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO AN EXPERT,
BECAUSE, UH, WE GOT A LOT MORE THAN WE BARGAINED FOR HERE.
I NEED TO GO TO SOMEBODY WHO HAS, A, UH...
A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF VINTAGE FLARE GUNS,
'CAUSE I HAVE NO IDEAS WHAT THOSE ARE WORTH.
WE GOT A CACHE OF WEAPONS.
- I SPENT $1,600 ON A ROOMFUL OF TOOLS
AND COWBOY STUFF.
THIS WAS A REAL BIG ROOM.
IT'S A 10 BY 15,
AND I'M GONNA NEED MY SON, DAVID,
AND MY ASSOCIATE, STEVE, TO HELP ME PROCESS IT.
- HEY, LOOK AT THIS.
YOU GUYS SEE THESE THINGS HERE?
- WOW, TRAINS.
YEAH, THESE REMIND ME OF MY DAD.
WHEN I SEE TRAINS, IT ALWAYS BRINGS BACK GOOD MEMORIES.
GOD, WE HAD TRAINS, UH,
SINCE AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER.
PUT THOSE AWAY. WE'LL LOOK 'EM UP.
- OH, [bleep].
- BRING MY, UH, DIAMOND TESTER DOWN HERE.
WE GET THE DIAMOND TESTER OUT.
THEY'RE GOOD TO HAVE AROUND
TO MAKE SURE THE ITEMS ARE REAL.
[beeping] OH, YEAH.
DEFINITELY DIAMONDS.
SURE ENOUGH, THEY'RE REAL DIAMONDS.
SO WE COULD PROBABLY PUT THIS IN THE SHOWROOM
FOR 3,000 OR 4,000 BUCKS.
I'VE COMPLETED THE PROCESSING OF THE ROOM.
NOW I GET THE PLEASURE
OF TOTALING UP MY PROFITS FOR THE DAY.
THIS IS A ROOM WE PAID 1,600 BUCKS FOR.
WE HAD THAT ONE NICE BRACELET THAT CAME OUT.
- COWBOY BOOTS WE DO REAL WELL ON.
- COWBOY BOOTS, THESE MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS HERE.
THOSE FOUR OR FIVE BIG TOOLS, SO BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
SITTING DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND
THERE'S PROBABLY ANOTHER $1,000 OR $1,500
ONCE I'M DONE WITH IT, SO I'M GONNA TRIPLE MY MONEY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO DO IT,
AND THAT'S WHAT THE BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.
THESE TOY TRAINS REALLY GOT ME THINKING ABOUT MY FATHER.
I BUILT THIS STORE TO CARRY ON MY FATHER'S LEGACY.
HE USED TO GO TO GARAGE SALES AND SWAP MEETS,
AND MY FATHER WAS JUST TRYING TO GET BY,
FEEDING FIVE KIDS ON A MILITARY SALARY.
MY STORE IS CALLED RAGS TO RICHES,
BECAUSE MY BEGINNINGS WERE FROM RAGS,
AND WE'VE MADE IT INTO RICHES,
AND A LOT OF THAT WAS, UH
WITH THE INSPIRATION OF MY FATHER.
I REMEMBER EVERY CHRISTMAS WAS THE BIG THING,
BECAUSE WE GOT TO GET THE ENTIRE HOUSE SET UP.
WHEN MY DAD PASSED, WE LITERALLY HAD
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TRAINS AND ACCESSORIES.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE DAY THAT GOES BY
THAT I DON'T THINK OF HIM,
AND I WISH I COULD HAVE HAD HIM AROUND LONGER.
I'M BUILDING AN EMPIRE THAT I CAN PASS ON TO MY SON.
THAT'S WHAT DRIVES ME,
AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO AGGRESSIVE AT THESE AUCTIONS.
- LET'S TRY TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS STUFF TODAY.
I SPENT 300 BUCKS ON THIS LOCKER IN LONG BEACH.
I LIKED IT, BRANDI DIDN'T.
NOW WE GET TO GO FIND OUT WHO WAS RIGHT.
TRYING TO SEPARATE THE ITEMS FROM THE TRASH,
AND, UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S LIKE 70/30, MOSTLY TRASH.
WE'VE ALREADY FILLED UP THE TRASH CANS
A COUPLE OF TIMES.
- WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO OUR GOAL--
FILLING THE SHELVES,
BUT NOTHING REALLY A LOT OF VALUE.
A WHOLE BUNCH OF $2.00, $3.00 STUFF.
- THIS IS THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION.
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET MOST OF THE TIME.
HOW'S THAT BARSTOOL? DOES IT LOOK GOOD?
- NAH, THIS IS COMPLETE TRASH, DUDE.
- YOU DON'T THINK WE CAN FIX THAT?
- ABSOLUTELY NOT.
- WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STUFF RIGHT HERE,
AND EVERYTHING LOOKS A LITTLE DIRTY,
KIND OF LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THAT CAME OUT OF THE UNIT.
THIS STUFF IS DIRTY,
BUT IF WE BREAK THE SHAMPOOER OUT,
SHINE IT UP A LITTLE BIT,
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME MONEY OUT OF THIS.
SO WE JUST PRICE THIS OUT.
THAT FREEZER, WHAT, 150 BUCKS?
IT'S KIND OF DISAPPOINTING,
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT TODAY.
BRANDI TOLD ME THAT THESE UNITS WERE JUST TRASH.
NOW I GOTTA TELL HER SHE WAS RIGHT.
THIS SUCKS.
- J.M. - WHAT'S UP?
- I GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
- I GOT NO ANSWERS.
- HOW'S IT LOOKIN'?
- [sighs] UH, I'M GONNA SAY
THAT WE ARE PROBABLY JUST GONNA BREAK EVEN.
WE'VE BEEN ON A BAD STREAK.
ONE GOOD UNIT, YOU'RE BACK UP AGAIN.
YOU'RE WINNING THE GAME. - RIGHT.
BUT THIS RUT THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW,
WE NEED SOMETHING.
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
- WE GOT THIS PILE OF [bleep] IN THE BACK,
WE GOTTA GET THROUGH THAT,
WE GOTTA GET PROCESSING.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WHILE YOU'RE SITTING IN HERE FIGURING OUT NEW IDEAS,
ME AND MARK ARE BACK THERE GETTING THROUGH THE [bleep].
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA GO DO RIGHT NOW.
- THANK YOU. - HAVE A NICE DAY.
- [bleep].
- BRANDI'S PISSED. SHE'S MAKING ME MAD.
WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.
THE BEST I CAN HOPE FOR RIGHT NOW
IS THAT WE'RE GONNA BREAK EVEN.
- OOO..KAY.
WE CAN'T KEEP GOING LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE BILLS TO PAY,
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ACTUAL MONEY.
[dramatic Western music]
♪ ♪
- I FOUND A COLLECTION OF FLARE GUNS
IN MY $250 LOCKER,
AND NOW I'M HEADED TO THE SHOOTING RANGE.
I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WINCHESTER
AND A WATER PISTOL,
BUT I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FLARE GUNS,
BUT I'M GOING TO SEE A GUY THAT DOES.
THIS IS WHAT WE GOT FROM THE HARBOR.
- IT'S A BIG BOX.
- WELL, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SCORE, BOB.
- FLARE GUNS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR
THE WAY GUN LAWS ARE NOW,
SO THEY'RE BEING VERY COLLECTIBLE.
THIS REALLY ISN'T A FLARE GUN.
IT'S A ROPE-THROWING GUN. - A WHAT?
- TO THROW ROPE FROM ONE SHIP TO ANOTHER.
- OH, REALLY?
- ANOTHER INTERESTING ONE YOU'VE GOT HERE,
LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS THIS ONE.
I OWN ONE OF THESE MYSELF.
THIS IS, UH, A GERMAN WORLD WAR II
DOUBLE-BARREL FLARE GUN.
IT WAS USED BY THE LUFTWAFFE.
- OH, REALLY?
- THEY ACTUALLY CONTRACTED THIS MAKER
FOR THESE DOUBLE-BARREL GUNS.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M REALLY MOST INTERESTED IN?
THEIR WORTH.
- [laughs] I BET YOU ARE. - WELL...
- THESE ARE RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE.
$100 FOR THESE.
THE LINE-THROWING GUN'S PROBABLY,
THIS PARTICULAR ONE,
MMM, PROBABLY 200 TO 300.
THIS ONE HERE, PROBABLY $400 OR $500.
- SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY COOL-LOOKING GUNS,
THEY'RE WORTH HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS GREAT.
- AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A, UH...
A NAVAL SIGNAL PISTOL, NOT A FLARE GUN.
THE FLARES ARE MOUNTED IN THE END,
AND THESE BURNED DIFFERENT COLORS,
AND THEY WERE HELD OVER THE GUY'S HEAD LIKE THIS,
AND IT WOULD BURN FOR ANYWHERE
FROM ABOUT, UH, 5 TO 30 SECONDS.
- WHAT, AND A GUY WOULD JUST STAND THERE WITH IT?
- YEAH, AND HE WOULD EJECT IT, PUT ANOTHER COLOR IN.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT NUMBER, A DIFFERENT LETTER,
AND YOU WOULD SPELL OUT
WHATEVER YOU WERE TRYING TO SPELL OUT.
- OH, SO, LIKE, THERE WOULD BE A CODE YOU COULD--
- RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
- INTERESTING. HOW OLD DO YOU THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS?
- THIS IS DEFINITELY FROM THE 1860S.
- SO THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE CIVIL WAR.
- OH, MOST DEFINITELY. MOST DEFINITELY WAS.
- SO WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS ONE'S WORTH?
- THIS ONE BY ITSELF IN THIS CONDITION,
BEING THAT IT'S, UH, AS OLD AS IT IS,
AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S
MORE THAN 1,000 OF THESE IN EXISTENCE,
IT'S PROBABLY WORTH $1,500.
- YEAH? - YEAH.
- SERIOUSLY. - EVERY BUT OF IT, YEP.
IT'S QUITE SCARCE, QUITE SCARCE.
AND IT'S A DOUBLE COLLECTIBLE FOR CIVIL WAR GUYS
AND GUYS WHO COLLECT FLARE GUNS.
- I HAD NO IDEA A FLARE GUN
COULD BE WORTH $1,500.
SO, BOB, AFTER LOOKING AT THE WHOLE COLLECTION,
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE VALUE IS APPROXIMATELY?
- WELL, LET'S SEE, UH...
HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE IN 'EM?
- BETWEEN US GIRLS? 250.
- 250.
WELL, HOW ABOUT, UH, APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 10 TIMES?
IS THAT GOOD? - YEAH.
- I'D SAY BETWEEN 2,000 AND 2,500.
- REALLY? - YEAH.
- LET'S TAKE A LITTLE PORTION
OF MY $2,500 PROFIT AND GO OUT AND SHOOT 'EM.
- OKAY, I GOT A BAG FUN HERE.
YOU GRAB THE GUNS. - LET'S GO.
YOU KNOW, I SAW THOSE BOXES MARKED "FRAGILE" IN THE LOCKER
AND JUST HAD A FEELING THEY WERE WORTH SOMETHING.
I WENT WITH MY GUT, PAID OFF AGAIN.
TO THE MOON!
THAT ONE WE GOT A LITTLE MORE HANG TIME.
OH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS AGAIN, MAN.
- ANY TIME. CALL ME WHEN YOU FIND SOME OTHER GOOD STUFF.
- I WILL. THANK YOU MUCH.
narrator: DAVE HESTER WAS THE BIG WINNER
OF THE LONG BEACH AUCTION,
SELLING HIS COWBOY UNIT FOR A PROFIT OF 4,800 BUCKS.
BARRY WEISS SOLD HIS FLARE GUN COLLECTION
FOR OVER $2,000.
DARRELL SHEETS TOOK HOME NOTHING
BUT A HIGH FEVER,
AND JARROD SCHULZ STRUCK OUT
ON A UNIT FILLED WITH GARBAGE...
AHEM, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
- [laughing]
- WHAT'S IN THERE?
- YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW.
- EVERY TIME. - WE GOT BIG AND SMALL.
- THAT IS HUGE. THAT'S A GRANDE RIGHT THERE.
WHO ARE YOU DATING?
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