male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT LOCK IS IN FOR IT NOW.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- $400. - $500.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- SOLD.
narrator: COMING UP...
- SO IT LOOKS LIKE BARRY BROUGHT SOME PSYCHICS--
DEFINITE POINTS FOR CREATIVITY.
- COME ON, BARRY, GET OUT OF THE WAY.
- GET YOUR [bleep] HANDS OFF ME. - WE GOT A FIGHT.
- DID YOU FIND ANYTHING GOOD YET, JAMES?
- I HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING.
- THERE DEFINITELY IS A MARKET FOR ALL THIS STUFF.
- HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK FOR EVERYTHING?
- I'D LIKE TO THINK YOU COULD GET...
- DID YOU LOOK IN HERE? - NO. UH-UH.
IT LOOKS LIKE HAIR. OOH! - OH!
[country rock music]
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- THIS IS THE WOW FACTOR.
- I'M NOT INTIMIDATED BY ANY BUYERS.
- CASH IS KING. WINNER TAKES ALL.
- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA ENCOUNTER.
♪ ♪
- LET'S GO! LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
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- * MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN *
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- SOLD!
- WE'RE AT STORAGE OUTLET IN GARDENA, CALIFORNIA.
TODAY ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS ARE INTERIOR UNITS.
- INTERIOR UNITS ARE HARD TO READ.
THIS IS WHERE WE SEPARATE THE AMATEURS FROM THE PROS.
- YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA HAVE THE CURIOS,
THE COLLECTIBLES, THE REALLY INTERESTING STUFF.
- INTERIOR LOCKERS ARE GREAT FOR ME.
THEY'RE AFFORDABLE. THEY'RE EASY TO MOVE.
I GOT TWO GRAND IN MY POCKET RIGHT NOW.
THAT SHOULD GET ME AT LEAST THREE LOCKERS.
- I KNOW I'M NEW TO THIS GAME,
SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD.
- DO YOU MIND IF I JUST TOUCH YOUR HEAD FOR A SECOND?
- NO. DO IT FOR, LIKE, AN HOUR.
- OKAY, I WANT YOU TO JUST--JUST SEND ME YOUR ENERGY, OKAY?
'CAUSE I WANT TO GET, LIKE, HOOKED UP WITH YOU.
- ALL RIGHT.
- YOU KNOW, BARRY'S GOT THESE TWO WOMEN WITH HIM.
WORD ON THE STREET-- THESE GIRLS ARE PSYCHIC.
- SO IT LOOKS LIKE BARRY BROUGHT SOME PSYCHICS--
DEFINITE POINTS FOR CREATIVITY.
- FIRST, HE BRINGS A LITTLE PERSON ON STILTS,
AND THEN IT'S PSYCHICS.
[sighs]
- YOU'RE A NICE MAN, AREN'T YOU?
- [sighs] WELL, YEAH, THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD BE FLATTERED OR INSULTED,
I MEAN, AFTER THAT. - [laughing]
- I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY, LIKE, YOU KNOW...
- YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE PSYCHIC MYSELF.
TODAY I'VE GOT A PREDICTION THAT...
HMM, LOCKERS WILL BE SOLD,
AND BIDS WILL BE PLACED.
- KATHERINE, ARE YOU FEELING PRETTY TUNED UP?
- I AM. - ALL RIGHT.
- WHAT COLOR'S MY UNDERWEAR?
- UH, GRAY?
- WHOO! YOU'RE ON IT, BABY!
- SHE'S CALIBRATED.
ALL RIGHT, BOYS AND GIRLS, COME ON.
WE'RE GONNA ROCK AND ROLL.
IF YOU'RE READY TO GO, I'M READY TO GO.
THE RULES OF THE STORAGE AUCTION ARE AS FOLLOWS.
THIS IS A CASH-ONLY SALE.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE UNITS. WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE DOOR.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
YOU CANNOT GO INSIDE THE UNIT. YOU CANNOT OPEN ANY BOXES.
WE'RE GONNA SELL TO WHOEVER'S GOT THE MOST CASH
IN THEIR POCKET.
ARE YOU READY TO GO? all: YEAH.
- WELL, THEN LET'S GO!
- WELL, IT LOOKS KIND OF EMPTY IN THE BACK.
- WHOO!
- FAIRLY NEW. - ALL RIGHT.
- THIS'LL WORK. ALL RIGHT, BOYS AND GIRLS.
YOU'RE GONNA GET TO STEP UP TO THE PUMP HERE ON THIS ONE.
ENJOY. - THERE'S A TABLE...
A CABINET, SOME CHAIRS--
NICE LOCKER, BUT IT'S NOT THE LOCKER FOR ME.
- IT'S GOT SOME REALLY NICE WOOD FURNITURE,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT.
I GOT ABOUT TWO GRAND IN MY POCKET.
WE'RE GONNA GET THIS UNIT.
- I REALLY DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING HIDING
IN ANY OF THE BOXES. - YEAH.
- YOU'RE NOT FEELING IT. I'M NOT FEELING IT.
- THE ENERGY'S JUST NOT THERE. - ENERGY'S JUST NOT THERE.
- THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
- ALL RIGHT, BARRY, GET UP HERE WITH YOUR PSYCHOS
AND SEE WHAT THE [bleep]'S GOING ON HERE, OKAY?
- THEY ALREADY TOLD ME.
- WHAT'D THEY SAY? - THAT WAS OFFENSIVE!
- THEY ALREADY TOLD ME. - WHO [bleep] IN YOUR WHEATIES?
- HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT'S OFFENSIVE?
- COME ON, GUYS, GET ALONG. CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
- PEOPLE THAT MAKE A MOCKERY OUT OF MY PROFESSION.
THAT'S OFFENSIVE.
BARRY'S GOT ME IN A REAL BAD MOOD.
WHOEVER WANTS THIS LOCKER AIN'T GETTING IT CHEAP.
- IF YOU'RE READY TO GO, I'M READY TO GO.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
I'VE GOT $500 BRANDI. $600 WHERE?
[auctioneering]
GOING ONCE. I'VE GOT $700.
7 1/2, 7 1/2, 7 1/2 GOING TWICE.
LAST AND FINAL CALL AT $750.
- [shouts]
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- DONE TOLERATING CIRCUS ACTS AND BOTTOM-FEEDERS.
TIME TO THIN THE HERD.
- YEAH!
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- YEAH! - NORMALLY I DON'T BATTLE DAVE.
BUT I CAME HERE TO BUY SOME LOCKERS, AND THIS ONE'S MINE.
1,000 BUCKS. - $1,000 THERE.
- WHOA!
YEAH, BABY.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- 50.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- 50.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- 50.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- YEAH! - YEP.
- YEAH!
- REALLY, JARROD, YOU'RE FALLING FOR DAVE'S TRICKS AGAIN?
HE'S SPENDING OUR ENTIRE DAY'S BUDGET ON ONE LOCKER.
- YEAH!
YEAH! [auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- NOPE!
- I GOT 1,700 BUCKS GOING ONCE,
1,750 GOING TWICE,
LAST AND FINAL CALL AT 1,750 BUCKS.
SOLD IT. YOU GOT IT, JARROD AND BRANDI.
1,700. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
1,700 BIG BUCKS, AND GOOD LUCK.
- I JUST BLEW ALL OUR MONEY ON ONE LOCKER.
THAT WAS NOT THE GAME PLAN.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO THIS WAY.
HERE WE GO. LET'S GO!
- HEY, BARRY? - YEAH?
- ARE YOU GONNA BRING IN SOME CLOWNS NEXT WEEK?
- YEAH, THEY WON'T BE AS WELL-ENDOWED.
- I THINK HE'S MAKING A CIRCUS OUT OF OUR PROFESSION.
- YEAH, I LOVE THIS. DO YOU HEAR HIM?
"MAKING A CIRCUS OUT OF OUR PROFESSION."
- BARRY'S A [bleep] JOKE.
- C-38. FOLKS, THIS IS GONNA BE A 10x10.
- ALL RIGHT, BOYS AND GIRLS,
YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE A LOOK.
IF YOU NEED THAT MUCH TIME, USE IT.
IF YOU DON'T, WE'RE GONNA GET TO ROCKING
AS SOON AS THE LAST PERSON LOOKS.
- THERE'S A LOT OF TOOLS IN THIS LOCKER,
BUT WHAT'S REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE--
THERE'S A V-8 ENGINE IN THE BACK.
- GOT SOME FLOOR JACKS.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE BIDDING ON THIS ONE,
BECAUSE JARROD ALREADY SPENT ALL OF OUR MONEY.
BUT WE'RE GONNA STICK AROUND,
BECAUSE NOBODY REALLY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT.
- I'M NOT SOLD YET.
SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY GIRLS THINK.
- WE'RE JUST GONNA KIND OF ZONE IN A LITTLE BIT,
SO IF EVERYBODY COULD JUST BE QUIET A SECOND...
[indistinct chatter]
- COME ON, BARRY, GET OUT OF THE WAY.
SOME OF US ARE TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS HERE.
[indistinct chatter]
- WHAT ARE YOU, UH-- WHAT ARE YOU GETTING FROM THIS?
- UM...
- I'M JUST FEELING SOME REALLY NEGATIVE ENERGY FROM THIS.
- THINK THERE'S SOME CURSE THAT COMES WITH IT?
- NOT A CURSE, JUST A...
IT'S CARRYING A LOT OF NEGATIVE ENERGY THAT COULD AFFECT YOU
AND YOUR, UH--IF YOU TAKE IT HOME TO YOUR HOUSE.
- LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
- SHOULD I BACK OUT OF IT NOW? - NO. NO.
I THINK YOU SHOULD GET IT. WE JUST NEED TO PROTECT YOU.
SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD BUY,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET IT FOR A GOOD PRICE.
I THINK THERE'S MORE TOOLS IN THERE.
BUT I AM ALSO FEELING...
A DARKNESS.
- COME ON, ARE WE HAVING AN AUCTION, OR WHAT ARE WE DOING?
- SHUT UP! I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS FOR ME.
[indistinct chatter]
- I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THESE JACKASSES.
IT'S ALL [bleep] DAY LONG WITH THIS BULL[bleep].
I'M OUT OF HERE. I CAN'T TAKE TOO MUCH MORE OF THIS.
I HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR [bleep] AND YOUR PSYCHICS.
GET YOUR [bleep] HANDS OFF ME. - WE GOT A FIGHT.
- I HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR [bleep] AND YOUR PSYCHICS.
GET YOUR [bleep] HANDS OFF ME. - WE GOT A FIGHT.
- GET THE [bleep] OUT OF HERE. GET OUT OF HERE.
- WHAT DO YOU TAKE MY HEAD OFF FOR?
I WAS TRYING TO HELP.
BE THAT WAY.
- I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF BARRY'S GIMMICKS.
THIS WHOLE [bleep] DAY HAS BEEN A COMPLETE WASTE OF MY TIME.
- WE GOT ONE MORE UNIT, DAVE.
- WHAT A [bleep] JOKE.
- LET HIM STORM OFF.
I GUESS MY PSYCHICS REALLY GOT TO HIM.
- BUNCH OF [bleep] [bleep] AMATEURS.
- I THINK THOSE PSYCHIC SISTERS ARE IN FOR A RAISE.
- [Bleep], JUST TOTAL [bleep] CRAP!
JUST 100% BULL[bleep]!
[Bleep]! [Bleep]! GET THAT THING OUT OF HERE, MAN.
[Bleep] DAMN IT.
- DAVE. - BARRY, BARRY, BARRY.
COME ON, BRO. EVERYTHING'S COOL.
- THANK YOU. - THAT WAS HILARIOUS.
I LOVE WATCHING OLD HESTER GET HIS PANTIES IN A BUNCH.
- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO BID ON THIS UNIT,
'CAUSE THIS UNIT'S MINE. - OH.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- $350!
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
$600 GOING ONCE. I GOT $550, $600.
$600 GOING TWICE.
600 BUCKS, LAST AND FINAL CALL.
YOUR WAY, HOLLYWOOD BARRY, 550 BIG BUCKS.
HOLLYWOOD BARRY, YOUR WAY, 550 BIG BUCKS, $550.
- YOU GUYS BETTER NOT BE WRONG,
OR YOU'RE GONNA BE SCHLEPPING A BUNCH OF CRAP HOME.
[laughter]
- I LET BARRY GET THIS LOCKER.
I DIDN'T WANT ONE OF THOSE CUCKOO BIRD PSYCHICS
PUTTING A HEX ON ME.
- I REALLY NEED TO GO FIND OUT
WHAT'S IN THE LOCKER I SPENT ALL OUR MONEY ON.
SO WE'RE GONNA SNEAK AWAY AND GO TAKE A PEEK.
IT'S LIKE BRAND-NEW-- OH, A LITTLE SCRATCHED UP.
THIS FURNITURE ALONE ISN'T GONNA GET OUR $1,700 BACK.
SO I'M HOPING TO FIND SOMETHING REAL QUICK
THAT'LL HELP PUT MY MIND AT EASE.
- DID YOU FIND ANYTHING GOOD YET?
- I HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING.
- WE SPEND TOO MUCH?
- THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL UNTIL WE GET IT OUT OF HERE.
WE'RE JUST WASTING OUR TIME RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING OF VALUE.
WHAT'S IN HERE?
- JARROD OVERSPENT ON THIS LOCKER,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE HIM A HARD TIME,
BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT HE DID.
I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO BE POSITIVE...
- I'LL MAKE IT WORK. - AND SAY THAT THERE'S SOMETHING
IN HERE THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME MONEY OFF OF.
- THERE IS--THIS FURNITURE.
- SOMETHING BESIDES THE [bleep] FURNITURE.
- THERE'S A LOT OF BOXES.
THIS WHOLE CORNER BACK HERE IS BOXES THAT I CAN'T GET INTO.
SO I DON'T KNOW...
WHAT'S IN THERE. - OPTIMISTIC.
- YEAH. WE'LL SEE TOMORROW.
MARK'LL BE DOWN WITH THE TRUCK. HE'LL MOVE ALL THIS STUFF OUT.
WHEN WE GET IT TO THE SHOP, THEN WE'LL KNOW.
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY MONEY LEFT.
BUT WE'RE GONNA GO TO THIS LAST AUCTION
JUST TO LET THEM KNOW WE'RE STILL HERE.
- 5x10, FOLKS, 5x10 HERE.
[cheers and laughter]
RAISE YOUR SIGHTS, CHANGE YOUR TUNE.
THIS IS WHAT WE ROLLED OUT OF BED FOR.
[laughter]
WHERE'S THE DRESSER?
- WHERE'S THE STORAGE IN THIS UNIT?
WHAT ARE THEY STORING?
I DON'T NEED MY PSYCHICS FOR THIS ONE.
ANYBODY CAN SEE THAT THIS LOCKER'S
NOT WORTH MORE THAN A FEW BUCKS.
- YEAH, I'M NOT GONNA BE INTERESTED IN THIS ONE.
- ALL RIGHT. - THEY ALREADY TOOK
MOST OF THE DRESSER WITH THEM.
- YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S LAUGHING,
BUT THAT MIRROR'S WORTH SOME MONEY.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET THIS LOCKER
FOR A DOLLAR OR TWO.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- $1. - $1 RIGHT THERE.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- $2.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- GO, BARRY!
- DAVE LEFT BECAUSE OF ME,
SO I'M GONNA STEP IN AND RAISE THE BID IN HIS HONOR.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- 3 BUCKS.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- I TRIPLED THE PRICE OF THAT UNIT.
THAT ONE IS FOR YOU, DAVE.
[auctioneer speaking rapidly]
- THANK YOU, DARRELL. - WHOO!
- YOU GOT THAT FOR $3. I LOVE THAT.
- EVEN LOCKERS LIKE THIS CAN STILL TURN A PROFIT.
THAT MIRROR COULD PUT A $30 BILL IN MY POCKET.
- ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, THAT'S THE END OF THIS SALE.
COME PAY THE LADY.
- SOLD.
- SO IF THERE'S A BAG OF [bleep] IN THERE,
YOU'RE TAKING HALF OF THAT TOO.
- ALL MY FAULT. - ALL RIGHT.
- WELL...
SO THE PSYCHIC SAID THERE WAS
THIS DARK, MYSTERIOUS FEELING AROUND THE LOCKER,
SO I WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT IT.
- COME ON. I'M SEEING A CHAINSAW.
WHAT DID WE PAY FOR THIS? $550, RIGHT?
- RIGHT. - SO ALREADY,
WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD, BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO
ONE OF THOSE, UH... - SHOP-VAC.
- SHOP-VACS.
IT'S LOOKING LIKE A DECENT LOCKER,
BUT UNLESS THE CHAINSAW BELONGED TO CHARLES MANSON,
THERE'S NOTHING DARK IN HERE.
I'M NOT THAT BLOWN AWAY. I MEAN, BUT ACTUALLY,
WE DID BETTER THAN I THOUGHT.
BECAUSE JUST BETWEEN THE CHAINSAW,
THE LADDER, THE SHOP-VAC--
- MORE TOOLS. - LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK AT YOU. - THAT'S NICE.
- BUT I MEAN, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT DARK.
THE FUNNY THING IS, IS WHAT INITIALLY DREW ME
WAS THE ENGINE.
THE ENGINE PROBABLY IS WORTH 50 BUCKS, IF THAT.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY AN EIGHT-CYLINDER SOMETHING
V8 ENGINE, BUT IT'S GOT SO MANY PARTS MISSING.
AND IT LOOKS AS IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FIRE,
'CAUSE, UH, THERE'S THIS ASH HERE.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE ENGINE DOESN'T MATTER.
THE OTHER STUFF HERE IS WELL WORTH IT.
- ANYTHING IN THERE? - YOU LOOK IN HERE?
- NO, UH-UH. - DON'T BE AFRAID.
- I WAS JUST DIGGING UNDERNEATH. - DON'T BE AFRAID.
- WHOA. UGH.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
- WHAT--LOOKS LIKE HAIR.
IS--IS IT A WIG?
- I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
JUST KIND OF CREEPED OUT,
AND I DON'T WANT TO, LIKE...
I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT.
- IS THERE ANY TOOLS YOU CAN PINCH IT WITH?
- OH! - EW!
- WAIT A MINUTE. - LOOKS LIKE HAIR.
IS IT A WIG? - I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T WANT TO, LIKE...
I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT.
- IS THERE ANY TOOLS YOU CAN PINCH IT WITH?
- MAYBE IT'S AN ANIMAL--OH!
- EW! - HA HA HA!
- YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING. - NICE.
- SHRUNKEN HEADS?
NOW THIS IS WILD.
IS THIS WHAT YOU MEANT BY THE DARK?
- MAYBE. - I DON'T KNOW.
- [chuckling] MAYBE!
- I DON'T KNOW. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
- I WAS GETTING THE WEIRD VOODOO FEELING,
YOU KNOW, SO...
- GOOD FOR YOU, BECAUSE... [laughter]
YOU HIT IT ON THE HEAD HERE.
- IT'S ILLEGAL TO SELL BODY PARTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
BELIEVE ME. I'VE TRIED.
SO I GOTTA FIND OUT IF THESE SHRUNKEN HEADS
ARE THE MCCOY OR NOT.
IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU SAID
THERE WAS SOMETHING WEIRD IN HERE.
- THAT WAS IT.
- WE'RE BACK AT MY STORE,
AND I'M HAVING SOME SERIOUS DOUBTS
THAT I'M GONNA MAKE MY MONEY BACK
ON THIS $1,700 UNIT.
BUT I GOTTA GET THROUGH THIS STUFF,
AND I GOTTA TRY TO SALVAGE AS MUCH MONEY AS I CAN.
SO FAR, WE'VE JUST FINDING EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
WHICH SELL, BUT THEY DON'T SELL FOR MUCH.
- HERE WE GO.
- WHAT DO WE GOT, SOME CRAP?
- I GOT SOME TOYS. YOU LIKE TOYS, NO?
- YEAH, WE SELL TOYS.
- I KNOW YOU ALWAYS THROW 'EM AWAY.
- WE SELL TOYS. - RAWR!
- WHAT DO YOU GOT, OLD STAR WARS TOYS?
I THINK I USED TO HAVE THIS RIGHT HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU THINK THIS OLD STUFF'S WORTH ANY MONEY?
WIZARD OF OZ.
SOME OF THESE TOYS ARE STILL IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES.
I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT TOYS,
BUT I'M THINKING THESE MIGHT BE VALUABLE.
[chuckles] - OH!
- WHAT? JABBA!
I REMEMBER THIS.
THERE, IT'S GOT THE LITTLE TRAPDOOR ON IT.
- THIS IS CLASSIC STUFF.
- WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY
WHO KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT IT
AND SEE IF THEY CAN APPRAISE THIS FOR US.
I GOT A REALLY GOOD FEELING ABOUT THESE TOYS.
NOW I JUST NEED TO GO FIND SOME GEEK TO TELL ME WHAT I GOT.
THIS MIGHT BE WHAT--
WHAT PUTS US BACK IN THE GREEN ON THIS UNIT.
[soft bossa nova music]
- I KNOW THE BOWERS MUSEUM
HAS A COUPLE OF SHRUNKEN HEADS ON DISPLAY,
SO I'M MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS
TO FIND OUT IF THE SHRUNKEN HEADS
IN THE LOCKER THAT I GOT FOR $550 ARE REAL.
WELL, I PROMISED YOU, JENNIFER, THAT--SOMETHING UNUSUAL.
- IT'S THAT REAL?
- I SUGGEST YOU GLOVE UP TOO. - OKAY.
WELL, THIS DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE A SHRUNKEN HEAD.
SHRUNKEN HEADS CAME TO THEIR HEIGHT
IN THE MID TO LATE 1800s
WHEN THEY WERE REALLY WANTED FOR THEIR POWER.
ABOUT THAT SAME TIME,
AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS WERE COMING IN
AND SEEING THIS AND BEING FASCINATED BY THEM.
- REALLY.
- THESE WOULD OFTEN BE JUST TAKEN IN BATTLE
BETWEEN DIFFERENT VILLAGES OR CULTURES.
BUT ONCE THEY REALIZED IT COULD BE DONE FOR PROFIT,
THEY SOMETIMES WOULD GO ON HEADHUNTING RAIDS
JUST LOOKING FOR HEADS THAT COULD...
- I'M A LITTLE PUT OFF BY THE ORIGIN OF THESE THINGS.
I MEAN, THEY WERE THE RESULT
OF SOME PRETTY BARBARIC RITUALS.
BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, IN THE DAY...
THEY HAD A HEARTBEAT AND A PULSE.
- YES. ABSOLUTELY.
BUT ONE SIGN THAT THIS PROBABLY ISN'T REAL
IS THAT IF THIS WAS A REAL SHRUNKEN HEAD,
HE WOULD HAVE AN EAR JUST LIKE YOU AND I DO.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS EAR IS--IS SHAPED
AND IS CLOSED.
WHOEVER MADE THEM MADE A GOOD EFFORT
TO PUT IN SOME QUALITIES
THAT WOULD MAKE THEM LOOK AUTHENTIC.
IT'S PROBABLY ANIMAL SKIN.
LIKE THE RUBBER ONES, THESE ARE JUST TCHOTCHKES,
BUT THEY PROBABLY DO HAVE SOME VALUE.
- WHAT, DO THEY SELL THEM TO TOURISTS,
YOU KNOW IN ECUADOR... - EXACTLY.
- WHEN THEY VISIT THE RAINFOREST.
- EXACTLY, YES. THEY DO HAVE SOME VALUE.
- SO I'M PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT 50 BUCKS A PIECE.
HONESTLY, I'M RELIEVED.
THE LAST THING I NEED IS SIX DEAD HEADS
IN MY BRAND-NEW COOLER.
THEY'RE COMPELLING, AND THEY'RE INTRIGUING,
BUT BOTTOM LINE, THEY'RE CREEPY.
- JUST WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP
ON MY $1,700 UNIT,
I FOUND SOME OLD ACTION FIGURES AND SOME TOYS.
SO BRANDI AND I ARE GONNA GO MEET WITH THE OWNER
OF THIS COMIC BOOK STORE, AND WE'RE REALLY HOPING
HE'S GONNA TELL US THESE TOYS ARE WORTH SOME MONEY.
- YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN THERE, HUH?
- YEAH. - SOME VERY OLD STUFF IN HERE.
EARLY CLASH OF THE TITANS.
GOT, UH, SOME MEGOS. WE GOT A WIZARD OF OZ.
THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT WAS GREAT ABOUT THE MEGOS
IS THEY'RE VERY, VERY PLAYABLE.
- HE SEEMED REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE TOYS,
BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF HE'S EXCITED
BECAUSE THEY'RE VALUABLE, OR BECAUSE HE JUST LIKES TOYS.
SO FAR, DO YOU SEE ANYTHING OF VALUE?
- OH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
I WOULD SAY THIS STUFF ALL COMBINED,
MAYBE $250, $300 WORTH OF RETAIL PRICE.
THEY'RE DEFINITELY IS A MARKET FOR ALL THIS STUFF,
EVEN LOOSE LIKE THIS.
YOU COULD TRY GOING TO A CONVENTION MAYBE.
FINDING A LARGER CIRCUIT. - LIKE COMIC-CON OR SOMETHING?
- COMIC-CON OR LOCAL SHOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
- NOW IF I GO TO COMIC-CON,
DO I ACTUALLY HAVE TO WEAR A COSTUME,
OR CAN I JUST GO LIKE THIS?
- PRETTY SURE THEY'D LET YOU IN GOING IN JUST REGULAR, YEAH.
- WE'RE OFF TO A DECENT START,
BUT I'M REALLY HOPING
THIS GUY'S GONNA START THROWING OUT
SOME BIGGER NUMBERS.
- HOLY MOLEY! YEAH, NOW YOU'RE TALKING HERE.
- WOW, IS THAT THOR?
- THAT IS... - MIGHTY GOD OF THUNDER?
I DON'T KNOW IF JARROD'S AWARE OF THIS,
BUT, UH, I HAVE A LITTLE THING FOR THOR.
- YEAH, THESE ARE VERY COLLECTIBLE FIGURES IN HERE.
OH, MY--THE GREEN ARROW IN HERE TOO.
THIS--YEAH, THIS--THIS FIGURE IS WORTH AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY.
- BUT IT SAYS 2.99 RIGHT ON THE PRICE TAG.
- I'D BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THE 2.95 FOR IT
ALL DAY LONG, YEAH.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK THESE ARE WORTH?
- OH, THESE FOUR TOYS HERE
ARE PROBABLY WORTH UPWARDS OF $8,000...
- WOW! - FOR THE LOT OF THEM.
- THAT'S--THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED.
WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS PARTICULAR UNIT,
AND I WAS PRETTY CERTAIN
THAT WE WERE NEVER GONNA MAKE IT BACK.
- RIGHT. - SO TO HEAR THAT RIGHT NOW,
I MEAN THAT'S PHENOMENAL.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED TO HEAR.
- YEAH, THIS IS THE MOTHER LODE RIGHT HERE.
- WOW. - FANTASTIC.
- WE'RE COMPLETELY IN THE GREEN RIGHT NOW,
SO FROM THIS POINT ON, IT'S ALL BONUS.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, BIG MONEY.
- WOW. HOLY MOLEY. HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THIS SPIDER-MAN, I DO BELIEVE,
IS THE RARE SPIDER-MAN WITH THE DIAMOND PATTERN
ON THE FRONT HERE.
I WANT TO SAY THERE'S MAYBE
FIVE OF THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE AT ALL.
THIS THING HERE IS PROBABLY $3,000 ALONE TOO.
- WOW. WOW.
THAT'S ALL I CAN RIGHT NOW.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK FOR EVERYTHING?
- I'D LIKE TO THINK
YOU GET IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF $12,000 TO $14,000...
- WOW. THAT'S GOOD. - OUT OF THIS STUFF.
- I'M UP 12 GRAND.
I'M UP 12 GRAND!
THIS IS MY BIGGEST SCORE EVER.
- TOYS. WHO KNEW? - WHO KNEW.
narrator: JARROD AND BRANDI WON THE GARDENA AUCTION
WITH FURNITURE
AND A COLLECTION OF ACTION FIGURES
EARNING THEM 13 GRAND.
BARRY WEISS SOLD HIS TOOLS AND SHRUNKEN HEADS
FOR A PROFIT OF $450.
DARRELL SHEETS TURNED HIS $3 UNIT
INTO A $27 PROFIT.
AND DAVE HESTER TOOK HOME NOTHING
BUT A BAD ATTITUDE.
AND BAD MEMORIES.
[woman laughing]
- DO I HAVE ANY UNDERWEAR ON?
- UH, YEAH.
- WHAT COLOR ARE THEY?
- PINK. - WHITE.
- SHE SUCKS.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.
[laughter]
- OH!
[laughter continues]
- THEY'RE GOOD. - THEY'RE USED TO BE WHITE.