Tobacco Card Find!- Storage Wars

[mrvster]

Was just watching "Storage Wars" on A and E.....

some guy just found a bunch of cards! just saw the tail end, but could've swore I saw a sweet cap pfeffer?

love seeing this stuff

[bdk1976]

You do realize that show (and others like it) is 100% staged/fake, right?

[glynparson]

several people that buy storage auctions and flip the contents. the show is rigged i am sure but to pretend people can not make a living buying storage auctions is also false. There is a dealer at the Valley Forge shows who gets ALOT of his material from such auctions. From what I have found out the items you see were found in lockers just not always the lockers they show you on the show. WHen in SoCal if you stop by Brandy and Jarrod's shop they are fairly cordial and talkative, if you happen to actually catch them in the store. Not sure if that is any more true than the show but it makes sense.

[packs]

I have a friend who works in a storage facility. Kind of off topic but I was surprised to find out that if you're a dead beat on your rent and they sell your contents, the facility can only recoup what is owed in back rent. The rest is yours.

So let's say you're late on $400 rent and your locker goes to auction. If it sells for $1,000, the facility can only keep the $400 they were owed and you get the $600 left over.

[Cozumeleno]

Yuppppppppppp

[rats60]

Originally Posted by bdk1976

You do realize that show (and others like it) is 100% staged/fake, right?

It's not 100% fake, only 90%. They are auctioning real lockers. It's just that many of the good items in there are planted by the show.

[Bocabirdman]

What? I suppose that next you are going to tell me is that TV Wresting is fake?

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

What? I suppose that next you are going to tell me that TV Wresting is fake?

that would be ridiculous

[drcy]

It's like those documentaries about someone who survived on his own in the mountains, and you realize "If you're only your own, then who's filming you?"

Though there was a case where it wasn't staged. There is a documentary made up of films of legendary naturalist Dick Proennecke, an older retired gentleman who lived by himself in the most remote Alaska mountain wilderness for 30 something years where most people wouldn't survive one winter (People have literally frozen and starved to death trying). People asked if he was there by himself, how did these of him films exist? Turns out someone gave him a camera and he did indeed film himself, along with keeping a detailed written diary. He'd set the camera on a tripod and do his daily stuff. "Alone in the Wilderness, the story of Dick Proenneke" is an excellent and unusual documentary by the way. The anti-'Reality Television' show, because it's real and unstaged. Expect a detailed, quiet and often meditative film-diary of a different life in a different world, rather than action packed and drama filled-- though he does on occasion encounter grizzly bears, wolverines and wolves, and often carries a rifle on his back for safety. The documentary has proven popular because the details of his daily solitary life are fascinating (including how he does stuff) and the film itself is quietly different.

[Cozumeleno]

Speaking of Storage Wars, anyone know what ever came of the Hester lawsuit?

[Exhibitman]

Yuuuupppp! Hester lost and was ordered to pay A & E's attorneys fees to the tune of six figures. They settled and Hester is going to rejoin the show.

[z28jd]

I don't think a lot of people realize that most shows like that are staged, but they do that for an obvious reason. You can't just hire an entire crew to film the series and hope something interesting comes up, that would end up being an extreme waste of money spent just on time alone. So they need to do things to push it along.

I don't like when shows insult your intelligence by having the main stars walk into a place where the cameras and crew are already set up and the people there already act surprised. I love watching American Pickers, but sometimes you sit there and watch the people on the property question who they are, even though it's obvious the film crew has set up already.

[rdwyer]

The sad thing about this show is that Mark Balelo was a friend of mine for 25 years. He committed suicide 5-6 months ago. They said he did it because of a second drug arrest. Not true. He kidnapped his ex-wife, and he knew he would go to prison for many years. Another friend of mine did time for him because of drugs. The last few times I saw him, he was high on meth.

25 years ago, he did security for dance parties. From there, he went to work for Ford. Then, he started working for Beverly Hills BMW as a salesman. He lost everything, and moved to New Mexico. He came back and started a liquidation business which grew to 6 huge warehouses in Simi Valley, Ca. His parents were stinking rich. He had it all, but drugs did him in.

[Gradedcardman]

Nope, Have not seen this episode but will look for it !!

[vintagesportscollector]

Sad about Balelo, tragic. Didn't he pass about 2 years ago?

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by z28jd

I don't think a lot of people realize that most shows like that are staged, but they do that for an obvious reason. You can't just hire an entire crew to film the series and hope something interesting comes up, that would end up being an extreme waste of money spent just on time alone. So they need to do things to push it along.

Right - I actually read a pretty good article somewhere (or saw it on TV ... can't remember which) where a reporter basically went around to a bunch of these storage locker things to check out the 'finds'. Most of it consisted of what you'd expect - old kids bikes, 20-year old microwaves, old clothes, etc.

Same with pawn shops - your typical store isn't likely to have the same vintage card inventory that Rick does ... mostly just jewelry and guns.

Makes for interesting TV if you just watch it as pure fiction since it mostly is.

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Yuuuupppp! Hester lost and was ordered to pay A & E's attorneys fees to the tune of six figures. They settled and Hester is going to rejoin the show.

Man, that's unreal.

[howard38]

Originally Posted by drcy

It's like those documentaries about someone who survived on his own in the mountains, and you realize "If you're only your own, then who's filming you?"

Though there was a case where it wasn't staged. There is a documentary made up of films of legendary naturalist Dick Proennecke, an older retired gentleman who lived by himself in the most remote Alaska mountain wilderness for 30 something years where most people wouldn't survive one winter (People have literally frozen and starved to death trying). People asked if he was there by himself, how did these of him films exist? Turns out someone gave him a camera and he did indeed film himself, along with keeping a detailed written diary. He'd set the camera on a tripod and do his daily stuff. "Alone in the Wilderness, the story of Dick Proenneke" is an excellent and unusual documentary by the way. The anti-'Reality Television' show, because it's real and unstaged. Expect a detailed, quiet and often meditative film-diary of a different life in a different world, rather than action packed and drama filled-- though he does on occasion encounter grizzly bears, wolverines and wolves, and often carries a rifle on his back for safety. The documentary has proven popular because the details of his daily solitary life are fascinating (including how he does stuff) and the film itself is quietly different.

Aside from natives he met or stayed with Les Stroud was alone during each episode of Survivorman. He and his team did reconnaissance and may have pre-set some things up but during the week or so of each episode he was alone.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Cozumeleno

Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Yuuuupppp! Hester lost and was ordered to pay A & E's attorneys fees to the tune of six figures. They settled and Hester is going to rejoin the show.

Man, that's unreal.

Nope, just Hollywood...They'd not only sell their mothers for a top rated show, they'd ship them C.O.D.

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Nope, just Hollywood...They'd not only sell their mothers for a top rated show, they'd ship them C.O.D.

Oh yeah, the lawsuit/rejoining the show didn't surprise me. I just figured he had a preponderance of evidence if he took it that far. I didn't know too much about it, but figured he'd actually win or they'd settle out of court before trial.

No harm, no foul, I guess.

[rdwyer]

At least, Hester was right about the boobs.