male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS,
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE. - 700.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH. - RIGHT HERE.
- YEAH.
narrator: COMING UP...
- WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START
AND THERE ARE PLENTY MORE UNITS TO SEE.
- WHOA! - OH.
- I HOPE THE REST OF THEM DON'T LOOK LIKE THIS.
- I WANT TO BARF.
- THIS CAN BE A GOLD MINE.
IF THESE DON'T WORK,
MY GAMBLE BECOMES A TRIP TO THE DUMP.
SEE WHAT WE GET.
- JERRY MADE ME BUY THIS $5 HELLHOLE.
I NEED SOME HELP HERE.
- PLEASE, LORD,
LET THERE BE SOMETHING GOOD IN THIS LOCKER.
- [as Ricky Ricardo] JERRY...
YOU GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.
- I'M GOING BACK TO MY LOCKER.
WHOA.
SO IT'S NOT A TCHOTCHKE.
IT'S AN ORIGINAL.
[country rock music]
- THAT'S THE GRAVY TRAIN RIGHT THERE.
- YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT WE FIND.
- JERRY!
MY STORE IS ON THE LINE HERE.
- THIS IS ALL PROFIT.
IT'S FABULOUS.
♪ ♪
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- AND IT'S SOLD!
TODAY WE ARE CHARGING ACROSS THE DALLAS METRO AREA
TO THREE DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
- MORE AUCTIONS MEANS MORE UNITS.
AND A BETTER CHANCE TO HIT A LICK.
- AND THE PACE IS GOING TO BE MEANER
THAN A FRESH TICK ON A BILLY GOAT.
- SO HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS, BOYS AND GIRLS,
'CAUSE TODAY'S STORAGE STAMPEDE IS OFF AND RUNNING.
- ARE YOU GOING TO SHOP FOR LESA
OR ARE YOU GOING TO SHOP FOR THE STORE?
- FIRST LESA. - UH-HUH.
- THEN THE STORE.
WHY IS JERRY ALWAYS TREATING ME LIKE
I AM NOT LOOKING OUT FOR THE STORE?
IT'S MY STORE.
- I NEED AN ICEBOX, I NEED A COUCH,
I NEED A DRYER, I NEED A WASHER.
- ♪ LA, LA, LA, LA, LA ♪
- I HOPE MS. LESA CAN STAY FOCUSED
BECAUSE WE GOT TO FIND SOME BIG-TICKET ITEMS
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TODAY.
- THERE ARE A LOT OF AUCTIONS TODAY.
I'M 70 YEARS OLD.
SO I JUST USUALLY PREFER TO GO MY OWN LEISURELY PACE.
MY STRATEGY IS SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.
- GET THIS PARTY ON THE ROAD.
- YOU THE ONE THAT COUNTS.
- THERE'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE SLEW OF LOCKERS TODAY.
SO BUBBA AND I ARE GOING TO KEEP OUR LINE IN THE WATER.
SEE IF WE CAN GET A NIBBLE ON A NICE FURNITURE UNIT TODAY.
IF IT AIN'T CHERRY, I AIN'T BIDDING ON IT.
- WALT'S GOT THE TENDENCY TO START THE BIDDING AT $100.
TODAY MY STRATEGY IS TO BID LOW AND MAKE MORE MONEY FOR ME.
IF I BID IN $5 INCREMENTS, HE HAS TO TAKE THAT BID.
- HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR,
THERE WILL BE NO STEPPING INSIDE,
NO KICKING THE BOXES.
PLEASE BID ONLY WITH THE MONEY
THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKET TODAY.
IS EVERYBODY READY TO GO?
all: YEAH!
- HAMMER UP, LET'S GO!
- YEAH. [excited chatter]
- STAY BACK, PLEASE.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO AGAIN.
SMALL, SMALL, SMALL UNIT HERE.
PACKED FULL.
LITTLE, UH, JEWELRY BOX UP HERE.
IF THIS GOES LOW ENOUGH, I MIGHT PLAY.
- LOOK AT THIS LOUIS VUITTON BAG IN THERE.
- WHERE?
- I DON'T THINK IT'S REAL THOUGH.
WHETHER THAT BAG IS REAL OR NOT,
I MIGHT WANT IT FOR ME.
- HORN TABLES.
- HORN TABLES WENT OUT 20 YEARS AGO.
WITHOUT THE CHAIRS,
THAT TABLE IS WORTHLESS AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN
IN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST.
- [grunts] LOWER END.
- THERE'S A GUN RACK.
THAT'LL WORK WELL IN TEXAS.
I THINK I SEE SOME MARBLE BACK IN THERE.
THIS IS A QUALITY UNIT. I'M IN.
- WHAT ARE MY BIDS HERE NOW? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE NOW?
I HAVE 100. - 100.
- 100, NOW 200. 200?
- BRING IT. - IS THAT A YES?
200 NOW. 300, 300?
- 300. - 300.
NOW 350. 350?
- BRING IT. - 400, NOW 450.
- 450. - 450. 475.
- THAT'S TOO MUCH.
- TWICE, I SOLD IT, $450 RIGHT HERE
ON THE FRONT ROW, $450.
- THIS OLD TOKUS... STILL GOT IT.
IF THEY'RE ALL LIKE THIS, I'LL BE BUYING ALL DAY.
- NOW EVERYONE'S SADDLING UP AND HEADING OVER
TO THE NEXT AUCTION.
[honks car horn]
WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START,
AND THERE ARE PLENTY MORE UNITS TO SEE.
- WHOA!
THIS ONE IS FOR VIC.
- COME ON IN. LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
UH-OH.
IT'S UNIQUE.
- A CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH NONMATCHING DRAWERS.
THIS IS NOT FOR US.
- LITTLE LOCKER HERE, WHAT ARE MY BIDS HERE?
10, 10, 10?
[auctioneering]
10, ANYBODY?
I HOPE THE REST OF THEM DON'T LOOK LIKE THIS.
- EW. I'M GOING TO GAG.
OH.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST NOT SHOPPING FOR PILES OF CRAP.
- [grunts]
- THIS IS A WEIRD UNIT.
THESE LOCKERS GOT HIT BY THE UGLY STICK.
THE WHOLE TREE, REALLY.
- [grunts]
- OH. - OH.
[laughs]
- THESE ARE 8-LINER MACHINES.
- ALL THE GUTS ARE OUT OF ALL THESE GAMES.
THESE MACHINES ARE DIRTY, BUSTED UP, AND ILLEGAL AS HELL.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S FOR US.
- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE.
- WITH THOSE HEAVY MACHINES AND THE JUNK IN THE BACK,
THE ONLY THING IN THIS LOCKER IS A BACKACHE
AND A TRIP TO THE DUMP.
- IT JUST LOOKS LIKE AN OLD BAR IN HERE.
THESE ARE GAMING MACHINES.
THERE'S LOTS OF THEM BACK THERE.
I MAY BE ABLE TO SNEAK IN CHEAP
AND TAKE A GAMBLE ON THESE MACHINES.
- 100. 100 NOW, 100.
100, 100, 100.
HOW ABOUT $50? 50, 50 NOW, 50 NOW, 50?
- NO ONE'S BIDDING?
- $10. I'M ALL OVER THAT.
- I HAVE $10 FROM VICTOR.
YOU ALL HEARD IT. I GOT A WITNESS.
NOW 20. - [laughs]
DOESN'T VICTOR KNOW THAT GAMBLING IS ILLEGAL IN TEXAS?
- 20? 20, NOW 20?
20 ANYWHERE? 20, NOW 20?
I SOLD IT, SOLD IT, SOLD IT. $10 TO VICTOR.
IT'S ALL YOURS, VICTOR.
- YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WAS MAKING FUN OF ME.
REALITY CHECK--
YOU CAN SELL THINGS OUTSIDE OF TEXAS.
- HEY.
WHERE'S MOE?
- IT'S GOT TO BE IN THIS VICINITY.
I MUST HAVE JUST PASSED IT BY.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE
WATSON & TAYLOR STORAGE UNITS ARE?
- WATSON AND WHAT NOW? - TAYLOR.
- OKAY.
THAT'S A STREET'S-- OR--
- NO, THAT'S THE NAME OF THE UNITS.
AH, SCREW IT.
I'M GOING BACK TO MY LOCKER TO DIG OUT THAT MARBLE.
NOW THERE'S A COOL CABINET.
GUN CABINETS ARE MORE COMMON THAN REFRIGERATORS IN TEXAS.
TRUST ME. I'M A DOCTOR.
PROBABLY HAS A VALUE OF ABOUT $200.
[marble scraping the ground]
THIS IS THE FIND.
MARBLE SURFBOARD TABLES WERE THE THING IN THE '50s.
IT'S PROBABLY ITALIAN AGGREGATE. THERE ARE NO CHIPS IN IT.
THIS WILL EASILY SELL FOR $750.
THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE TABLE.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE GRAIN IN THE WOOD
THIS IS MAHOGANY.
THAT'S A WELL-MADE CHAIR, TIMES SIX.
WHEN IT'S ALL PUT TOGETHER AND THE CHAIRS ARE WIPED DOWN,
EASILY IT SHOULD BE $1,500.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE GOT.
GOT TO BE GLASS.
WHOA.
IT'S AN ANGEL WITH A GORILLA,
HAND-CARVED, MADE IN ITALY.
THIS IS LIKE A BLOND MAHOGANY AND THE DETAIL ON THIS--
FINGERS, LIPS, TOES, MOUTH,
NICE ASS.
THIS IS FABULOUS.
THIS IS WHY I COME TO AUCTIONS.
I HAVE TO FIND OUT IF THIS THING IS ART OR A KNICKKNACK.
- ♪ HE'S MOE PRIGOFF ♪
- I'M BANANAS OVER THIS THING.
- I'VE LOOKED AT DOZENS OF LOCKERS TODAY,
AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING I CAN BUY.
I'M GETTING ANOTHER HEADACHE HERE.
I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING PRETTY.
I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING GIRLY.
I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING.
- OUR STORE IS GOING TO BE EMPTY
IF WE DON'T FIND A GOOD LOCKER SOON.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LITTLE WORKING MAN'S UNIT HERE.
LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF TEXTURED MATERIALS,
AND PARTS, AND TOOLS.
- WELL, THIS ROOM HERE IS YOUR TYPICAL CONTRACTOR'S UNIT.
ALL THOSE FIVE-GALLON PAINTS HAVE BEEN OPENED.
SO MOST LIKELY THEY'RE NO GOOD NO MORE.
- PAINT'S ALL BEEN OPENED.
- NOT A UNIT FOR US, BUB. - NO.
WE'LL JUST SIT TIGHT AND WAIT FOR THE RIGHT LOCKER.
- OKAY, WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
WE'VE GOT PAINT.
- ALL THAT ALUMINUM RIGHT THERE.
LOOK, I KNOW THIS LOCKER AIN'T PRETTY,
BUT IF THERE ARE TOOLS IN THERE,
WE CAN SELL THOSE AT THE STORE.
AND ONE TOOL CAN BE, LIKE, 500 BUCKS.
- I DON'T LIKE THE UNIT. - I KNOW.
- I DON'T WANT IT. - YOU DON'T WANT IT?
GIVE HIM FIVE.
- YOU KNOW, IF JERRY WANTS THIS UNIT,
FINE.
AS LONG AS HE SHUTS UP ABOUT IT.
- WHAT ARE MY BIDS HERE? 100? 100? NOW 100?
- 5 BUCKS. - 5 BUCKS MORE THAN I HAD.
HOW ABOUT 25? 5 AND 25? 25?
- WILL SOMEBODY ELSE PLEASE BID?
- WANNA GIVE ANYTHING?
I HAVE $5.
I SOLD IT, SOLD IT, SOLD IT. LESA, $5.
[laughs]
- I WANT TO BARF.
[as Ricky Ricardo] JERRY...
YOU GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.
- IT'S $1.50 A STRIP. - THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I HOPE I'M RIGHT OR ELSE I'M IN BIG TROUBLE.
- THIS DAY'S BEEN LONG AS HELL.
- BUBBA AND I HAVE BEEN ABOUT AS PATIENT AS A DEAD HOG.
SO I HOPE THE LOCKERS AT THIS LOCATION
ARE A LOT BETTER,
SO WE CAN BRING HOME THE BACON.
- THEY'VE GOT A COUCH.
PROBABLY A LOVE SEAT.
CAN'T SEE WHAT'S BEHIND THE COUCH, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE CAN GO ABOUT 300, UP. 300 BUCKS ON THIS.
- NOT TOO BAD.
- THERE'S ALL SORTS OF CUBBYHOLES IN THIS UNIT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
- OH, WE GOT SOME COUCHES.
THIS IS YOUR TYPICAL RICH GRANDMA'S UNIT.
THERE'S AN OAK DRESSER IN THE BACK
THAT COULD BE WORTH A LOT OF CASH.
AT THE RIGHT PRICE, I'LL TAKE IT.
- YEAH, LIKE AN OLD LADY COUCH AND LOVE SEAT,
BUT THAT'S A NICE DINETTE BACK THERE.
FINALLY, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
- WE'RE GOING TO BID ON THIS.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
LITTLE COUCH LOCKER HERE.
[auctioneering]
50, NOW 75. 75?
75. 75 MORE.
100, 100? - YUP.
- GOT 100. NOW 125?
125? - YEAH.
- 125, GOT 125. 150?
GOT 150. NOW 175.
- YEAH. - NOW 200?
NOW 225. 225?
225. 225 ON BUBBA.
250, 250? NOW 275, 275?
275. NOW 300. LESA, TO YOU.
300 NOW? 300 NOW.
325. NOW 325.
- YEAH. - 325, NOW 350?
350, ANYBODY IN AT 350?
350? 350?
I SOLD, SOLD, SOLD IT.
RICKY AND BUBBA, I SOLD IT FOR $325,
RICKY AND BUBBA.
- GRANDMAS HAVE SOLID ANTIQUES.
I CAN'T WAIT TO PLOW THROUGH THIS GRANDMA'S UNIT.
- THANK YOU, GUYS.
- [chuckles] - YEAH.
RICKY, WHAT DID WE PAY FOR THIS UNIT?
- $325. - RIGHT THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
- WHAT ELSE YOU SEE?
TILE TOP GREEN DINETTE. - OKAY.
- NICE LITTLE END TABLE SET. - RIGHT.
- SUPER NICE CHEST OF DRAWERS AND THE NIGHTSTAND.
PROBABLY FOR THE SET OF TWO, $175.
THIS LOCKER WAS THE LAST CHANCE TO GET SOMETHING
FOR OUR WAREHOUSE.
THAT ONE WAS IN THE MONEY.
MONEY TO BE MADE.
- THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE HOLDING OUT FOR.
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT A LOT.
- NO DOUBT.
- I'M BACK AT THE LOCKER I GOT FOR 10 BUCKS
TO SEE IF THESE GAMBLING MACHINES WORK.
MOVE THIS ONE OUT A LITTLE BIT.
IF THESE DON'T WORK,
MY $10 GAMBLE BECOMES A $300 TRIP TO THE DUMP.
THIS ONE LOOKS REALLY INTACT.
IT'S NOT ALL BUSTED UP IN THE FRONT.
HOPEFULLY, WE'VE GOT A FEW IN HERE LIKE THIS.
AND THESE ARE ALL THE PARTS TO ALL THE MACHINES
THAT YOU NEED TO FIX THEM.
IF THIS WORKS, THIS COULD BE A GOLD MINE HERE.
HERE WE GO.
SEE WHAT WE GET.
[electronic beeping]
[tapping buttons]
THESE DEFINITELY WORK.
THEY GOT TO BE
A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS APIECE FOR THESE,
EVEN IN DISREPAIR LIKE THEY ARE.
I'VE GOT TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON
TO LOOK AT THESE MACHINES
AND SEE IF MY $10 GAMBLE IS GOING TO REALLY PAY OFF.
- I NEED SOME HELP HERE.
- [chuckles]
- I WANTED TO BUY SOMETHING FOR MYSELF TODAY,
BUT JERRY MADE ME BUY THIS $5 HELLHOLE.
- MS. LESA DON'T THINK IT'S NOTHING IN THERE.
ALL IT TAKES IS JUST ONE $400 POWER DRILL.
BAM-- AND WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
- I HAVE BOUGHT THIS UNIT
BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO GET THIS CHEAP.
AND I GOT IT CHEAP.
5 BUCKS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- AIN'T BAD.
THE WAY SHE'S TALKING,
YOU'D THINK SHE PAID $500 FOR IT, NOT $5.
- SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. LET'S JUST LOAD IT.
IT'S GOOD SCRAP.
WHOA. WH--WHOA.
IT WAS A DOORFRAME.
AT THIS POINT,
IT'S GOING TO TAKE $100 OF LABOR
TO CLEAN OUT A $5 LOCKER.
I'M GOING TO KILL JERRY.
OH, LOOK. A LIFE VEST.
YOU CAN USE THAT IN THE POOL, JERRY.
THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE FOR ME,
AND THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE FOR THE STORE EITHER.
- PLEASE, LORD.
LET THERE BE SOMETHING GOOD IN THIS LOCKER.
U SYOU CAN TOTE IN THERE, HUH?
- OH, [bleep].
THIS IS BRAND SPANKING NEW.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT THERE.
- ALL THIS NEEDS IS A DAMN CHAIN.
- LOOK.
THIS IS THE CHAIN.
- THE CHAIN? OH, WOW.
YOU'RE RIGHT, JERRY. IT'S A CHAIN.
AND THEY'RE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.
I MEAN, IT STILL IS A DAMN GOOD CHAIN SAW.
MADE IN GERMANY.
BEST YOU CAN BUY.
THAT'S GREAT.
THIS IS PROBABLY ABOUT A $1,500 TO $2,000 MACHINE
RIGHT HERE.
PUT IT UP. LET ME SEE.
- YOU COME PICK IT UP.
- HOLY [bleep].
- NOW WHAT CRAZY MAN WOULD BE OUT THERE
TRYING TO CUT SOMETHING DOWN WITH THAT MUCH BLADE?
[chuckles] - WHAT DID YOU SAY?
WITH $2,000,
I CAN GO TO THE MALL AND GO SHOPPING.
- MY TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.
- AH! - [laughs]
IT'S GOOD TO BE RIGHT.
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
[laughs] I JUST HATE IT WHEN HE'S RIGHT.
- I'M BACK AT MY LOCKER WITH JOHN REDDING.
THESE ARE THOSE GAMBLING MACHINES
THAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT.
- THERE'S NO GAMBLING IN TEXAS. - OKAY.
THIS GUY'S A GAMBLING MACHINE EXPERT,
SO HE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL ME
IF I HIT A JACKPOT WITH MY $10 LOCKER.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ELECTRONICS IN THERE,
BUT THERE IS A CORD HERE WE CAN PLUG SOME OF THESE IN.
- I WOULDN'T PLUG THIS ONE IN.
BECAUSE THIS ONE'S A LITTLE ROUGHER.
- [sighs] NOT GOOD.
- SEE, BUT WHEN IT'S ALL CLOSED UP,
IT LOOKS A HELL OF A LOT BETTER.
- OH, I HEAR YOU. [cackles]
- AND THERE'S NEW STUFF IN HERE, TOO.
- YEAH, THOSE ARE OLD POWER SUPPLIES.
- [sighs] MAN.
I'M LOOKING AT A $300 TRIP TO THE DUMP.
"VALIDATORS."
- OLDER STUFF LIKE THAT--
THEY'RE USELESS BECAUSE THEY WON'T TAKE ANY MONEY.
- AH, I CAN--
I CAN SEE THE DEAL GOING BAD ALREADY.
[sighs] I DON'T KNOW.
AT THIS POINT, I HOPE HE JUST BUYS THEM FROM ME FOR PARTS.
- YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY,
IT'S PRETTY CLEAN UP THROUGH HERE.
THE INSIDE, I MEAN, IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T LOOK BAD.
- BUT LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL CABINET YOU HAVE.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CABINET.
- IT'S A WAY PRETTY CABINET.
THE MONITOR AND THE TOUCH SCREEN--
THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
OH, GOOD.
IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD MACHINE.
- MM-HMM.
SO, MAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS OR WHAT?
- YEAH, I THINK WE CAN DO THIS. - OKAY.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT
THE MACHINE TO BE TORN UP LIKE THAT.
- BUT THEY WERE, YOU KNOW--THEY WERE A NOVELTY ITEM, YOU KNOW.
BECAUSE SOME OF THESE WILL PROBABLY GO TO SOMEBODY'S HOUSE.
I'D DO...
$1,500 FOR EVERYTHING.
- DID HE JUST SAY $1,500?
YOU KNOW, I'M A REASONABLE MAN.
$1,500, I'M GOOD TO GO. - ALL RIGHT.
- THAT'S WHAT I CALL A JACKPOT.
- AND 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...
13, 14, 15.
- $10 OUT.
- THAT'S A HELL OF A DEAL.
$1,500 IN.
- IT'S A HELL OF A DEAL FOR $1,500, TOO.
- I'M AT MY FRIEND, JOHN GREGORY'S ANTIQUE STUDIO,
AND I'M GOING TO SHOW HIM MY MONKEY.
JOHN? - MOE?
- HOW YOU DOING? - GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
- JOHN'S AN EXPERT IN ITALIAN AND FRENCH ANTIQUES.
- THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
WELL, RIGHT THERE, TELLS YOU WHO MADE IT.
IT'S ANRI WHICH IS A COMPANY IN NORTHERN ITALY.
IT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE THE 19th CENTURY.
- WHOEVER CARVED THIS-- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DID THEY DO A GOOD JOB?
- WELL, WHEN THEY CARVE SOMETHING.
THEY USUALLY MAKE A MASTER.
ONE OF THEIR MASTER CARVERS WILL MAKE THE PIECE,
AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE THEIR CARVERS COPY IT.
- OH. OKAY.
HE'S GOING TO TELL ME IT'S A CHEAP REPRODUCTION.
- BUT IN THIS CASE,
I DON'T THINK THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS REALLY MASS-PRODUCED.
- SO IT'S NOT A TCHOTCHKE.
IT'S AN ORIGINAL.
- THIS PROBABLY IS MID 1920s
AND CAME OUT PROBABLY AT THE TIME
THAT EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' NOVELS WERE SO HOT.
YOU KNOW, TARZAN THE APE MAN--
THAT SERIES, SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE INSPIRATION
FOR THIS BECAUSE THAT WAS SO WILDLY POPULAR THEN.
- COOL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?
- WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO PUT IT IN YOUR GALLERY FOR?
- WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I WAS GOING TO PUT $275 ON IT.
- IF I WERE GOING TO PUT IT IN MY GALLERY--
- UH-HUH.
- IT'S JUST BEEN BEAUTIFULLY TAKEN CARE OF.
I WOULD PUT $4,000 ON IT.
- $4,000?
- RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND THESE.
THIS IS MUSEUM-QUALITY.
- I MAY HAVE MISSED THE OTHER AUCTIONS,
BUT THINGS COULD NOT HAVE WORKED OUT ANY BETTER.
- THIS IS REMARKABLE.
- THAT'S FABULOUS.
THAT'S THE BEST NEWS I'VE HAD ALL DAY.
THANK YOU. - GREAT.
narrator: SLOW AND STEADY WON THE STORAGE STAMPEDE,
AS MOE PRIGOFF STROLLED AWAY 6 GRAND RICHER.
LESA LEWIS MADE 2 GRAND WITH HER 6-FOOT CHAIN SAW.
VICTOR RJESNJANSKY GAMBLED ON A $10 LOCKER,
MAKING 1,500 BUCKS ON SOME GAMBLING MACHINES,
WHILE RICKY AND BUBBA CAUGHT A $400 PROFIT
WITH THEIR FURNITURE.
- I KNOW I CAN SELL THAT TO CONTRACTORS
OUT IN TOWN.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT OFF-LOADING IT.
ARE YOU AWAKE?
- YOU EVER TRIED TO UNLOAD A STORAGE UNIT ALL DAY?
- JERRY! - WHAT?
- WAKE UP. - NO.
- JERRY-- - HANDLE IT.
DRIVE LIKE A COUNTRY GIRL.
[chuckling]
- JERRY, I'M SERIOUS. - I'M SERIOUS, TOO.
YOU'RE DRIVING.
- I MEAN, WHO DOES THAT?
- ALL THAT NAGGING FROM MS. LESA--
[bleep], I NEED MY SLEEP.