User Reviews

I remember watching a marathon of these eps back in the day. Just tuned in again. I'm not sure what year it's at for the current ones I've been watching. It's very addictive. There is an entertainment factor. The cast can be toxic and therefore entertaining. It's interesting to see what something is worth when they take it to the experts.

As for fakery. I thought it was pretty obvious all along. I mean a locker can end up being mainly garbage, and suddenly they find this expensive collectible thing that doesn't fit with the characteristics of the rest on the contents. Lol. Anyway, newsflash, all reality shows are fake in some form or another. The point is, is it entertaining? Yeah, it is. Kind of annoying.

My favorite is Barry. He's so funny as the suave sophisticated eccentric movie-star-ish collector. He makes me laugh. Brandy is sort of funny with her sarcastic remarks about Jarrod. She's Cher to his Sonny. Everybody is rather toxic to each other. That's probably faked-up too as it adds to the "drama" in the show.

Anyway, it's weird that a show about buying other people's junk and garbage can end up being entertaining. But it also has a certain distaste factor given the toxicity and the way so much of a locker just looks like dirty garbage. The thing I wonder is when they start valuing their items, do they really actually sell any of that, for those prices? It's kind of like the follow-up is missing. Ok, you said x-amount of $$, let's see the proof that you're selling this stuff for that. 6/10.

It's always been a mildly entertaining show. Is it faked? Probably. But most reality shows are. I see that the power couple (Jerrod and Brandi) have split up. That's not really a shock. Jerrod is immature and Brandi always seemed like a lush. When they had their own (short run) series, all she ever did was drink or make comments about drinking. And, she was still talking about needing a drink in the first episode reboot of this show. So, nothing shocking that they didn't last. Everything else was good. Ivy and his older son were back. 'He's always been a good guy who's teaching his kids an honest trade. The world would be a better place with more people like him. The Gambler' was back. His son's become a realtor. So he didn't come back. Where's big Dave? His shenanigans were always fun to watch. Rene was back. He's an irritating guy. Wish they would have left him off the show. Dan Dotson is a likeable guy. His wife, on the other hand, is not. She feuds with the buyers and is always talking about sex. She was telling the camera that she was "always up for a threesome" in one of the episodes. Kind of creepy for someone who looks to be in their 60's.

I know for a fact that SW is full of crap, I went to a few auctions and over heard Barry talking to a camera person last month, Barry is not a collector at all he doesn't even buy the storage units the producers pay it for him, he is just a friend of the producer tom beers, I was so upset to hear this, I stayed after the auction and they staged the 'so called item' that Hester found, they send the actor off and make him come back after they plant it...WTF!!!!....and to top this off all the actors get PAID for each episode, apparently thousands....stay behind after the auction and you can see how they fake it after the auction finishes....SOOOOO mad at the show for lying...I am never watching this again!!!!!

I'll be honest with you. I really, really enjoyed this show. I thought, like Pawn Stars or other similar shows, this show was real. That is, the items found in the lockers were real. The on-camera interviews that the cast give? I think any astute person can tell a lot of that is scripted, and the "conflicts" between the various characters are scripted, as many reality shows do. But I thought the *finds* in the lockers were real.

Given we now learn this hasn't been the case, through Dave Hester's lawsuit against the show and A&E, I feel severely cheated. If the producers wanted (or needed) to plant crap in lockers to be sure each episode had exciting things in it, then don't pretend these are real finds. Make up a different show. "Oddities in Beverly Hills" perhaps, where we travel to someone's home and pick through crap they put in their garage 30 years ago. Or whatever.

This is REALLY sleazy of the "Storage Wars" producers, and this is REALLY sleazy of A&E. I think maybe there should be more lawsuits against this show, besides Hester's...

This is a typical reality show that presents a false reality. They bank on getting you hooked with the oh look what's in the box...CUT TO COMMERCIAL. The truth is Dave Hester one of the shows primary bidders has filed a lawsuit against the show for planting items in lockers because honestly the whole business is very boring they are even accused of paying for plastic surgery for one of the girls to add sex appeal and rigging the auctions. Seriously not making this up. The show is boring and obviously rigged and faked. They ruined what could have been a neat little series with the Reality Show shenanigans. Just thought you should know what you are really seeing.

... a core group of show bidders seemingly win 98% of all lockers. The tallying up of what is found is ludicrous! Whatever these people feel like saying stuff is worth. Rolls of T-paper I get $500 for those. Lately they stop adding up a locker as soon as something interesting pops out, with upwards of 90% of the rest of the unit not even looked at. This makes a lot of people suspect all the other stuff in the unit was a false front(200 boxes filled with air) However, I can remember when con man Barry allegedly bought a unit full of antiques and didn't go very far into the unit before he stopped appraising the value of stuff. But you could see a bunch of high end things he never bothered to mention.

It just happened again in the most recent episode with Daryl Sheets winning a locker full of gun stuff. They appraised about 4 boxes of stuff and you could see there was another 75 boxes! and then they acted like nothing was in the unit at the end of the show in the final tally except for a trap.

Is it faked? Most certainly. Are the appraisals legit? Most certainly not! They keep finding all this non antique stuff in used condition and then they go to some place that sort of deals with that item and they keep getting appraisals near the retail new price. It's ridiculous! On the same show a Re-pro coffee roaster was appraised for $500 that's literally hard to sell for $50. I thoroughly believe all these finds are "product placements" giving the show an excuse to go to showcase businesses that pay to be on the show! I'd like to point out something to viewers. There aren't big surprises in these storage auctions. Nobodies secretly driving a Maserati into one and the facility doesn't know its there! They have security cameras that they simply roll back when people default and then fast forward that particular camera. Small stuff in boxes, sure but not the big things they keep portraying.

This show is a guilty pleasure. Of course you have to suspend belief to enjoy it. Who really thinks anyone would leave 300K worth of art in a storage locker but couldn't afford the small monthly fees? The locks are all brand spanking new and obviously just put on the lockers. The reason to watch, is the interaction between the "stars" on the show. Barry is always quick witted and hilarious. I love to see just what vehicle he'll drive to the next auction. Brandi is the eye candy. Hester is the heel everyone loves to hate. Darryl' is the not too bright anti-Hester. Not a fan of some of the newest additions but I still find myself watching this if I pass by it on the dial.