Storage Wars is FAKE!
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People, get a grip. Of course the concept is real. Some people make a living buying lockers and selling the contents. No question about it. But the Storage Wars TV show is just that. A TV show. The show depicts what can/might happen at an auction. My retired mom is a resident manager of a storage facility that they filmed at. The crew set-up a day in advance of filming and scoped out the place. They had access to empty lockers for filming. Multiple trucks showed up with "merchandise". A catering company was there along with tents and staging areas.

It was a full blown TV production. On the day of filming, every scene that you see from the first shots of the actors arriving in their vehicles to the conclusions are rehearsed and taped. Extra's were there to act as spectators and bidders. It was done during weekdays. Also, as CA law mandates, any storage locker lien sale has procedures that have to be followed. Once the locker has been delinquent, proper notification has to be sent to the tenant about the pending sale. When all requirements have been met, the manager has to enter the unit and inspect its contents. Any illegal items (drugs, weapons, etc..) have to be removed and reported to the authorities. Also, any motor vehicles, which include boats and jet ski's (actually, anything with a VIN) has to be handled separately and cannot be part of the locker auction.

A winner cannot enter the locker to "check it out" until after all fees have been paid. The TV show is scripted/staged in its entirety. No money changes hands because no real auctions have taken place. No money is made or lost. Yes, some of the actors have their own businesses, but they are paid actors for the show. The "finds" that you see on the show are there for your entertainment. They are usually items of interest or unusual things to keep the viewers watching.

Again, it is a TV show folks! The "experts" that they use are real businesses. The experts and Brandi's hoots are about the only "real" things on this show! LOL

B. Boater ~ Brentwood, California

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