$14,000 NES on the show "Storage Wars".

[Leo_A]

Surprised to not see that American Pickers episode with the Pong coinop mentioned. They saw it and said something like "cool, look, it's Pong!", and kept right on walking. Looked like it had a bit of water damage, but they didn't even give what was potentially just about the most valuable item there a second look. Bought a couple of pinball units (Was a warehouse of a former arcade operator) instead that had themes that caught their eye and ignored every coinop videogame they saw.

Reminds me of being in 1st grade. We used to take these test that had pictures for the answers and such, and I'd ignore the question completely and just pick the picture I liked the most. That's pretty much how they work, they're not really out for the most valuable items, they're out for the things they'd personally enjoy the most despite just planning to resell it.

The History Channel is going to be hurting when the floor falls out from under them. They're so dedicated to this type of programming now that I even saw an American Pickers spinoff a few days ago with a couple of annoying woman that "pick" to find items to turn into decorations and furniture. The bubble isn't going to last for long, especially at the rate they're milking this same idea these days. People are going to get tired of this stuff relatively soon.


I miss The History Channel having shows about history.

Should've seen the channel back it was just A&E and documentarys represented a significant percentage of their programming. Tons of quality programming, but it's been sadly declining every year ever since the parent network created this spinoff network that was supposedly dedicated to history back in the mid 1990's.

Now, both channels largely suck.

[Emperor Megas]

"Don't mince words Bones, what do you REALLY think" :DGood stuff.


That's quite a bit of anger for a tv show. Wow. Doesn't matter, I still enjoy it, but I'm a corny kind of guy. I love the "Laughter is the Best Medicine" jokes in Readers Digest and a good pun so pour the corn syrup on me, I'm corny. I'm 42 and grew up on cornball comedies like Three's Company and loved it, so BBT is right up my alley.

I'll watch the show and you take some anger management classes. :D

I think the real question is why you're going into gamestop. There should be more anger and vitriol directed at them than BBT. ;)Heh, you're alright, man. :)

I still I stand by what I said. I didn't mean for that post to come off as angry; I really don't have anything against the show or anyone who enjoys it. I just think that it's HORRIBLE from the little bit that I've seen. Clearly there's a market for it, and actors need to eat...and there are certainly worse things on television (anything about tanned, twenty something douche bags), no argument there.

FWIW, I think that Three's Company is ace. I grew up watching it, and it's my wife's favorite show of all time. The subject matter was trite and dated even when it was new, but Ridder's physical comedy is actually pretty funny, even today. I suppose it also helps that Janet was probably my first crush ever. It's funny Three's Company of all shows was brought up -- I actually have a framed print of the 'Life' butterfly poster that was on their living room wall on the show. I wanted it since I was a kid, and my wife got it for me a few years ago for Christmas.

You're absolutely right about GameStop though. I have plenty of hatred for GS already, but BBT running in the background just makes an already awful experience that much worse.


I just don't find a man being constantly abusive to his family and strangers to be funny, plus throwing in T&A when they ran out of things to write about is weak.Actually, the scenario is the exact opposite. Al's family usually abuses him. He's goes off on people a lot, but it's mainly because he's so beaten down and jaded. Besides, most of the people he cuts down have it coming. The whole T&A shtick was intentionally shallow, and the audience wooing, and freaking out when the cast did something (mainly when they made their intros) was more akin to The Rocky Horror Picture Show's audience participation. Married' was a mainstream show, but at it's heart it was a cult thing. They KNEW what they were doing was utterly ridiculous camp, and they ran with it. A lot of it hasn't aged well, but when it was fresh, it was one of the funniest fucking things on television.

[Flack]

I wonder how many people have watched something like Storage Wars, and have quit their job thinking they could do something like that and become "rich".

This happens all the time. I know four of five people who thought they could "flip houses" full time after all those house flipping shoes hit television. Of those, I know one that made a decent profit ($10k, not $100k like you sometimes see on the shows). A couple of them barely broke even (not counting the months of free labor they put into flipping the houses) and a couple of them took massive financial hits.

I've been to a handful of storage auctions -- half a dozen or less, maybe. I've never seen the kinds of prices you see on Storage Wars. Then again, I live in Oklahoma and the auctions on that show take place in California and Las Vegas, so I would expect higher prices. For the most part, what I saw was what you would expect to see: piles of shit that weren't worth somebody coming back for. I never saw or found any bags of poker chips, or thousand-dollar toy collections hiding. I paid ~$50 for a unit full of furniture and some computer boxes. The furniture fell apart when I tried to move it and the computer boxes were empty, so basically I paid $50 for the honor of cleaning a bunch of crappy shit out of a storage unit and hauling it to the trash for them. That's not to say that you can't get a good deal on a unit, but I seriously have to question how it is they seem to find cool things every single auction in every single show.

I guess it's possible that they bid on 1,000 auctions and only show 1% of them on television, but it seems much more likely to me that stuff is planted there to make for good "reality" television.

The thing I really don't get about these auctions is, when someone is late on their payments, I assume the storage facility cuts off the owner's lock and replaces it with their own. At that point, the storage facility has ownership of the storage locker so ... why again would there be lockers full of treasure sitting around waiting to be sold?

[Atarileaf]

The thing I really don't get about these auctions is, when someone is late on their payments, I assume the storage facility cuts off the owner's lock and replaces it with their own. At that point, the storage facility has ownership of the storage locker so ... why again would there be lockers full of treasure sitting around waiting to be sold?

True, seems to back up the post about items being "planted" to make it seem like rare and valuable treasures are in just about every locker.

[Gameguy]

Actually, the scenario is the exact opposite. Al's family usually abuses him. He's goes off on people a lot, but it's mainly because he's so beaten down and jaded. Besides, most of the people he cuts down have it coming. The whole T&A shtick was intentionally shallow, and the audience wooing, and freaking out when the cast did something (mainly when they made their intros) was more akin to The Rocky Horror Picture Show's audience participation. Married' was a mainstream show, but at it's heart it was a cult thing. They KNEW what they were doing was utterly ridiculous camp, and they ran with it. A lot of it hasn't aged well, but when it was fresh, it was one of the funniest fucking things on television.
That's quite possible, I didn't watch the show often enough to get a feel for everything. It always seemed like someone was abusing someone else, it just didn't make me feel good when watching it so I never liked it. To me that's not what a comedy is supposed to do, it should cheer me up not bring me down.

Just add a laugh track to this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLI7MLZYPBg


The thing I really don't get about these auctions is, when someone is late on their payments, I assume the storage facility cuts off the owner's lock and replaces it with their own. At that point, the storage facility has ownership of the storage locker so ... why again would there be lockers full of treasure sitting around waiting to be sold?
A lot of the storage facilities have spaces for two locks on each unit, I would assume that they would just add one of their locks while leaving the original lock still on it. There could be several reasons to still leave the original lock on it, if the renter actually comes back and pays what they owes it shows that their stuff is still left intact, the added lock just prevents them from getting their stuff until they pay what they owe. Plus it shows that they didn't take any good stuff from the lockers prior to selling them at auction, would anyone even bid on stuff if they knew anything of value would already be gone?

It's really not worth it for the storage company to go through the lockers themselves unless they had to, they make their money from renting them out and most would just be full of crap so anything they make from an auction would save them money in the long run compared to what labour costs would be to pay an employee to empty it. For most of these storage companies there wouldn't be too many employees working at one time either(some just have 1 or 2 at any one time), they'd have better things to do than spend all day emptying old units full of crap. Even if one unit had a couple thousand dollars worth of stuff, they'd make it back for all the units sold that had nothing but junk in them.

Most of that good stuff would have to be planted on the show. I did look up the episode mentioned here, those musical bird boxes did catch my eye and I remember seeing some like those on Antiques Roadshow a few years ago. I noticed that when they went to that expert he just happened to be working on another one of those really rare boxes by complete "coincidence". All that had to be set up in advance, including finding that stuff with the rest of the stuff being complete garbage. Who stores valuable antiques with the rest being complete garbage from a completely different time period?

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

The place where I have my rental locker does the 2-lock deal. They have a specific style of lock that they use and when you see a locker with 2 locks on it, (one of them a pretty blue), then you know that someone is behind on their payments.

I guy I used to work with has family members that own a storage facility. I guess that since it is a mom and pop operation as opposed to a chain they can operate however they want. He told me that they do go through and pick the good stuff out for themselves before they sell off the lockers. Too bad he retired from my office or I could get him to hold all the video games for me. :-)

If you think about it, running a storage facility is a decent racket. It would all depend on real estate costs in the area.

Also, in a thread here or on another site talking about storage lockers, someone made the comment that they wouldn't lock you out for being late on a payment. At the place where I rent, the rent is due before the first of the month. Some times I would drop my check off after close on the last day of the month and the next morning, (the first of the month), I could not get in until after the place opened and processed my payment. They do not fool around where I go.

JY

[spongerob]

The place where I have my rental locker does the 2-lock deal. They have a specific style of lock that they use and when you see a locker with 2 locks on it, (one of them a pretty blue), then you know that someone is behind on their payments.

I guy I used to work with has family members that own a storage facility. I guess that since it is a mom and pop operation as opposed to a chain they can operate however they want. He told me that they do go through and pick the good stuff out for themselves before they sell off the lockers. Too bad he retired from my office or I could get him to hold all the video games for me. :-)

If you think about it, running a storage facility is a decent racket. It would all depend on real estate costs in the area.

Also, in a thread here or on another site talking about storage lockers, someone made the comment that they wouldn't lock you out for being late on a payment. At the place where I rent, the rent is due before the first of the month. Some times I would drop my check off after close on the last day of the month and the next morning, (the first of the month), I could not get in until after the place opened and processed my payment. They do not fool around where I go.

JY

It is a pretty decent business. I get to drive the golf cart around the lot when I pick my GF up. FUN. Her store is part of a chain and they do the double lock thing as far as I know. If you're behind on payments, you get double locked. And the company is very strict about going into lockers to pick things for yourself. It's in the contract you sign I believe, though I'd have to confirm, stating the store won't do that. Pretty illegal stuff and the place is loaded with more cameras than Portal.

But still...golf cart.

[DreamTR]

This crap has already made its way to my game store. Calls today from people asking me where to find video game auctions to sell NES-001 that they have in box...people are so naive they think the guy didn't get his money just because it didn't work on the show. What the heck. How silly can people be? How do you think this system that everyone and their mother has is worth $13,000?

[Atarileaf]

This crap has already made its way to my game store. Calls today from people asking me where to find video game auctions to sell NES-001 that they have in box...people are so naive they think the guy didn't get his money just because it didn't work on the show. What the heck. How silly can people be? How do you think this system that everyone and their mother has is worth $13,000?

Well I'm sure many of us have extra NES-001's lying around. Just sell them all for $10,000 a pop and people can still make that extra $3,000 :D

This is great, I should make hundreds of thousands with all the spare decks I have lying around. ;)

[Sunnyvale]

As much as the idiots on Pawn Stars and their ilk make it more frustrating to 'comb the hills', it sure is nice selling Atari 2600s with 20 crappy Pac-Manesque games for $100! Thanks, Big Hoss. I knew your fat ass was good for something.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Just add a laugh track to this;

The Seventh Continent

Saw this thread, then watched the show afterward. Love it when a plan comes together. :) It was hilarious.

In defense of BBT; the reason it is funny is that it's stereotypical. It's mocking the perception of the intellectual geek, not the geeks as they really are. And Sheldon is the best recent sit-com character since Charlie Harper.

[allyourblood]

Someone uploaded that segment to YouTube, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4FV512vPHQ

[Icarus Moonsight]

"This was the first Nintendo DS bulit."

ROFL
Stop, MY SIDES!

[Singletriad]

I actually like these kind of shows. Just not the fake crap they have on TruTV. I just find it interesting to see all the strange stuff people have (or should I say, had...)

I don't get where all the hate comes from. there are over 300 or so common channels, if you don't enjoy them, watch something else. I would much rather watch people turn trash into gold then watch 90% of the other crap on tv.

[Sunnyvale]

I wonder if they tried a different power pack...

[Sunnyvale]

I don't get where all the hate comes from. there are over 300 or so common channels, if you don't enjoy them, watch something else. I would much rather watch people turn trash into gold then watch 90% of the other crap on tv.

Personally, the 'hate' comes from deliberate lies, inflated prices, and sheer ignorance. It's like American Idol's first 3 weeks all year long with those shows.

[Gameguy]

The Seventh Continent
I will watch it once I get a chance to, it looks interesting. Thanks.

[Singletriad]

Personally, the 'hate' comes from deliberate lies, inflated prices, and sheer ignorance. It's like American Idol's first 3 weeks all year long with those shows.I wouldnt say they are inflated prices. they are more of... pure guesses. Haven't you ever picked up a rare game at a thrift shop/flea market/yardsale and though "this is worth about 20$" when in reality it was only worth 6, or 10?

[GameNinja]

This may sound bitter but I find it strange when people mention some current event that is "making good deals on games and good finds harder" because for a lot of us, there haven't been any "finds" in the past 4-5 years already!

[CelticJobber]

Here's the Pawn Stars $100 Atari 2600 clip on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KritQJigNk

And Atari on Antiques Roadshow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyUpT0g2KAE

[Porksta]

I wouldnt say they are inflated prices. they are more of... pure guesses. Haven't you ever picked up a rare game at a thrift shop/flea market/yardsale and though "this is worth about 20$" when in reality it was only worth 6, or 10?

Yeah I just recently bought Clay Fighters for the N64 thinking it was worth some money. Didn't realize there were two versions.

[Tablo]

I laughed my ass off when I saw the episode on tv. The only NES I own is the original so when people start acting like it is actually worth something I just can't help myself. I don't blame dedicated auctioneers for inflated prices, but for a new collector it is frustrating to have people claiming insane values for worthless games. Ebay is part of the issue to some degree. I don't see myself collecting outside of RL until online prices start reflecting real market value.

[Sunnyvale]

I wouldnt say they are inflated prices. they are more of... pure guesses. Haven't you ever picked up a rare game at a thrift shop/flea market/yardsale and though "this is worth about 20$" when in reality it was only worth 6, or 10?

Absolutely! Do it every weekend. But these shows have editors. Shouldn't they, I dunno... EDIT?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Absolutely! Do it every weekend. But these shows have editors. Shouldn't they, I dunno... EDIT?

You're giving them too much credit here. They're TV SHOWS.

[Sunnyvale]

You're giving them too much credit here. They're TV SHOWS.

I don't expect reality from reality TV, don't get me wrong. I just don't like the shows mostly for that reasons I mentioned. It takes 5 minutes for Pawn Stars to realize their Atari games aren't all that, but we never hear about it.

[old_skoolin_jim]

it's people like them that make finding cheap games in the wild much more difficult.


i once saw on antiques roadshow someone claiming an atari 7800 was worth around 400 bucks, and games could run you 100-150 dolllars since it's such a collector's item, and so old and rare.

And don't get me started on pawn stars.

All of these shows are ridiculously full of shit and ignorant. But no one cares, because the sheep continue to watch. They've been caught lying and deceiving their viewers, yet people continue to watch. Why? It's all entertainment, and that's the cop out excuse. It's all real, and portrayed as such and they've gotten snippy when questioned....yet when they're caught spinning their web of horse shit, suddenly it's just all entertainment and we need to relax. Uh huh, right.

My gf works at a storage facility and routinely auctions off the junk sitting in storage. She has never once come across anything worth even a 10th of that. People aren't stupid enough to consistently leave expensive, rare items in storage. I wouldn't be surprised if they tracked down cheap rare stuff, and planted it there for the theatrics of creating a tv show.

For whoever said our economy is in such tatters we give garbage pickers tv shows, i agree to a point, and i also think that tv is in such a stagnant, creative-dead state that we'll take mundane, everyday occupations and activities and make shitty tv shows out of them.

I'm just gonna create a show called shit takers. It's people just taking routine dumps, but there's drama and twists and absolutely no subtly about it.


heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyp!

[old_skoolin_jim]

Well I'm sure many of us have extra NES-001's lying around. Just sell them all for $10,000 a pop and people can still make that extra $3,000 :D

This is great, I should make hundreds of thousands with all the spare decks I have lying around. ;)

Weren't ALL NES systems (gray box ones, at least) NES-001? I weep for humanity.
:bawling:

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

Yep. If anything, NES-001's are the dirt common NESes, not the ones that are rarer (NES-101, toploader)! That adds another layer of irony to it.

As for me, I never got into getting duplicate consoles, even when I saw a stack of as-is Genesis Model 1's for 5 bucks a pop. I only have a single NES-001, but... Aaaah, forget it. I'M RICH TOO!
<sarcasm>

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

I once saw on Antiques Roadshow someone claiming an Atari 7800 was worth around 400 bucks, and games could run you 100-150 dollars since it's such a collector's item, and so old and rare.

I could see how a mainstream person might think that. After all, most people have never heard of the 7800, and many people assume old video games appreciate like antiques. Fortunately it's not most people getting 7800s and games, LOL!

You'd have to be a sucker to even get Mean 18 for $150. $100 I could see if it were boxed and in mint condition. This is one of the rarest and most valuable 7800 titles; most games, loose, would fetch under $10.

[MachineGex]

I was told that the storage facility has to sell them at auction and not keep them. They have rules, and they arent allowed to just keep the shit. Dont know if it state by state or what. I know in California, they use to video tape the unit a few days before auction. The person who is late has up until the auction to pay up and become current.

I was watching Storage Wars and I got the feeling they planted stuff. That guy named Barry Weiss seems like he just takes shit outta his house and plants it in his units!!! I just read his buddy is the producer of the show and he joined it for kicks. I know half the shit they "find" comes out of Barry's collection. ;)

[VG_Maniac]

Here's a clip from Pawn Stars where they buy a complete Virtual Boy for only $80.00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2O_wSqs4CU

I've been seeing complete Virtual Boys sell for around $200.00 lately on Ebay. I know just a few years ago you could get them for under $100.00.

[T2KFreeker]

The guy that thought the NES was worth $13,000.00 is an idiot. His reaction to finding it was great. Then when the game store guy told him what it was really worth, that was funnier. I had a good laugh at it. I'm sa happy that gamers aren't that dense.

[Aussie2B]

But those of you getting angry at these shows and the shit that is entertainment need to settle your nerd rage. You aren't much smarter than the average tv viewer like you think you are.

This, seriously. I can't believe this topic is still going on like this. I got bored of it and stopped looking until I had nothing better to do now. Just because someone is clueless about game values doesn't make him/her "dense" or whatever. The world doesn't revolve around video games.


That's pretty much how they work, they're not really out for the most valuable items, they're out for the things they'd personally enjoy the most despite just planning to resell it.

Isn't that how these things always go? If you enjoy something, then you likely know more about it than other things. When I go to a thrift store or garage sale or whatever, I'm looking to either add to my collection or to buy game stuff that I can resell for a profit. Within those terms, I'm obviously looking for the highest value items, but I've very likely walked past dozens of great non-game finds because I hadn't the foggiest idea that the item is worth anything.

[spongerob]

It's the internet, it's so tough to tell who is actually angry and who is just able to type and think fast enough to articulate what they're thinking well enough to come off as angry.

I dislike the show but away from topics like this, I don't even think about it.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Clueless, on film. I'm sure he wouldn't take $500 for the NES when he thought it was $13k. He would have scoffed at the offer. He'd gladly take $25 for it now.

There is nothing wrong with not knowing, or even being unsure. One can always check. That wall mounted horse head is an example of getting lucky. He didn't see the NES until after he bought the unit and still came out poorer for it. Imagine if there were two bidders who saw the NES and thought it was $13k. Now that would have been awesome.

[Gameguy]

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7663/butterd.jpg

[DuckTalesNES]

I'd say it's better celebrating frugality and turning junk into treasure than a show about obnoxious, vain rich kids who do nothing but tan, party, fight, and fuck.

This is my favorite thing I've ever read on this site. Storage Wars is an awesome show.

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

Here's a clip from Pawn Stars where they buy a complete Virtual Boy for only $80.00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2O_wSqs4CU

I've been seeing complete Virtual Boys sell for around $200.00 lately on Ebay. I know just a few years ago you could get them for under $100.00.

Mine was 50 bucks, complete, in 2006... then my f-ing puppy ate a lot of the cardboard, which wasn't in the best shape to start with... SCREW YOU BUSTER. At least my VB still works.

[kafa111]

AFAIK They bought a Kiss pinball once (which seems to be the go-to standard buy a classic pinball table pinball)...
.
and then frank said it was worth about $400 (i think) it was missing the backboard, and probably didnt function at all, and he said people would use it as a coffee table >.>

[pixelsnpolygons]

Watched the "13,000 NES" episode of Storage Wars today. I've been addicted to the show since it first appeared. I think it's silly, scripted and probably at least somewhat staged - if not completely - but it is still fun to watch. The guy who made the mistake with the NES isn't even really a regular on the show - the other guys typically at least know what they're talking about. He just seems like a rich guy who has the cash to take gambles - even if he takes a hit 9 times out of 10.

Anyway about the show being staged - there's absolutely no way they always find stuff like that. I get that they probably film a lot more than they show but even that said here's a typical episode:

Say they open 4 lockers - almost all of the lockers will be full of the usual trash, mattresses, old furniture, weathered and beat up boxes. A deflated ball will fall out, several rusty metal bars that belonged to something 40 years ago occupy a corner. There will be lots and lots of trash bags, maybe some musty pillows - perhaps a couple of boxed items like VCRs, some old monitors. Every locker looks like that - with the exception of rare ones that are double or triple stuffed with the above or ones that are almost bare.

And inside all of that absolute SHIT there's always some random high priced rare collectible. We're usually not even talking about something believable, or something the person might not have realized was valuable. It's always the kookiest thing you've ever seen - something that would only be found in some eccentrics private collection. Something that would never find its way into the hands of someone who would bury it in garbage and then default on payments. The show always has them thinking they've purchased a dud storage locker only to find a box of baseball cards from the 40s or a highly rare trinket, even jewelry. I think the show is a simulated, dramatized version of what often happens - of what is possible and, perhaps, some of it is real. I am almost positive that they beef it up a bit with staged ones though.

I still enjoy the show for what it is worth.

[WesternNYCollector]

This episode is currently on, and this guy is pretty hilarious. It's pretty obvious that they're making fun of him too, since he's the guy who comes in ruins things for everybody. It actually looked like he was about to cry when he learned the truth.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

More stupidity from the Storage Wars guys. Last night on the first episode, Darryl and Brandon find a boxed Xbox and I believe that it was Darryl who commented that they still go for $100. If he knows people that are paying $100 for a boxed Xbox, I am sure that there a dozen people here who would be ready to line up and sell them.

[AceAerosmith]

I'd say it's better celebrating frugality and turning junk into treasure than a show about obnoxious, vain rich kids who do nothing but tan, party, fight, and fuck.

Amen, brother.

[jb143]

probably the best quote for this thread is from one of my favorite show men

"There's a sucker born every minute" - P.T Barnum

I always find it ironic when people mention this quote because in doing so they are usually showing that they are guilty of being fooled themselves. In reality P.T. Barnum never said that. The most generally accepted story is that it was said about Barnum's customers by a rival "con-man".

Anywho...I try to avoid shows like these but it's getting harder and harder as they slowly take over TV. I can see the appeal of them I suppose, but as plenty of others have said, they give an over dramatized false impression of value and probably make it harder on those who have been doing this stuff all along.

[crazyjackcsa]

To be honest, I like the American Pickers show. It's the same kinda thing, but I find the history aspect of an item is interesting, it's slower paced, and at least seems like less B.S.

[Tupin]

I was watching this show, and a guy found an Atari 2600 with a few common games, and said he could get like $500 for it. No idea where they get these prices. Then again, I'm sure one of us would overvalue something we weren't familiar with if we really didn't know the specifics and just loosely skimmed the Internet.

I've heard of them finding computer terminals and such that sell for way more than the furniture right next to it and not giving it the time of day. :/

[Greg2600]

http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/11/storage-wars-star-mark-balelo-commits-suicide/

So the genius on Storage Wars who claimed a run of the mill NES toaster NES-001 was worth thousands of dollars, committed suicide. Had a drug problem.

[IHatedSega]

Wow, thats sad, I didnt think he looked like a good guy but he seemed ok. Now I guess he was putting up a show to people who didnt know what his life was like.

I watched this episode with my dad, and he didnt believe it and I reassured him the guy was wrong.

[treismac]

http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/11/storage-wars-star-mark-balelo-commits-suicide/

So the genius on Storage Wars who claimed a run of the mill NES toaster NES-001 was worth thousands of dollars, committed suicide. Had a drug problem.

Going on the string of blurbs of an article, it appears to me that being arrested for drugs was his drug problem. The man may have had a bad addiction for all I know, but it seems reasonable to say that it was getting caught by the police that was the impetus for his suicide. To hell with our country's wretched drug laws. Too many lives are unnecessarily shattered because of them.

So, to Mark Balelo, Jacob Green, and many more you've never seen, this song sung by the Man in Black goes out:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkadmaZIpzc

[kupomogli]

It's a good thing this got bumped because actually, not all the Storage Wars stuff is bs. My uncle sometimes goes to check out the storage auctions around here, bid and won one recently. It had a lot of expensive military equipment, two laptops, a CRT, and a treadmill. After selling it all, they got a lot more than they paid for the unit.

[IHatedSega]

If i lot my storage room, id lose all my lifes stuff, toys, consoles games, books, note books, tons of stuff. id have to get money from friends to win it at auction.

[Atarileaf]

It's a good thing this got bumped because actually, not all the Storage Wars stuff is bs. My uncle sometimes goes to check out the storage auctions around here, bid and won one recently. It had a lot of expensive military equipment, two laptops, a CRT, and a treadmill. After selling it all, they got a lot more than they paid for the unit.

I don't think anyone is questioning if storage auctions are BS, just that these shows over dramatize the stuff found in the units with rumors of planting interesting and expensive items running rampant. It wouldn't be an interesting show if everyone just found everyday household items and barely broke even.

[Rickstilwell1]

Wow, thats sad, I didnt think he looked like a good guy but he seemed ok. Now I guess he was putting up a show to people who didnt know what his life was like.

I watched this episode with my dad, and he didnt believe it and I reassured him the guy was wrong.

Yeah I actually know exactly the reason he thought the system was worth $14000. It was that Stadium EVents NES lot that sold for that much on ebay and made news. Many people didn't pay attention to the fact it was Stadium Events CIB itself that garnered that value and not the NES itself.