With the introduction of several reality-based television shows on the subject, storage auctions have become a popular source of income for many Americans. Firearms are often found among the contents of storage units sold at auction and are highly sought after by bidders for their high value and easy resale.

“Everyone wants [...]

Tony Emerson with Sparefoot.com guest posts for us detailing the 5 most lucrative storage auction finds in 2011.

One particular unit housed antiques ranging from guns – including a Winchester buffalo rifle – to antique slot cars. It was basically the dream unit for a gun enthusiast. It’s notable because it was the biggest win [...]

Note: The following was submitted to us as our first guest blog post by Lisa from Houston, Texas.

Two days ago, the first episode of Storage Wars: Texas premiered on A&E, and over 4.1 million Americans watched. This premier became the most-watched in A&E’s history. Although the cable television network has increased in popularity over [...]

Last week we reported on a huge $500k gold coin discovery in storage locker that sold at auction in Concord, California. As expected, more details have surfaced concerning a possible former-owner of that storage unit.

After reading about the find on StorageAuctionCentral.com, a man named Curtis P. contacted the [...]

Dave Hester, cast member of Storage Wars, has been reported to have filed a lawsuit against musician Trey Songz that seeks to prevent the rapper from interfering with his use of the word “YUUUP!”

This comes after attorneys for Songz served Hester with a “cease-and-desist” order demanding he stop using the phrase on television. Songz [...]

[Updated on 11/15/2011 at 19:40 EST]

Dan and Laura Dotson, the famed auctioneer team from the hit show “Storage Wars”, tweeted that a Bay Area auction attendee paid $1,100 for an abandoned unit and then found treasure inside consisting of approximately $500,000 in gold doubloons.

Several articles have been [...]

I resolved long ago to never keep anything important in storage. This is not the first time I’ve heard of such an ocurrence, however, it is the most damaging I’ve read about:

Consumer Watch: Storage nightmare is the result of a temporary assignment, an unexpected extension and a lifetime of possessions lost

While Navy [...]

Glad this one didn’t go to auction…

Detectives believed a 29-year-old woman was the victim of foul play after she  was reported missing in 1983, and they interviewed her boyfriend at least twice.  But the case made little headway until last week, when human remains believed to  be hers were discovered inside a freezer in [...]

No, not me. Though I’m dying for a find like the one experienced by Movieman, a member of our storage auction forum. He purchased a large, packed unit recently and found a sizable safe inside. After having a locksmith open it for him…he had a nice find. Read more at the link below; the good [...]

Travis at Storage Auction Blog recently ran into the cast and crew for the new reality spin-off known as Storage Wars: Dallas. He managed to get some pictures which are posted along with his write-up. Some of the comments on his blog are interesting too.

I wonder how many storage auction reality shows the [...]