Storage Wars

The heat is on as the buyers return to the high desert. Almost one year after their initial encounter, a lot has changed in their lives. Darrell Sheets finds a macabre oddity.

A storm is brewing in Whittier, California. When it rains in the auction business, only the best bidders come out to play. Darrell Sheets tries to bat down his competition when a locker with a twenty seven thousand dollar payoff opens up.

When auctioneer Dan Dotson calls in sick, his wife Laura is forced to take the reins. But with a crowd of unenthusiastic buyers, Laura will have to pull out all the stops to sell these lockers. Barry Weiss finds a "knock out" unit.

The buyers head to Dave Hester's old stomping grounds in Santa Ana, California. Though the units look trashy, their low rent suggests a secret gold mine filled with goods placed by wise consumers.

The buyers square off in Costa Mesa, California. Dave's estranged brother surfaces and challenges the Mogul to a unit filled with rock memorabilia. Barry uncovers a wooden rendering of a head (and refrains from making tasteless jokes.

Trouble comes to Mission Hills, California when a mysterious new bidder aims to dominate the competition. Darrell fights for a drum set. Jarrod and Brandi face a three thousand dollar loss.

The buyers are back in Mission Hills, California. The new bidder is back, along with his man-purse full of cash. Barry's lured into a locker with a mysterious hole in the wall.

The buyers are back in San Bernardino, and Barry brings a good luck charm that yields a tasty reward. Darrell has a case of bidder indecision, while Jarrod and Brandi find out that big wins just may come in small packages.

Surf's up when the buyers head to Huntington Beach. Darrell goes fishing for a locker. Barry sets his sights on some antique Militaria. Dave "The Mogul" Hester strangely has trouble just getting in the game. And Jarrod and Brandi eye a jewelry box, but is it worth twenty-seven hundred bucks? From War Games to Card Games--strange things pop out of the sands of "Surf City."

The buyers head back to Santa Ana, California and the reunion is anything but fruitful. Jarrod and Brandi quickly see their profits roll away. Barry becomes an organ donor.

The auction turns into a three-ring circus as the buyers head to Irvine, California. Tensions finally boil over between "The Mogul" and "The Young Gun." Barry heads to the big top, dreaming of a big lick.

Things are up and down for the buyers as they head to Upland, California. Barry brings an advantage, but winds up going a little cuckoo. Darrell gets shut out all together.

The buyers go south to Laguna Nigel, California. This time it's Dave who doesn't buy. Jarrod and Brandi uncover rare depression era art. Barry's art goes a little further back, to the Mayan culture.

The buyers head to the upscale retirement community of Laguna Hills, California. Dave wins a furniture unit that points him in the direction of Chinatown. Jarrod and Brandi take a trip down memory lane.

The buyers venture into Downtown, Los Angeles, where they find themselves in a new kind of auction, called a vault auction. It's pallets and crates instead of lockers.

The buyers head to the wealthy beach neighborhood of Westminster, CA. Darrell Sheets brings his bravado and a wad of cash, and leaves with both of them intact. Dave Hester finds classic car parts.

Family tensions ping as the buyers head to Ontario, California. Darrell Sheets wants to take son Brandon to the next level of auction buying, and he's willing to do it at Jarrod and Brandi's expense.

The buyers invade the best little city in the USA, Azusa, California. Darrell Sheets sees past the competition, by winning a timeless unit. Jarrod and Brandi continue their journey of quality over quantity.

The buyers roll into the wide open desert in Hemet, California. Barry Weiss tries to kill Dave's "Yups" with kindness. Jarrod and Brandi make their mark on the competition with a tattoo locker.

The buyers return to Long Beach, CA. Jarrod and Brandi have never done well here, so will their luck change? Darrell Sheets finally gets some exercise in Long Beach, buying for the first time and "wiggling" his way into the black.

The buyers head back to Ontario, CA and if people didn't notice Dave Hester before, they won't have any trouble now. Jarrod Schulz reverts to his previous ways, overpaying on some toys that make it hard for him to break even.

The buyers invade the quiet town of Simi Valley, CA. Darrell and Brandon smoke the competition. Jarrod and Brandi find some safes, "release the Kraken," and walk away with literally a pirate's booty.

The buyers are back in Gardena, CA and Dave Hester's rival Nabila Hannis is back as well. Jarrod and Brandi get in the game by grabbing a sportsman's locker. Darrell drops seven grand on a unit full of construction equipment.

The buyers are back in Santa Ana, CA with one notable exception, Jarrod Schulz.

The buyers are in "Tinseltown Adjacent", otherwise known as North Hollywood, CA. But first it's the grand re-opening of Jarrod and Brandi's store.

The buyers do battle in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Dave Hester arrives in a truck big enough to fit his ego AND a massive house hold unit. Darrell and Brandon try to get back on track. Jarrod and Brandi find a vintage mask.

The buyers make a pilgrimage to the desert of Lancaster, CA. West side heavy hitter Nabila Haniss makes the trek and is richly rewarded. Dave Hester brings the fifth wheel and ends up feeling like one.

The buyers head west, to Inglewood, CA. It's Nabila Haniss's neck of the woods, but what she finds could end up shooting blanks. Darrell Sheets's bravado is on display, and not much else.

The buyers head to Harbor City, CA. Jarrod and Brandi get back to the business of buying. Dave Hester "Yups" his game as Nabila Haniss tries to bid the circus out of town. Barry Weiss looks like a hobo, and acts like a hobo, but buys like a pro.

The Dotson's follow the money to Santa Cruz, CA and the buyers follow the Dotsons...right into a torrential rainstorm. Dave Hester finds some quilts to help keep dry and patch together a profit.

The buyers stay up north and invade "the city by the bay"... San Francisco, CA. Barry finds an apprentice and an old pair of boxers. Jarrod and Brandi uncover something top secret.

The buyers head for the high desert in Highland, CA. Darrell buys on a hunch, and finds something that gets him out of the danger zone. Dave Hester never gets his money out of his man bag.