This storage unit auction took place in Newport Beach, CA. at the Mini U Storage. As usual, Barry Weiss rides in on an interesting vehicle, his 1955 Harley Davidson motorcycle. In this episode of Storage Wars, a new player is introduced. Her name is Nabila Haniss, and she is famous for buying the contents of the storage locker that once belonged to Paris Hilton for $2,775, after Hilton failed to pay her $208 storage bill. Nabila subsequently sold the items  for $10 million to entrepreneur Bardia Persa, creator of the website, Parisexposed.com. The site let visitors view Paris Hilton’s bank account records, her home videos, and personal diaries for modest fee of $39.97. What a deal, don’t you agree? I wish I would have known, or I would have been all over that…NOT! Anyway, there was a messy lawsuit and as of today, the website appears to be history.

The first storage unit of the day was a small, yet very clean unit. It contained several enclosed boxes. Nabila and Dave Hester got into a bidding war. There was another guy who got into the action that used a rubber chicken that squeaked to place his bids. Barry jumped in, then Nabila dropped out when the price got too high. Eventually, Barry ended up winning the unit for $1600.

From Left: Barry Weiss, Dave Hester, Brandi Passante, Laura Dotson, Dan Dotson, and Darrell Sheets

The next unit when opened revealed golf clubs and some antique furniture. Nabila and Jarrod Schulz went to war over this unit, as Jarrod’s wife, Brandi Passante stood by taking in the action. Dave jumped in and the betting went back and forth between the two. The bidding got intense, then Dave Hester figured the price got too high, allowing Jarrod to win the unit for $3300.00

The final unit of the day contained furniture and boxes. There did not appear to be anything of any worth in this unit. Nabila and the guy with the rubber chicken bid against each other. Nabila beat out the guy with a winning bid of $450.00

When Barry Weiss inspected the contents of the storage unit that he successfully won, he found mostly junk. In one funny moment when he felt that there was nothing but crap inside, he banged his head up against the wall in disgust.
Then he found something quite interesting. It was an ivory figure of a lady apparently used in Chinese medicine. He took it to a Chinese acupuncture clinic to have it inspected by the lady who operated the clinic. She explained to him that it was used by women in China to point out specific spots on their bodies that they were having medical problems with. She estimated it to be worth about $1000.

Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante inspected their locker and found some handmade carpets, golf clubs, an antique folding table and antique buffet. Brandi spotted a wooden box and opened it. She found what appeared to be silver cigarette cases, also called cigarette holders. They seemed positioned to make a good amount of money back on the furniture alone, but not all of it. They took the cigarette cases to a lady who was familiar with these types of items and she immediately gave the impression that these cigarette cases had some value. The first cigarette case was sterling silver. She estimated the value at $1000. The second was valued at $400-$500. The third was valued at $$300-$400. The final cigarette case was the most interesting because it was hand painted and featured a picture of Napoleon Bonaparte in battle. She came to the conclusion that it was in fact not a cigarette case, but actually a pastilles, or lozenges box made sometime between 1805 and 1812. She valued it at somewhere between $4000-$5000, so Jarrod and Brandi really scored.

Darrell Sheets and Dave Hester did not buy any units this day.

At the end of the day, the totals looked like this:

Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante made a profit of $5400.
Nabila Haniss made a profit of $450.
Dave “The Mogul” Hester made ZERO.
Darrrel “The Gambler” Sheets made Zero.
Barry “The Collector” Weiss lost $550.

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Also See: Nabila Storage Wars

This was another zany episode of Storage Wars. This storage unit auction took place in Gardena, California.  Barry Weiss drove in with his 70′s Chevy Van, and he brought with him Lt. Col. Ken Rogers, who happens to be Kenny Rogers Jr. He said that he has flown 11,000 sorties, and he brought a small remote control drone with him to fly into the storage units to capture the contents by camera.  Dave Hester arrived with his son, Dave Hester, Jr. Nabila Haniss showed up at this auction as well. Nabila is famous for buying Paris Hilton’s unpaid storage unit for $2,775, after Paris Hilton did not pay her measly little $208 storage bill. Nabila sold all the items inside the locker for the sum of $10 million to Bardia Persa, a web entrepreneur.

The first unit of the episode was opened up and it appeared to contain quite a bit of sports equipment. Some cross bows were clearly visible inside. There was also a big tool chest, and all in all, it appeared to be a clean, neat locker. It looked promising. Barry got things going with the first bid of $500. Then everyone jumped in. Dave Hester was in a battle with Darrell Sheets, and Jarrod Schulz threw in his bids as well. The price was getting really high, and even Brandi Passante got in on the action with a $3200 bid. It came down to Nabila and Jarrod at the end, and Jarrod finally beat her out with a $3400 winning bid.

The second storage unit of the episode appeared to be a 10×30 unit. It was a deep unit. Nabila noticed a big screen TV way in the back. Darrell said that he wanted to go home with this unit as it showed some good potential. The bidding started with a $400 bid from Nabila. Darrell and Dave left her in the dust with their bids that were really driving up the price. The bidding was coming to an end, and it looked like Darrell was going to take it home for $1400. At the last minute, Barry jumped in at $1450. Darrell came back with $1550, then Barry blew Darrell away with a winning bid of $1650.

The last auction of the day was another 10×30 storage unit. There appeared to be quite a few tools inside, mostly construction tools and equipment. There was a bicycle inside as well. Barry decided to unveil his secret weapon, and he had his friend, Lt. Col. Ken Rogers fly the remote control drone inside the unit. It was a hair brained idea, resulting in the drone crashing. Dan Dotson, the auctioneer, was not happy with the stunt. He would not allow Barry to go inside the unit to get the drone, and he banned him from bidding on the unit as well. The bidding on this unit went wild. Jarrod placed the first bid of $1000, and it went straight up from there. Darrell, Dave, and Nabila were duking it out with each other. Everyone wanted this unit. At the end, it was Dave and Darrell blasting away at each other with their bids. It got up to $4000, then $5000, then $6000! Dave finally threw in the towel in the end, and Darrell won the unit for $7k! Nabila made a comment to Dave that there was no way this unit was worth $7k, and she told Dave that he “rammed this unit up Darrell’s ass.”

Darrell Sheets, shown with his son Brandon Sheets, went home the big winner of the day with an $18000 profit made from his $7000 storage unit.

Jarrod and Brandi checked out their unit, and found some decent items inside. It appeared that they were going to make most of their money back. They found a statue of a bear eating a salmon, which weighed about 25lbs. Also found were some cross bow which could possibly bring in some decent money. They took the cross bows to an expert to have them valued. The gentleman told Jarrod and Brandi that the bows were worth about $250 due to the fact that they were 20 years old, and old technology. It wasn’t what they wanted to hear.

Barry found an old glass curio case that was about 100 years old. He estimated it to be worth $1600. There was also other antique furniture inside. Barry noticed a duffle bag, and when he opened it up, he found a leather pouch with some jewelry inside. He took the jewelry to a friend of his, Caron Hopkins, who owns a shop called “A State Of Mind.”
Caron looked at the jewelry and examined a pearl necklace that she said was real, not costume. She valued it at $500. There was also an early 50′s necklace that was worth $200. And the last item she inspected for Barry was a 1920′s vintage sterling necklace that she valued at $2000.

Darrell and his son, Brandon Sheets, opened up their $7000 locker to see what was inside. Darrell got really excited when he immediately spotted 100 boxes of travertine tiles imported from Spain. Darrrel estimated the travertine at $7000, making him break even on the unit with just the the tile by itself. Then he found 56 boxes of 1/2″ oak wood that was worth $10k. There was also a new DeWalt cut-off saw, new in the box valued at $300. And a new Jacuzzi tub, valued between $3-$4k. Darrell ended up the big winner of the day, and I am sure he felt good about sticking it to Dave with this unit.

The profits made from this episode are as follows:

Darrell Sheets went home with a $18,000 profit.
Barry Weiss made a profit of $2025.
Jarrod and Brandi squeaked out a measly $570 profit.
Dave Hester went home again, empty handed.

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Also See: Nabila Paris Hilton Locker

Inglewood, California was the location of this Storage Wars episode. Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz did not appear in this episode. The storage auction was near Hollywood Park Racetrack, so this gave Dave Hester the idea that something good might be found inside these units. Barry Weiss was optimistic about this auction as well. Nabila Haniss, who is not new to storage auctions, appeared in this episode with her brother. When the first storage unit was opened, it didn’t look all that great. Nabila spotted a Gucci bag, but she was not sure that it was genuine, but she definitely wanted this unit. Some of the other visible items inside were TV’s, mattresses, a coffee table, and a computer desk. Nabila threw out the first bid of $100. Darrell Sheets jumped in with $125. It then went back and forth between the two, but Nabila emerged as the winner of the unit with a $425 bid.

The second unit of the day was opened, and it looked really shabby. The bids started out really low on this unit, and none of the usual stars of the show were bidding on it. Only the nobodies seemed to want this unit. Then Barry Weiss got in on the action, and after a few bids, he ended up winning the unit for $320.

Unit number three was opened and it was packed full of furniture. It looked like another so-so unit. Barry made the first bid of $100, Darrell topped Barry, then Nabila jumped in with a $250 bid. Darrell outbid Nabila, then from that point on, the bidding bounced back and forth between Darrell and Dave. Eventually, Dave won the unit with a bid of $775.

The lovely newcomer on Storage Wars, Nabila Haniss, with her brother. Nabila once bought a storage unit that belonged to Paris Hilton.

Nabila inspected her locker and it did not look real pretty. It seemed like there was nothing but worthless junk inside. The Gucci bag turned out to be a fake. She and her brother were going through everything, hoping to find something good that would at least get them to break even. When everything seemed hopeless, Nabila’s brother found an old pirate gun inside a dresser drawer. Nabila was quite excited at that point, and she took the pirate gun to be inspected at Gunslingers Gun Shop, in Glendora, California. The gentleman who looked at the gun said that it was a flint lock type of gun, but it was not an original pirate gun. It was called a Buccaneer Modell (that’s right, two ll’s in Modell) made by Hy Hunter, of Hollywood California, in the 1960′s. Nabila was not happy when the man told her that it was a “boat anchor”, and it was only worth about $100.

Barry Weiss tried to inspect the items he bought in his locker, but he couldn’t open it up! He tried and tried, and then gave up and went to fetch the man who worked in the storage unit office to help him get it opened up. It seems that a dirty old mattress inside the unit was keeping the door from being opened, and when they finally did get it opened, it fell out and nearly hit Barry. That would have been gross! With his trademark skeleton gloves, Barry went to work inside the unit trying to find something of value. He found a Singer sewing machine worth $25, and a nice wooden table. However, the legs for the table were missing, making it virtually worthless. It was looking like the $325 Barry paid for this unit was going to be wasted. Then, he noticed something packed in thin, narrow cardboard. It turned out to be some really nice horse racing-themed artwork from Hollywood Park, dated in 1938. He took the artwork down to Hollywood Park racetrack so he could have someone inspect it and give him an idea of what it was worth. Barry was ecstatic when he was told the artwork was really rare. The man who appraised it for Barry estimated that all four pieces of art were worth at least $5000! Barry ended up walking away from Hollywood Park a real big winner.

Dave Hester checked out his unit and there was nothing real exciting inside. He was working hard to justify his $775 investment. He found a 1950′s vintage table, a washer and dryer, and a telescope. He had three of his workers with “YUUUP” shirts helping him clean out the storage unit. Dave felt that with all of the odds and ends he found inside, he could double his money.

The winnings for this episode of Storage Wars are as follows:
Barry Weiss scored big on his artwork and made a profit of $4680.
Dave Hester made a $725 profit.
Nabila Haniss lost -$45
Darrell Sheets and Brandon Sheets did not buy a unit.
Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz did not appear in this episode.

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Harbor City, California was the location of this episode of Storage Wars. Dave Hester pulled in with three large YUUUP! Trucks with “Dave Hester Auctions” proudly displayed on the sides of the trucks. He really went for the intimidation factor at this storage auction. Nabila Haniss commented that she was tired of the traveling circus coming to town. Barry Weiss showed up at the auction dressed as a hobo, and dubbed his new tactic as “Operation Hobo.” The first unit of the day was opened and the immediate things that popped right out at everyone was two dirt bikes. The motorcycles in the unit were being auctioned off separately from the unit because there was a lien against them by the California DMV. Darrell made the first bid on the bikes as soon as the auction began. Nabila promptly jumped in with her bid, and she and Darrell began to bid each other up. When the bidding got up to $1300, Dave Hester jumped in. After a couple of bids, Dave won the two motorcycles with a final bid of $1600.

The contents of the storage unit with the motorcycles had lots of tools inside, as well a generator and motorcycle parts. Nabila made the first bid on the unit, then Darrell and Jarrod Schulz, along with his wife, Brandi Passante, got in on the action as well. Dave jumped in, then it was an all out war between Darrell and Dave. They were really bidding up the price of the unit. Eventually, Darrell bid $6650 and won the unit when Dave decided that he had enough.

The second storage auction of the day consisted of a smaller, yet packed 10×12 unit. There were some really nice home furnishings inside such as a suede sofa, a nice dinning room table, a refrigerator, and a vintage Schwinn bicycle. Darrell made the first bid on the unit, and Darrell, Nabila and Jarrod all threw out bids as well. Dave made his bid when the bidding got up to $1700, and eventually Jarrod and Brandi won the unit with a $2100 bid.

Darrell Sheets lost $3120 on the storage unit he won, but he ended up sending Dave Hester home in three empty YUUUP! trucks.

The final storage unit auction of the day was a 5×7 unit. It was really pathetic looking. However, Barry was willing to take a chance on it. The first bid was $50 by an unknown person in the crowd, and Barry and this gentleman battled it out until Barry wore him down with a final bid of $300.

Darrell and his son, Brandon Sheets, checked out the unit that they paid $6650 for. When they first opened the door, Darrell commented that he felt that he paid too much for the unit, but he wanted to deprive Dave of the opportunity to fill up those three large YUUUP! trucks he brought with him to the storage unit auctions. Darrell and Brandon found mostly tools, but they also acquired a refrigerator, a generator, motorcycle parts, and an air compressor. It was looking like they were not going to break even on their investment. Darrell then found an old blowgun with darts, used by natives. He was hoping that it had some value, so he took it to Bamboo Ben, at Oceanic Arts Tropic Décor to have it appraised. Bamboo Ben said that the blow gun appeared to be from Borneo. He said that if it was authentic, it would be worth $1800. But, he gave Darrell the bad news and told him it was a replica, and that anyone could find these blow guns on the internet for about $50.

Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schultz checked out their locker, and it had some really nice home furnishings inside of it. It had that vintage antique bike inside as well. This unit was not a home run, but they figured that they could end up making about $500 off of everything.

Barry inspected his dilapidated locker hoping to find at least one nice thing inside of it. It was pretty pathetic. He found an old rice cooker filled with some kind of liquid inside of it. Everything else was junk as well, but when he noticed an old wooden box, he opened it up to find that it was some sort of old electrical medical device. There were other medical tools inside the box, including two old hacksaws. The label on the inside of the box read “Patent Magneto Electric Machine for Nervous Disorders” with a manufacture name of Davis and Kidder’s printed on it. This intrigued Barry, so he took them to a doctor to have these medical tools identified. The doctor who examined the items told Barry that one tool inside the box was actually a tooth key, used for tooth extractions. The electrical device was used for treating the tooth before extraction. And the handsaws were quite old, possible used for amputations. He estimated the value of the electrical device at $300, the tooth key at $350, one amputation saw at $100, and the other at $300. Barry took the chance and did really well with this hopeless looking unit.

At the end of this episode, this is how everyone fared:

Barry made a $750 profit.
Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante made a $500 profit.
Nabila did not buy a unit.
Darrell Sheets lost $3120.
There was no mention as to what profit Dave made on the motorcycles, if any.

Be sure to watch Storage Wars every Tuesday on A&E. Immediately following is the spin off series, Storage Wars Texas. Check your TV guide for local listings.