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    Man Finds $7.5 Million in Storage Unit He Bought for Just $500 From Storage Wars Star Dan Dotson

    Talk about a return on investment!

    While attending a charity event on November 1, Dan Dotson — who operates his own auction house and frequently stars in Storage Wars on A&E — says he was approached by a woman who told him a family friend had recently purchased a storage unit he had auctioned off and had quite the story to tell in the days that followed.

    Turns out, the man, who was a friend of the woman's husband, found a mysterious safe in the storage shed that held the surprise of a lifetime.

    "The first person they called to open the safe, I guess, couldn't, or didn't, so they called a second person," Dotson recalled in a video posted to Facebook on November 5. "When that person opened it up, inside the safe — normally they're empty, but this time it wasn't empty— [and] it had $7.5 million cash inside."

    While it was a potentially life-changing discovery for the unit's buyer, it was also meant someone out there had just lost an enormous amount of money. But, fortunately, this story has a happy ending for everyone involved.

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    Dotson revealed that when the original owners of the unit found out that it had been sold — with their cash still inside — they quickly contacted their attorney to negotiate a deal with the new owner.

    First, the original owners offered $600,000 to return the money, but then settled on a deal that saw the man return the money for a $1.2 million reward. While he didn't keep the full amount, the man still came out with $1,499,500 in profit on a measly $500 investment.

    Dotson, and his wife, Laura, discussed what they would have done had they been the ones to come across that huge sum of cold hard cash.

    "I don't feel like it'd be clean money," Laura said in the couple's Facebook video.

    Whether he would take the $1.2 million reward, Dotson said he would, partially because he wouldn't want to find out how far the former owners would go to get their money back.

    "I wouldn't ask a damn thing," he explained. "$7.5 million is a lot of money... but that's a lot of running, too."

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    “I wouldn’t ask a damn thing,” he explained. “$7.5 million is a lot of money… but that’s a lot of running, too.”

    Probably true, but funny to read.



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    I'm calling "promo" on this story. The draw of shows like storage wars is that hidden priceless heirloom behind the box of dishes, people tune in for that. I've done the storage locker thing and if a unit has boxes of old dishes, that's really about it, you load your truck with dishes. You might find the occasional odd item that has some high value but that is not the norm at all, it's just entertainment, makes for good TV.

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    Cool ending but really, they could have held out for more unless...there was a mob story behind it.

    I have a friend that used to do those storage unit sales. Too much involvement and risk to make 5.00 here and there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post

    Too much involvement and risk to make 5.00 here and there.
    That's the reality but it doesn't make for good TV.

    The "finds" on those shows are .. how shall we say "too good to be true".

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    That's the reality but it doesn't make for good TV.

    The "finds" on those shows are .. how shall we say "too good to be true".
    The episode of the 100,000$ nintendo game was a laugher and revealer. People began to understand the episode planning and scripting. He later killed himself. Then there was Dave that was exposing the fakery...YUUUUP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    The episode of the 100,000$ nintendo game was a laugher and revealer. People began to understand the episode planning and scripting. He later killed himself. Then there was Dave that was exposing the fakery...YUUUUP.
    Yeah, when Dave got dissed he started spilling the beans. Said they planted stuff in the units, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    The episode of the 100,000$ nintendo game was a laugher and revealer. People began to understand the episode planning and scripting. He later killed himself. Then there was Dave that was exposing the fakery...YUUUUP.
    Who killed himself???

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    Who killed himself???
    This guy...


    Storage Wars cast member Mark Balelo, who appeared on some episodes of the second and third seasons of the A&E series and was nicknamed “Rico Suave,” killed himself Monday, two days after being arrested for possession of meth.

    The Ventura County Star reports he “was found dead Monday at his workplace. … Simi Valley police said Balelo was arrested Saturday in connection with possession of methamphetamine.”





    https://www.realityblurred.com/reali...k-balelo-dead/

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    This guy...


    Storage Wars cast member Mark Balelo, who appeared on some episodes of the second and third seasons of the A&E series and was nicknamed “Rico Suave,” killed himself Monday, two days after being arrested for possession of meth.

    The Ventura County Star reports he “was found dead Monday at his workplace. … Simi Valley police said Balelo was arrested Saturday in connection with possession of methamphetamine.”





    https://www.realityblurred.com/reali...k-balelo-dead/
    Ok, thanks. I actually had to search for a picture and I definitely recognize him... I've watched Storage Wars quite a bit over the years.

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