Monday, February 6, 2012

auction hunters the TV series the 101

The show follows Allen Haff, a second generation antiques dealer, and Clinton "Ton" Jones, who has experience in a variety of fields including guns and mystery safes, as they participate in storage unit auctions throughout Southern California and occasionally other locations around the United States. Each episode leads viewers through the pair's activities of bidding on and winning abandoned storage units, appraising the items found within, and selling the most lucrative and interesting pieces to experts or collectors.
Each episode begins with a text disclaimer stating that Haff and Jones purchase hundreds of units each year, and that only their rarest and most valuable finds are presented on the show. They claim that most of their units end up making little to no money, and that in fact they follow the 80%/20% rule in that they make 80% of their profit from 20% of the units they buy.

Episodes

 Season One

#TitleLocationOriginal air date
1"The Wild West"San BernardinoNovember 9, 2010
Ton and Allen head to auctions in the desert town of San Bernardino. Ton scores a deadly 19th century British Pepper-box handgun and tests it at the gun range. Allen wins a unit for $1 and finds a fully functional pre-WWI train set.
Paid:$376
Value:$1,190
Profit:$814
2"The Big Score"Downtown Los AngelesNovember 9, 2010
Ton and Allen bid on units in downtown LA and uncover a ‘70s German H&K P7 pistol and a rare copper cash register.
Paid:$2,025
Value:$5,850
Profit:$3,825
3"Ton's Got a Gun"Mission HillsNovember 16, 2010
Allen encounters some old rivals in the Valley. Ton and Allen uncover a Depression-era “Art Case” slot machine, a custom minibike and a Wild West 1880s Colt Peacemaker.
Paid:$1,900
Value:$9,450
Profit:$7,550
4"Strat'ed for Cash"West AdamsNovember 23, 2010
Allen and Ton venture out to storage auctions in the heart of a mansion-lined Los Angeles neighborhood. Allen first discovers a vintage Maui Blue of ‘70s Fender Stratocaster. Later, the guys find a rare 1936 Schwinn Autocycle.
Paid:$975
Value:$6,200
Profit:$5,225
5"The Real Thing"OxnardNovember 30, 2010
In a small beachtown’s storage unit auction, Ton and Allen run into an old rival. They win a vintage GMC truck and also uncover one of the first upright coin-operated Coke vending machines.
Paid:$2,450
Value:$9,400
Profit:$6,950
6"Weapons of Past Destruction"Sunset BoulevardDecember 7, 2010
Ton and Allen travel to Hollywood and uncover an arsenal of antique weapons: Civil War-era black powder muskets, ceremonial Masonic swords, a samurai sword, and a polygraph machine to boot.
Paid:$295
Value:$1,635
Profit:$1,340
7"Gangster Whiskey"Moreno ValleyDecember 14, 2010
A rare baseball card, a classic jukebox and an early model CD player are among items found by Allen and Ton in their auction wins.
Paid:$525
Value:$2,800
Profit:$2,275
8"Home on the Gun Range"CoronaDecember 21, 2010
A single unit auction yields a 1940s Kissometer arcade game, a 1901 Winchester 10 gauge shotgun and a seemingly antique crossbow.
Paid:$875
Value:$3,400
Profit:$2,425

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