Although there will be no television cameras at this Saturday’s Storage Wars auction, the suspense and anticipation is bound to be just like the hit television show.
Auctioneer John Walker says it is run the exact same way as the American show.
At least six containers will go under the hammer on Saturday after the owners failed to set up payment plans for their hireage, which is now more than 12 months in arrears.
John says the doors of the containers will be open one at a time for between two and five minutes, with no one allowed to enter them or touch any item.
Bidding will then begin immediately and what you see is what you get - or is it?
John says while he doesn’t know what’s in any of the containers, he has been told that some of them are stacked right to the front, so you can’t see what’s in the back.
“You don’t know what’s in them, this is the exciting thing, sometimes you open it up and just go ‘wow’,” he says.
John says in a previous container auction, when they opened the doors there was an RX7 rally car and a spare motor.
“People have found actual gold inside, too.”
Any personal documentation that is found, such as family photos or passports, is to be handed back to the auctioneer.
“They’re no use to anyone else, but it’s probably the most valuable to the previous owner.”
John says there will most likely be more liquidation sales in coming months as people feel the pinch of the cost of living.
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“It’s a sign of the times, there’s going to be more of this happening. I don’t take pleasure in liquidating or selling these assets.”
Purchasers will have till 1pm on Sunday to clear the contents from the containers.
Any proceeds left over after rental arrears are cleared will be given back to the container hirer.
The Storage Wars auction is on Saturday, 19 August at 11am on Quarantine Rd. Registration opens at 10am. Look for the signs.
