Why is auction hunters fake

This show is fake. I love it, so who cares if it is? Actually, people regularly abandon storage units - they can't pay the rent on it, they die, they forget about it and then they die - lots of reasons.

And you must realize that what we see is the cream of the crop, so to speak. They don't show us all the failures. Is Auction Hunters fake? Reply to author.

Report message as abuse. Show original message. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Anyone watch this show? I swear this show is fake. Bruce Esquibel. The laws on storage units differ by state. Here in CA they are very strict about entering the unit and it does not surprise me that in some states they might be able to rearrange the contents.

Nico van den Bergh October 25, at AM. It is a real shame what has happened to our factual tv channels over the 10 years. Popular Ads. Forgotten your password? Don't have an account? Create one here. Already have an account?

Login here. Recover Password. Quick Search. Find ad min. I'm interested in From the complaint via TMZ :. Defendants have even gone so far as to stage entire storage units, and will enlist the cooperation of the owners of the storage facilities to stage entire units.

The claim goes on to suggest show producers schedule item appraisals sometimes weeks ahead of time before they appear on the show. Many of the scenes — including the colorful auctions — are staged by producers. Hester also claims the network paid certain female stars to receive plastic surgery. The lead female stars on the show are Brandi Passante , one of the storage unit bidders, and Laura Dotson who runs the auctions along with her husband, Dan.

This isn't the first time the validity of the show has been questioned. Hester says concern from viewers prompted the series to issue a press release stating the show's veracity:. All the storage units are set ups, seeded with stuff that is miraculously worth money. Often the units have guns in them, and they're often rare collectables.

The full list of antique and collectables this and that goes on and on. I don't know for sure, but I think it's likely the 'experts' supply the stuff to be won at auction. They then buy their own stuff back off of old Haff and Ton. The money changing hands are props, probably not even real notes. We are expected to believe that these expert traders drive an old van with very uncomfortable seating clear across the USA, coast to coast, and they pop in to all these storage unit auctions, which all have value in them.

How about the van is different for each location and they fly in to do the filming, yeah that sounds more like it. At best they transport the same van on the back of a truck. Take your pick.