He visited Dave’s co-stars Jarrod Shultz and Brandi Passante at their Now and Then Second Hand Store in Orange.įreelance writer Barbara Venezia’s opinion column appears online each Thursday and in The Current every Friday. Register columnist Frank Mickadeit continues the story in his column today. Yep, Dave Hester seems like a “regular guy” who’s just having fun doing what he loves.īut Dave Hester is only part of “Storage Wars” O.C. Has TV stardom changed Dave? “Not really,” he says, and I tend to believe him. So you never know.” With the popularity of the show, Dave’s noticed auctions are getting more crowded. Folks living in more affluent areas will store items in facilities located in places like Santa Ana or Orange where prices are lower. So what cities have the best auctions? Dave said, “It depends. My guess, Dave can pretty much sell anything once he gets his hands on it. The oddest things were shark fins, but Dave managed to make a whopping profit selling those too. “I once paid $750 for a unit and found a Jack Wilson Smith painting worth $155,000,” he said. even take the lead on some auctions, his dad told me.ĭave goes to 20-30 auctions a week and I asked him what the most valuable thing he’s ever unearthed in a storage unit was. His 22-year-old son, Dave Jr., runs the Internet side of the thrift store business. Dave saw this as an opportunity to highlight his profession and tell his life story. The same Twitter user provided an update, revealing how Nintendo was supposedly cancelling the purchase of and would be providing a refund. Producers found Dave through the show’s auctioneer Dan Dotson. We talked about how he’s been in business for 25 years, attended his first swap meet with his dad in 1969, and is himself a bonded auctioneer since 1992. Dave was thoroughly charming and down to earth. Storage Wars Packed with dramatic bidding, intense rivalries and quirky personalities, 'Storage Wars' follows treasure hunters Darrell, Brandon, Jarrod, and Brandi as they seek to score big. On the show, Dave can sometimes come off as being a bit of a jerk, taunting the lesser experienced bidders. But even though I’m a fan, I was a bit apprehensive walking into this interview. In the storage auction arena, Dave Hester’s a rock star. Dave lives and works in this city and is proud of it. Like most people coming off the 55 Freeway at 19th Street in Costa Mesa, I’ve driven by Dave’s thrift store, Newport Consignment Gallery, many times. It’s now A&E’s top-rated show, and Dave Hester, “Storage War’s” bad boy of bidding, has a local connection. Now if you’re not one of the 2.1 million weekly viewers of this crazy show featuring a colorful cast of characters feverishly trying to out-bid each other for abandoned storage units, you should check it out. My latest addiction is A& E’s runaway hit TV series “Storage Wars.” ![]() Dave is still turning ‘one man’s trash into another man’s treasure’ through online and offline auctions, flea markets and meet and greets with fans from his ‘Storage Wars’ days.I’m an admitted television addict. In 2015 Dave got into a physical altercation with Laura and Dan Dotson ( the auctioneers) which led to him leaving the show.ĭave Hester hasn’t slowed down since his departure from ‘Storage Wars’ at all. This case was sealed in 2014 and fans saw Dave Hester return for Season 6. Dave Hester sued A&E as well as the production company for wrongful dismissal. In 2012 Dave went public accusing the production company of hiding valuables and odd looking items in the lockers to create more mystery and drama for the show. These habits of Dave’s caused him to be known as the ‘Tormentor’ during his time on Storage Wars.ĭave has never shied away from controversy off the screen either. Fans miss his and Darrell’s spats which seem to happen weekly as well. Dave Hester loved to get under Jarrod and Brandi’s skin. ![]() In several episodes you would see Dave Hester pull up in his ‘Yuuup’ truck causing the others to roll their eyes. ![]() ![]() He seemed to get plenty of pleasure from making others pay more for the lockers. He is known for his tormenting ways with his other cast members as well as his signature yell “YUUUP”. Dave Hester is one of the original cast members from the A&E show ‘Storage Wars’.
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