The video is a personal narrative of the host's experience in buying and opening an abandoned storage unit at a live auction. He had previously seen other YouTubers doing similar videos with mystery boxes bought from eBay, and decided to try it himself.
The host and his friend headed to a storage auction, where they signed in and waited for it to start. When the auction was cancelled due to their request to film, they decided to try another auction the next day. They arrived early and signed in, and were surprised to see serious bidders with tool belts.
The auction started with a small lift taking everyone to the first unit. The host and his friend were interested in a unit filled with comic books, and they managed to buy it for $25. Upon opening the unit, they discovered a lot of trash and a few items of interest, including a book titled "The Treasures of the Tomb of King Tut".
They took the items home, sorted them, and discovered a lot of clothes, comic books, magazines, and a shopping cart. They also found a broken mirror and a mask hanging from a pipe. They decided to keep the shopping cart and the Sixers Jersey, and donated the clothes and returned the library books.
They took the comic books to a comic book store for appraisal. The store owner appraised the books and told them that most of them had little to no value, but a few were worth between $10 and $30. They sold the comic books for $110, breaking even.
In conclusion, the host and his friend had a new and exciting experience, but it was not profitable for them. They felt they had learned a lot from the experience and were open to doing it again in the future, but only if they were willing to commit to the cleaning involved.
1. The speaker is planning to buy and open an abandoned storage unit.
2. The speaker has seen a lot of people do videos where they buy and open an eBay mystery box.
3. The speaker decided to try opening a different type of mystery box: an abandoned storage unit.
4. The speaker is not sure what they're doing, but after looking up some local live storage auction listings and watching some storage wars, they've decided to try their hand at it.
5. The speaker and a friend went to a storage auction that was about 45 minutes away.
6. The auction was cancelled due to the speaker's friend filming the event without permission.
7. The speaker and a friend decided to try again the next day.
8. The speaker and a friend attended a second storage auction and were able to buy a storage unit.
9. The speaker and a friend found a lot of trash in the storage unit, but also found a decent amount of male clothing items, pool items, and a lot of comics.
10. The speaker and a friend cleaned the storage unit and found a broken mirror and a mask hanging from a pipe on the ceiling.
11. The speaker and a friend decided to keep the shopping cart, a Jersey, an intricate denim jacket, a backpack, a camera tripod, a camera bag, and a folding chair.
12. The speaker and a friend decided to donate the clothes they kept and return the library books.
13. The speaker and a friend sold their comic books for a hundred and ten bucks, which broke even with the cost of the shopping cart, a Sixers jersey, a tripod, vintage magazines, and a little bit of porn from the mid-2000s.
14. The speaker is considering participating in more live auctions.