19 Items Found In Abandoned Storage Units That Sold For A Fortune

13. Frank Gutierrez

Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets, also known as “The Gambler”, took a huge gamble on a locker priced at $3,600 (£3,000). But his punt paid off when he found the storage unit was full of original art by Frank Gutierrez. The collection of art was estimated to be worth $300,000 (£232,000).

14. 1927 Harley-Davidson 8-valve motorcycle: $424,000 (£332k)

This 1927 Harley-Davidson 8-valve racer with sidecar had been languishing in a Melbourne, Australia storage unit for 50 years before it was rediscovered in the spring of 2015. The antique Harley went on to sell for an impressive $424,000 (£327k) when it came up for auction later that year.

15. Pirate chest stuffed with 16th century gold coins: $500,000 (£392k)

Storage Wars TV stars Dan and Laura Dotson hit the headlines in 2011 when they sold a storage unit for $1,000 (£772) with no idea of its contents. The container turned out to contain an antique pirate chest stuffed with antique Spanish pieces of eight worth $500,000 (£386k).

16. James Bond’s ‘Wet Nellie’ Lotus Esprit submarine: $700,000 (£550k)

This custom Lotus Esprit submarine, which featured in the 1977 James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me, was dumped in a Long Island storage unit and remained there for years. It was snapped up in 1989 for just $100 (£77) but it wasn’t until 2013 that the owner realized its true value and significance. The unique vehicle was bought by billionaire Elon Musk for $700,000 (£540k) later that year.

17. Hollywood memorabilia

Back in 2011, 40,000 pieces of Hollywood memorabilia were found in an abandoned storage locker, including Disney film cells, publicity photographs and autographed work. The collection, which was kept in a neat box and also contained costumes, posters, scripts and Tim Burton art, was valued at more than $1 million (£770,000).

18. Comics

In 2011, the winner of a storage auction in California lucked in when the locker was found to contain a near-mint condition copy of Action Comics #1. The comic book, which was formerly owned by Hollywood star Nicolas Cage, went on to sell for a whopping $2 million (£1.5m).

19. Beach Boys memorabilia

When a Florida radio station purchased a locker containing “documents and paper” for around $300 (£232), it had no idea what was in store. Said “documents and paper” turned out to be photographs, handwritten lyric sheets, musical arrangements and even royalty cheques belonging to The Beach Boys. After a lengthy court battle, which involved the band members trying to reclaim the material, it was eventually sold through a sealed bid auction for somewhere around $6 million (£5m).

Credits: msn.com

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