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uncle ray

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12. the "telling" in this case, would have been before the buyer became a millionaire.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #11)

Sat Nov 24, 2018, 10:55 AM

Nov 2018

when you bid in an auction, you generally provide a copy of your ID, sometimes even bank info to prove you can pay for the items you bid on. most bidders would not bother to preemptively obscure their identity on the off chance they stumble across millions of cash. the paper trail had already been established. the buyer has probably seen enough "bad guy goes looking for his loot" VHS movies won in storage auctions to know they were in a bad situation.

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Buyer finds $7.5 million in cash inside Southern California storage unit [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 OP

Breaking Bad meets Storage Wars? - n/t lapfog_1 Nov 2018 #1

Yikes. Who stores millions of dollars in cash MontanaMama Nov 2018 #2

A storage unit that they didn't pay for.... Horse with no Name Nov 2018 #3

That occurred to me too MiniMe Nov 2018 #13

Walter White? Initech Nov 2018 #25

The buyer probably made the right decision. That kind of money in cash in a storage... brush Nov 2018 #4

My first thought ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 #5

Yep, and somebody just got out of jail and found out his locker was sold. brush Nov 2018 #7

And probably Blood Money. nt Ilsa Nov 2018 #9

We had a friend years ago lose a storage shed Horse with no Name Nov 2018 #6

Legally the money belonged to the unit buyer but you know someone was going to... brush Nov 2018 #8

Yep left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 #10

Someone who was most likely in prison lol Horse with no Name Nov 2018 #15

$7.5 million in a safe in a storage locker. Blue_true Nov 2018 #19

And herein lies a lesson: Ilsa Nov 2018 #11

the "telling" in this case, would have been before the buyer became a millionaire. uncle ray Nov 2018 #12

Very true. Ilsa Nov 2018 #16

Usually they get to look inside the units before they bid csziggy Nov 2018 #21

My theory is this: Cannabis shops are legal in CA and have been for years, but they are not allowed TeamPooka Nov 2018 #14

I wouldn't be surprised if drug dealers have a Ilsa Nov 2018 #17

Maybe, but even gangstas know when to use lawyers so as not to go right back to prison. brush Nov 2018 #18

I grew up in a "mob town" in the1960s left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 #20

It 2018, not all cash vaults are held by mobsters. There are hundreds of such businesses in Cali TeamPooka Nov 2018 #22

"not all cash vaults are held by mobsters" left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 #23

That is the most reasonable explanation I've heard yet. Adsos Letter Nov 2018 #28

No. Banks cannot allow these funds in their bank in any way. as a deposit or a hiding place TeamPooka Nov 2018 #29

$7.5 million abandoned? I'd have called the FBI. Talitha Nov 2018 #24

Not enough details to verify story. Suspicious. Sneederbunk Nov 2018 #26

Too bad Jarrod and Brandi didn't get that one Awsi Dooger Nov 2018 #27

Big safe JDC Nov 2018 #30

Its money you can't put in a bank or otherwise w/o drawing attn. to oneself Historic NY Nov 2018 #31

That show is a scam sarah FAILIN Nov 2018 #32

An interesting story. Maybe too good to be true. elocs Nov 2018 #33

Be Sure to Tune in on the New Season of Storage Wars! MineralMan Nov 2018 #34