Storage Wars 2010
“Go bid or go home”
What is Storage Wars?
Storage Wars is an American reality television competition series that airs on the A&E network. The program premiered on December 1, 2010, and has continued for multiple seasons, with the seventeenth season debuting on February 28, 2026.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2010
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 368
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Dec 1, 2010
- Last aired
- Jul 11, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- A&E
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
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Estimate the schedule using 368 episodes and an average 25-minute runtime.
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Storage Wars is an American reality television competition series that airs on the A&E network. The program premiered on December 1, 2010, and has continued for multiple seasons, with the seventeenth season debuting on February 28, 2026. The series focuses on the process of selling storage locker contents when rent remains unpaid. In California, if a storage unit renter fails to pay for a specified period, the contents are sold by an auctioneer as a single lot in a cash-only auction. The show follows a group of professional buyers who participate in these auctions. These buyers must determine the value of the contents based on a five-minute inspection of the items visible from the doorway once the unit is opened. The primary objective for the participants is to resell the acquired merchandise to turn a profit. The series provides a look into this niche industry, documenting the risks and potential rewards involved in purchasing abandoned storage units without a full inventory of the items inside.
Should you watch it?
“Professional buyers bid on storage unit contents unseen beyond a quick peek.”
- Unique auction format with genuine financial stakes
- Diverse cast of colorful personalities
- Unexpected treasures and disappointments in every unit
- Repetitive format may become predictable
- Focus on profit overshadows human stories
You enjoy competitive reality shows with financial risk and reward.
Suitable for general audiences with occasional mild language and competitive tension.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 High Noon in the High Desert Mytharc Dec 1, 2010
- E2 Railroad Roulette Core Dec 1, 2010
- E3 Melee in the Maze Core Dec 8, 2010
- E4 War on the Shore Core Dec 8, 2010
- E5 The Old Spanish Standoff Core Dec 15, 2010
- E6 All Guns to Port Core Dec 15, 2010
- E7 Senior Center Showdown Core Dec 22, 2010
- E8 Midnight in the Gardena Good and Evil Core Jan 12, 2011
- E9 Collector's Last Stand Core Jan 19, 2011
- E10 School House Lock Mytharc Jan 26, 2011
- E11 Gambler's Last Resort Core Feb 2, 2011
- E12 Auction Royale Core Feb 9, 2011
- E13 Makings of a Mogul Mytharc Mar 16, 2011
- E14 Trouble the Oil Core Mar 23, 2011
- E15 Chairman of the Hoard Core Mar 30, 2011
- E16 High End Heist Core Apr 6, 2011
- E17 Young with the Gun Core Apr 13, 2011
- E18 Skullduggery Mytharc Apr 17, 2011
- E19 Live and Let Bid Mytharc Apr 20, 2011
Season 2 · 33 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hang Em High Desert Mytharc Jul 20, 2011
- E2 Buyers on the Storm Core Jul 20, 2011
- E3 Pay the Lady Core Jul 27, 2011
- E4 Santa Ana Street Fight Core Jul 27, 2011
- E5 Unclaimed Baggage Core Aug 3, 2011
- E6 Enemy of the Enemy Core Aug 3, 2011
- E7 Fire in the Hole Core Aug 10, 2011
- E8 San Burrito Core Aug 10, 2011
- E9 Tanks for the Memories Core Aug 17, 2011
- E10 Land of the Loss Core Aug 17, 2011
- E11 Almost the Greatest Show on Earth Core Aug 31, 2011
- E12 Bowling for Dollars Core Sep 7, 2011
- E13 Get Him to the Mayan Core Sep 7, 2011
- E14 Fu Dog Day Afternoon Core Sep 14, 2011
- E15 I'm the New Mogul Mytharc Oct 19, 2011
- E16 Driving Miss Barry Core Nov 15, 2011
- E17 Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Core Nov 15, 2011
- E18 Auction Sesame Core Nov 22, 2011
- E19 Stairway to Hemet Core Nov 22, 2011
- E20 Scoot-A-Toot, Toot Core Nov 29, 2011
- E21 The Empire Strikes Out Core Nov 29, 2011
- E22 Make It Rain, Girl Core Dec 6, 2011
- E23 Smoke 'Em if You Find 'Em Core Dec 13, 2011
- E24 The Drone Wars Core Dec 20, 2011
- E25 Brandi's First Time Core Jan 3, 2012
- E26 Hooray for Holly-Weird Core Jan 3, 2012
- E27 Don't Bid So Close to Me Core Jan 10, 2012
- E28 Not Your Average Bear Core Jan 10, 2012
- E29 Hook, Line, and Sucker Core Jan 17, 2012
- E30 Operation Hobo Core Jan 17, 2012
- E31 Blame It on the Rain Core Jan 24, 2012
- E32 Viva La San Francisco Mytharc Jan 24, 2012
- E33 Highland Anxiety Mytharc Mar 4, 2012
Season 3 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Third Eye of the Tiger Mytharc Jun 5, 2012
- E2 May The Vaults Be With You Core Jun 5, 2012
- E3 The Iceman Carveth Core Dec 11, 2012
- E4 Here's Looking at You, Kenny Core Jun 12, 2012
- E5 A Civil Accordion Core Jun 19, 2012
- E6 More Like WRONG Beach Core Jun 19, 2012
- E7 All's Fair In Storage and Wars Core Jun 26, 2012
- E8 The Fast and The Curious Core Jun 26, 2012
- E9 From Russia with Chucks Core Jul 10, 2012
- E10 The Full Monty-Bello Core Jul 10, 2012
- E11 Dial C for Chupacabra Core Jul 17, 2012
- E12 The Ship Just Hit the Sand Core Jul 17, 2012
- E13 Willkommen to the Dollhouse Core Jul 24, 2012
- E14 The Yup Stops Here Core Jul 24, 2012
- E15 Buy, Buy Birdie Core Aug 7, 2012
- E16 San Burritos Core Aug 7, 2012
- E17 There's Something About Barry Core Aug 14, 2012
- E18 Dr. Strangebid Core Aug 21, 2012
- E19 Sheets and Geeks Core Aug 28, 2012
- E20 No Bid for the Weary Core Aug 28, 2012
- E21 Straight Into Compton: Biddaz With Attitude Core Dec 4, 2012
- E22 The Young and the Reckless Core Dec 4, 2012
- E23 Jurassic Bark Core Dec 11, 2012
- E24 A Tale of Two Jackets Core Dec 11, 2012
- E25 Tustin, Bee Have a Problem Mytharc Dec 18, 2012
- E26 Portrait of the Gambler Mytharc Dec 18, 2012
Season 4 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Big Boy vs. The Heavyweight Mytharc Mar 18, 2013
- E2 The Kook, The Chief, His Son, and The Brothers Core Mar 18, 2013
- E3 Nobody's Vault But Mine Core Mar 25, 2013
- E4 Still Nobody's Vault But Mine Core Mar 25, 2013
- E5 Auctioning for Dummies Core Apr 16, 2013
- E6 Breathalyze This Core Apr 16, 2013
- E7 All's Well That Urns Well Core Apr 23, 2013
- E8 The PA Stays in the Picture Core Apr 23, 2013
- E9 A Time to Kiln Core Apr 30, 2013
- E10 Like a Kung Pao Cowboy Core Apr 30, 2013
- E11 Oysters on the Half Plate Core May 7, 2013
- E12 The Monster Hash Core May 7, 2013
- E13 Old Tricks, New Treats Core May 14, 2013
- E14 The Shrining Core May 14, 2013
- E15 Orange You Glad Dan Sold It Again? Core May 28, 2013
- E16 Barry's Angels Core May 28, 2013
- E17 The French Job Core Jun 4, 2013
- E18 That's My Jerry! Core Jun 4, 2013
- E19 This Lamp's for You Core Jun 11, 2013
- E20 There's No Place Like Homeland Core Jun 11, 2013
- E21 Total Wine Domination Core Jun 18, 2013
- E22 The Storage Buyer in You Core Jun 18, 2013
- E23 Fear and Loathing in Placentia Core Jun 25, 2013
- E24 Barry Doubtfire Core Jun 25, 2013
- E25 Battle of the Brows Mytharc Jul 2, 2013
- E26 Super Bros. Shuffle Mytharc Jul 2, 2013
Season 5 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Flight of the Gambler Mytharc Mar 18, 2014
- E2 The Hills Have Buys Core Mar 18, 2014
- E3 Nerds of the Round Table Core Mar 25, 2014
- E4 Operation: Intimidation Core Mar 25, 2014
- E5 The Return of the King of Montebello Core Apr 1, 2014
- E6 For a Good Time Call... Ivy Core Apr 1, 2014
- E7 LBC U LTR Core Apr 8, 2014
- E8 Nuthin' but a G Thang, Rene Core Apr 15, 2014
- E9 Boom Goes the Dynamite? Core Apr 22, 2014
- E10 Zen Masters of the Universe Core Apr 29, 2014
- E11 Darrell Sheets the Bed Core Jun 3, 2014
- E12 The Donut Effect Core Jun 3, 2014
- E13 The Gutfather Core Jun 10, 2014
- E14 Grin and Barry It Core Jun 10, 2014
- E15 The Adventures of Max Profit Mytharc Jun 17, 2014
- E16 Ghosts Don't Need Money Core Jun 17, 2014
- E17 Pay The Dan Core Jun 24, 2014
- E18 The Robot Cowboy Core Jul 1, 2014
- E19 It's Bring Your Kids to Work Day Core Jul 8, 2014
- E20 The Mom Factor Core Jul 15, 2014
- E21 The Man in Black is Back ... In Black Core Aug 12, 2014
- E22 The Return of the Mogul Core Aug 12, 2014
- E23 Bunny Owns This Town Core Aug 19, 2014
- E24 Bowling for Brandi Core Aug 26, 2014
- E25 Deep in the Heart of Upland Core Sep 2, 2014
- E26 The Daneurysm Core Sep 8, 2014
- E27 The Education of Miss Profit Core Sep 16, 2014
- E28 Bid Strong and Prosper Mytharc Sep 23, 2014
- E29 Hestered in the Highlands Mytharc Sep 30, 2014
Frequently asked questions
How do storage auctions work?
Units are sold after 3 months of unpaid rent, buyers get a 5-minute look before bidding.
Do buyers ever find valuable items?
Yes, but it's unpredictable - some units contain treasures while others hold junk.
Is the show scripted?
The core auction process is real, though editing may enhance drama.
Where do these auctions take place?
The show features auctions in California and other locations.
How do buyers make money?
They resell items from purchased units for more than their bid price.