Talk:Storage Wars/Archives/2013

the show does not mirror real life, especially not in las vegas where its moving to

Hear rumors today that the show is going to be filming in las vegas, can anyone confirm this? The turnout to the auctions has tripled since the show premiered,which only hurts everyone and triples the selling price. And that only kills the chance for anyone profiting on anything . Everyone now thinks that each unit is going to have a hidden bin full of gold and silver coins, it just isnt going to happen people, its just going to be a bin full of junky clothes that you bid triple the price for. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.160.131.17 (talk) 03:43, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Your comment is of-topic for the subject header. So let's get back on track: this show does not seem to qualify as "reality". Need to confirm that it isn't staged -- good luck doing that, because I'm personally convinced it's as real as the WWE. --207.216.0.224 (talk) 07:25, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Agreed! There's no way this show ISN'T fake. Bad acting, obvious plotlines, and phony "finds." I hate when scripted dramas are portrayed as reality tv. 98.239.114.245 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:36, 21 July 2011 (UTC).

There's a comment from an A&E representative that states there's no staging involved: "The items uncovered in the storage units are the actual items featured on the show." Tabercil (talk) 14:56, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

This discussion is totaly pointless. The purpose of the page is to talk about what the show is, as far as, being a show about a group of auction hunters. This is not the correct forum to be discussing your personal beliefs about the "realness" of the show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.153.228.122 (talk) 00:46, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Dave Hester

Should he be removed from the Starring and Main buyers sections, seeing that he's been fired from the show? -DarkNITE (talk) 23:23, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure, while it is true that he has been fired there are still new episodes airing that feature him before he was fired (he was in two last night). I am not sure if we should wait until the last episodes that features him airs first.--64.229.167.20 (talk) 22:17, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

That's not the normal practice. People who depart from other shows are still listed, with the seasons in which they appeared. See for example M*A*S*H (TV series)#Characters for "Trapper John" McIntyre. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:24, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Speculation

I have concerns about this passage under "criticism:"

"Maybe that's why the bidders never go to the same expert more than once for appraisals and no bidder ever ran into another bidder at any appraisal filming, ever. Because the items were bought, borrowed, consigned, or freely provided from a specific retailer or business, that's the place bidders go to get it appraised."

Not really a statement of fact, just bald conjecture, doesn't really have a place in an article like this.

Jrtoastyman (talk) 00:22, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Its been removed and I agree with that decision. The only reason that we should include a statement like that would be if a reliable source made the claim and we were reporting on it, in which case the source needs to be properly attributed.--64.229.167.20 (talk) 22:24, 19 December 2012 (UTC)--64.229.167.20 (talk) 22:24, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Anyone that wayches the show would see that both Barry and Darrell have gone to the same expert several times. And Jarred and Brandi went to an expert that Barry had been to on the show and recommended to them. I don't remember the particular episodes but I do know Barry in particular has gone to two experts in particular more than once.75.138.177.181 (talk) 21:38, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Working around Hester

How did the show manage to work around Dave Hester being fired? Considering how ubiquitous he was at the auctions, wouldn't it become difficult to shoot them if he keeps turning up? Or are the auctions featured specially arranged specifically for the show? 70.76.69.162 (talk) 15:09, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

This is not a page for questions about how the show operates. But if you must know, you have to remember what you are watching is TV, not reality.Zdawg1029 (talk) 22:24, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Suicide

I'm not sure why it is necessary to speak of the details of Mark's suicide, or even the fact that he killed himself to begin with in that little section about him. This is a page about a reality show and that is a section with details about the buyers business interests and show appearances, not personal details or birth and death dates. I just don't see how or why that is an appropriate place to put that, there aren't any notable personal details about anyone else. I think it was just someones overzealous want to edit Wiki articles.Zdawg1029 (talk) 02:13, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

I disagree; it adds a finality to the character and explains why we will never see him on the show again. Hester's reason for vacating the show has been explained in detail, so I don't believe a note over Mark's death is out of order.--Chimino (talk) 07:50, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

It seems to me that Zdawg1029 is the only one who feels this is not relevant. There are several people who have edited this to add notes about the death. I agree with those that add this, this is important since it is a 'reality' show it does explain why he won't be on the show. To that comment that noone else has personal information. Everyone has their net worth added, which is never mentioned on the show — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.100.18.212 (talk) 18:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Zdawg obviously owns this article, and our edits must be up to his standards, therefore we must defer to his wishes.--Chimino (talk) 16:31, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

From the Wikipedia OWN page "Believing that an article has an owner of this sort is a common mistake people make on Wikipedia." and "All Wikipedia content[1] is edited collaboratively. No one, no matter how skilled, or of how high standing in the community, has the right to act as though he or she is the owner of a particular article." Zdawg needs to take a vacation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.51.94 (talk) 18:45, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to the conversation 6 months later. Did I ever say I "own" the article? No. Mark's suicide has nothing to do with this show. If Barry, or Jarrett or Brandy killed themselves, then yes, it should be included in the article. But you know the difference here? Mark is not a star of the show, Mark was not in the opening credits of the show, Mark was only an occasional guest of the show. Do we list personal details of every person that ever was on the show on this page? If you want it to say that Mark killed himself on Wikipedia so badly, then go make a personal page for Mark and write it there. This particular page is about the show, and Mark's suicide has nothing to do with the show and has never even been mentioned on the show. And like I said before, it would be different if he was an actual cast member, a cast member that appears in the opening credits, but he isn't. Just because something is true doesn't mean it needs to be on Wikipedia. Don't be an overzealous editor.Zdawg1029 (talk) 19:17, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Lead / Header

After looking at the opening of this article again, it is pretty terrible and is in desperate need of a redo. We need to work on that.Zdawg1029 (talk) 22:25, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Anyone can edit pages to make them better. Zdawg, nor anyone else, owns any of these pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.51.94 (talk) 18:46, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Where did I say I own the page? And yes, anyone can edit the pages and make them better, but anyone can also take out stuff that shouldn't be included and isn't relevant to an article. Zdawg1029 (talk) 19:25, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Suicide

I'm not sure why it is necessary to speak of the details of Mark's suicide, or even the fact that he killed himself to begin with in that little section about him. This is a page about a reality show and that is a section with details about the buyers business interests and show appearances, not personal details or birth and death dates. I just don't see how or why that is an appropriate place to put that, there aren't any notable personal details about anyone else. I think it was just someones overzealous want to edit Wiki articles.Zdawg1029 (talk) 02:13, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

I disagree; it adds a finality to the character and explains why we will never see him on the show again. Hester's reason for vacating the show has been explained in detail, so I don't believe a note over Mark's death is out of order.--Chimino (talk) 07:50, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

It seems to me that Zdawg1029 is the only one who feels this is not relevant. There are several people who have edited this to add notes about the death. I agree with those that add this, this is important since it is a 'reality' show it does explain why he won't be on the show. To that comment that noone else has personal information. Everyone has their net worth added, which is never mentioned on the show — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.100.18.212 (talk) 18:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Zdawg obviously owns this article, and our edits must be up to his standards, therefore we must defer to his wishes.--Chimino (talk) 16:31, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

From the Wikipedia OWN page "Believing that an article has an owner of this sort is a common mistake people make on Wikipedia." and "All Wikipedia content[1] is edited collaboratively. No one, no matter how skilled, or of how high standing in the community, has the right to act as though he or she is the owner of a particular article." Zdawg needs to take a vacation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.51.94 (talk) 18:45, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to the conversation 6 months later. Did I ever say I "own" the article? No. Mark's suicide has nothing to do with this show. If Barry, or Jarrett or Brandy killed themselves, then yes, it should be included in the article. But you know the difference here? Mark is not a star of the show, Mark was not in the opening credits of the show, Mark was only an occasional guest of the show. Do we list personal details of every person that ever was on the show on this page? If you want it to say that Mark killed himself on Wikipedia so badly, then go make a personal page for Mark and write it there. This particular page is about the show, and Mark's suicide has nothing to do with the show and has never even been mentioned on the show. And like I said before, it would be different if he was an actual cast member, a cast member that appears in the opening credits, but he isn't. Just because something is true doesn't mean it needs to be on Wikipedia. Don't be an overzealous editor.Zdawg1029 (talk) 19:17, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Lead / Header

After looking at the opening of this article again, it is pretty terrible and is in desperate need of a redo. We need to work on that.Zdawg1029 (talk) 22:25, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Anyone can edit pages to make them better. Zdawg, nor anyone else, owns any of these pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.51.94 (talk) 18:46, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Where did I say I own the page? And yes, anyone can edit the pages and make them better, but anyone can also take out stuff that shouldn't be included and isn't relevant to an article. Zdawg1029 (talk) 19:25, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Jarrod Birth Year

I don't know if it is worth mentioning or not, but Jarrod mentions in "Battle of the Brows" towards the end that he was born in 1975. 74.107.89.189 (talk) 02:01, 4 December 2013 (UTC)