Auction Hunters

Auction Hunters
Genre Reality
Starring Allen Lee Haff
Clinton Jones
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 95 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Scott Gurney
  • Deirdre Gurney
Camera setup Multiple
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Gurney Productions
Broadcast
Original channel Spike
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run November 9, 2010 – Present
External links
Website

Auction Hunters is an American reality television series that premiered on November 9, 2010, on Spike.

In June 2011, Spike announced that it had ordered a third season of 26 episodes.[1] In August 2012, Spike announced that it had ordered a fourth season of 26 episodes.[2] The fourth season premiered on January 30, 2013.[3]

On April 11, 2014, Spike ordered a 20-episode fifth season that will premiere in late 2014.[4] Season 5 encompasses the duo as they expand their business past storage unit auctions.[4] The fifth and final season renewal gives Auction Hunters the title of longest-running nonscripted show on Spike.[4]

Summary

The show follows Allen Haff, and Clinton Jones (aka 'Ton'), who have experience in a variety of fields including guns and mystery safes, as they participate in storage unit auctions throughout Southern California and occasionally other locations around the United States. Each episode leads viewers through the pair's activities of bidding on and winning abandoned storage units, appraising the items found within, and selling the most lucrative and interesting pieces to experts or collectors.

Each episode begins with a text disclaimer stating that Haff and Jones purchase hundreds of units each year, and that only their rarest and most valuable finds are presented on the show. They claim that most of their units end up making little to no money, and that in fact they follow the 80%/20% rule in that they make 80% of their profit from 20% of the units they buy.

Recurring character Robin "Big Sis" Matte, died May 12, 2014, at the age of 37 from stage 4 ovarian cancer that moved to her lungs. She was a 12 year survivor. A memorial appeared at the end of the first episode of the 5th season.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 8 November 9, 2010 December 21, 2010
2 27 April 5, 2011 November 29, 2011
3 26 March 21, 2012 September 26, 2012
4 24 January 30, 2013 March 29, 2014
5 20[5] October 11, 2014 December 20, 2014

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hofstatter, M. (June 20, 2011). "Spike Orders A Third Season Of Auction Hunters!". Spike TV. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Spike TV Renews ‘Auction Hunters’ And ‘American Digger’". Deadline. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Allen Haff and Ton Jones to Open Their Own Storefront in "Auction Hunters: Pawnshop Edition"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Goldberg, Lesley (April 11, 2014). "Spike TV Renews 'Auction Hunters' for Fifth Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (April 11, 2014). "Spike TV Renews 'Auction Hunters' for Fifth Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

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