Fast-talking auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson and the loyal bidders that frequent their storage unit sales are back for more STORAGE WARS. Aided only by the beam of a flashlight, the bidders get a quick peek inside the units, then have mere minutes to decide if they’re going to take the gamble, make a bid and see if the resulting buy is full of mostly trash… or true treasure. “Storage addict” and 32-year bidding veteran Darrell and his son Brandon Sheets, secondhand store owner Jarrod Schultz, entrepreneur Dave Hester and antique collector Barry Weiss return for more high-stakes fun as they try to outbid one another in the pursuit of storage treasure. Part gamblers and part detectives, these seasoned veterans negotiate the fascinating and obscure world of storage auction and consignment, with personalities as colorful and varied as the treasures they uncover. In STORAGE WARS: VOLUME 3, the buyers are introduced to the world of vault auctions, Dave goes all in for a unit that hasn’t been opened in 20 years and Barry has a brush with his own mortality.
DISC ONE I’m the New Mogul / Driving Miss Barry / Winner Winner Chicken Dinner / Auction Sesame / Stairway to Hemet / Scoot-A-Toot, Toot / The Empire Strikes Out / Make It Rain, Girl
DISC TWO Smoke ‘Em If You Find ‘Em / The Drone Wars / Brandi’s First Time / Hooray for Holly-Weird / Don’t Bid So Close to Me / Not Your Average Bear / Hook, Line, and Sucker / Operation Hobo
Storage Wars: Volume 3 arrives on DVD with a 480p transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. I was pleased overall with the image on display here. Colors consist of natural hues and skintone. The pretty sundresses that Brandi wears and the array of clothes Barry goes out with came across great. Detail was quite good and I was able to make out all the junk or is that treasure? in the storage lockers . Black levels were above average. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 track. The on location dialogue is crisp and clean. The few moments of music cues in each episode were clear as well. Bass is virtually nonexistent, but of course I wasn't expecting explosions here.. The audio presentation was perfectly fine and what was expected for this type of program. 7.5/10