Name: 男子在舊行李箱中發現一疊現金 - KDKA-TV (Man Finds Wad of Cash in Old Suitcase - KDKA-TV)
Uploaded: 2025-04-23T03:12:52.000Z
Duration: 5 min 28 s

轉承詞

Well, Ken, this really is kind of like gambling, because you don't know exactly what you're getting when you bid on a unit.

嗯，肯，這真的有點像賭博，因為你不知道你在投標時到底能得到什麼。

程度副詞

People find disgusting things, even scary things, but they also find valuable items.

人們會發現令人厭惡的東西，甚至是可怕的東西，但他們也會發現有價值的物品。

情態副詞

And while we were there, one man literally hit the jackpot.

我們在那裡的時候，有一個人真的中了頭獎。

現在是 200 美元，200 美元，現在是 2.25 美元，2.25 美元。

This job is addicting. It's like a gamble. It's like you cannot wait to get in those boxes and see what you're gonna find.

這份工作讓人上癮。就像一場賭博就像你迫不及待地想鑽進那些箱子裡 看看能找到什麼。

A lot of people come out here thinking that it's 100% glory, you know, but it isn't. It's a lot of work.

很多人來到這裡，都以為這是百分百的榮耀，其實不然。這是一項艱鉅的工作。

You're watching a real-life treasure hunt. It's auction day at Guardian Self Storage.

您正在觀看的是一場真實的尋寶活動。今天是嘉德自助倉儲中心的拍賣日。

When people quit paying for their unit, the contents are eventually auctioned off to the highest bidder, and all these people have shown up for it.

當人們不再支付其單元的費用時，單元內的物品最終會被拍賣給出價最高的人，而所有這些人都是衝著它來的。

Now, the deal is, everyone gets a chance to peek inside.

現在的情況是，每個人都有機會窺探其中的奧祕。

They can't walk inside, they can't touch anything, but they can use a flashlight to look around.

他們不能走進去，不能碰任何東西，但可以用手電筒四處看看。

Mickey has been bidding on units for 12 years and recently scored big.

米奇已經競標了 12 年，最近又有了大收穫。

I happened to get it for $650, and within a week, I did $7,000 on that unit.

我碰巧以 650 美元的價格買到了它，一週之內，我就在那臺設備上賺了 7000 美元。

There was a fitness center, there was tanning beds.

Then there's Josh and Shelly, who make a living by bidding on units and selling the contents, and they've encountered some strange stuff.

Josh 和 Shelly 靠競拍單元房和出售房內物品為生，他們也遇到過一些奇怪的事情。

我們在一個罐子裡發現了一條死鯊魚。

Fingernail clippings in a medicine bottle.

A living snake, yes. It was a box full of costume jewelry.

是的，一條活蛇。那是一個裝滿服裝珠寶的盒子。

I went to reach in, my husband said, Shelly, snake, and I almost grabbed it.

我想把手伸進去，我丈夫說："謝利，蛇，我差點就抓住它了。

Finally, Alex. He once bid on a storage unit that smelled so bad, he got it for just $150.

最後是亞歷克斯。他曾經競拍過一個氣味難聞的儲藏室，結果只花了 150 美元就買到了。

But look at what he says he found inside.

但看看他說在裡面發現了什麼。

This Van Cleef and Arpel pen that he's now asking $21,000 for online.

這支 Van Cleef and Arpel 鋼筆現在網上叫價 21,000 美元。

There were only 50 made, you know, and how many of them out there survived?

你知道，一共只生產了 50 臺，有多少臺倖存了下來？

看，我在垃圾袋裡找到了一個。

But big payoffs can come with big headaches.

但是，巨大的回報也會帶來巨大的麻煩。

One time, a previous owner somehow tracked him down.

有一次，前主人不知怎麼找到了他。

I had the gentleman showing up at my doorstep, you know, threatening myself, my family.

有位先生出現在我家門口，威脅我和我的家人。

On this day, the regulars are joined by many others, including some first-timers.

在這一天，許多常客，包括一些第一次來的人，都會加入進來。

This unit may just look like cardboard boxes and mattresses, but it generates interest.

這個裝置看起來可能只是紙板箱和床墊，但卻能引起人們的興趣。

Auctioneer Gene Gornick presides as the bidding heats up.

拍賣師吉恩-戈尼克（Gene Gornick）主持競拍。

They wanted it because of something they spotted in the back.

他們想要它是因為他們在後面發現了一些東西。

And now that they can go inside, they know they were right.

現在他們可以進去了，他們知道自己是對的。

請記住，他們花了 1100 美元購買這套設備。

They wound up selling that Herman Miller chair and footstool for nearly $2,300 online.

他們最終在網上以近 2300 美元的價格賣掉了那把赫曼米勒椅子和腳凳。

There's a washer and dryer back there, too.

Plus another piece of furniture, and the grand total was more than $2,700.

加上另一件傢俱，總計超過 2700 美元。

We all know that people love a treasure hunt.

They like to find that deal, find that value where others didn't see it.

他們喜歡發現交易，發現別人沒有發現的價值。

Big Guardian Storage Solutions President Stephen Cohen tells me they try to avoid auctioning off units, making every effort to work with people who are behind on their payments.

Big Guardian Storage Solutions 總裁斯蒂芬-科恩（Stephen Cohen）告訴我，他們儘量避免拍賣單元，而是盡一切努力與拖欠付款的人合作。

Auctions are really a remedy of last resort.

拍賣實際上是最後的補救措施。

In fact, he tells me they generally only make 20% of what they're owed when a unit goes to auction.

事實上，他告訴我，當一個組織、部門被拍賣時，他們一般只能賺到欠款的 20%。

And no wonder, it was nearly vacant except for a vacuum, suitcase, and empty plastic bin.

這也難怪，除了一個吸塵器、一個手提箱和一個空塑料桶之外，這裡幾乎是空的。

And people teased one of the regulars, a man named Bill, when he paid $35 for it.

人們取笑一位名叫比爾的常客，因為他花了 35 美元買了它。

He found purses and shoes in the suitcase, but then he looked in the front compartments.

他在箱子裡發現了錢包和鞋子，但隨後他又查看了前面的隔層。

您為什麼要花錢購買這套設備？

我想我們剛剛數了 15 張百元大鈔。

Absolutely amazing, but that is definitely the exception.

絕對令人驚歎，但這絕對是個例外。

One of the regulars told me it's generally about 70% junk, 30% good.

一位常客告訴我，這裡一般 70% 是垃圾，30% 是好東西。

And when you buy one of the units, you have to clear all of it out, the good and the bad, and you have to do it quickly.

當你買下其中一個單元時，你必須把所有的好的和壞的都清理掉，而且必須儘快完成。

So if you're not lucky enough just to get the $100 bills, which is awesome, if I've got a Herman Miller chair, what do I do with it?

所以，如果你沒有足夠的運氣拿到百元大鈔，那就太棒了，如果我有一把赫曼米勒的椅子，我該怎麼處理它呢？

How do these people make a profit on this stuff?

這些人是如何靠這些東西盈利的？

Well, some of the folks sell things on eBay, some of them take it to auctions, and some of them actually own stores.

有些人在 eBay 上賣東西，有些人把東西拿去拍賣，還有些人實際上擁有自己的商店。

Some of the regulars own stores, and they get rid of it that way.

一些常客擁有自己的商店，他們通過這種方式來擺脫它。

So how do you find out when the auctions are happening?

那麼，如何瞭解拍賣的時間呢？

It's called Auction Zip, and it really lists everything in your area, and we have a link to it at our website, KDKA.com.

它的名字叫 Auction Zip，上面列出了您所在地區的所有資訊，我們的網站 KDKA.com 上也有相關鏈接。

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