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In search of old furniture and new territory, the buyers travel east to the border town of Texarkana. Slick Vic goes silent and stealthy to acquire a unit with action figures. Jenny the Dazzler may find diamonds in the rough. Moe and Mary go big after raw materials while Rangers Ricky and Bubba Smith uncover an unforgettable antique. Even in terra incognita on the State Line, the bevy of local border bidders learn not to mess with Texas.
The auction action takes place in the Houston suburb of Conroe, Texas, where the buyers are met by an old adversary. Mary and Moe feel the squeeze while Ricky and Bubba see if they can cash in on paranoia. Victor gets a helping hand while Jenny finds she may have picked the wrong time to dally far from Dallas. Whether or not they have heart, brains, and courage, the buyers find that there's no place like home.
In the city of DeSoto, Texas, the big-money buyers are on the lookout for antiques. Ricky and Bubba are menaced by a new face from across the pond. Mary gets a lift from Jenny en route to a potential wind-aided victory. Newcomer David finds out how the sausage gets made. With most of the buyers out of their comfort zones, DeSoto promises them each a crash course in self-sufficiency.
The bidders return to Dallas, the big city of fat wallets and fast action. Jenny is on the lookout for industrial material for a custom job. Mary flouts the law while going for a dream locker. Ricky and Bubba find money in the wind while newcomer David Kay inspires venom at an appraisal.
The auction action takes place in Garland, Texas, where Ricky and Bubba challenge "The King of East Texas Flea Markets." Jenny and Mary, searching for armchairs and armoires, discover an armory. Vic returns to the flock with a new protege but his fleet find sends him in circles. With the new buyer throwing bidders off their game, everyone ends up far outside their comfort zone, but Garland does bring glory to a few
The buyers return to Fort Worth, where a local auctioneer joins as a bidder and stirs things up with Ricky and Bubba. Jenny and Mary disagree on the value of their finds, and one makes a surprising profit. Victor and his protege Sonny end up with another heavy workload, but the new guy might end up the biggest loser.
The auction returns to the town of Mesquite, and so does Ricky and Bubba's nemesis Kenny Stowe. The Rangers go chasing after vengeance, and their aim is true on a find that brings out a hidden talent. Jenny and Mary discover a Cold War relic while struggling Victor looks for bargains. More than one strategy could win big, but with Kenny around, Mesquite has the makings of a shootout.
The auction action goes down in the east Texas town of Longview. Lesa and Jerry play their home-field advantage and lock horns with the new team of Jenny and Mary. "Man in Black" Rudy Castro takes aim at an unusual weapon. Ricky and Bubba, seeking to expand their warehouse, reckon with more than they can handle. Out in Longview, there may be something for everyone--if their competition lets them get it.
The auction takes place in the old Chisholm Trail city of Fort Worth. Englishman David Kay returns and gets chippy with the competition. Victor finds spy equipment, while Ricky and Bubba go for something large and dangerous, and Mary and her brother Blom try not to get burned. With some unusual items up for bidding, the buyers are forced to go to unusual lengths, and an old-fashioned Texas standoff could be on the dance card.
The auction action goes down in Dallas, where Lesa and Jerry return to play havoc with Mary and Jenny, and Ricky and Bubba seek revenge against Cowboy Matt Blevins. One find leads to a horse trainer, another to an art gallery, while one team's difference of opinion over the fate of a musical instrument ends up with everything in a shambles. In the big city, where big money means enormous risk, some folks will break the bank, and others will break up for good.
The buyers return to the Dallas suburb of Carrollton, where they find shocking surprises are in store. Ricky and Bubba will never be the same after a discovery directs them to a den of deviance. Kenny returns confident, but discovers it's not like riding a bike. Mary taps into a side of her personality that we've never seen and has a roaring crowd on their feet. As our buyers know, the suburbs often hold dark secrets, and while some leave triumphant, others are happy just to leave quickly.
Fort Worth--a perilous place in the 1800s--is host to one more showdown when Cowboy Matt moseys in and pushes his weight around. Mary discovers something that could help her take flight, while Ricky and Bubba attempt to fly under the radar. Jenny uncovers something obscure that leads to a photo opportunity, and Matt puts his hand somewhere dangerous. Panther City has a history of settling its own scores, and when the heat gets turned up at the storage auction, someone inevitably gets burned.
The East Texas town of Tyler hosts the auction--Kenny Stowe's territory. Ricky and Bubba throw down the gauntlet and run the gantlet against Kenny and the other East Texas locals. Mary is forced to be crafty while Jenny finds a Holy Grail of the music world. With bidding and tempers running high, Tyler becomes a turf war for its buried treasure--with one buyer losing money before the auction even begins.
The auction returns to the small Texas town of Ponder, where Rangers Ricky and Bubba look to extend a lucky streak. Jenny discovers her inner ballerina while Mary takes a cue from her ex-partner and works the crowd. Cowboy Matt Blevins returns, provokes Ricky and Bubba, and ends up seeing stars. In a little town like Ponder, there can sometimes be less to go around, but the buyers are reminded once again what can often be found in small packages.
The small town of Pantego hosts the auction, and a battle of the sexes, when Cowboy Matt Blevins goes over the top and gets under the skin of the female buyers. He battles Mary for a gearhead reclamation project, but Jenny blows the whistle. Bubba deals with a gut-wrenching decision as he and Ricky end up in a flurry of action. While a small pond like Pantego is no place to make enemies, some risky buyers find it's just the spot for a huge catch.
The auction action takes place in Dallas, where the big crowds get a jolt from the big wallet of Kenny Stowe from east Texas. Jenny fires her shot in the battle between the sexes while Mary aims to please and ends up with a real clown. Bubba, meanwhile, takes on Kenny blow-for-blow in an auction battle for the ages. Who will walk away the champ and who will end up on the ropes?
The buyers return to the fierce battleground of Fort Worth, where big egos from all over the state vie for some of the best hidden treasures in Texas. Ricky and Bubba sneak off with a collection of potentially valuable rockets as Cowboy Matt and East Texas Kenny duke it out for furniture. Jenny hopes to bob and weave her way to a profit while an antique map may still leave Matt holding a panhandle. In contentious Fort Worth, ego blinds many a buyer, and fights here often have no winner.
Mary intends to get a step up on the competition when the buyers visit a storage auction in Plano, Texas. Ricky, flying solo, goes home with a pretty little doll, while Jenny the Dazzler gets devious and a locker of MMA equipment puts Kenny in a compromising position. While the auctions have shown in the past that winning storage lockers is often a mental game, Plano proves to be a place where the big can beat the clever.
The auction action returns to Fort Worth, and the home of Hell's Half Acre once again inspires hot blood and sharp tongues. Bubba, going solo, reckons with both East Texas Kenny and Cowboy Matt to win prize finds, though Mary could be the one reeling in the big catch. As Bubba goes James Bond with a hidden camera, and Matt ends up bloodied, the buyers discover that the most belligerent fighter often ends up the biggest loser.
The buyers head to the small town of Waxahachie. Ricky and Bubba find some green and end up putting it all away, while Jenny makes a scandalous find that could net her the profit of her lifetime. Meanwhile, Mary finds an old hand-powered machine that gives her a real buzz. With a rare stop in this outlying country town, the professional buyers aim to outbid the locals and still net a bargain--if they don't bid each other up first.
The buyers return to DeSoto--a town that shares a name with a Spanish explorer. Jenny hunts for raw materials to make a unique piece for a customer, while Kenny surprises Matt with a dogfight over a locker full of industrial tools. Mary, meanwhile, makes a discovery that leads her to the oldest Italian restaurant in Texas. Whether our buyers are making pasta or creating furniture, DeSoto could promise riches for any of its modern explorers.
The buyers return to Waxahachie, where Vic and his protege Sonny Monday discover an item that leads them to Dallas Stars co-captain Jamie Benn. Ricky and Bubba take a boat to Houston, and Mary and Jenny try to work over the new guy before Jenny is touched by something angelic. Even small town discoveries, our buyers find, can lead to distant and dazzling destinations--they just have to beat a few determined locals first.
The buyers visit the city of Mesquite on one of the hottest days of the year; Vic's protege takes a hit; Mary's discovery leads her to a llama farm.
The buyers brawl in the city of Henderson; Vic and Sonny receive a shot in the arm; Jenny arrives on four wheels.
The auction action returns to Longview, which Kenny declares to be his "East Texas stomping grounds." Bubba, working solo, aims for an item that could make him go blind, while Mary simply tries to keep her chi in balance. Jenny promises to go big or go home as Kenny finds a surprising new dance partner. In Longview, Kenny learns, even the locals can be led out of their comfort zones and be forced to learn a few new steps.
The upscale hamlet of Haslet, Texas hosts the auction, and some old hands show up to compete for abandoned treasures. Ricky's mother Puffy, herself a veteran of storage battles, quickly finds herself in the sights of a territorial Lesa Lewis. Jenny takes on a refurbishing gamble, Mary makes a literal gamble, and Ricky's discovery takes him to a place where men fear to tread. With all of the scrapping that goes down in Haslet, most buyers are lucky just to take home the scraps.
The buyers head east to Longview, Texas, where Jenny attempts a bold new strategy. Rangers Ricky and Bubba attempt to both go big and go home, Matt Blevins resorts to scare tactics, and Mary shows up with an old friend who keeps people guessing. With this East Texas auction full of alarms and surprises, the brave will soar with the raptors, and others will run screaming for cover.
The auction season concludes with a bang in Fort Worth. Moe the junk-hoarding foot doctor, now limited to one locker a year by his wife, returns for his annual purchase. Mary decides to bid up her former mentor, and Ricky and Bubba devise a devious plan, while Jenny attempts to stock her store in advance of a sale. With lucrative big-city lockers up for grabs, the auction season ends with records truly being broken.
