![]() ![]() He started buying machinery and tool kits, and selling them off to military base stores in Orange County, California. How did Dave Hester’s success story come about?įrom the age of five Dave accompanied his father to garage sales and auctions, which equipped him with the know-how to begin his own sideline enterprise at a mere 14 years of age. Dave’s son, Dave Jr.’s ambition is to own a mobile home to enable him to become a travelling auctioneer, which would afford him greater opportunities to attend many auctions. The nitty-gritty of his family life is kept a well-hidden secret, and the only family members known are his son Dave Jr., who has featured in the show and manages the online side of the business, and his brother who appeared in season two – there is reportedly some rivalry between the two brothers. Dave is married to Donna Hester and although he posts many photos of her, there is little said about her in the comments. Dave Hester’s background and family lifeĭave’s father, who was of German and Irish descent, served in the US Army, and after returning from Vietnam, he purchased and sold valuables at auctions to supplement his military income. For some Dave might be difficult to like, yet people are captivated by his outrageous behavior, and the success of the show proves they keep coming back for more. If you squiz through his social media pages and public comments, you may notice that he is the kind of man that some people love to hate. Dave was born on 23 July 1964, in the Camp Pendleton US Marine Corps Base close to Oceanside, California, USA. He now operates his own auction house, Dave Hester Auctions.Dave Hester, known as “The Mogul”, is a notorious TV personality, being one of the main leads in the A&E reality show, “Storage War$”. However, his lawsuit was tossed out in March of 2013. In December of 2012, Hester departed from the show and sued the show’s producers on the claim of wrongful termination, alleging that he was fired after complaining to the producers about their practice of planting valuable items for added drama. On March 30th, YouTuber Jay Sharron uploaded a parody of Chuck Testa's "Nope!" commercial edited to include clips of Hester repeating "Yuuuup!" (shown below, right). On April 15th, 2012 YouTuber SafetyFirst707 uploaded another compilation of Hester clips (shown below, left). On November 14th, the New York Post reported that Hester was suing the rapper Trey Songz for selling merchandise with the phrase "Yuuup!" In December, Hester launched the site Yuuup to sell t-shirts, hats and other promotional merchandises bearing the catchphrase (shown below, right). On October 27th, a Quickmeme page titled "Dave Hester" was created, featuring photos of Hester with captions mocking his catchphrase (shown below, left). ![]() In the first two years, the video gained over 260,000 views and 350 comments. On September 30th, YouTuber Bohl199 uploaded a compilation of Hester's clips from Storage Wars (shown below, right). On February 1st, 2011, YouTuber dvlshone607 uploaded a video footage of the Yip aliens from the children’s television series Sesame Street dubbed with the voice of Hester saying “yuuup!” (shown below, left), garnering more than 89,000 views and 130 comments in the next three years. Hester is known for bidding on units by using his signature catchphrase "Yuuup!" The show follows professional buyers who purchase the contents of the lockers based on five-minute inspections of what they can see from the door while it is open. When rent is not paid on a storage locker for three months in California, the contents can be sold by an auctioneer as a single lot of items. The American reality television series Storage Wars premiered on the A&E Network on December 1st, 2010, featuring the auctioneering couple Dan and Laura Dotson and several buyers, including Barry Weiss, Darrell and Brandon Sheets, Jarrod Schulz, Brandi Passante and Dave Hester.
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