007’s Car
Do you remember the submarine car from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me? Well, the 1976 Lotus Esprit turned up at an abandoned storage unit in Long Island, New York, which was auctioned off for a mere $100 in 1989. The contents of the storage unit were not known, which explains that low price. Later, in 2013, Elon Must bought it for about $1 million.
Million Dollar Babies
DeSoto Bargain Storage’s property manager Savoy shared an amazing experience: “He came to my office and said, ‘Savoy you won’t believe what was in that junk unit.’ He slowly walked up to my desk and unwrapped a box and inside were four Beanie Babies each in individual Ziplock bags.” In fact, the Queen Elizabeth Beanie Babies originals were each worth between $12,000 and $18,000 on eBay.