AN abandoned storage unit turned out to be a treasure trove when the man who bought it found £250,000 worth of art inside.
Darrel Sheets paid £3,000 for the unit when he won a bid while taking part in Storage Wars.
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Sheets – known as The Gambler – made the bid solely because he liked the appearance of some of the artwork inside the unit.
But in a bizarre twist, it turned out to the work of artist Frank Gutierrez.
In total, the art was worth a whopping £250,000 and it became the biggest find in the TV show’s history.
After some further investigation, Sheets said had found out that the locker actually belonged to Gutierrez himself.
He was able to make contact with him over the valuable discovery inside the locker.
The now 64-year-old Sheets became one of the most popular characters on Storage Wars due to his strong personality and ruthless attitude.
Meanwhile, another Storage Wars treasure hunter revealed how he found almost £6million hidden inside a storage unit he bought at an auction.
But an incredible twist saw him losing millions.
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The lucky man discovered the whopping amount inside a second-hand storage unit he bought at an auction for £390.
Auctioneer Dan Dotson - who is the host of the US TV show Storage Wars - revealed in 2018 that one of his buyers made an amazing finding after their bid at the auction.
In a clip shared on social media, he explained he was approached by a woman at a charity event in California who told him about the fortune.
Dan said: “An older Asian woman at the table next to me kept looking at me like she wanted to tell me something.
"Eventually she walked up and told me her husband works with a guy who bought a unit from me for $500 and found a safe inside.
"And the first person they called to open it I guess couldn't or didn't.
"They called a second person and when that person opened it up - inside the safe... they're normally empty, but this time it wasn't empty.
“It had $7.5million (£5.8m) cash inside."
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However, the lucky buyer wasn't able to keep the fortune as he eventually had to return the cash to its original owners.
