“attorney for the original owners of the unit found out their storage was sold and contacted the woman to negotiate a deal.
The new buyer was offered $1.2 million in exchange for the rest of the money found.
The unidentified woman agreed to the deal and returned the cash,”
I wonder if the irs is interested?
Wonder what Snopes will say?
Negotiate a deal about what, exactly?
“A month later, a friend of the woman told Dotson...”
Some friend. Of course the woman was an idiot to tell ANYBODY! Well - maybe consult with a lawyer in case ten years from now the original owner figures out what happens.
But I’m assuming the auction was all legal. And if it wasn’t, then it would be Dotson that would have to deal with the ramifications.
Sounds like a “take the deal or take a bullet” kind of negotiation.
something isn’t adding up- when a locker gets abandoned, everything in that locker becomes someone else’s property- legally- I guess? I’m sure that’s what’s in the contract that gets signed when someone gets a locker? (That if they abandon it, it is no longer theirs, and becomes the rightful property of whomever buys said locker contents)
Either the owner was a good samaritan, or the original owner made her an offer she couldn’t resist
Already posted..............
How did the attny find out to whom the unit was sold if the auction company says it keeps that info confidential?
What ever happened to 50-50?
I'm sure the buyer said to her friend, "Whatever you do, don't tell anyone!!" Great friend!
I wonder why Dotson didn't look inside first before he sold it.
How does the IRS handle something like this?
breaking bad
Possibly a viral marketing stunt for some that reality show featuring people buying storage lockers and finding five decades of grandmas old stuff.
Or just storage vendors doing this so more people will bid for disused lockers