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Man discovers $7,500,000 hidden in storage unit he bought for just $500

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Published 12:00 6 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Man discovers $7,500,000 hidden in storage unit he bought for just $500

A man became substantially more wealthy after purchasing the $500 unit

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

A man who purchased a storage unit for unit for $500 got a hell of a lot more than he'd bargained for.

Most people who purchase a storage unit don't necessarily find anything of note inside; however, sometimes they do.

For example Rick Ratzlaff from Colorado got much more than he bargained for when he bought a unit in 2017 and discovered police evidence relating to a cold case.

The documents were later revealed to be about Candace Hiltz, a teenage girl who was shot dead in 2006.

The police officer responsible for leaving the evidence in the unit went on to be charged, but Candace's case still remains cold.

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This man has a much more positive find, however, and found a safe in a unit he purchased for $480.

Dan Dotson became somewhat famous amongst those who watch Storage Wars, as he ended up selling the lot to the man in question.

Dan Dotson recalled the story to his social media followers (
Facebook/Dan and Laura Dotson)

According to Dotson, a lot of the time safes that are discovered in a unit are empty - but this man got lucky and found a whopping $7.5 million worth of cash in his.

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Dotson explained that a woman came up to him and told him that her husband had bought a unit from him, which contained a safe of unknown contents.

The woman said they'd hired experts to crack open the safe and when they finally did manage to get it open, they discovered that the safe had contained the cash.

"Then they got a phone call, mysteriously, from an attorney representing the folks that lost the money and the goods inside the unit," Dotson further explained.

A whopping $7.5 million was discovered (
Facebook/Dan and Laura Dotson)

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The couple who found the money were initially offered $600,000 of the cash on the basis the rest was returned to the apparent owners.

Ultimately they doubled the offer, and the people who spent $498 on the unit came away $1.2 million richer.

Recalling the ordeal in a video, Dotson mused: "The question is would you give it back, or would you keep it and would you run for the hills, or would you look over your shoulder. What would you do?"

Whichever way you slice it, making $1.2 million off a storage unit you bought for almost $500 is one hell of a good day's business.

Featured Image Credit: Facebook/Dan and Laura Dotson

Topics: Money, News, US News, Film and TV

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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