Man Finds Safe Containing $7 5M Inside Storage Unit He Bought For $500

Man finds safe containing $7.5 million inside storage unit he bought for $500. But before we start, please take a moment to give this video a like, subscribe to Happy World and hit the bell so you will never miss these great stories. The Dream of a Lifetime Placing the final bid that ultimately won the contents of a storage container that would become the dream of a lifetime or the ultimate nightmare. When a man uncovers what really lies inside his container, he's shocked. And when the police showed up at his door hours later, he wasn't ready. Thrill of the Bid He was just getting comfortable with bidding on storage containers that were on auction. Spending money that he didn't have was a huge gamble when you have no idea what's inside. But there were so many stories out there about people striking it rich, even of some people finding whole classic cars and driving off into the sunset. All Good So Far So far, he'd been lucky, managing to sell the contents for just a little over what he'd paid for the entire lot. But it was a lot of work and a lot of time going through someone else's junk, sorting, cleaning, and then finding the right buyer. He was almost at the end of his rope. If there was nothing big in this one, he was done. Standing the Crowd Joe stood outside the container with about 15 to 20 other people, eager to rubberneck what was inside the 5 by 15 unit, 75 square feet. These were too big to get a good look inside, however, because they could store the contents of a one-bedroom apartment, ideal for furniture including a couch, chair, and a small dining set, sporting equipment, bicycles, business merchandise. Not ideal for glancing inside and spending hundreds of dollars on. Win It or Lose It The bidding was fun, not exactly what you see on TV which is high drama, shouting, pushing, screaming, and general mayhem, but definitely fun, especially when he got into a bidding war with someone. It felt good to win and he warned himself, not for the first time, that he would stick to his budget. Don't spend what you can't afford to lose. He didn't want to learn the hard way. Getting Carried Away But he just couldn't seem to help himself this time around. The container was packed tight with furnitures and other goodies he wanted to look at closer, and some annoying woman behind him kept upping his bid. It started at $100. A hefty starting bid, but the container was awfully full. He bet, she upped it a little, he bet again, and so it continued. How long could this go on? Coming Back Down to Earth $350 in and he was adamant he would be the winner. $400 and she still hadn't given up, but neither had he. $450, $460, $470, finally the bid settled on $500. He was shattered and shaking. As reality returned, he realized exactly what he'd done. There'd better be something amazing inside that box. He'd won. Buried Treasure Everyone but a few drifted away from the site now that a winner had emerged. They'd lost interest in the contents because they'd not won anything themselves. But a few stayed around to watch the new owner enter the small building. They only wished they'd been the ones to win it when they saw what he found. Better Be Worth It Joe slowly walked into the 5x15 unit. It was packed full of old furniture, but enough of a gap between existed for him to walk between the items. He felt sweat prickle the back of his neck and forehead. The furniture alone wouldn't cover the high price he'd laid out for this unit. There'd better be something amazing, and he began looking. No way in. It didn't jump out at him as it would have in a movie. After all, it was just a dull gray container lying on the floor next to a chest of drawers. But Joe knew what a safe looked like, without any fancy CGI to help him. He called up his friends to come out and help him open the safe. Even if he looked all day, he doubted he'd find a key. Breaking the Lock One power drill later, and they were drilling deep into the lock to force it open. And what they'd found was beyond belief. Taking the lid off the opening, he was gobsmacked by all the bills lying right at the top. $50 bills in huge stacks. He literally fell over from pure shock. Getting to his feet, he started pulling out wad after wad of cold hard cash. Unforeseen Dilemma But all things were not going to be peaches and cream for Joe and his huge find. Barely two hours into his discovery, there was a knock on the door, and soon men in uniforms were swarming all over the container. Just what had he gotten himself involved in? He wondered. It could have been anything. I mean, just who has this much cash just squashed in a safe? All Over Social Media Joe realized that in his exultation, he'd sent photos to his girlfriend and also uploaded the photos of the contents of the safe to pretty much every social media site. No wonder the police were here. He still hadn't been able to count all the cash, but he knew it was enough to roll in. So far, he was up to a million dollars. He dragged himself away to talk to one of the officers waiting for him. All in all, it was $7.5 million, stashed away in a few safes around the containers. Everything from nickels to $100 bills and pink slips for cars. There was just one gigantic problem. The original owner had gotten wind of the find and had hired some top-notch lawyers to get back his fortune. Joe was in trouble. Threats Everything started moving extremely quickly after the police arrived. Joe got a call from lawyers telling him in no uncertain terms that he must return the money, but that he could keep $600,000 as a finder's fee. Joe had some quick thinking to do. The Law On His Side After consulting with his friends, Joe learned that in the state of California, once a unit had been sold, the contents were no longer owned by the delinquent tenant. He had full rights to keep anything in the unit. After all, he'd purchased it fair and square. But the lawyers were not going to back down that easily. How Bad Would It Get? Thinking they were doing Joe a service, they upped the finder's fee to $1.2 million, and they were playing hardball. Who knew what these people were capable of? Joe began wondering just how someone forgets $7.5 million in a delinquent's storage rental. Not someone good, it seemed. But how bad would things get? Returning a Fortune So, would he only get $1.2 million? That's a huge amount of money in anyone's book, but still not quite like the huge figure he had just felt in his hands while unpacking wad after wad of money. He didn't like the fact that he was being strong-armed, but there was also the moral dilemma. It was now his money, but he didn't do anything to earn it. Perhaps he should give it back. The thought was not sitting well with him. A Fair Deal After much deliberation and amongst near threats, Joe decided that splitting the money straight down the middle would be a fair split. After all, the now-previous owners had left the container unpaid for for more than a couple months, in fact almost a year, without responding to the letters sent by the store owners. And that debt was exactly why the auction had happened. A storage owner says, I don't really make much money out of auctions. It's to try to cover our expense. 90% of the time I don't cover my losses. One unit may have cost me $600 and the person bids at $400, so my revenue still suffered a loss. An unpaid unit does not make any money. The sooner the delinquent tenant can be moved out, the sooner a paying tenant can move in.