"What do you mean this old nintendo I found isn't worth $10,000???"
The Portuguese-born Balelo, 40, fatally suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the website, which says his idle vehicle was parked and running inside the garage of his auction house in Simi Valley, Calif. He was said to have been discovered by one of his employees Monday morning.
Last Saturday, says TMZ, Balelo had been arrested for a drug-related offense, and Sunday he reportedly was visited by his fiancée, responding to his request to come see him. Authorities are investigating his death.
According to his A&E bio, Balelo lived with his family in Brazil from the age of 3 to 14, when he went to work on one of his family's tuna boats. He eventually went to San Diego, Calif., then Newport Beach, finally moving up to Los Angeles, where he sold expensive European cars – until the economic crash of 2008.
Then, he said, he started "selling things on eBay from home. It started as a hobby and quickly turned into an empire."
Combing liquidations, customer returns and closeouts for items, "I grew tremendously fast with over $1,000,000 in sales in the first six months of opening the new business," he said, claiming that the Simi Valley-based "Balelo, Inc. now employs over 50 people with several locations."
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02-12-2013, 11:16 AM #1Grab 'em in the biscuits
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Storage Locker swapping isn't for everyone....Storage Wars Star Suicide
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02-12-2013, 11:17 AM #2Sultan of Sweat
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02-12-2013, 11:18 AM #3Grab 'em in the biscuits
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Originally Posted by nazdrowie
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"Would I rather be feared or loved? Um... Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. " - Michael Scott Originally Posted by Shine
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02-12-2013, 11:18 AM #4Maverick
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yuuuuup! Originally Posted by nazdrowie
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02-12-2013, 11:19 AM #5Grab 'em in the biscuits
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Originally Posted by Blackened
"Would I rather be feared or loved? Um... Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. " - Michael Scott Originally Posted by Shine
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02-12-2013, 11:19 AM #6Maverick
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Listen live @ http://www.nickandartie.com/
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02-12-2013, 11:23 AM #7blithering asshole
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mmmmm Brandi... Originally Posted by nserafini
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02-12-2013, 11:24 AM #8Grab 'em in the biscuits
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I can't decide between Brandi or the brunette on Storage Wars Texas. Originally Posted by nserafini
"Would I rather be feared or loved? Um... Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. " - Michael Scott Originally Posted by Shine
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02-12-2013, 11:39 AM #9DS Supporter
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Brandi for the win. Originally Posted by BrulesRules
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02-12-2013, 11:21 AM #10Saloon Staff
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"Hey?! Is he dead?"
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where was hester last night???
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02-12-2013, 11:23 AM #12Grab 'em in the biscuits
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He's suing the show..probably wont be on much anymore lol Originally Posted by baltimore mike
"Would I rather be feared or loved? Um... Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. " - Michael Scott Originally Posted by Shine
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02-12-2013, 11:22 AM #13Maverick
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the tits on Brandi.. good lord
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02-12-2013, 11:23 AM #14blithering asshole
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That dude was lame anyway. I wonder if the Dave dude ever sued them for being a fake show yet?
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02-12-2013, 11:27 AM #16Awaiting The Rapture
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i think it's pending, to get out of his contract with them Originally Posted by Double Blizz
can't believe the dude killed himself. is that the CO Factor?
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02-12-2013, 11:26 AM #17blithering asshole
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poor Rico Suave
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02-12-2013, 11:28 AM #18Tennessee Jed
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Woulda been funny if they discovered the body in a storage locker
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02-12-2013, 11:31 AM #19blithering asshole
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Barry would buy him and have him appraised. Another loss.... Originally Posted by jonpow
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02-12-2013, 11:30 AM #20Grab 'em in the biscuits
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Thank god it wasn't Barry!
"Would I rather be feared or loved? Um... Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. " - Michael Scott Originally Posted by Shine
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