Georgia man buys multi-millionaire's abandoned PODS container for over $5,000 and ends up with a huge win
Published on Mar 20, 2026 at 12:07 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Mar 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
This Georgia man spent more than $5,000 on an abandoned PODS container and took a serious gamble.
He wasn’t buying blind, though, because something about it hinted at serious value.
It looked like it might have belonged to a sneaker collector with expensive taste.
And it didn’t take long to prove him right.
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He believed this abandoned PODS container was worth the risk
Harrison Nevel, a Georgia-based reseller and YouTuber, picked up the abandoned PODS container for $5,373 through auction, knowing it could easily go either way.
He’s bought dozens of storage units before, often breaking even or losing money, so this wasn’t some guaranteed win.
But this one felt different.
Before buying, he spotted a Bearbrick inside – a collectible that can be worth hundreds, sometimes thousands, on its own.
That was enough to convince him there could be real money in the unit.
And once he got it open, that hunch started paying off fast.
They hadn’t even made it halfway through before the numbers started adding up.
The huge win hidden inside
Inside the container, he found rows of sneakers, many of them brand new, with Nevel estimating around $25,000 to $30,000 in shoes alone.
Then came the collectibles – Bearbricks, KAWS figures, and Takashi Murakami pieces – all adding serious resale value piece by piece.
Even smaller finds kept pushing the total higher.
Supreme rugs and accessories, luxury items from brands like Prada, Hermès, and Balenciaga, and random boxes that kept turning up something worth listing.
At one point, he worked out that the plush toys alone could be worth around $7,000.
By the time everything was unpacked and priced, the total came out to about $54,145.
He’d already made back the $5,373 buy-in within the first hour of listing the items for sale online.
After more than 40 storage unit buys, this was the one that finally paid off properly.
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With roles at TEXT Journal, Bowen Street Press, Onya Magazine, and Swine Magazine on her CV, Molly joined Supercar Blondie in June 2025 as a Junior Content Writer. Having experience across copyediting, proofreading, reference checking, and production, she brings accuracy, clarity, and audience focus to her stories spanning automotive, tech, and lifestyle news.
