Eddie Hall has proven his luck stretches far beyond the strongman arena — after spending £12,500 on a mystery auction container and discovering a small fortune inside.
The British powerhouse, now as well-known for his wild YouTube adventures as his lifting records, took fans along for the ride in a video blog uploaded to his YouTube channel, where he channelled his inner Storage Wars star in search of treasure.
“He was quite an old man. He was a jeweller for 50 years,” Hall explained at the start of the video, after receiving a tip from a friend about a container going under the hammer. The seller, who had spent his last decade in residential care, had recently passed away — and his container was being auctioned off to the highest bidder.
The auctioneer’s warning was clear: “It could have anything in it, it could have nothing in it.”
Naturally, that didn’t stop the 2017 World’s Strongest Man. He entered a fierce bidding war before sealing the deal for £12,500 — and then waited two days for the mystery unit to arrive.
When the container was finally delivered to a friend’s car park, Hall wasted no time cracking it open.
As the doors swung open, he was hit by a very distinct aroma. “Smells like an old people’s home,” Hall joked. “Tea and biscuits.”
Inside, he found the kind of eclectic mix you’d expect from a life lived: sofas, a TV, a bicycle, a toolbox, vintage books, LPs, two drinks urns, a retro projector, and even a vintage train set.
But buried among the antiques was something far more intriguing — two old safes.
Getting them open proved no small task. It took two blokes, a crowbar, a sledgehammer, an axe, Eddie’s tank, and eventually a pneumatic drill before Hall broke through.
Striking Gold — Literally
Inside the first safe, nestled in a pile of sawdust, Hall uncovered 12 gold sovereign coins, which he estimated to be worth around £4,000.
In the second safe, he found another mound of sawdust, but this time hiding several vintage coins and what appeared to be a diamond ring.
The haul was already shaping up nicely — but in true reality-show fashion, the biggest surprise was yet to come.
As Hall and his team dug deeper, they noticed something large covered up at the back of the container. Pulling back the sheets revealed a 2008 Bentley, seemingly in decent condition but refusing to start.
After jump-starting the battery, the engine finally roared to life — and the team estimated the car’s value at around £40,000.
All-in-all, subtracting all of his costs, Hall predicted his profits were around £48,000 – Not bad for a couple of days’ work.
The road to profit wasn’t completely smooth. Early on, Hall accidentally smashed an antique vase reserved at £1,000 while loading the items at the auction house in Macclesfield — bringing his total outlay closer to £13,500 before he even opened the container. Oh, and then there was the £500 delivery fee.
Still, with a Bentley, gold coins, jewellery, and a collection of vintage treasures, the gamble more than paid off.
And fans were quick to suggest Hall make the idea a recurring series.
With profits nearing £50,000 and a luxury car sitting in his driveway, it’s safe to say Eddie Hall’s gamble paid off — and if there’s a second season of container-hunting chaos, fans will be watching every minute of it.
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