Dave Hester

Dave Hester: Biography in Details

Who is Dave Hester?

Dave Hester is an American businessman, storage unit buyer, and professional auctioneer. Who has the nickname  ‘The Mogul’ appeared on the A&E Network reality television series Storage Wars since its inception in 2010? The most affluent among the characters of the show.

Dave Hester: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family

Dave Hester (The Mogul) is the age of 55 years was born on the 3rd of July 1964 in Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base; near Oceanside, California, United States of America.

Dave Hester was born to a mixed ethnic background family, a German and Irish descent father, and a Mexican mother. His father previously served in the military. His father was also fond of auctions. Dave also has a brother. He is of American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity.

Dave Hester: Education, School/College University

Dave Hester has never had a penchant for education; With his age mates enrolling in colleges, he was interested in auctions. He is a chip off the old block; He took his cue from his father, and he made auctioneering his full-time job.

Dave Hester: Professional Life, Career

In 2010, he appeared on the TV show Storage Wars., His nickname in the show is The Mogul.

They featured him on the show for 3 seasons. After the dispute, he came back in season 5, and now he is a regular in the show ‘Storage Wars. Being in the business for over three decades, we know him for his experience and profound knowledge of collectibles. Later he became an auctioneer and founded Dave Hester Auctions. He has the advantage of knowing the correct market value of an item just by looking at it. He has been in the business of buying stuff from homes or estates for over 10 years.

In the early 80s, Dave started as a bid-catcher at an auction house by his call of “Yup!”. He shouted out loudly to locate bidders at an auction and get the auctioneer’s attention. To this day that catchword remains his trademark, and he has painted it on his truck in big letters and flaunts it on his caps and T-shirts.

Dave Hester later became a buyer for the auction house, buying and selling millions of dollars worth of goods annually. In 1992, he gained his license as a bonded auctioneer, and later opened the Newport Consignment Gallery in Costa Mesa, California.

Dave Hester: Awards, Nominations

Dave Hester got a few awards that are a professional auctioneer in the year 1992. Hope he will increase the number of awards incoming futures

What is the net worth of Dave Hester?

As of 2022, Dave has a net worth of $4 million and earns around $25,000per episode.

He receives $2500 per month for traveling and has $25000 for a signing bonus. His annual salary is around $829,500.

Dave Hester is most famous for the show “Storage Wars” and his signature word YUPP!

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Dave Hester is active on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. He has around 153.6k followers on Facebook and around 82.3k followers on Twitter.

Dave Hester: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Dave Hester has been in controversy with the fights during his stint on “Storage Wars” with Brandon and Darrell Sheets. After his fight with the show “Storage Wars,” he said that the show is fake. We awarded him as a professional auctioneer in the year 1992. After his termination from the show, he sued the producer for their meaningless termination which backfired with a cost of $96,000. In season 5 he came back and now he is a regular in the show ‘Storage Wars.’

What are the body measurements of Dave Hester?

Dave Hester has black eyes and black hair, and his height is 5 feet 7inch. But the weight, shoe size, dress size, etc. are not available.

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