Yuuup, you better believe that Dave Hester has made himself the least liked crew member on the show, especially to the show's female cast. He's been documented by TMZ for hitting the female part of the show's auctioneer duo Laura Dotson, prompting her impassioned response, "You like hitting a woman? You like knocking a gal on the god damn ground? You like throwing a gal?" (via IB Times).
He's sued A&E — more than once, actually (via Distractify). His comments have been accused of being misogynistic, including written accusations that "Nearly every aspect of the Series is faked, even down to the plastic surgery that one of the female cast members underwent in order to create more 'sex appeal' for the show" (via Deadline).
And when it comes to real life, it seems customers of Dave Hester Auctions share the same opinion as much of the cast. A one-star review from summer 2020 describes "Hester is trash who buys trash then overestimates it's value [sic], like, he overestimates himself." Another reviewer from the same time period adds, "Just say NOOOOOPE TO DAVE HESTER AUCTIONS." (via Google Reviews). Clearly, sometimes bad people make good TV.
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