Dana Collins and his ex-wife Cheryl run one of the country's largest army surplus stores. They sell everything from helmets to farm equipment.
They have a steady stream of customers to their 250,000-square-foot store and online division, which gets approximately 55,000 hits per day.
One of Dana's smart finds was 80,000 WW II- and Vietnam-era helmets that he bought for $12,000, and was able to sell to collectors for $77,000. Another deal was stocking up on ready-to-eat meals -- which sold briskly, because of the Mayan calendar 2012 scare. And still another deal includes the sale of 3,000 circa 1952 military urinals that resembled beer mugs. Those went to frat houses.
The company, which employs 15 people, makes about $1 million in revenue a year.
"A semi drives up every week or so and it's like a toy box full of treasure for me," said Dana. "It's a challenge deciding what to do with all the stuff, and I've got a good imagination."
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