Doubt he made a "lucky" purchase since state law requires that such sales be publicly advertised in the local paper. Some require that the owner's name also be in the ad, giving them a chance to pay up and avoid the sale.
I'm also betting that the owner of the storage units knew full well WHO it belonged to.
Read about this on another forum, and the guy that bought the contents put up a website with photos, charging $39 for you to take a peek!
The fellow behind this reportedly pulled over a Kool Million via his sales.
Whew.
Pete