After looking at the storage unit, a stern-looking man with a white glove raised his arm and shouted, "Okay, the old rules. All storage units start at 200 dollars. I will not call the starting price in the future. To save time, everyone can bid directly …"
"I'll bid 200 dollars!"
"Three hundred dollars!"
"I'll accept 400 dollars!"
"I'll bid 500 dollars!"
"Look at me, 1,000 dollars!"
The price had reached a threshold at this point. Any higher and it would be a four-digit price. The treasure hunters would hesitate a little at this price.
The Flagstaff treasure hunters started discussing among themselves. Turis said he could take down the storage unit and was willing to pay 2,000 dollars directly.
The other treasure hunters wanted to wait. There were hundreds of storage units being auctioned this time. Following Li Du, there was no need to worry about not getting something.
Before they could finish their discussion, the auctioneer suddenly said, "Okay, 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars. Anyone higher than 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars, once, 1,000 dollars, twice, 1,000 dollars, deal!"
The auctioneer waved his arm and the clerk went to record the information of the bidder. The auction for the first storage unit was over.
The Flagstaff treasure hunters were stunned and shouted, "How can it be so fast?" "D * mmit, I haven't bid yet!" "What bad luck, f * ck!"
There were also treasure hunters shouting in other places. On the Tucson gang's side, Princeps crossed his arms and sneered at the crowd.
They had sent someone to take down this storage unit. Princeps was still watching Li Du. Although Li Du did not personally bid for this storage unit, he saw the exchange between Li Du and the Flagstaff treasure hunters.
He noticed that after the exchange, the Flagstaff treasure hunters gathered together to discuss. Some of them kept beating their chests. He could not hear what they were discussing, but he could understand that they were interested in this storage unit.
Hence, Princeps participated in the bidding.
And he was very lucky. The auctioneer did not give people time to think. As soon as the bidding stopped, he would immediately announce the deal.
This was the rule of border storage auctions. Just as the auctioneer had said, this was the "old rule."
The Flagstaff treasure hunters were not very familiar with this rule. They did not participate in border auctions. In the past, the Tucson gang had a large number of people and almost monopolized the auctions in southwestern Arizona.
Many treasure hunters from other places were also participating in the smuggled storage auctions in Nogales for the first time. They were also not familiar with the rules.
"D * mmit, don't even have time to think?"
"Buddy, get this straight. We have plenty of time. There's no need to rush!"
"F * ck, I'm very interested in this storage unit. I didn't have time to bid!"
The auctioneer turned around and shouted, "That's the rule. There's no time for you to smoke, drink, and brag before bidding. Here, if you've set your eyes on a storage unit, you should immediately bid the lowest price. Don't look at other people's bids. That's how it is!"
The storage units here were all quite valuable. After all, the things inside came from smuggling channels. Who would smuggle things without any value?
However, there were also some contraband items that people did not know about when they crossed the border, such as plant seeds and food. These items would lose their value after being stored in the warehouse for a while.
Therefore, to dig for treasures, one had to rely on foresight and luck.
When the second storage unit was opened, Li Du went to take a look and said, "Two thousand dollars is valuable."
The bidding began. This time, people knew what was going on, and the bidding speed was very fast.
"I'll pay 500 yuan!"
"Go to hell, I'll give you one thousand yuan!"
"One thousand two hundred!"
"I'll pay two thousand!"
It was not like before, where everyone raised the price by a hundred dollars. This time, the treasure hunters directly threw out their lowest bid.
When the price reached two thousand dollars, the crowd was silent for a while. The auctioneer immediately said, "Alright, the price has reached two thousand dollars. Two thousand dollars going once, two thousand dollars going twice, sold!"
Dickens waved his fist excitedly. He had taken down this storage unit.
Princeps frowned. He was a little doubtful. He was still staring at Li Du and the Flagstaff treasure hunters. He knew that the Flagstaff treasure hunters were interested in this storage unit. There should be some value in it.
However, when the price reached two thousand dollars, the Flagstaff treasure hunters all shook their heads. This meant that the bidding value of the storage unit was only two thousand dollars. Hence, he did not follow up.
He was thinking about the behavior of the Flagstaff treasure hunters. Suddenly, he saw Li Du staring at him.
Li Du smiled at him. His smile seemed to have a deeper meaning.
The third, fourth, and fifth storage units were sold one after another. At this pace, although there were many people bidding for more storage units, the auction proceeded very quickly.
When it came to the sixth storage unit, Li Du made his own bid.
He glanced at the Princeps and revealed the same mysterious smile from before.
Princeps was bewildered. He knew Li Du's craftiness very well. Hence, seeing Li Du's expression, he was not very confident about this storage unit.
The auctioneer shouted, "Storage unit number six, starting bidding …"
"Five hundred dollars!"
"One thousand dollars!"
"One thousand four hundred dollars!"
"One thousand eight hundred dollars!"
"Ten thousand dollars!" Li Du shouted.
As soon as the price was announced, the crowd immediately fell into a noisy uproar.
"Sh * t, did I hear that right? Ten thousand dollars? "
"Did he say one thousand or ten thousand?"
"It's China Li who made a bid. There are treasures in the storage unit."
Without hesitation, the auctioneer waved his hand and shouted, "Ten thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars going once, ten thousand dollars going twice, sold!"
Ten thousand dollars was a price that exceeded people's expectations. Hence, no one bid. Li Du made a high bid and successfully took down storage unit number six.
Hans went to lock up the storage unit. Then, he chatted and laughed with Li Du as they walked to the next storage unit.
Princeps stared at them, gritted his teeth, and finally made up his mind. The next time Li Du made a bid, he would compete! He steeled his heart to compete!
However, when it came to storage unit number ten, Li Du did not bid again. On the other hand, the treasure hunters from Flagstaff and Phoenix continued to participate in the bidding and won many storage units.
For storage unit number eleven, Li Du made a bid again. "Ten thousand dollars!"
Without hesitation, Princeps said, "Eleven thousand dollars!"
Li Du glanced at him. "Twenty thousand dollars!"
"Twenty-one thousand dollars!" Princeps continued to bid.
The treasure hunters rushed forward, wanting to see the bidding war between the two.
At the same time, there were people who retreated, worried that they would be involved.
At the back of the crowd, Conrad asked, "Dad, should we go and join in?"
George looked at the two people in the bidding war with a playful look. He shook his head slowly and said, "No, let's just watch the show. I know this China guy very well. Remember what I told you about how to treat your enemies?"
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will always be victorious."
George nodded with satisfaction. "Yes, but you have to be extra careful when dealing with the China people. Because I learned this from China's Art of War."
Conrad said unwillingly, "I really want to fight him head-on."
George said darkly, "You should really want to win against him, no matter if it's head-on or from the side. As long as you can win against him, you don't have to fight him head-on."
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