In a small town like Fort Davis, there were generally no professional storage companies. The land in such places was not valuable, and people could build a house in the backyard as a storage unit.
However, Fort Davis had such storage units, targeting astronomy enthusiasts, mountaineering enthusiasts, and students. Because the observatory on the mountain belonged to the University of Texas at Austin, students often came here.
Li Du knew about the University of Texas at Austin, which was a world-famous school in the United States. It was a member of the Ivy League.
There were 11 storage units up for auction, which was a lot for a town with a population of 2,000.
Because the owners of the storage units were basically astronomy enthusiasts and mountaineering enthusiasts, the chances of them producing good stuff were not low.
Especially the storage units rented by astronomy enthusiasts. If there were such storage units up for auction, treasure hunters would often be very interested.
Fort Davis was a popular stargazing spot. Enthusiasts often came here more than a dozen times a year. In this case, they would store some things in the storage units for convenience.
The auction source that Lu Guan found was very good. Li Du took the opportunity to go to the storage company to have a look. The results were very exciting.
There were not many storage units, but quite a lot of treasure hunters were attracted. Especially after discovering that Li Du was here, the treasure hunters who came later began to look forward to the auction.
At ten o 'clock in the morning, the auction officially began in early February.
Normally, the auction started at nine o 'clock. There was no clear rule, but it had become a custom. In this leisurely town, the rule did not work.
Forty or fifty treasure hunters came to the auction. The door of the storage unit did not open, and they were inevitably upset.
Finally, the owner of the storage company came. He personally acted as the auctioneer to save some money.
Seeing him put on white gloves, the treasure hunters immediately made a noise. "Hey, man, did you stay up late last night with the girls? You're only here now? "
"Can't you have some sense of time? Look, what time is it now? "
"I dare say this guy may have been messing with the storage units. Looking at the photo, I don't trust him."
Li Du said to Hans, "The people of Texas are really bad-tempered."
Hans said, "Of course, this is Texas, man."
The reason why he said that was because although the treasure hunters were just complaining, their tone was very strong. Someone directly pointed at the owner's face and shouted.
The owner did not care. He slowly opened the door and said, "What's the hurry? Guys, don't worry and enjoy life. "
His attitude made the grumpy treasure hunters grumble again. Li Du smiled. "I like this rhythm."
The pace of life in the small town was really slow, and it was suitable for relaxing in such a place.
The warehouse door opened, and the boss gestured for everyone to line up for a tour.
Unlike other auctions, he did not urge the treasure hunters to hurry up and start the auction. There was almost no time limit here. As long as the treasure hunters were willing to stay and watch, they could keep watching.
The boss did not chase them away, so the treasure hunters could only chase each other away. Otherwise, the auction would not be able to continue.
Li Du stood at the back. Some of the treasure hunters did not recognize him. They glanced at him and mumbled, "Who is this b * stard? Arrogantly standing at the back, was he a rookie? Doesn't he know the meaning of that position? "
Most people still knew about Li Du. His name was getting more and more well-known in the treasure hunter circle. Even as far away as Texas, there were people who knew about him through photos and friends.
Hearing the treasure hunter's words, someone next to him immediately warned him, "Schuster, if I were you, I'd shut my mouth right now and get as far away as possible. That's Du Li, the leader of the Arizona treasure hunters."
The treasure hunter who had complained earlier was suddenly shocked. He secretly glanced at Li Du with fear, and obediently ran away, far away from Li Du.
Li Du was most famous in the treasure hunter circle for two main reasons. One was that he almost never failed. The second was that he was a vengeful person. If someone provoked him, he would definitely take revenge.
There was a forum on the treasure hunter's official website, and treasure hunters from all over the United States hung out in it.
There were some posts about Li Du in the forum. One of the posts was a list of the conflicts that Li Du had encountered at auctions since his debut.
There was a conclusion to these conflicts: the person who provoked Li Du was overturned, and Li Du had the last laugh, unscathed.
Now, Li Du had the image of a generous leader in Arizona, but in other states, he was an iron-fisted killer.
There was nothing wrong with this, as it could help him at the auction.
The first storage unit was up for auction. The boss snapped his fingers and said, "Okay, you guys are done looking. I don't know what's in there, but it's definitely valuable. I have confidence in my storage unit, so 500 dollars."
Unlike the other auctioneers who spoke in rapid succession, even though the boss had started the auction, he was still unhurried and slow.
Li Du also snapped his fingers and shouted, "One thousand dollars!"
Hearing his bid, the auctioneer smiled, pointed at him and said, "Okay, this guy bids 1,000 dollars. What's his number? Raise your number higher. Very good, number 15. Who wants to bid more? 1,100 dollars? "
In the end, no one bid!
Li Du was quite surprised. This storage unit had tents, tables and chairs, a barbecue grill, and more importantly, there were two boxes carefully wrapped in tarpaulin. It looked quite tempting, but no one was interested?
It was sold for 1,000 dollars, and no one bid against him. This made him a little depressed. If he had known earlier, he would not have doubled the bid. The reason he doubled the bid was because he thought there would be many people interested in this storage unit, and he did not want to get involved in a bidding war.
After two more storage units, when it came to the fourth storage unit, he bid again, and still no one bid against him. After he bid, the treasure hunters shrugged and left.
This unusual situation made him a little confused, and he could not help but ask, "What's going on?"
Hans said, "It's very simple. The treasure hunters here are divided into two types: our guys from Arizona and the people from Texas. You know, our guys won't bid against you. The people from Texas don't want to provoke you, so no one will bid against you. "
"They know you have money," Dickens explained. "They can't snatch the storage unit that you're interested in. Even if they bid, it would only cause you some trouble. But they obviously don't want to provoke you, so they simply don't compete with you."
After understanding the relationship, Li Du laughed. "I'm a little flattered, but aren't the people from Texas very brave and tough? Why would they be afraid of me? I'm a Chinese man. "
Hans said, "This is an auction. Everyone is here to earn money, not to fight over personal feelings. If you want to experience the toughness of the people from Texas, then I suggest you go and scold them. "
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