Li Du perked up as well. In this auction, he wanted to get his hands on this unit the most.
It had nothing to do with the actual value. He wanted to figure out the material of the sculpture and use it to study the little bug. He wanted to find a way to upgrade it.
Hans was excited and hesitant when he saw the sculpture. "D * mn, they're all sculptures. I wonder whose work it is. Can we find the identity of the creator?"
Whether it was a sculpture made of stone or wood, if the material was not valuable, then it would depend on the identity of the sculptor. Only the work of a famous sculptor would be valuable.
For example, the dinosaur ceramic toy that they had bid for previously would not have sold for much if it had not been confirmed to be the work of the master sculptor, Brett Cohen.
Li Du did not know the identity of the creator, but he knew that he should not be famous.
He had seen the face of the creator in Time Reversal yesterday, but none of the famous sculptors on the internet looked like him.
Other than the sculptures, the rest of the storage unit was filled with tools. Hans guessed that these tools could be sold for 800 to 1,000 dollars, so they had to rely on the sculptures to make money.
He looked at Li Du, who nodded. "Get it."
"What's the price?"
Li Du thought for a while and said, "No limit for now."
Hearing this, Hans was elated. "This unit is worth a lot, right?"
Li Du could not explain, so he shrugged. "I'll bid myself."
Hans was even happier; he had misunderstood Li Du.
Everyone lined up to look, and the auctioneer raised his hand. "Everyone, let's start with 500 dollars. Anyone willing to accept?"
Having learned his lesson from the previous unit, Li Du quickly raised his hand. But just as he did so, Freddy's voice rang out. "Don't raise your hand and then put it down like before!"
Ignoring his sarcasm, Li Du said, "500 dollars, me."
The auctioneer pointed at him. "Very well, 500 dollars, 500 dollars, now 600 dollars, 600 dollars, 600 dollars …"
Freddy nodded. "I accept."
"Six hundred dollars is a thing of the past, so let's take a bigger step. How about 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars?"
A middle-aged treasure hunter nodded. "Okay, 1,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars."
The price started to rise. Li Du snapped his fingers and said, "Look here, 2,000 dollars!"
"2,100 dollars!"
"Get this unit, 2,200 dollars!"
"Me, 2,400 dollars!"
Li Du snapped his fingers again and said, "3,000 dollars!"
Hearing his bids and looking at his expression, the treasure hunters became more and more agitated. Some people who were not interested at first also started to bid.
"3200 yuan!"
"Damn, everyone brought thick wallets. Then I'll give you 3,500 yuan!"
Hans tugged at Li Du and said in a low voice, "That's not how you quote the price, buddy. We've earned a lot of money from the ceramic sculpture storage. Everyone knows that. If you quote the price like this, who doesn't know that the storage is worth a lot?"
News traveled quickly in the storage auction industry. If someone won something valuable, the news would quickly spread throughout the industry.
Hans was right. Previously, the two of them had managed to bid for the storage unit with ceramic toys. Although they had always explained that it was a coincidence and luck, the treasure hunters did not believe them. They thought that the two of them had profound knowledge in the sculpture industry.
With Li Du's firm determination to bid, the treasure hunters would inevitably have some thoughts.
The price competition entered a white-hot stage. It quickly climbed from 3,000 to 4,000, and from 4,000 to 5,000.
Li Du was really interested in this storage unit. The items inside might not be able to make him money, but if he could research something about the little bug, it would be something that no amount of money could exchange for.
Thus, he gritted his teeth and raised his hand. "Ten thousand dollars!"
As soon as the bid was announced, there was a sound of gasps.
The treasure hunters whispered to each other and discussed:
"God, what's in this storage unit? Li has never been so aggressive, right? "
"Maybe he wants to scam that mad dog, Freddy? I don't think the storage unit is worth more than 10,000 dollars. "
"Impossible, Freddy stopped bidding long ago. He definitely wants to get it for himself!"
The auctioneer was overjoyed and shouted to Li Du, "Ten thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, buddy, raise your number plate and let me see. Very good, number 49, I'll remember you. So, is there anyone willing to continue bidding?"
"Yes, ten thousand, one hundred dollars!" A loud voice rang out, and the treasure hunters looked over.
Li Du also looked over in surprise, and then saw a familiar face: a long-faced Mexican, whom he had seen beside Lucas before. If he remembered correctly, this guy was called Anthony.
He tried to recall, and quickly confirmed the man's identity. The last time he participated in the auction for the advertising screen, this guy was beside Lucas.
"Alright, eleven hundred dollars, eleven hundred dollars, eleven hundred dollars. So, who's willing to bid a higher price?" the auctioneer said happily.
Li Du smiled and said, "Twenty thousand dollars!"
The treasure hunters whistled and clapped at him. "You're rich, my big brother!"
Anthony looked at him contemptuously and said, "Twenty-one hundred dollars!"
Li Du frowned. The statue in the storage unit was definitely not worth that much money. If the material of the statue did not have any selling points, then it would not even fetch a thousand dollars.
He had spent money to buy the research materials of the little bug, but he was not sure what he would be able to find out once he got the storage unit, so it was not worth it to continue bidding.
However, he still wanted to take a gamble. After all, he had already saved up more than four hundred thousand dollars, all of which was earned by the little bug. If he could find out something from the research, it would be easier to earn money in the future.
Thus, he snapped his fingers and said, "Fifty thousand dollars!"
The treasure hunters were stunned. Someone could not help but shout, "F * ck! What's in this d * mn storage unit? Do you have sculptures by Michelangelo? Fifty thousand dollars! "
Anthony was also shocked when he heard the bid. The auctioneer shouted, "Fifty thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, the king of today's bidding has been announced. Is there anyone willing to bid higher?"
Hans rubbed his hands excitedly. This was the storage unit with the highest bid. He was guessing how much it was worth to make Li Du bid like that.
Someone beside Anthony quickly made a phone call, and then nodded at him.
Seeing this, Anthony's long face revealed a condescending expression, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Fifty thousand one hundred dollars!"
"That's amazing!" the treasure hunters said enviously.
Li Du understood that Anthony was determined to follow him. He did not know how much this storage unit was worth, but thought that since Li Du insisted on buying it, it must be worth a lot.
In that case, there was no need for him to continue bidding. The other party was raising the price, and he did not know the other party's bottom line. Even if he wanted to get the storage unit, the price would be very high.
Thinking of this, he shook his head at the auctioneer and said, "Alright, this storage unit is for that guy!"
Someone beside Anthony booed him, and Freddy's booing was especially loud. "This is Flagstaff's new treasure hunter king? A treasure hunter king who did not get a single storage unit? Haha, that's funny! "
Li Du looked at him and could not help but say, "Is there something wrong with your brain? Or are you retarded? "
Freddy gave him the middle finger with a look of disdain.
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