By the time they finished looking at the three storage companies, it was already very late.
This was the difficulty of joint storage auctions. The storage companies were often located far apart, so it was difficult to gather them together for the auction.
Before the auction was successful, even the storage company did not have the right to enter, let alone move the things inside for the auction.
If multiple storage units were auctioned, there would be a lot of treasure hunters participating. If they had to move things between storage companies, it would be even more time-consuming.
In this case, joint storage auctions would be conducted by bidding.
Treasure hunters lined up to view the storage units and then did not bid on the spot. Those who were interested would write their money on a piece of paper and put it in the box. The storage company would check the price and the highest bidder would win.
Back in the car, Li Du tapped the dashboard with his knuckles rhythmically, thinking about how to attack the auction.
Bidding and auctioning could help him. This could be used, but to make money from the Tiger Tank, it was not enough.
He had to find a way to make people lose interest in the storage unit where the Tiger Tank was located, or at least make people uncertain about the location of the tank.
After thinking about it, he gradually came up with an idea, but it was not a very honorable idea. But business was business, and business was the same as politics. Everyone relied on their own means and only cared about winning or losing!
Driving the car, Li Du went to the grocery store to buy some folding boxes and some big balloons. He also went to a few military stores and bought some weapons and tools from World War II. Of course, they were all models and imitations.
Bringing these things back to the storage of the combat squadron company, Li Du called Brother Wolf and the others over and made some arrangements for them.
The combat squadron company had gone bankrupt. In order to save money, the company had tried to streamline its staff. Now the storage company only had a few security guards, and these security guards were old and poorly paid.
Late at night, the security guards did not come out to patrol. In their minds, there was nothing valuable in this broken storage unit. Even if the door was open, no one would steal it.
As for the legendary Tiger Tank? That thing might be in one of the storage units, but who would have a way to drive it away? It could not be operated for a long time!
In fact, the storage managers did not believe that there was a tank in the storage unit.
It was not because if there was such a valuable antique tank, the storage company would not auction it but keep it for themselves. It was because they had never seen such a big thing!
To those who did not understand the industry, this news was not reliable. The Tiger Tank was worth millions of dollars, and all the storage units combined might not even be able to fetch one-tenth of its value.
So, if there really was such a tank in the warehouse, wouldn't the warehouse company just keep it for themselves?
Actually, the law did not allow it. The storage company was only a carrier. Its purpose was to be rented out to store things. However, even if the lease expired and the owner did not renew the lease, the things inside would not belong to the storage company.
This was because the storage company's lease contract would clearly state that when the storage unit's term expired, the first way to dispose of the items inside would be auctioned off, and the second way to dispose of the items would belong to the company.
It was early July, and the weather was hot. The joint storage auction had officially begun.
According to the order, the first place to start was the Combat Squadron Company's warehouse.
According to the serial number, the auction should start from the mini storage units. The bigger the storage unit, the higher the serial number.
The number of treasure hunters in the warehouse was more than ten times or even more than the number in the warehouse. Most of them were treasure hunters from Arizona. Even if they did not know each other, they would at least be familiar with each other.
Under such circumstances, after gathering together, everyone began to build up their relationship.
Li Du saw a few good treasure hunters, such as Black Mustang from the Million Dollar Club, and Playboy from the Hundred Thousand Club.
The Tucson local treasure hunters looked at each other coldly. They formed a small circle and looked unfriendly.
Princeps came with his men. He deliberately went to find these people and said coldly, "This is what you want to see, isn't it?"
The Tucson gang had split into several forces. The bosses of these forces did not have to give face to Princeps. Someone said directly, "What do you want to see? What are you doing here? "
Princeps was furious. He gritted his teeth and said, "If the gang had not split, we would still be able to dominate Tucson. Then the tank would definitely belong to us! But now? Now Tucson has become a damn women's brothel. Anyone can come! "
The bosses could not control the situation, but they did not want to be outdone and continued to criticize Princeps.
"Is it because of our split gang? Isn't it because of you? "
"It's useless to say this. Even if the Tucson gang is still here, can we do anything? Even the Mafia has to stand aside at such an auction! "
"If you had been willing to give up your position as boss, the gang would not have disbanded. You were the one who did not want to give up your position!"
"What are they talking about? They look very happy. "Playboy crossed his arms and smiled.
Li Du glanced at Princeps and said, "Who knows? It's certainly not about how to treat us to dinner. "
Playboy said, "In fact, the auction environment in Tucson is much better. It used to be like some places in Texas. You can't even look at other people's eyes during the auction."
"There is such a rule?"
Black Mustang, who was next to him, stroked his chin and said, "Akkalou is not exaggerating. Tucson people are the most irascible. Auctions need to be competitive. The weather here is hot, and people are very angry. It is easy to have conflicts."
"About ten years ago, there was a fight at an auction in Tucson. More than forty treasure hunters were involved, and eventually two people died. Then there was this rule."
Li Du shook his head and said, "It seems that I was born in a good time. If a Chinese like me came here at that time, I'm afraid I would have been killed before I even entered the door."
"Haha, not necessarily. You can take these people from the South Pole to the North Pole. Naturally, you can do whatever you want in Tucson." Black Mustang laughed.
The Tucson gang had become a thing of the past. They were not a force to be reckoned with, and they could not even unite.
The auction was about to begin, and the warehouse manager was about to open a small warehouse in order. Suddenly someone shouted, "Start with the large warehouse! Don't look at the small warehouse first! "
"Open the large warehouse, yes, look for the tank first!"
"Don't let us waste our golden energy on garbage, open the large warehouse first!"
At first, only four or five people shouted, but then the other treasure hunters thought it made sense and followed suit.
Li Du smiled, walked up to the auctioneer, and said, "Let's start with the large units. We don't have unlimited money. If we waste too much money on these small units, it might affect the bidding for the next target units."
Hearing this, the warehouse manager shrugged and said, "Well, as you wish."
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