Stein and his group stayed in the hospital for two and a half days, and the auction lasted for three days. When they were discharged, the auction would be over.
However, he and Gasol were not regretful. Their goal was clear. They just needed someone to help them bid.
Unfortunately, they had to fork out more money. "F * ck, if we weren't in the hospital, if we could keep an eye on that d * mned container! F * ck, then I have a way to estimate the price that others are willing to bid. Then we could just add a little more and we would be able to get that container! "
Sandler was furious. To be on the safe side, they quoted a price of $200,000 for the frozen container. For a frozen container, that was a very shocking price.
There were too many containers, so they could not conduct a regular auction. Hence, the insurance company borrowed the experience of large storage auctions and organized a bidding auction.
The insurance company prepared a series of containers. If the treasure hunters were interested in a container, they just had to write down the number and the price, and put the bidding document into the container.
Unlike other storage companies, the insurance company was more efficient. They would check the bidding documents in the containers every day. If a new bidding document was put into a container, they would change the price they calculated.
Just like that, after the auction ended, it only took half a day for the calculation to be completed.
When the results were out, the insurance company sent a text message to the phone of the winning bidder.
This was similar to the customs auction that Li Du had participated in before. At that time, customs also had containers, but the quantity was much smaller.
Lying on the hospital bed, Gasol said lazily, "Don't care. Just spend more money. As long as we get that container, this small amount of money is nothing."
Stein was also a little unhappy. "D * mned Koreans, d * mned Korean idiots! D * mn, this stupid shipping company didn't go bankrupt earlier or later. They only went bankrupt when we have goods to ship! D * mned, what did they say? Compensate us by oil paintings? A hundred dollars each? F * ck! "
The South American asked curiously, "Hey, Halim, what oil paintings are in the container? Since they're so expensive, why didn't you insure the price when you sent them on the ship? "
Gasol said unhappily, "Insure the price? How much would that cost? And once its value is exposed, how can we send it to the United States without anyone knowing? "
Stein glared at him and said, "Shut up, Gordon. If it wasn't for the fact that you didn't keep an eye on that Korean dude's shipping company, would we have to spend two hundred thousand dollars to get this container?"
"What else can we do?" Gasol said with dissatisfaction.
Stein said angrily, "What do you think we can do? If we had known earlier that this damned shipping company was going bankrupt, we could have hired our own ship. We wouldn't have waited for the insurance company's opening period. We could have boarded the ship ourselves and taken the oil paintings away! "
Gasol said helplessly, "How am I supposed to keep an eye on him? It's not that I didn't keep an eye on the ship's voyage. I kept an eye on its arrival time. Who knew that their company would go bankrupt as soon as it set sail? "
"What are you staring at? You stare at women's breasts and butts on the beach every day!"
"Don't just talk about me, Halim. This is not my job. Why don't you do it?"
Sandler waved his hand and said, "Forget it, guys. Stop arguing. The insurance company will send us a message today. We'll just take the container away then."
Gasol added, "That's right. We might not lose money. Most of the fruits in that container are not rotten. We can sell them. Who knows, we might make a profit."
Hearing that, Stein snorted. "Do you have time to deal with the fruits here? We have to hurry back to Cuba. This damned rumor is not over yet! "
Gasol said confidently, "Don't worry, my cousin will take care of everything. We have nothing to do in America. Who would remember that there's a bankrupt primary school in Flagstaff now?"
After arguing for a while, Stein took out his phone and looked at it. He had not received any messages.
He looked at the time. It was almost noon. He frowned and said, "D * mmit, what's going on? I didn't receive any messages. Could it be that someone will pay a higher price for that container?"
The South American shook his head. "Impossible, unless someone is crazy. A frozen container, even with the box itself, is not worth two hundred thousand dollars!"
"But why haven't I received any messages?" Stein asked worriedly.
Sandler threw away the apple core in his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll make a call and ask."
After making the call and chatting for a while, a strange expression appeared on his face.
Stein's heart tightened. "What's wrong?"
Sandler said, "Bauer said that the messages have been sent out."
Stein's expression changed instantly. "I didn't receive any messages. Gordon, what about you?"
"Me neither." Gasol's expression changed as well.
Sandler lowered his hands and said, "Don't worry, it's okay, guys, it's okay. Even if someone offers a higher price for this storage unit, we can contact them and spend a few thousand dollars to buy back the oil paintings. You guys said that those oil paintings are not worth much to others, right? "
Stein nodded. "Yes, that's for sure. We only found out its true identity by chance. But, d * mmit, this is not reliable. "
Sandler's face was full of confidence. "That's okay. As long as they don't know the identity of the paintings, they will definitely give us face. That's even better. You guys can save two hundred thousand dollars. "
Stein said, "Don't ask so many questions first. Ask them who bought the container for how much?"
Sandler lowered his head and fiddled with his phone. "Bauer sent me a document with the transaction prices of all the storage units. He said that customer information must be kept confidential. Hmph, what confidentiality. We'll find out when we go to the ship and keep an eye on the containers … F * ck!"
He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly exclaimed.
"What's going on?" Stein's heart was in his throat.
Sandler rubbed his eyes and looked at his phone again. He said in shock, "The transaction price of this container is, ten thousand dollars?"
"Which one?" Stein understood what he was saying, but he could not believe what he meant.
Sandler passed the phone to him. "Look, IC0116 container. It was bought by someone for ten thousand dollars!"
Gasol instantly panicked and shouted, "How is that possible? D * mmit! That's impossible. Nazario, didn't you place a bid for two hundred thousand dollars? "
The South American stood up in shock and said, "Yes, that's definitely it …"
"Something must have gone wrong. Go and investigate this!" Stein said.
He put on his coat and went to open the door. Then, all kinds of flashes suddenly appeared outside the door. The dazzling light was so bright that Stein could not open his eyes.
At the same time, a noisy voice rang out.
"Hello, sir. This is the West Coast Times. May I ask if you are Mr. Halim Stein, the former dean of Flagstaff State College?"
"Hello, Mr. Stein, we are 'Arizona Free Press' …"
"This is Mr. Gordon DK- Gasol. He is the deputy dean of Flagstaff State College …"
"We are the police, the police of Flagstaff. Make way, make way …"
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