However, there was a problem with the last storage unit. The tools were not covered, and most of them were exposed.
Therefore, Li Du could not pick up the leftovers.
The auctioneer also knew that it was worth a lot, and the starting price was 1,000 dollars.
Li Du shouted 1,500 dollars, and the price quickly soared to 3,000 dollars. Seeing this, he shook his head and backed out of the bidding.
The final price of the unit was 4,500 dollars. He felt that there was no profit to be made from this. Everything in the unit could be sold for 5,000 dollars, and that was in addition to the labor costs.
After the auction, they started to clean up the unit.
The weather was hot. Li Du hesitated and said, "Let's wait until the sun sets."
There was no air conditioning in the storage unit. During the auction, they had been drinking iced mineral water or iced beer to cool down. If they were to work at this time, they would die from the heat.
Godzilla was a hardworking man. "No problem, I'll do it!"
Li Du patted his shoulder — he was sweating. "Listen to me, boss. There aren't many things in this unit. You can finish it in two hours at most. Keep the lights on at night!"
Godzilla nodded vigorously. "I'll listen to you, boss!"
Hans said, "Cool, Li. You're good at winning people over."
Li Du pointed at him and said, "You'd better think about how to be a son-in-law. You're really good, getting a wife at an auction."
Hans was taken aback. In the shade, an Infiniti was waiting for him. Avril's parents were enjoying the cool air outside the car, looking at Hans from afar.
Their gazes were very passionate. Even a rookie like Li Du could feel that it was the gaze of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.
When they were about to leave, Hans was stopped.
He looked at Li Du with a pleading look. Li Du patted him on the shoulder and said to the parents, "My brother is a traditional Christian. He's a bit shy when it comes to personal matters, so if you want to say anything, you have to be honest."
Hans almost cursed out loud!
The sun had set in the evening, and the weather was finally cooler. Li Du brought Godzilla to work.
After they opened the warehouse, Hans returned with an exhausted look on his face.
Seeing his weak footsteps, Li Du was shocked. "Sh * t, you guys didn't get it done, right? This development is too fast! "
"Get lost!" Hans scolded. "How could I have a brother like you? Damn it, I'm dead because of you! "
Li Du said, "You have to thank me, Big Fox. You're old enough to get married!"
"I will never get married in my life!" Hans said firmly.
While the two of them bickered, Godzilla worked hard, packing up the goods one by one.
After cleaning up the shelves, the vending machine inside was revealed.
Hans's eyes lit up when he saw the two vending machines. "Hey, buddy! Get the vending machines out for me first!"
Li Du asked with interest, "Is this thing valuable?"
Hans nodded. "If it's an old-fashioned lever vending machine, then it's valuable. If it's just an ordinary vending machine, then it can be sold for some money."
Li Du asked, "Do you know anything about this stuff?"
Hans watched as Godzilla moved the machines out and said casually, "Of course. For example, I know when the world's first vending machine was invented."
"When?"
"Two thousand years ago? What do you think? Are you surprised? It appeared in a temple in Alexandria. It was a device used to sell holy water. "
This answer surprised Li Du. "It's been around for so long? Are you kidding me? "
Hans gave him the middle finger. "Don't doubt Big Fox. Big Fox is an expert in this industry. At that time, it was a machine designed by the church using the lever principle. By putting in ancient Egyptian coins, it tilts the container and causes holy water to flow out of the tap. "
Li Du sighed. "So holy water can be bought and sold?"
Hans said, "Of course. Religious believers are good businessmen. Godzilla, bring the machine over here. I'll take a look. "
The big red vending machine was brought over. Hans immediately knocked on it and used a wrench to remove the back cover.
Li Du helped him open the back cover of the machine. Some complicated parts and wiring appeared in front of him.
Hans scanned the nameplate inside with a flashlight and nodded. "Very good. This vending machine is worth some money. It's a modern thing."
After thinking for a while, he said, "I guess this thing can sell for 2,500 dollars."
Li Du laughed. "Wow, looks like we've found a treasure. This thing is worth quite a lot."
Hans said, "Of course, this thing costs at least 4,000 dollars when it's new!"
Li Du didn't know much about this thing. He shrugged and said, "I thought I could buy it for 400 dollars."
Hearing this, Hans laughed and said, "You're so naive, my good friend. Do you think a vending machine is just a big cabinet? You put in coins and then Coca-Cola comes out? "
Li Du said, "Isn't it?"
Hans said, "Don't be silly. This thing is a high-tech product. For example, look at its refrigeration system. This thing is controlled by a computer. It only freezes drinks according to the demand of the consumer.
In other words, the vending machine only freezes drinks that can be sold. It's not like a refrigerator that freezes all food and drinks. The internal computer can determine the amount of frozen drinks according to the sales volume.
"Also, this vending machine model is Peak-Shift. Do you know how much power it consumes? Less than half of an electric fan! "
Li Du was shocked by the data. "That's incredible. This thing consumes so little power?"
"The advantage of Peak-Shift is that it consumes less power. It avoids the peak demand during the day and freezes Coca-Cola at night. It doesn't need to consume too much power to keep the drink cold," Hans explained.
The storage auction industry required continuous learning. Li Du turned on his phone to search for relevant information so that he wouldn't miss out on these things in the future.
Today, his target was not the two vending machines, but the Coca-Cola bottles that attracted the little bug.
If there were only two vending machines, he wouldn't have participated in the auction. Naturally, he would have missed the opportunity to make money.
Even if he had a net worth of millions, he wouldn't want to miss out on such a good opportunity to make money.
According to the information, vending machines nowadays were very power-efficient. This was because in 1991, the Vending Machine Industry Association spent a lot of money to develop devices to reduce power consumption.
These devices were constantly updated and became more and more power-efficient. In the past 20 years, on the premise that the number of vending machines had increased by 100%, they had successfully reduced the annual power consumption by about 70%.
Coca-Cola had its own vending machine production plant, and the machines they produced were more technologically advanced.
The Peak-Shift vending machine that they found was the most widely used vending machine for Coca-Cola. As Hans said, its advantage was that it was power-efficient.
The top of the machine was a solar panel, which could be used to generate electricity. During the day, it could be used to store electricity for lighting at night.
In addition, this vending machine also used LED lighting. Coupled with a sensor, it would only light up when people were near.
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