"I'm sure everyone has an idea of what this storage unit is. Those who are interested, come and join me. The price of this storage unit is 500 dollars, 500 dollars, 500 dollars …"
There were very few valuable items in the storage unit. Although the price of 500 dollars was low, the treasure hunters were not willing to take it.
Li Du resisted the urge to make a bid. He looked around quietly, trying to figure out what was going on.
The sudden appearance of the knife on the television made him very agitated, but he felt that something was wrong. It was a very uncomfortable feeling.
He did not make a bid, but someone else did. A man dressed like an Arabian said, "500 dollars!"
The Arabian was about 40 years old. He was dressed in white and had a short beard. He had a pair of blue eyes, and his skin was white. However, looking at the lines of his face, he was definitely an Arabian.
The auctioneer pointed at him and said, "Okay, 500 dollars, 500 dollars has been sold. So, 600 dollars, 600 dollars, 600 dollars, anyone willing to make a bid?"
A treasure hunter hesitated and said, "Six hundred dollars!"
"Six hundred dollars has been sold. Next, I'll bid 700 dollars, 700 dollars, 700 dollars?"
The treasure hunters were obviously not interested in this storage unit. They all shook their heads, indicating that they would not participate in the bidding.
At this time, the Arabian made a bid again. "Okay!"
The auctioneer nodded and said, "Okay, 700 dollars, 700 dollars, 700 dollars. How about 800 dollars, 800 dollars, 800 dollars?"
No treasure hunters made a bid. Li Du then made a bid. "I'll bid 800 dollars!"
The Arabian looked at him in surprise and then frowned.
Li Du, who had been looking at him out of the corner of his eye, felt his heart skip a beat. He guessed that the Arabian also knew about the existence of the knife.
But who was the one who put this treasured saber in? He could not figure it out.
The Arabian made a bid, and the price went up to 900 dollars. Seeing this, Li Du hesitated and made another bid, to 1,000 dollars.
Just like that, the two of them made a series of bids, and the price increased from 1,000 dollars to 2,000 dollars.
This unusual scene attracted the attention of many treasure hunters, including Andrew. They were all attracted by the two people who insisted on bidding.
The treasure hunters were not stupid. When someone insisted on bidding, they knew that there must be something valuable in the storage unit. It was just that they had not found it.
The price of 2,000 dollars was not high. Andrew joined the bidding with a gloomy face. Once he joined the bidding, the other treasure hunters also joined the bidding.
Just like that, the price quickly rose from 2,000 to 5,000.
The auctioneer was confused, but as long as he could sell it for a high price and earn more money, he would be happy. Therefore, he did not hesitate to bid, and his emotions were high.
The treasure hunters were also confused. Someone asked, "I say, buddy, why did you bid?"
"I don't know. Anyway, everyone is bidding, and the price is not very high. I have to give it a try."
"What about you, brother? What did you see?"
"I don't know, buddy. I didn't see anything. I only saw a pile of trash. But since everyone is bidding, I'll bid too."
Seeing this, Li Du frowned and stopped bidding. The Arabian, on the other hand, looked upset and continued bidding.
With this, he was sure that the Arabs knew about the existence of the saber!
Unknowingly, the price had risen to ten thousand dollars, and the number of people bidding had finally decreased. As early as the price had reached five thousand dollars, Andrew had already withdrawn from the competition.
The Arabian raised his hand and shouted again, "10,100 dollars!"
The auctioneer did not encourage the treasure hunters to bid like before. Instead, he looked at the Arabian and said, "Hello, sir. According to the rules of storage auctions, I need to check your qualifications to participate in the auction. I hope you can cooperate."
The Arabian was stunned, and then asked, "What qualifications?"
The auctioneer said, "Please take out your participation documents and prove that you can pay ten thousand dollars."
The Arabian frowned and said, "What does this mean? Why are you checking my documents? "
The auctioneer shrugged and said, "Because this is the first time I've seen you here. I've seen the others many times. I need to confirm that you have the ability to pay for this storage unit, and not maliciously inflate the price."
Li Du asked in a low voice, "What's this for?"
Hans said, "Just like what the auctioneer said, to prevent people from maliciously inflating the price of the storage unit, or to prevent people from causing trouble by bidding casually and running away in the end."
Li Du understood the latter possibility. If someone bid a high price but did not pay, then the storage company would have to conduct a new auction.
Treasure hunters would not always wait there. When they realized that they had nothing to gain, they would leave. In this way, there would be very few people participating in the new auction, and the storage company would easily not be able to bid.
He did not understand the first possibility, and asked, "The higher the price of the storage unit, the more the auctioneer and storage company will gain. Isn't that a good thing?"
"Of course not," Hans said. "This is to protect the industry. Just like in Christie's auctions, the owner of the auction item cannot bid. This is to prevent the storage company from maliciously inflating the price in order to obtain high profits. "
The Arabian's expression became gloomy, and he said coldly, "Sorry, I refuse to accept your investigation. I think this is unreasonable."
The auctioneer said, "Believe me, buddy, I'm doing things according to the rules. So where are the security guards?"
Hearing his shout, the four security guards in charge of maintaining order walked over with sticks in their hands.
The Arabian pointed at the auctioneer angrily and said, "This is racial discrimination!"
The more he refused, the more vigilant the auctioneer became. He said, "I'll say it again: I'm doing things according to the rules. But if you think this is racial discrimination, you can sue me. Please show me proof!"
The Arabian glared at him fiercely, and gritted his teeth. "Good, very good. B * stard, you're in trouble!"
The auctioneer said, "Please show me proof, or I'll have to ask you to leave."
The Arabian shook his fist angrily and shouted, "D * mmit, I don't have a gun on me. My money is all in the car! I swear I have money. I brought enough money! "
The auctioneer said, "I'm only looking at you. If you can't prove it, then you have to leave. Otherwise, I'll call the police!"
Hearing this, the Arabian cursed and then ran away. He said, "I'll go get the proof now. Stop this d * mned auction, stop it!"
After the Arabian left, the auctioneer laughed coldly and said, "I knew there was something wrong with this b * stard. Alright, 10,000 dollars, 10,000 dollars, 10,000 dollars, who's willing to bid a higher price?"
Li Du raised his hand and said, "11,000 dollars, oh no, 10,100 dollars!"
The auctioneer ignored the subsequent bids and shouted, "Alright, 11,000 dollars, 11,000 dollars, 11,000 dollars, 11,000 dollars, who's willing to bid a higher price?"
The appearance of this farce made the treasure hunters calm down. More than 10,000 dollars for a storage unit that they could not see anything valuable in, they would not bid at all when they were calm.
After shouting "11,000 dollars" three times, the auctioneer pointed at Li Du and said, "Alright, this storage unit is yours!"
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