On the first weekend of March, which was the day after tomorrow, another storage company in Flagstaff had a batch of storage units to sell.
"There might be guns in this batch. Someone saw a gun box in one of the storage units — an antique gun box. If we can get our hands on an antique gun, I think we can make a fortune."
Hearing this, Li Du was surprised. "Aren't guns supposed to be handed over to the local police station?"
Recently, he had been cramming knowledge about storage auctions. He was no longer a newbie; he had learned many things.
The United States was a country where the entire nation loved art. From parents to schools, they would nurture their children's ability to appreciate art.
In college, art history was a compulsory course for students in all faculties. Scholars and professors who studied art often had a higher status in society.
Therefore, the overall ability of Americans to appreciate art was relatively high. Participating in art activities was also one of the main entertainment activities for many Americans.
As far as Li Du knew, most cities in the United States had many art museums. Even small towns had such institutions, and there was no lack of visitors.
Under such circumstances, collectors were everywhere in the United States. They collected everything from cars, industrial supplies, weapons, wine bottles, toys, and so on.
Of course, the most common collection was art, such as paintings, sculptures, and handicrafts.
But no matter what kind of collection industry it was, there was an iron rule: items prohibited by law, such as protected wildlife or natural products, weapons, and drugs could not be collected.
He told Hans what he knew. Hans said, "No, you're wrong. Only weapons that have not been officially registered cannot be collected. Otherwise, there would be no problem.
"Even if it's a tank, as long as it has been officially registered, it can still be collected. The same goes for cannons and airplanes."
Li Du understood. After confirming that there was no problem, they set off.
Time was tight. There were only two days left before the storage auction. There were not many opportunities left.
Fortunately, the bug could fly now. After training, Li Du could use it more often. Now it could use it for ten minutes a day, and the limit was fifteen minutes.
This storage company was called Arizona Classic Storage Co. Ltd. Although it had a grand name, it was actually not big. There were only about eighty storage units.
Unlike Smith Storage Company, it operated on a membership system. The owners of the storage units were either middle-aged or elderly. They had owned the units for many years, just like buying a house.
This type of storage company rarely held auctions. They would accumulate a batch of storage units and then choose a day to auction them off. The two of them were lucky to have come across a storage company auction.
After arriving at the Anti-Arizona Classic Storage Co., Ltd.'s base, Li Du nodded.
As expected of a membership-based storage company, the environment inside was better and the security was better. They had only been standing outside for a while, and there were already security guards monitoring them.
The warehouse was tightly sealed. Hans went to deal with the security guard while Li Du released the little bug.
According to the news, there were a total of four storage units to be auctioned. They were number 4, 7, 26, and 50. According to the information Hans had gathered, the gun box was placed in number 7.
Li Du first let the little bug fly into storage unit number seven. The things inside were arranged in an orderly manner, mainly boxes and boxes arranged in a very orderly manner.
Treasure hunters hated this kind of storage unit the most. There was nothing of value to be seen, only a pile of boxes.
However, Li Du liked this kind of storage unit. This was the best time to unleash the power of the little bug.
There were quite a number of valuable items in this storage unit. Some of the boxes contained brand-new speakers, computer LCD screens, and other accessories. The little bug flew around, and at the back, it really did see an antique gun box.
It went into the gun box to take a look. The shape was similar to a German Ruger P08 pistol. This model of gun had been around for a century, so it definitely had some value.
After leaving storage unit number seven, he carefully searched storage unit number four.
The items in this storage unit were also very orderly. However, there weren't many boxes in this storage unit. Instead, there were many wooden shelves on which the items were placed.
Although it was neat, there weren't many valuable items. Most of them were daily necessities, such as stools, plates, cutlery, discarded sofa cushions, and so on.
The little bug flew to the last wooden shelf, and a small box carefully wrapped in plastic came into view.
It flew in to take a look. Li Du realized that it was a mobile phone, about the size of a young girl's palm. It had a black screen and a silver casing. On the back of the casing, there was a bite of an apple.
This logo was very popular now. It was the universal iPhone, but he had never seen this model before.
He put the little bug away and looked it up on the internet. Only then did he find out that this was the first generation iPhone.
This phone was created in 2007. It was with this that Steve Jobs entered the mobile phone market and destroyed the global mobile phone empire that was jointly ruled by Nokia and Motorola.
What interested Li Du was its price. Although this phone was created less than ten years ago, because the design was not very successful, the actual number of sales was not high.
However, the subsequent generations of the iPhone became more and more popular. Because of this, a group of enthusiasts appeared around the world. Because there were people in China who cut their kidneys to buy the iPhone, they became known as kidney cutters.
Love me, love my dog. These people also fell in love with the full set of iPhones. Now, many people wanted to collect them. Because the production of the first generation iPhone was low and it was a long time ago, the price was the highest.
The latest generation iPhone was only six to seven hundred dollars in the United States. However, the first generation was hyped up to more than ten thousand dollars on the internet, and that was even if it had been used.
Li Du went back to take a look. He confirmed that although this iPhone had been disassembled, it was definitely not used. Therefore, its price was even higher. Selling it for twenty thousand dollars would not be a problem!
This discovery made him very happy. Unfortunately, as he continued to look, his mood gradually calmed down.
The remaining two storage units did not have very valuable items. There were old shoes, expired beer, messy clothes, and so on. These two units were used as storage.
After more than ten minutes, Li Du carefully looked through the four storage units. He felt a little tired, but not as exhausted as he used to feel in the past.
From this point of view, he had improved a lot.
When they returned home, Old Kevin introduced them to a customer who wanted to buy furniture. It was a classic furniture enthusiast from Phoenix. However, he did not have much money and wanted to buy the furniture for 1,500 dollars.
Hans politely sent him away. The price was too low. Li Du felt that it would be at least 2,500 dollars. They had put in a lot of time and effort.
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