That was close. Li Du almost overslept again.
The most valuable item in this auction was the first one, which was also the fourth storage unit. He hurriedly urged Hans to speed up and rush over.
Hans liked this kind of order. He stepped on the gas pedal as if stepping on a cigarette butt. The Ford F150 was like a bird of prey, almost flying.
They left at 8: 50 am and arrived at the entrance of the storage company at 9: 20 am. They were as fast as lightning.
The auction started at 9: 30 am. Hans went to register while Li Du bought some breakfast. When they met up, they could line up to view the storage units.
Hans chewed on his bacon sandwich and mumbled, "D * mn, there are only three storage units up for auction: number four, number 26, and number 50."
Li Du was stunned. He didn't care about his breakfast and asked, "What about number seven?"
"Number seven has been renewed." Hans was still wolfing down his food.
Li Du was no longer in the mood to eat. The antique gun had flown away.
Fortunately, there was still the consolation prize of number four. After looking at it, he said to Hans, "Get this storage unit. It's definitely valuable."
Hans suddenly became excited and said, "Watch me."
This type of storage units that were for private use for a long period of time had a higher auction price. This was because it was targeted at the middle class. These storage units were like storage rooms, so there was a higher chance that there would be good stuff inside.
The auctioneer was still the same old man. He was still wearing a cowboy hat. After everyone had finished viewing, he raised his hand and started to bid. "The auction officially begins. Everyone knows the rules, so I won't say much. The price of this storage unit is 500 dollars, 500 dollars, 500 dollars!"
This was not a low price. Normal storage units usually started from tens of dollars. It was rare to see a unit go up to 100 dollars. After all, Flagstaff was a small place.
Sure enough, someone complained, "This price is ridiculous. Five hundred dollars? You guys go play! "
Hans jeered, "Five hundred dollars! Normally, you could buy five good storage units with that amount."
The old man smiled and said, "Everyone knows that Phoenix Classics has good stuff. Alright guys, stop talking nonsense. If you want to play, go forward. If you don't want to spend money, go home first. It's not comfortable staying here in the wind and sun!"
In the end, someone raised his hand and bid. Seeing this, the old man quickly raised the price to 550 dollars.
Hans raised his hand and showed his number tag. The old man pointed at him and raised the price to 600 dollars.
"OK!" Someone else bid.
Hans deliberately looked at the man and said, "Dalton, my friend, do you want to fight me? Are you sure? You want to start a war with me, the arrogant Big Fox? "
Dalton laughed. "Come on then. You make it sound like you're Hitler."
Hans was like a belligerent bull. He immediately revealed an enraged expression and said, "Very well, then I'll take it. 700 dollars!"
Dalton raised his hand calmly. "One thousand!"
The crowd instantly started booing when they saw this, and they were watching the show.
The old man was overjoyed. "One thousand, one thousand, one thousand! Ten Franklins! Someone is willing to exchange ten Franklins for this storage unit. Is there anyone willing to pay a higher price? I want one thousand one hundred dollars!"
Hans raised his hand. "Me!"
The old man nodded cheerfully and looked at Dalton. "Young man, your opponent has started charging. This guy's bid is 1,100 dollars. 1,100 dollars. So, brave young man, are you willing to accept 1,200 dollars?"
Dalton shook his head. "No."
"What?" Hans showed a shocked expression.
The booing was quickly replaced by laughter. Someone came over to hug Hans and laughed loudly. "Big Fox, you've been tricked by this guy. Slippery Dalton, this nickname is not fake!"
The others didn't bid either. Obviously, to them, one thousand dollars for a storage unit with an unknown future was not reasonable.
Hans looked annoyed. The old man quickly shouted "one thousand dollars" three times, then pointed at him and said, "Very good, my dear Big Fox, this storage unit belongs to you. Next, let's go to unit 26!"
The crowd chatted and laughed as they walked away. Dalton was at the front of the group. Obviously, his trick on Hans had been seen as a brilliant move, so people felt that he was a powerful person.
When there was no one in front of the storage unit, Li Du and Hans high-fived and laughed. "Well done, Oscar -winning Big Fox!"
Hans shrugged. "I'm the king of treasure hunting in Phoenix. These country bumpkins want to fight me? They must be dreaming! "
Li Du felt that it was worth it to buy this storage unit for one thousand dollars. There were only three storage units to be auctioned today, and no one wanted to go home empty-handed. If he hadn't cleverly used Dalton to "set up a trap," it would have been very difficult to get this storage unit.
Especially if the number of bids increased, people would realize that they were determined to get this storage unit. Then the price would be even more difficult to control.
The next two storage units were all miscellaneous items of little value. Li Du was too lazy to bid for them, so he shook his head and left.
Hans trusted him unconditionally now, so he returned to clean up storage unit 4.
As he moved the cardboard boxes out, he mumbled, "Gun box, gun box, gun box, let me see the gun box! Where's the antique gun? Come on out, antique gun … "
Li Du opened one of the boxes. Inside were four furry dolls — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
He took them out and threw them out. Ah Meow immediately became interested and ran over to collect them one by one. Li Du threw them out again, and Ah Meow went to collect them again.
Finally, Hans found the iPhone. He opened it and laughed. "Li, you really do have a pair of eyes like an X-ray machine. Quick, look at what I found. It's the first generation iPhone! "
Li Du cooperated and asked, "Is it valuable? The latest generation is only a few hundred dollars, right? "
Hans carefully took out the phone and said, "Yes, the latest generation is only five or six hundred dollars. Compared to the new generation iPhone, this phone is like a brick!
"The 2G network is as slow as a spotted turtle, has no apps, and does not support multi-tasking and Bluetooth transmission. You could say that any phone on the market that cost five hundred dollars would be better than this one.
"But buddy, many presidents did better than HSD. But this does not affect the great HSD's position in the Hill of Presidents, because he is the pioneer! The pioneer of a new era! "
The hot sun shone on the phone, which had long been obsolete, giving off a glaze-like luster.
Hans looked at it with fascination, as if he was looking at a gold brick. "It's too well preserved, too well. If it can be used, then buddy, I bet it could sell for twenty thousand dollars! "
Li Du said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's charge it and try it."
Hans shook his head and said, "No rush, let's finish packing first."
There was nothing valuable left in the storage unit, but there was still a lot that could be sold for money.
Li Du found four brand new tires under the shelf. Hans moved the wooden shelf away and found an unopened anti-theft door behind it. These were all money.
Because they had time, they sent the trash to the treatment plant. Of course, they only used a few dozen dollars to bribe the old man at the door. Hans was very familiar with this kind of thing.
The next step was to deal with the valuable goods. On the way back, Hans's phone rang. He looked at it and said in surprise, "It's Dog Tail Reginald. What's up?"
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