As soon as the bid was announced, gasps of surprise rang out. Many people went back to look at the items in the unit, but the door was already closed.
Looking at Andrew, Li Du frowned. He thought hard about the items in the unit, trying to see if he had missed anything valuable.
According to the golden ratio of input to output, Andrew's bid of 5,000 dollars meant that the unit would have to be worth at least 10,000 dollars to be considered a profit.
There were many well-maintained musical instruments in the unit, as well as speakers and sound recorders. However, he did not think that these things were worth 10,000 dollars.
He had looked up information on these musical instruments on the internet. From what he could find, they were worth at most 5,000 or 6,000 dollars.
This was what he was lacking. He could see what was in the unit, but he could not tell the value of many of the items. It was not easy to find information on these old goods on the internet.
Hans looked at him. Li Du hesitated for a while, but finally shook his head.
Just like Hans had cheated on the previous two units, he was worried that Andrew was also cheating. If they joined in the bidding, Andrew would dump the bid, and the two of them would have to take it.
If a 5,000 dollar bid turned out to be a bad bid, they would have to pay a high price.
The others also had this worry. They could not see why this unit was so valuable, so they shook their heads.
The auctioneer pointed at Andrew with a smile. "5,000 dollars, going once, 5,000 dollars, going twice, OK, sold! Congratulations buddy, you got a valuable unit!"
Andrew smiled, then looked at Li Du and Hans, his face full of disdain.
Li Du rubbed his chin. Maybe this guy was not cheating, and there was really something valuable in there that he could not see.
The fourth unit was unit 47. It was filled with discarded furniture and appliances. Selling junk could make a small profit, but it was definitely not a big one.
He gave Hans a look, and Hans understood. When it was time to bid, he started bidding again.
This time, he would only bid once. If someone else raised the price, he would withdraw from the auction.
He understood what Li Du meant: this unit was worthless.
With the repeated cheating, the crowd was starting to get annoyed with Hans, but they were also starting to be wary of him. Unless he was confident of making a profit, he would not bid.
After the fifth unit was sold, it was time for the sixth unit, which was number 114. Li Du had to get it.
The auctioneer raised his hand and said quickly, "Coming to a brand new unit, there will be a brand new price. The starting price for this unit is 400 dollars, 400 dollars, 400 dollars …"
Someone quickly answered, "Okay."
"Four hundred is a thing of the past. Now it's five hundred, five hundred, five hundred …"
"Me!"
"Very good, that's interesting. Since the 500 is over, how about 800, 800, 800?"
With a sudden increase of 300 yuan, the number of people participating in the bidding suddenly decreased. After a while, someone nodded and accepted the price.
"If someone is willing to pay 800 yuan, then there must be something special inside. How about 1,000 yuan? I think someone would pay 1,000 yuan, so who is it?"
At that moment, Hans made his move. "Me!"
Andrew frowned when he saw Li Du bid. He looked at Li Du with hesitation.
Li Du also had a puzzled look on his face. He did not seem to understand why Hans had quoted such a high price.
His gaze and expression were very deceptive. Even someone as shrewd as Andrew fell for it. He no longer paid attention to him and looked at Hans.
After the previous few false bids, no one dared to compete maliciously with Hans's bid this time. Most people put on an expression of watching a good show. Only a young black man made a bid.
Hans followed, and the price reached 1,500 yuan. The young black man wanted to continue bidding, but his friend beside him stopped him. "Forget it, brother, don't take the risk!"
Just as the storage unit was about to be in their hands, a voice suddenly rang out. "1,600."
Li Du turned his head in shock. He saw Dog Tail Reginald grinning. He had been beside him the whole time, but Li Du had not noticed him.
Li Du cursed inwardly. This guy was not as crude and stupid as he looked, but he was a very careful person.
He must have noticed the exchange between Li Du and Hans, and guessed that they were determined to get this storage unit.
Sure enough, Hans raised the price to 2,000 yuan. Reginald followed up with another bid: 2,100!
Immediately, Hans's expression changed a little.
At the beginning, he had first displayed his wealth, and then made a false bid. This had dissuaded people from trying to raise the price maliciously. He had brought a lot of money, and the others did not. Once the price was raised to a high amount, he could afford it, but the others could not.
However, there were still many people who were waiting to maliciously raise the price of the storage unit that he had his eyes on. If people could judge that he really wanted to buy this storage unit, there would be many who would be willing to participate in the auction.
Who wouldn't want it to be as lively as possible?
Hans tried his best to maintain a nonchalant expression. "2,200."
Reginald was about to speak, but at the critical moment, Li Du laughed coldly and said, "I understand now. D * mmit, this is all your trap!"
Dog Tail's eyes twitched. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Li Du shouted, "You purposely provoked us and Andrew at the party, and then you publicized our bet to attract a lot of people to watch and increase the attention of this auction. In the end, your goal was to get a valuable storage unit and beat all of us!
"The reason you did this was because you had disappeared for a while. You wanted to make a high-profile return, so you set up this trap to play us!"
Hearing this, Andrew was stunned. He started to recall what happened at the party and the recent rumors. His expression slowly changed, and he looked at Reginald with a gloomy gaze.
Reginald's eyes twitched even more violently. He glared at Li Du and said, "Nonsense, I just wanted to join in the fun."
He smiled at the crowd and continued, "Alright, enough fun. Big Fox, you can take this storage unit. Haha, don't you like to cheat? How was it? Did I make you happy? "
Hans showed an annoyed expression. "You actually dared to play me?!"
The crowd laughed at Hans's misfortune. Amidst the laughter, the auctioneer shouted "2,200" three times. No one else bid, and the storage unit was successfully won by Hans.
Li Du heaved a sigh of relief. His vest was a little wet.
He wasn't just making wild guesses. Reginald definitely had this wishful thinking. However, he didn't really trust Li Du's judgment. In comparison, he was more concerned about his relationship with Andrew.
This guy didn't dare to risk offending Andrew to snatch a storage unit that Li Du had his eyes on. It was precisely because of this that Hans was lucky enough to get unit 114.
The remaining three storage units didn't have much value, so Andrew and Li Du didn't bid anymore.
Just like that, the auction ended, but no one left. Everyone crowded around the two storage units, waiting to see the two parties reveal their trump cards.
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