5. Get your hands on it

On the morning of February 1st, the weather was gloomy. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Early in the morning, Li Du and Hans took a bus to the Smith warehouse company's premises.

The auction was held at nine o'clock, and it was Hans's idea to come early in order to observe his opponents.

He knew that Li Du participated in the auction for the first time, so he kept introducing him to some common sense things: "Arriving at the scene in advance is to know yourself and your opponent, you have to know what opponents you have, so as to adjust the strategy of bidding......"

At half past eight, there was only half an hour left before the auction began, and everyone who was interested in this warehouse had arrived, and Li Du looked at it, and there were more than fifty people.

This put him under pressure: "There are so many people in eight warehouses to shoot?"

Hans said: "It's all aimed at massage chairs, don't worry, half of these people are not sure that they will not make a move, and the remaining half and half just want to pick up the leaks at a low price, in short, we will get a warehouse, I have prepared enough money." ”

"Can you still get money?" Li Du was a little strange, "How did you get it?"

Hans didn't answer and asked, "How did we get here today?"

"Take the bus, Schett, you mean you sold your car?" Li Du was shocked.

"No, it's a temporary mortgage, but if I don't buy it back within three days, then the car doesn't belong to me. So, are you really reliable or not?Can you really find the warehouse where the massage chair is located?!"

Li Du said: "My homework is not done in vain, now I probably have a score, and I will be able to find the warehouse you want by looking at it later." ”

At ten o'clock, an old man wearing a cowboy hat walked out and roared at a very fast pace: "Line up for me, the warehouse auction will start immediately, I won't say much, no one who doesn't understand and don't need to participate in this auction&*%¥#......"

Li Du has always felt that his English is good, and it was not until this moment that he knew that he was too confident!

When the warehouse opened, a group of people passed by in a line, most with flashlights in their hands, each standing at the door for a minute to watch, and the old man in the cowboy hat pinched his watch while monitoring whether anyone had crossed the line.

Each person has a minute, and more than fifty people are close to an hour.

Warehouse 202 probably doesn't seem to have anything of value, mainly some household tools and obsolete furniture and electrical appliances, which are garbage.

Treasure pickers are not picking up rags, they only buy warehouses that they think are valuable, and if they are not sure that they can make money, they will not buy them.

Because Americans believe that time and labor are money, and spending time and effort to help warehouse companies clean up is a loss.

When it was Hans and Li Du's turn, the two walked to the door, and Hans shone the wolf-eye flashlight in the warehouse with the wolf-eye flashlight in his hand, and explained to him at the same time:

"First of all, a cursory look for something that might be valuable, it's a matter of vision and experience, and there is a box in it that says 'handle with care,' and I guess there are glasses in it, probably bowls and plates. There's also a handle on the side, which I think is a vacuum cleaner......"

Li Du nodded, realizing that he couldn't underestimate these professional treasure pickers.

Hans was right, he had seen it with a bug, and the box contained some beautiful porcelain plates and bowls, and the handle was also a vacuum cleaner.

A minute was quickly up, and after the two of them left, Hans whispered, "The contents are now worth about five hundred yuan, and I guess someone will be willing to take it for about three hundred." ”

After the tour, the auction begins.

The old man in the cowboy hat raised his hand and said, "One hundred dollars one hundred dollars one hundred dollars starting price, has anyone offered one hundred and fifty dollars one hundred and fifty dollars......"

He spoke super fast, and Li Du had some difficulty listening.

Someone immediately nodded, and the old man pointed to the nodding man and continued: "Now it's one hundred and fifty dollars, one hundred and fifty dollars, one hundred and fifty dollars, and two hundred dollars, are you willing to pay two hundred dollars......

"Yes!" shouted again.

The old man changed to point to the latest bidder: "Very good, it's already two hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, so how about three hundred dollars, three hundred dollars?"

In this way, the auctioneer bids, the bidder follows, and if he can accept the price, he will give him a hint, and he will immediately put another price.

However, the old man directly raised the price by 100 yuan, and suddenly no one followed, obviously everyone thought that the things in this warehouse were not worth the money.

Hans raised his hand: "220 pieces!"

Li Du was surprised: "You want to buy this? There is no massage chair in this." ”

Hans snorted: "Don't worry, this warehouse is worth more than 220 yuan, there will be people who will bid at a higher price, I will show you some bidding rules." ”

"When the auctioneer gives a price that no one accepts, you can make any offer as long as it is higher than the price that someone has accepted before. ”

Indeed, as soon as he finished speaking, the auctioneer said: "$220 $220, so how about $250 $250, is there anyone willing to accept the offer immediately......"

“YEP!”

"The price of $250, $250, and $250 has arrived, so is there anyone willing to do $275 and $275?"

No one raised the price again, and the auctioneer raised his right index finger: "$250 for the first time, $250 for the second time, I'm about to shout that it's over, and no one will accept it?" Okay, $250, this gentleman wins!"

A man of Mexican descent nodded and went to the auctioneer to get a slip, which he closed with his own lock and took ownership of the warehouse for the next 24 hours.

Warehouses 203 and 204 were both auctioned off in this way, with the former fetching $300 and the latter only $125, and neither warehouse could see anything of value from the outside.

When he arrived at warehouse No. 205, Li Du saw a large box covered with a massage chair through a gap in a shelf.

He pretended to look at it for a while, then turned around and made a look: "Boss Fu, take this!"

Hans was still the same as a child, but when no one was paying attention, he asked in a serious tone, "Sure?"

Li Du nodded: "50% sure!"

"That's a big deal, look at me. "Hanston was excited.

It would already be one o'clock in the afternoon, and the two of them didn't eat anything but drank some water, and of course the other treasure pickers were the same, everyone was tired, and the competition was no longer so fierce.

The auctioneer took a break and could even sleep for half an hour, so the old man was still in good spirits:

"It's still a $100 $100 $100 starting price, is there anyone offering $150 $150......"

Hans raised his hand, and the auctioneer pointed at him: "150 yuan, 150 yuan, 150 yuan, so how about 200 yuan, how about 200 yuan?"

The other treasure hunters either frowned or were expressionless or whispered, and no one bid.

Li Du tried his best to keep his expression calm, but his heart fluctuated, and he begged the gods and gods Jesus God to bless him not to appear as competitors.

But apparently someone noticed the big box and followed the price: "Me!"

"Very good, then 200 yuan, 200 yuan, now it's 200 yuan, I'm saying how about 250 yuan, how about 250 yuan, is there anyone with 250 yuan?"

"Come on!" Hans said, shaking his head, and then he shrugged and muttered, "There's got to be a catch, and I'm going to bet on this warehouse." ”

"So, 250 yuan, 250 yuan, now 250 yuan, will soon become 300 yuan, yes, 300 yuan, who wants it?" asked the auctioneer.

No one bids anymore, just what can be seen, warehouse 205 is not worth more than the first three warehouses, as Hans said, buying this warehouse is a complete gamble.

After a few quick questions and no one bid, the auctioneer took it twice, and then pointed to Hans: "Very good, warehouse 205 belongs to you!"