Chapter Seventy-Two: Bidding
Just as Duke Hollis was confused, the auction continued, but the rest was not too interesting for Joseph, and soon the finale was played.
After the famous family, the brown thoroughbred, the mother sold for GBP90,000, and the father won first and third in the Europa League, when these statistics were listed, the whole auction house was in an uproar.
"How much is it worth?"
Seeing Kate's excited little face a little red, Joseph really didn't understand their love for horse racing, but this did not prevent him from participating in it.
"The auctioneer didn't say its detailed identity, but there are not many horses that have won first and third places in the European League, it should be the king of the army, and the price should be about GBP120,000 to GBP300,000!"
"Such a big difference?"
Kate, who calmed down, was no longer as excited as she was just now, but she was very dissatisfied with Joseph's distrust, and said a little angrily: "It itself cannot be estimated, and if the competition is fierce, it is possible to far exceed GBP300,000 in the end." ”
While Kate and Joseph were talking, the auction had already begun, and the reserve price was rarely GBP100, but everyone knew that it was a joke from the auction house, and if GBP100 was really sold, then the owner of the horse would probably cry to death.
“gbp100,000”
Without any hesitation, the bid soared to GBP100,000 in an instant, which is also a matter of no way, they are all nobles and rich people, and no one can afford to lose face with a bid of hundreds of pounds or thousands of pounds.
“gbp105,000”
The second bidder was actually the Earl of Liverpool, although it only increased by five thousand pounds, but it can also be seen that the finale item is worthy of being the finale item, which of the other things can increase by thousands of pounds and thousands of pounds?
“gbp110,000”
“gbp115,000”
The next bids seemed to be regular, no one was less than 5,000 pounds, and the unified 5,000 pounds and 5,000 pounds were added, and Joseph couldn't help but raise the card when he looked at the fun: "GBP120,000"
"Mr. 18 bid GBP120,000, is there any price increase? If there is no horse it will belong to Mr. 18, Mr. 18 once, and Mr. 18 ......"
“gbp130,000”
It was a coincidence that Joseph's price was a buffer period, and if he didn't particularly like the horse, he should think about it, but this situation scared Joseph, after all, he was not really ready to buy it. Fortunately, there are many people who like this horse, and before the auctioneer can say a second time, someone has bid GBP130,000.
Some people may wonder why the auctioneer decides on the auction so quickly and succinctly instead of provoking the scene. In fact, it would be unwise for you to do that, because the guests here are nobles and the rich, and you are not offending them by doing so?
There are all kinds of situations when they come to the auction house to sell things, but most of them are due to the decline of the family or the shortage of money, they just want to get the money safely, because the auctioneer's two sentences provoke the dissatisfaction of the buyer, so wouldn't it be in vain?
The seller is not satisfied, the buyer is angry, so the auctioneer can have a good result in the middle? Therefore, the auction house will generally determine the bidders as soon as possible, which is nothing more than to make less money, and there is no need to cause trouble.
"You're not going to continue bidding?"
Kate's words made Joseph a little strange: "Why should I bid?" ”
"Don't you want this horse?"
Joseph's rhetorical question stunned Kate, but she soon realized that Joseph might not know what it meant to have a good horse in aristocratic circles, and as a good friend and sister, Kate thought it necessary to help Joseph become illiterate.
"The Ragnar family should be very rich now, what you need to do now is to expand your noble circle and increase the heritage of the Ragnar family, horse racing is an aristocratic activity, if you don't have a good horse, you can't fit into the circle at all."
Joseph didn't expect Kate to be so enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that he wanted to help himself explain this kind of thing, although he thought it was a little funny, but he recognized this favor in his heart.
"You mean I'm bidding on it?"
"That's right, you have to bid for it, because only in this way can you integrate into the circle as soon as possible, not to mention that it can also bring you a lot of money, at least you won't lose money."
"Honorarium?"
Seeing Joseph's stunned look, Kate said with some hatred: "Horse race's honorarium, stupid! Most of the remuneration won by horse racing goes to the owner of the horse. ”
It was the first time Joseph had heard that buying a horse could still make money, in fact, it was not only possible to make money, but also to earn quite a lot, fame, connections, wealth, all that was needed was a good horse.
As the two spoke, the price of the horse had risen to GBP160,000, exceeding Kate's estimate of GBP10,000.
“gbp165,000。”
In fact, there are not many bidders at this time, and each bid needs to wait a little, for example, now, as soon as the price of Joseph's GBP165,000 comes out, the auction house is instantly clean.
“gbp170,000。”
It can be seen that this price is already very high, because it has been a long time before a new price has appeared, Joseph is not short of money, and after learning about the benefits of owning a good horse, he does not care about money, he does not lack wealth, what is lacking is a channel to completely integrate into the aristocratic circle.
“gbp175,000。”
"Mr. 18 bids again, the current price is GBP175,000, is there any increase in the price of the gentleman and lady? If not, then this horse will belong to Mr. 18 in the future. ”
Although he said it to the audience, the auctioneer's eyes stayed on the few people who finally bid for the price, including the Earl of Liverpool.
Thinking about it, several people shook their heads in unison, among which the Earl of Liverpool shook his head the earliest, and it was one thing for the price to exceed his expectations, and it was also part of the reason for giving Joseph a face.
After all, they are all adults and their identities are not ordinary, and there will be no noisy and talking about who they are, and some will just smile kindly or reluctantly glance at the Fox family's room.
Of course, most of them were speculating about whether the private room was Kate's uncle, the current head of the Fox family, which had not been very stable in business lately, so they would be suspicious.
"If there is no one to bid, then I declare that this descendant of the King of the Army will belong to Mr. 18."
Three hammer sounds, the horse belonged to Joseph's hands, in Kate's joy, Joseph was very excited, after all, it was something he spent a lot of money to buy, even if he didn't particularly like horse racing, but still felt happy.
"Your Highness Joseph, the Earl of Liverpool has invited you to tonight's auction dinner."
The auction was over, and just as Joseph was in a hurry to see his horse, a waiter came up to him and offered him an invitation.
Glancing at Kate suspiciously, Kate understood the meaning in his eyes and explained: "The Earl of Liverpool owns a stake in Christie's, and he usually organizes dinners. ”
Suddenly, Joseph felt that he had been taken advantage of tonight, and of course, such a small use was not much different from a joke, but it would make people feel a little depressed.