Chapter 14 [The First Auction]
The two brothers spent two hours cleaning the garage, and at 7 o'clock in the morning of the third day, the excited brothers arrived at the cruise terminal with their tools. But after waiting for more than an hour, the auction had not yet started, and although they were so sleepy that they yawned, the two of them did not dare to leave.
Until eight o'clock, the number of people participating in the auction of storage cabinets at the cruise terminal began to increase slowly, and everyone got together and began to chat. I didn't see John's cousin today, and even if I saw the two groups, it would be impossible for them to have any intersection, and now that the two sides have become rivals, how can there be any family affection at all.
At nine o'clock, the older auctioneer walked out of the office hall with a list, and when he saw a lot of people gathered around, he smiled and said loudly.
"Everyone is welcome to participate in today's auction, because time is limited, I won't talk nonsense here, follow me to the warehouse stacking area, and pick your favorite treasures."
That's right, digging for treasure in the garbage heap, followed by the auctioneer and the crowd to the warehouse stacking area. At this time, there were already two young staff members waiting there with a crowbar, and the first place to come to the auction warehouse was not the No. 98 target that Yang Nianzhong had already set, but the No. 7 storage cabinet.
The exterior of the No. 7 storage cabinet still looks relatively new, and the auctioneer instructed two colleagues to take a crowbar and pry the door of the No. 7 container open. There was a lot of stuff in front of the auctioneer, who was in front of Cabinet 7, looking at the anxious crowd and shouting loudly.
"I reiterate the rule again, you can only look at it, you can't touch it, because the time is pressing, there are more than a dozen warehouses to auction today, so there are only 30 seconds, I wish you all good luck."
After finishing speaking, let go of the body, the group of people participating in the auction hulala came up, and because Yang Nianzhong was inexperienced, his movements were a little slower. Everyone else gathered around the No. 7 warehouse and began to observe, Yang Nianzhong didn't squeeze into the crowd, he could only stretch his neck on the periphery to watch, not only to see his ears but also to prick up, listening to the auctioneer's introduction to this cabinet.
"Container 7 has a volume of two cubic meters and weighs 320 kilograms, and it came from Jamaica a few years ago. The declaration is a personal item, the starting price is 60 US dollars, everyone hurry up and see, the time is coming. ”
As time passed, Yang Nianzhong slowly came to the front and carefully observed the No. 7 container. The things inside are very messy and dirty, and there are some plastic savings boxes placed underneath, and through the outer wall of the box, you can see that the boxes are stacked neatly with clothes, shoes and other items.
There are also four plastic boxes stacked with discolored plush toys, and a black paper bag stands on the left side of the wooden box. There are some wires for electronics in the paper bag, and the head of a hair dryer is exposed, all of which have been in the dock area for 5 years, and even if these second-hand electronics are sold to the flea market, they are not worth a few bucks.
So the starting price of $60 seems to a novice like Yang Nianzhong to be a little inflated, and sure enough, when the auction was held, boos began to appear around. The starting price of $60 was not bid, and Yang Nianzhong originally wanted to try his hand, but after careful observation with his left eye, except for some very thin green lines and red lines, there was no metal in this cabinet that interested Yang Nianzhong.
In the end, the auction price of $60 was lost, and the auctioneer had to lower it, and the auction price reached $50, but no one asked for $50. Due to the urgency of time, it was finally reduced to forty and thirty, and finally was slapped by a woman with long hair in her 30s for ten dollars, ten dollars is not a loss, and the bag of electronic products with bare wires can be exchanged for a few dollars even if they are sold to jump to the market.
Because his capital is too weak, Yang Nianzhong did not choose to try easily, Yang Nianzhong's character is not to see rabbits and not to scatter eagles. As long as you don't observe something you're interested in, you won't rush into action, the second cabinet is worse than the first one, and there are a lot of dirty items inside.
The source of this warehouse is even worse than that of Jamaica just now, and it is actually Haiti, a place where the poor could not be poorer. What's inside a tryboard that's shipped back through a cruise terminal? This container was finally sold, and Yang Nianzhong did not observe any metal in this warehouse, not even a wire.
Yang Nianzhong was disappointed by the two containers in a row, but soon Yang Nianzhong's spirit was lifted, and the auctioneer came to Container 98 with the staff and a large number of bidders. After opening it, all the bidders were very interested, this time Yang Nianzhong would not show mercy, plus John opened the way in front of him, and soon squeezed into the first echelon.
Looking at this No. 98 counter closely, the area of the warehouse is almost the same, and there are not many things inside. But it's very neat and tidy, all of them are neatly stacked in trolley boxes, and you can't see anything from the outside. Yang Nianzhong, who was lying on the edge of the warehouse, used his strong willpower to block the auctioneer's introduction and the surrounding discussions, and carefully observed the contents of the cabinet with his left eye at close range.
At the bottom of the floor, he saw the thumb-long metal object glowing golden, golden in color, much brighter than the orange-yellow of the skull ring he had found. According to yesterday's experience, Yang Nianzhong was excited, and he was 80% sure that the metal that emitted a golden yellow light could be a gold bar.
In addition, I saw a lot of green, grayish-white, crumpled light clusters worn together, because the colors of these spectrums were not so bright. In addition, it is very thin and it is not clear at all from a distance, and after 30 seconds, the opening in this warehouse was re-nailed by the staff, and at this time, Yang Nianzhong asked in a low voice, John, who was standing next to him.
"John, I just took a closer look at this container, and I didn't hear the auctioneer's introduction clearly, did you hear it clearly? Where did this bin come from? ”
John scratched his hair and grinned. "Boss, I really heard clearly, the auctioneer said that this container also came from Taiwan for eight years. The declaration is for electronic products, and the import tariff alone has reached 400 US dollars, so the starting price is very high at 150 US dollars. ”
It is no wonder that electronic products are thin, the light is distorted into a ball, some are green and some are gray and white, and they are all wires and connecting wires in electronic products. The customs duty has reached 400 US dollars, and there is still an entrainment in the bottom box, it seems that the owner of this cabin is not a good bird.
The starting price of $150 is in absolute terms, not to mention the import and export certificate from customs, even if the electronics inside are outdated. But selling to the second-hand electronics market, it is also an income worth starting, not to mention that there is the first target that you have been interested in for a long time, and you should win it no matter how much money.