Chapter 25: Auction (3)
"Six hundred dollars!"
The good-looking man who had been smiling not long ago now had no smile on his face, and hesitated for a while before a sentence popped out from between his teeth, and he added fifty knives to the six hundred dollars.
Jim shrugged his shoulders, then raised his hand and shook it gently in the air, waving helplessly to signal that he was no longer bidding.
"Six hundred and fifty dollars" someone made an offer.
Unlike the middle-aged man, the woman who is now presiding over the auction is very happy, and keeps asking: "Is there anything else that has been added, and has there been another twenty?" ”
"Six hundred and seventy dollars!" The man's face was about to twist into a twist.
"Is there anyone else...... Six hundred and seventy dollars at a time! The woman shouted.
"Nobody wants it, such a high price, Brian, you're crazy!" An old black man who looked a little older said with a little dissatisfaction.
Five or six warehouses have been photographed, and the faces of the original group of treasure hunters have all lost their smiles, so far, the lowest one has been photographed for four hundred and fifty dollars, far exceeding their expectations, and if they continue to buy five warehouses, then they can only buy four at most, if they go to rob what everyone likes, then it is dangerous to buy two.
Now this situation has nothing to do with Jian Heng, and it doesn't have much to do with Jim, mainly the two novices in the crowd, in domestic terms, the raw melons and eggs are too violent, and at the beginning, they jumped up directly by one hundred or fifty, and they didn't see a few twenty-one additions after a few library shots, which really gave a group of treasure hunters a little headache.
Originally, Jian Heng was going to teach this group of people a little lesson, but now it seems that he doesn't need it at all, not only does he not use himself, but he pays attention to a few raw melons and eggs in the crowd, don't spoil your own business.
In the end, Brian, a middle-aged man, took the storeroom, put the money in the hands of the woman, took the key and stood at the door.
The group of people didn't say anything, just quietly watched him open the door, for the treasure hunter to make money or lose at such a moment, so everyone paid attention to keep quiet. If others make a profit, everyone will naturally be more lively, and if they lose, then it is best to walk away quietly, so as not to let some people with bad tempers vent their anger on themselves.
They were all veterans who knew this rule, but a few newcomers, including Jian Heng, didn't say anything, and these people were completely curious, wanting to see what was valuable inside.
It's a bit like playing a scratch-off lottery, before it was scratched, everyone was full of curiosity about this lottery, especially wondering if it was a 100,000 jackpot after scratching, or thank you for your patronage, that kind of anticipation is particularly attractive.
So the whole warehouse suddenly had a mysterious silence at this time.
Click!
With a few gentle sounds, Brian clamped the lock with a huge vise, the lock belonged to the original owner, and then Brian used the key to open the lock of the rolling door, only to hear a slight dull rattle, Brian unscrewed the hidden lock and stretched out his hand to push the rolling door up.
All eyes were on the rolling shutter door that slowly opened.
Alas!
Waiting to see the contents of the house, one of the treasure hunters suddenly let out a soft sigh, and the whole warehouse was full of furniture, and some broken pipes, wood, and so on. All solid wood furniture is very expensive for domestic people, but Americans generally use wood to build houses, where will they look at solid wood furniture, unless it is antique or precious wood furniture, but these two are obviously not a middle-class family to play.
Anyway, this warehouse is not worth six hundred and seventy dollars, let alone six hundred and seventy dollars, and it is difficult for these old furniture to be put on a thrift stall for two hundred dollars, and Brian's vote is a miserable loss.
"No problem, right?" The woman doesn't care what Brian's mood is, for her now, the things in it have nothing to do with herself, and the profits and losses are not her own, so she naturally doesn't care.
Leaving Brian standing at the door of the warehouse with a bitter face, the woman led the rest of the people to the door of the warehouse for the next auction.
The woman flipped through the notebook, took out the key and shook it in her hand: "Below is No. 30 in Area B!" ”
"Three hundred and five, does anyone want it?" The woman shouted at the crowd.
Without waiting for the woman's words to fall, Jian Heng raised his hand and motioned for himself to come out with three hundred and five.
Before Jian Heng's hand was put down, someone immediately shouted out three hundred and seven, followed by another person called out three hundred and nine.
Maybe there were no good things in a row, and everyone obviously began to be conservative in their bidding, increasing by twenty or twenty, and finally reaching four hundred and five, and only after the woman asked twice in a row did someone add the price once.
"Five hundred!"
Jian Heng has not spoken all the time, just waiting for everyone to make a move without overtime.
When everyone heard that Jian Heng had increased by fifty all of a sudden, they couldn't help but focus their eyes on Jian Heng.
"If everyone is not optimistic, then I will buy it."
Jian Heng didn't care about paying 500 yuan to cover up his own Daben room, as long as the Daben car was washed white today, and there was a decent way to come, how could Jian Heng mind this small few hundred yuan?
Jian Heng suddenly added fifty yuan here, and it seemed that the people around him came back to their senses all of a sudden, this warehouse is one of the most optimistic about treasure hunters, the owner of the warehouse is a music enthusiast, and the annual income is quite high. They got the news that the former owner regarded the warehouse as his own private small theater, and these people understood that this warehouse was very likely to have audio connectors or something, and even high-end audio equipment, which was likely to make a lot of money.
"Five Hundred and Twenty"
Someone immediately followed.
"Five hundred and fifty"
"Six hundred and three!" Jian Heng raised his hand, indicating that he was bound to win.
At the same time, he swept the raw melons and eggs with his own eyes.
"Six hundred and fifty"
"Six hundred and seventy"
Most of the people in the crowd were silent, only two of them followed Jian Heng and raised the price again.
Jian Heng was happy in his heart, it was the two raw melon eggs in front of him who had a high bid.
"Seven hundred" has a treasure hunter who has struck.
Jian Heng saw from their expressions that there was a great possibility that these people would follow again, so he opened his mouth and shouted the price over seven hundred.
The woman glanced at Jian Heng, then turned her gaze to others, and said slowly, "Is there anyone else bidding?" ”
After being stunned for about five seconds, the woman said, "The first time, the second time, the first time..."
"Seven hundred and fifty!"
Without waiting for the woman to spit out a three-word word, someone surpassed Jian Heng's bid.
"Is there anyone else who has paid more than that?" The woman didn't look at anyone now, and stared directly at Jian Heng.
Jian Heng shook his head, looking reluctant.
"Eight hundred!"
Hiss! When the crowd heard that someone had shouted out eight hundred, they immediately turned their heads to look over, and when they saw the bidder, many veterans had thoughtful expressions on their faces.
"Eight hundred and twenty"
Someone in the crowd followed.
"Eight hundred and forty"
Two raw melons and eggs shot in succession.
..........
"Is there still nine hundred and fifty, the last time, nine hundred and fifty, nine hundred and fifty deals!".
The last one sold for 950.
Nine hundred and fifty yuan, then there must be a stereo in this room, and it must be at the level of a small fever to earn it back, if there is no such high-value thing, the person who bought it can be said to lose his pants.
Waiting to see the door of this warehouse slowly rise, many people have a greater curiosity in their hearts, and they all stick their heads out to see what is inside.
Alas!
As soon as the door opened, the biggest cry of regret so far appeared, and the most remarkable thing was that there seemed to be schadenfreude in this sigh.
After the door opened, there was a stereo inside, but no matter how you look at it, this thing is not worth hundreds of dollars, it is an ordinary household product, in addition to this set of stereos, there are only two wide sofa chairs, and a bed, the blanket on the bed is also twisted into a ball, there is a U-shaped work frame next to it, there are some electrical components on it, there is a little mess in the warehouse, it seems that the former owner left in a hurry.
Next, several warehouses were connected, Jian Heng and some old hunters inadvertently started a small cooperation, and began to feed two raw melon eggs, after a few warehouses, these two raw melon eggs swept away the arrogance at the beginning, as long as you look at their faces, you can know that their pockets are about to dry.
When the goal was achieved, Jian Heng's side no longer made a move, even if it was out, it would add twenty things, while the hunter's side was to let go and take care of himself, there was a robbery between them, but they all maintained a degree, and did not impose a high price, overturned two raw melons and eggs, and the remaining few transactions were between three and four hundred.
The things in the warehouse auctioned at such a price can't lose much, and you can't make much money, which is a normal warehouse auction.
"I guess it's hard to get anything today!" I don't know who whispered in the crowd.
This sentence immediately ushered in a few echoes, and there has been nothing that can be seen, and everyone's mood is naturally a little depressed.
At this time, the woman happened to be standing at the door of the warehouse where the big car was hidden, and began to flip through the notebook in her hand.
Jian Heng secretly tightened in his heart, but his face was as tense as possible, maintaining his usual calm and indifference.