Chapter 677 Testing Waters (1/2)

Chapter 677: Testing Waters

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The old goods market was relatively small. If nothing especially eye-catching made an appearance, then the usual transaction price would average 100,000 to 500,000 dollars.

It couldn't be compared to art auctions where deals worth tens of millions of dollars or even hundreds of millions of dollars were made. Hence, if a mogul were to show up, there was a great impact on the old goods market.

Suradi Feuille must have heard the news about Li Du splashing money about in town, and had deliberately pushed forward the auction date by one day.

For auctions, the impact was not big. After all, two auctions took place every week—the frequency was pretty high.

Li Du readily agreed to attend the auction the following evening.

However, what he didn't tell Feuille was that if he were expecting him to foolishly throw money away at the auction, then he was expecting too much.

Unless there was something at the auction that contained time energy, he might not end up buying anything. Instead, he would just be there to join in the fun.

The next day, Li Du had nothing to do and continued wandering about the town.

He searched for items with time energy that he could have missed out on the day before. He wanted to continue replenishing the little bug's energy, and make sure it was filled up.

Many of the old goods traders in Horseshoe Town regarded Li Du as their ”God of Wealth.” Like hostesses: as soon as they spotted him, they would go to the doorway and try to pull him into their stores. All that they were short of saying was, ”Come in and have a good time, Sir.”

Hans was puzzled. ”What are these things you've gotten? How are you gonna make money?”

Li Du gave him a faint smile and said, ”Don't worry, have you done what I asked you to? It's sure to make you money.”

Hans nodded. ”Have done it all. The fishing boat and the crane are on the way, but it'll be a while yet. It's not easy to get the crane here.”

Li Du snapped his fingers and said, ”No hurry.”

After lunch, they strolled around and when evening came, they drove over to Feuille's Auction House in town.

Unlike the auction house in Hoffman, this auction house had been converted from the interior of a tall building.

This building had formerly been a casino with opulent furnishings. When the casino relocated, the place was left vacant. Old Feuille had rented it for a low price as the site for conducting auctions for old goods.

When Li Du and the others got out from the truck at the parking lot, they looked up to see a wide two-story building. The grand-looking building occupied at least tens of thousands in square feet.

Looking at the building, he lamented, ”We should go back to Hoffman's market and tell 'em to take a look at the high standards other people uphold. Would the auctions by Christie's and Sotheby's be nothing more than this?”

”Huge difference,” Brother Wolf said.

”You've attended auctions by Christie's or Sotheby's?” Li Du asked.

”Attended the spring and autumn auctions in Berlin and Hamburg doing security coordination,” Brother Wolf explained. ”They were extremely lavish.”

Li Du knew Brother Wolf's character well. He had always kept a low profile, was reliable and prudent. If he used ”extremely lavish” to describe Christie's and Sotheby's auctions, then they were lavish for sure!

As soon as they entered the auction site, they no longer felt that it was grand. The fixtures of the building had been built by the casino. At that time, it had cost a lot of money and effort. The fixtures had lasted and so even though it had been some years, the place still looked impressive.

However, the maintenance of the furnishings within the auction site was needed. The auction house was certainly not as well-off as the casino and didn't bother with maintenance.