Chapter 5: Successful Acquisition (1/2)

Chapter 5: Successful Acquisition

Translator: Vicky_ Editor: Vicky_

February first the weather see, Hans and Li Du took the bus to the Se Company

The auction was to start around 9 o'clock, but Hans wanted the two of the that this was Li Du's first ti early will allow us to have tiain a better understanding of e are dealing with so that we can adjust our strategies for the bidding rounds accordingly”

Most of the bidders seeht thirty Li Du estimated that there were approximately fifty people there

He suddenly felt a bit of pressure ”There are a lot of people here, but only eight storage units?”

”They are all here for the e chair Don't worry, at least half of these people won't bid unless they feel a hundred percent certain, while the rest of the at a low price Anye're here for only one storage unit, and I've got et the et here today?” Hans asked

”We rode the bus… Sit, don't tell me that you sold your car?” Li Du exclaied it for three days After that, I will lose the car So, can I trust you or not? Do you actually knohich storage unit has the e chair?”

”I didn't coeneral idea which unit it will be in Once the auction starts, give me a little more time I will find it for you”

Tena cowboy hat walked out fro loudly, in a breakneck speed, ”Everyone-line-up-we-are-going-to-start-I'll-skip-the-rules-so-those-who-don't-know-thelish was pretty good, but now he realized that he had been overconfident

As the unit door was opened, everyone lined up waiting for their turn to check out the contents Most people had a flashlight, and everyone was allowed onethe cowboy hat stood outside with a stopwatch He ulated area while keeping tiet their one minute turn

One minute per person, with fifty people, it took al in particular that see items were a few household tools and some old-fashi+oned appliances, but these could all be considered garbage

Auction hunters were not interested in garbage They would only buy storage units that they thought would earn the a profit, they would probably not place a bid

In most Americans' point of view, manual labor and ti thee would only make them lose money

When it was Hans and Li Du's turn, the two stood by the entrance while Hans swept his flashlight inside as he explained, ”We need to first look for things that are of worth, and this requires experience Look at this; there's a 'handle with care' label printed on the side, I bet that inside this box are plates and other glassware And over there is a handle, so I think that is a vacuu that he really couldn't look down on professional treasure hunters Hans's judg the little bug, there was truly some beautiful pottery inside the box, and that handle did belong to a vacuum cleaner

Their one-minute time limit soon passed As the two left, Hans quietly said, ”The stuff inside is worth around five hundred dollars or so I' to spend around three hundred dollars for it”

As the exhibition period ended, the auction started The old cowboy raised his hand ”One hundred! One hundred! One hundred dollars is the starting bid Is there anyone who's willing to raise it to one hundred fifty dollars, one hundred fifty, one hundred fifty…”

He spoke extre

There was someone who immediately nodded his head The old cowboy pointed to the , ”It is now one hundred and fifty dollars, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and fifty Two hundred, is there anyone who's willing to bid two hundred dollars? Two hundred…”

”Me!” someone shouted

The old cowboy iood, it is noo hundred dollars How about three hundred dollars?”

Auctions were just like that; the auctioneer would ask for a price while the buyers would place their bid When the old man raised the price by a hundred dollars, however, the whole crowd fell into silence It was not that the items within the unit weren't worth the price, but the fact that the old cowboy had raised the price by so much

Hans raised his hand ”Two hundred twenty dollars!”