Chapter 189: Protection Charm (2/2)
”One thousand one hundred—I’ll take it!”
”One thousand five!”
”One thousand eight!”
”Move away you peasants—two thousand from me!”
”Two thousand one hundred! Buzz off!”
The price quickly shot up After 2,000 dollars, the offers greatly decreased, but this price had already made Li Du very satisfied
From 2,100 dollars, the price slowly—but steadily—rose, until it reached 2,500 dollars The one who e
The auctioneer called for the final bid three ti an offer he slaed to the young black man now
Hans led the applause, and the crowd folloith their own thundering applause The young black man and his friends around hied embraces
Next, another s were strange and said, ”These motorcycles were asseh It should have been tough to get h, ”That’s the charoods auctions Everyone wants the item, so the price skyrockets”
”Then ould they coht?” Li Du asked
Hans said, ”First off, ours have a 600cc displaceh they are second-hand, their value is still high
”Second, the old-goods auctions business has already established itself Also, you should understand why so many people here like this trade: they believe in this market, so they’ll specifically come to this market to trade
”Lastly, self-assestaff If you don’t want to go to Phoenix or Tucson, then you can only get theht?” Li Du said, feeling enlightened
”Correct”
The other two motorcycles sold for 2,500 dollars and 2,600 dollars—about the same as the first bike The total profit fro 7,600 dollars
Hans went to collect the payment froave it to Li Du
”Why did you buy this thing for hed and said tiredly, ”I don’t knohy, but you tend to offend people You don’t have the license to buy and possess guns—this crossbow is for you to protect yourself”
Mr Li thought about it, and felt that it was a good idea Embarrassed, he said, ”I shouldn’t have made you pay for it”
Hans said, ”Don’t hold back with a brother, just take it But before using it,Fox!’”
He shouted loudly, and the people around all turned their heads toward him Mr Li could only pretend that he didn’t know the idiot
The auction ended It was late, already nine at night
The crowd started thinning, with everyone leaving the place,the end of the auction for this week
Li Du was also preparing to leave, but then Hans brought him to the market The second-handin the streets
Hans said, ”It’s not just an old-goods ht ht is the time when it really coutsy”
Under the sunlight, the flowers and greenery were luscious and bright But at night, in erous People loved to perforht, and thus, security would become poor when the sun went down
”The rural areas of Flagstaff have good security The cops are quite hard working in that aspect, and there aren’t any gangs controlling these places Anyhow, this isn’t Memphis, and even more so, not Detroit”
After Hans explained hiht Li Du to one of the stalls and sat down