After a while, everyone had finished visiting.
The auction begins immediately.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a family warehouse. Everyone has seen the situation inside. The auction is now starting. The starting price is 400 US dollars..."
The auctioneer spoke quickly and gave the starting price.
As soon as he finished speaking, a passerby immediately raised his arm and accepted the price.
The quote immediately came to $420.
This time, the person who raised his hand to accept the price was still a passerby.
Next, two more passers-by raised their hands to accept the price and joined the competition.
None of the many professional treasure hunters at the scene seemed interested in this family warehouse, and no one participated in the competition.
Obviously, everyone is conserving strength and ammunition, waiting for the classic car warehouse and painter warehouse to appear.
Because of Xiao Ran's existence, those treasure hunters who were interested in classic car warehouses and painters' warehouses did not dare to waste even a dollar before their targets appeared.
But little did they know that Xiao Ran's target was the family warehouse in front of him, not the classic car warehouse and painter's warehouse that had not yet appeared.
In comparison, the value of 10,000 classic car warehouses is not as good as this seemingly ordinary family warehouse.
The auction continues, and the bid for this warehouse has reached $820.
After some competition, several passers-by have withdrawn from the competition.
There are only two people left, still competing for this warehouse.
However, they were reaching their limit and were hesitant to bid.
At this moment, Xiao Ran came off the stage to participate in the competition.
“$1,500”
He raised the price significantly as soon as he came on board, looking like he was determined to win.
Following this shout, everyone turned their heads and looked over.
Everyone at the scene was a little surprised to see him suddenly stop bidding.
Everyone looked at him first, and then looked at the warehouse in front of them, trying to figure out something.
Could it be that there is some valuable treasure hidden in this warehouse, and it was discovered by a lucky guy like Sean, so he put up a bid?
The last time I bid for a Saudi prince's container, I heard that this guy recognized those bundles of Persian carpets, so he made a crazy bid, and ended up making more than 900 million US dollars.
Thinking of this, many professional treasure hunters had flashes of excitement in their eyes, and they were all ready to make a move.
I missed the opportunity to make a fortune last time, so I don't want to miss it this time.
However, this warehouse is too ordinary.
Everyone can recognize what is on the surface at a glance and give an accurate valuation!
No matter how many professional treasure hunters observed, they found nothing new in this family warehouse.
Everything in the warehouse was as usual, nothing of high value could be seen.
As for the valuable antiques and artworks, this family warehouse can't even touch it.
Based on the auction principle of what you see is what you get, I really can’t raise the price!
Several professional treasure hunters who originally wanted to bid began to murmur.
Should I break my own bidding principles and take a risk?
In comparison, the two passers-by who are still competing do not have so many worries.
Seeing Xiao Ran's end, the two guys' eyes suddenly lit up, as if they suddenly discovered a treasure.
When the auctioneer quoted $1,550, they raised their hands quickly and accepted the price.
Unfortunately, the fantasy was shattered the next second.
"$2500"
Xiao Ran smiled and gave a new quote.
The moment they heard the quotation, the two passers-by were stunned.
$2,500 isn't much, but it's a hole in their pockets.
Americans have long developed the habit of eating very little, and they don’t have much money left in their hands.
Even a thousand dollars in cash, many people can't come up with at the moment.
What's more, in the current depressed environment, people have less cash in their hands. It would be very good if the monthly salary can pay off the credit card debt.
Faced with this situation, the two passers-by had to withdraw from the competition in frustration.
However, several professional treasure hunters are ready to join the competition in this warehouse.
At this moment, Jeremy suddenly asked curiously:
"Sean, why did you want to take pictures of this family warehouse? Did you find something valuable?"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then smiled and shook his head and said:
"Man, you are overthinking. What I saw is exactly the same as everyone else, and there is nothing new to discover."
"Didn't I just buy a new mansion? I need a toolbox and a lawn mower at home, and this warehouse happens to have them."
“That’s why I decided to take pictures of this warehouse so that I don’t have to run out to buy these tools.”
As he spoke, he pointed to the tools placed at the door of the warehouse.
Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.
Xiao Ran's purchase of a top-notch mansion in Beverly Hills has long been spread throughout the professional treasure hunter community in Los Angeles. Everyone has heard about it and is extremely envious of it.
Although everyone was doubtful about his words, at least they got an explanation.
Several treasure hunters who originally wanted to bid suddenly hesitated.
After thinking about it, they finally did not take action.
The auctioneer was also very straightforward.
Seeing that no one responded, he immediately pointed at Xiao Ran and announced the result loudly.
"Deal, $2500, congratulations Mr. Sean"
As the results came out, Xiao Ran's eyes quickly flashed with joy.
Although he was ecstatic inside, he acted very calmly, just smiled and nodded.
Immediately afterwards, he took out a padlock from his backpack and stepped forward to lock the seemingly ordinary family warehouse.
Then, he and Elaine followed the auctioneer to the next warehouse.
The next warehouse to open is the classic car warehouse that everyone has been waiting for.
But the situation in this warehouse disappointed everyone.
There are no valuable classic cars in this warehouse, only some old car parts, such as wheels, engines, tires and the like.
In addition to these, there are also some sundries of the retired driver, as well as furniture, car repair tools and so on.
The accessories of those old cars are worth a few dollars, but they are far inferior to those of classic cars, which is obviously not what everyone wants to see.
Xiao Ran did not participate in the competition in this warehouse, but stayed aside to watch the show.
After some competition, this nominally-named classic car warehouse was finally acquired by a professional treasure hunter for $6,200.
The next sixth warehouse, a real junk warehouse, only sold for $150.
It wasn't until the tenth warehouse that the painter's warehouse that everyone was looking forward to appeared.
The quality of this warehouse is quite good and we were not disappointed.
In addition to some sundries and painting materials of the artist, there are six oil paintings inside, packed in large or small painting bags.
As for the content of those oil paintings, no one knows.
Even the name of the painter was not revealed by the auction house.
As a result, everyone cannot determine the value of this warehouse by searching the artist's name, his artistic status, and the market conditions of his paintings.
In this case, everyone can only use very limited information to value the painter's warehouse and then bid.
Xiao Ran participated in the competition for this warehouse, but failed.
Seeing that Kevin was also in the competition and that his bid was very determined and he was bound to win, he withdrew from the competition midway.
The reason why he chose to quit was a response to Kevin.
When the container of the Saudi prince was auctioned before, if Kevin had not withdrawn from the competition early, he would have to pay a higher price and spend a lot more money to succeed.
Now that I encounter such an opportunity, I naturally have to express myself.
It is rude to come and not reciprocate!
The more important reason is that although the several paintings in this warehouse have some value, they are not that high and cannot impress him.
After some fierce competition, Kevin won the painter's warehouse as he wished, and the final transaction price was US$69,000.
With the few oil paintings in the warehouse, Kevin should be able to earn nearly $200,000, which is considered a considerable gain.
The remaining two warehouses are of quite ordinary quality and average value.
Soon, the remaining two warehouses were also auctioned, and the warehouse auction came to an end.
Next, the buyers who took the photos of the warehouses are ready to clean up their respective warehouses.
Xiao Ran is no exception.
After paying the auction fee, he took Elaine back to the warehouse he had auctioned.
Just as he opened the warehouse door, he suddenly said:
"Elaine, please stay outside the warehouse. There is too much dust inside. Leave it to me to clean it up."
"The environment in the warehouse is too messy and the light is relatively dark, so I won't wear a camera when I go in."
"You hold the camera and chat with everyone for a while. If you find anything, I will show it to everyone."
With that said, he took off the high-definition camera pinned to his chest and handed it to Elaine.
The things in this warehouse were too sensitive and important. He didn't dare to let Elaine see it, nor did he dare to let the fans in the live broadcast room see it.
In that case, it is no different from seeking death.
Because of this, he had to let Elaine stay outside and take off the high-definition camera and leave it outside.
Elaine didn't feel anything unusual and nodded directly in agreement.
The guys in the live broadcast room didn't doubt his presence and didn't think much about other aspects.
The main reason is that the performance of this warehouse is really poor, and everyone knows that Xiao Ran did this on purpose and was acting.
Therefore, no one is interested in this warehouse. Instead of looking at the worthless things in the warehouse, it is better to look at the beauty Elaine.
But no one knows how important treasures are hidden in this warehouse!
