Meow Ba

Chapter 144 Grand event, outrageous starting price

It wasn't until two o'clock in the afternoon that Aunt Susan, with the help of Papa Tim and the three children, cleaned the house and returned most of the furniture to their original places.

And the ones still on the lawn are the objects that the Diesel family participated in the community auction of old things this time.

"A folding dining table, a broken motorcycle, an old bicycle..."

"And my teddy bear from when I was six!"

"My iron box."

Inventorying the supplies to be auctioned, Papa Tim and Lorraine both set their sights on Catherine and Molly—although it is called a community auction of old things, selling old things does not help the lives of the residents of Fox Hill Community much, more It is the idea of ​​cleaning up the space in the home and exercising the children.

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Foxhill Community Old Objects Auction rented the playground next to Bernal No. [-] Middle School. All items were placed on the playground in the open air according to classification. The next morning, Lorraine and Tim Papa brought their auction items to When I was on the playground, the playground was already full of old goods.

In fact, the parking lot outside Bernal No. [-] Middle School is already full of trucks of professional second-hand dealers. According to the usual practice, the morning is the time to display second-hand goods, and everyone can watch them. Around two o'clock in the afternoon, The junk auction will officially start.

Of course, the small and valuable auction items that can be hidden in the hand will not be handed over to the host until the auction starts. This is also for the safety of the items. As for the larger items, they are all taped to the auctioneer name, and there are special personnel to patrol the whole venue, it is not so easy to be stolen.

"Hey, old Sean, are you coming too?"

"What are you selling?"

"An old mahogany chair. I bought it in Chinatown more than 20 years ago. I want to replace it with a better sofa."

"What about you?"

In the crowd, Papa Tim saw his neighbor Sean Connor. He walked over to say hello. The old black man is both a seller and a buyer today. After all, sometimes second-hand goods from other people's homes are enough to satisfy his needs. Demand, of course, most of the second-hand goods will still be taken away by professional second-hand dealers.

"I'm going to sell some junk and clean out the garage and utility room, you know we've had a daughter recently and need more space."

Shrugging his shoulders, Papa Tim replied.

The house is nearby, and they ate lunch at home at noon. After a short rest, the Diesel family came to Bernardo No. [-] Middle School again. Some fat auction hosts are standing under the auction stage.

The steel frame and wooden boards are all brought by the host, and the host will take a cut of the auction proceeds, usually five points. As for the guys who help prevent theft, they are also brought by the host, and they also need to provide a salary.

"Cough, cough cough, cough~"

"Hi, dear ladies and gentlemen of the Fox Hill community, and my lovely junkie auctioneer brothers and sisters, good afternoon."

"I'm Sadil, and I'm very happy to support this auction. The sun is warm and the temperature is suitable. It seems that God is helping us..."

"Stop talking nonsense, let's get started!"

"You are Sadil, not Justin, stop shaking your hands, get on, get on!"

"..."

After looking at his watch several times in a row, he confirmed that the time was up. The chubby middle-aged black man walked onto the auction stage with a microphone in his hand, waving his arms like a star-then the laughter and cursing that aroused made the residents of Fox Hill Community recognize them Fortunately, I found an expert in the second-hand auction industry.

Thus, the auction of old objects in the Fox Hill community kicked off amidst laughter and cursing.

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"..."

Meow, is this okay?

The first product that came on stage surprised Ron. It turned out to be a piece of cheese—a huge, porous piece of cheddar cheese, as big as a washbasin, covered with mildew, and wrapped in plastic wrap as a whole.

“[Delicious mousetrap] cheddar cheese, five years old, covered in mold, but under the grimy surface lurks absolute deliciousness!”

"The starting price is ten dollars! Start!"

"Fifteen dollars!"

"Fifty dollars!"

Ignoring the cheese's dingy exterior, everyone rushed to bid after the auctioneer called out the start.

"Okay, this guy bid fifty dollars, is there any higher!"

"$55!"

"55 dollars, this is a buddy who likes food, your choice is absolutely correct, who is willing to pay more to compete for this delicious piece?"

"One hundred dollars!"

"Okay, one hundred dollars, is there any higher, this is a five-year-old cheddar cheese, it has a strong taste, it will not be rude to put it on a state banquet..."

"150 dollars, 150 dollars, I want to say [-] dollars now, [-] dollars is definitely not an obstacle, is there [-] dollars..."

"Okay, someone offered two hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, does anyone have a little more to fight for this delicious cheddar cheese, just add ten dollars, ten dollars..."

"No more? One time for two hundred dollars, two times for two hundred dollars, deal!"

Awesome, this mouth cannon is meow~
The auctioneer spoke quickly and eloquently, and finally waved his hand fiercely, and the first deal was concluded!
A moldy old cheddar cheese the size of a washbasin was finally sold by him for 190 US dollars. After deducting the commission, the auctioneer can get [-] US dollars after the auction-of course, this does not rule out that after removing the surface mold, This aged cheddar is indeed deliciously possible.

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The first transaction successfully heated up the atmosphere, and all kinds of old items that followed were sold out quickly—everyone had read it in the morning, and they generally knew it by heart. Basically, every old item would be sold within a minute of being on the stage.

Diesel's old items were also successfully auctioned. Folding table for fifteen dollars, old bicycle for twenty dollars, motorcycle engine in good condition, other damaged parts that can be disassembled for one hundred dollars, Catherine's teddy bear for one dollar, Molly One dollar bill in an iron box.

And seeing that the time was almost up, all the big old things were sold out, and the auctioneers delivered the auction items to the auctioneer one by one. Ron patted Lorraine's arm with his claws, indicating that he could up.

So, after taking a deep breath, Lorraine took out an iron box from her small bag, hugged Ron and squeezed through the crowd, and walked onto the auction stage——under the stage, the Diesel family looked at their son and son in doubt. Brother, I don't know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.

"OK, now is our finale time, because the rest are all small and precious auction items."

"You may get something rare, or you may become poor, but that's the beauty of second-hand goods."

"Very good, the first brother is on stage!"

"Let me see what it is?"

As soon as the iron box was picked up, the auctioneer Saidier's expression changed immediately. Then he opened the iron box, looked at it carefully, and finally lifted his head calmly.

"I am very happy to tell you that the finale of this auction of old objects has been born!"

"The auction of this gentleman's lot is now starting, with a starting price of one hundred thousand dollars!"

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