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147. Book Auction (Fat League +2)

The warehouse of this book company is yes. They own their own warehouses, only two, with a large area, like a workshop, with various books neatly piled up inside.

After Li Du and others arrived at the warehouse, they found that there was no need to use Xiao Feizeng, because they could enter at will with the door open, but they had security supervision and were not prepared to touch these books.

Hans saw it and said, "Lee, you're doing it right. We should do some homework in advance before every auction. Look, we're right this time."

Li Du smiled, but actually cursed in his heart that grandma was not easy to get a bargain, and his little flying insect lost its place to use it.

When you walk into the warehouse, a smell of ink comes to you, and the smell of books and paper is sandwiched into it, forming a unique fragrance.

Godzilla frowned and slapped in front of him, and Hans asked, "What's wrong?"

He curled his lips and said, "The smell of books is really bad."

Li Du took a deep breath and closed his eyes and said, "Why do I think this smell is so fragrant? I haven't smelled such a fragrance for a long time, it's great!"

The books in the warehouse are almost all brand new, some are packed in boxes, some are wrapped in kraft paper, and some are simply tied up with ropes.

Probably browsing the pile of books, Li Du asked, "How to auction this thing?"

Hans said: "By the area, you look carefully at the ground and mark the different areas with letters. You can just bid at that time."

Li Du looked down and saw the divided area on the floor, which looked like a sports field, with grid lines on it, and there were labels in different areas, indicating what type of book here is.

Little flying insects can still show its abilities. These books are piled up together, and many of them are sealed in boxes. It is difficult to see the specific information of the books with your eyes.

Different books have different values. Overall, signature books have the highest value, followed by limited editions, then hardcover books, and finally ordinary books.

Hans took them directly to the Humanities and Social Sciences section and whispered: "This will be a main battlefield. There may be some antique books here. If we can take antique books, we can make a lot of money."

Li Du said: "Can antique books exist in areas where they are not second-hand books?"

Ordinary American stores sell thrift goods, and bookstores are the same, and they also have special sections of used books.

Hans shrugged, "Of course, but do you think the bookstore operator is a fool? After they recycle old books, they will inspect and classify them. Valuable old books will be picked out and sold separately."

"Is it sold in the humanities and social sciences section?"

"No, but some new books on humanities and social sciences are also considered antique books, such as the "Philadelphia Medical Encyclopedia" published twenty years ago. No one usually buys them, and they will be accumulated."

Li Du let Xiao Feizhu get into the pile of books and first saw a bunch of big heads in the box - "Human Religion: The Wisdom and Charm of the Seven Religions in the World". There are many books, and there are hundreds of them all.

The bunch of books next to them are still philosophical, called "Monks and Philosophers", which are works by a French writer. They are also large-scale and have no value.

Li Du roughly read it and found that most of the books he saw were worthless, such as "The Prisoner's Dilemma", "History of Christianity", "Open Society and Its Enemies".

He shook his head and said, "Boss Fu, let's go to the children's books and the storybook section to read it. I think this kind of book can be sold as a book. This kind of humanities and social science books can only be sold in waste paper!"

Hans said: "Okay, let's go and have a look, hope your advice is right."

The storybook has the largest territory, with world-renowned works everywhere, including the Harry Potter series, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and the complete set of works by the horror master Stephen King.

Xiao Feizeng doesn't have much effect in this environment. Although he can find some valuable books, he consumes too much energy. Li Du searched for a while and took them back.

Hans asked expectantly: "Man, have you seen which books are the most valuable?"

Li Du shrugged helplessly and said, "I really can't see this, so let's take a photo at will."

A day later, the book auction began.

The auction became even more powerful. Borders Bookstore promoted it online one month in advance, and began to promote it in newspapers after June, so hundreds of people came to the crowd that day!

When Li Du and the others arrived at the warehouse, they were shocked at the crowds of people standing shoulder to shoulder: "Shete, so many people?"

Hans also had a numb scalp: "Damn it, it seems that many schools have come to libraries. What do they want to do? These are books, these are valuable books!"

Since they come, they can rest assured. They can only register their information honestly and wait for the auction that will begin.

Li Du was planning to enter the warehouse again to see the situation, but suddenly someone rushed towards him and pushed him, shouting: "I'm a bitch, how dare you come to Phoenix?"

With the little bug controlling time, he easily avoided the pushing palm, and then looked up and found that the person who pushed him was Anthony, a long-faced man.

Li Du pushed Anthony away with his backhand and frowned: "What nerves are you doing? Are you having some brain problems?"

Anthony gritted his teeth and shouted, "You are the ones who cheated me! Damn you bastard, you cheated me! I'm going to kill today - you..."

The last word is pronounced lightly because the expressionless Godzilla stood behind Li Du.

The security guard came up to maintain public order and inserted it between the two sides and said sternly: "No quarrels, let alone fights, otherwise you will be expelled!"

Hans pointed at Anthony and said to the security guard, "Man, please see clearly. This guy is a lunatic. He will attack us when he comes up. We are the victims. OK?"

The security guard looked at Anthony with a gloomy face, and the latter shouted aggrievedly: "I was cheated by him! I was cheated by this damn Chinese guy! Be careful! This bitch is very good at cheating people! I was cheated by him for 50,000 yuan!"

Li Du spread his hands and said, "What the hell is he going crazy?"

There was a treasure picker at the scene and said with a smile: "Anthony followed you to take a warehouse of more than 50,000 yuan, right?"

"right."

"As a result, the warehouse is worthless and the losses are very bad. Lucas's stupid bull was so angry that he forced Anthony to bear the losses with him. This guy lost 20,000 yuan. He has been claiming to the public that you have cheated!"

Li Du laughed and said, "There are great risks in warehouse auctions, so how can you only make money but not lose money? What an unreasonable idiot!"

He disdained Anthony, but Anthony's existence had a good effect, that is, no one snatched the goods from him, obviously everyone was afraid of following in Anthony's footsteps.

Li Du happened to be leisurely and checked carefully again in the warehouse.

After checking this, he found the problem!
Chapter completed!
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