Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets-Chapter 56 - Jealousy Drives People Mad

With the freight yard owner’s words, those who initially didn’t harbor much hope suddenly became excited!

As everyone knows, American history is not that long; Even items with a bit of age can be called antiques!

So, upon hearing the freight yard owner’s words, a few treasure hunters who were planning to leave decided to stick around to see if they could snag a deal!

Sean Knight was grinding his teeth in frustration!

This freight yard owner is quite cunning!

Upon reflection, it seemed normal; after all, this was how they made money!

The auction began, and the auctioneer announced:

“Starting bid is one thousand, each increase must not be less than a hundred, now begin!”

Hamilton Diaz was the first to raise his hand:

“Eleven hundred!”

Old Madden decided to play hardball this time, his bid shocked everyone:

“Five thousand!”

With this bid, at least half of the people present were frightened away!

Betting five thousand on a blind box container was not a risk everyone was willing to take!

However, Madden’s trick only scared away half of the people. Diana immediately responded: “Seven thousand dollars!”

Quite a bold display!

Hamilton Diaz opened his mouth to speak but said nothing.

Elder Joey raised his hand high:

“Eight thousand dollars! My bid is eight thousand dollars!”

The information revealed by the freight yard owner wouldn’t usually be false, so these big-shots were willing to gamble on it.

Sean Knight timely raised his hand:

“Ten thousand dollars!”

This escalated bid of ten thousand dollars stunned several people!

Sean usually stirred the pot with bids under five or six thousand dollars – rarely going this high.

Was he determined to win, or was he playing the spoiler again?

The rest of the treasure hunters had already fallen into the role of spectators, waiting to see the struggle between the big shots.

Sean Knight, the newcomer, in the eyes of these treasure hunters, had already joined the ranks of top-tier treasure hunters.

Who could blame them, given that he had achieved such astounding results in such a short period?

Old Madden raised his hand again:

“Fifteen thousand dollars!”

“Bullshit! Bullshit!” Diana cursed, forcefully waving her hand, “Madden, do you have more money than you know what to do with?”

Elder and Little Joey also shifted their attention from Sean to Madden.

Madden had been around in this line the longest. Though he has made miscalculations before, he’s known to be more cautious than the other big shots.

This time, with his aggressive bid and resolute look, several others began to back down.

Madden, however, didn’t pay any attention to the others. After placing his bid, his gaze locked onto Sean Knight.

It seemed as though he had already decided that Sean was the only one who could compete with him!

“Sixteen thousand.” Sean, however, remained unmoved. He was determined to win this container!

Whether he gets to feast or go hungry depends on this one opportunity!

Madden promptly raised his hand:

“Eighteen thousand dollars!”

Sean Knight swiftly responded:

“Twenty thousand dollars!”

Hamilton Diaz immediately blew his whistle.

Sean Knight just did what he had always wanted to do but hadn’t!

Being able to go head-to-head with these big shots in these container auctions, without losing an inch, it wasn’t just about having money!

Faced with the jeering of the treasure hunters around, Madden didn’t get angry, but Elder Joey couldn’t stand it, and he pushed Hamilton Diaz:

“Kid, what are you up to?”

Hamilton Diaz wasn’t afraid of him and pushed Elder Joey back, swearing in a mix of foul languages.

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Both of them immediately started a fight!

Madden glanced at them, his face expressionless, and raised the bid again:

“22,000 Dollars!”

“23,000 Dollars!” Sean Knight immediately followed.

Diana Smith also forgotten about her anger, she leaned in and whispered to Sean Knight:

“What did you observe? Why are you relentlessly following Madden’s bids?”

“I didn’t observe anything.” Sean Knight had prepared an excuse, “Madden has a sharp eye. He can raise the price like that, there must be something good inside! I think it’s worth a gamble!”

Diana Smith was half doubtful, but couldn’t muster up the courage to follow the bid.

Madden had started to hesitate.

He raised the bid again:

“23,500 dollars!”

“24,000 dollars!” Sean Knight didn’t hesitate for a moment.

Madden raised his hand again, just when everyone thought he was going to raise his bid again, but unexpectedly he said:

“It’s yours! I hope you’re lucky and can find something good!”

With that, he turned and walked away.

The auctioneer called the price three times, and finally, the container was sold to Sean Knight for 24,000 dollars.

Pay the money, sign the papers, Sean Knight couldn’t help but get excited.

Hamilton Diaz and Elder Joey were separated, but the two were still spitting at each other from time to time, each despising the other.

These people didn’t leave, waiting for Sean Knight to open the container.

Sean Knight stepped forward and tore off the waterproof cloth in one fell swoop.

Two vintage cannons emerged before everyone’s eyes!

Vintage bronze cannons with wooden wheels!

“Oh wow!” someone admired and blew a whistle.

“Sean really hit it big this time!”

Someone expressed their envy.

However, those with sharp eyes, like George Qiao, came up to take a look and shook their heads, saying:

“That may not be the case. These bronze cannons should be later imitations!”

Imitations?

“Even reproductions can sell for quite some money, right?” asked someone who didn’t know the industry.

George Qiao clapped his hands, backed away, and said:

“I don’t know, maybe they can sell for a few thousand dollars!”

“Oh!”

Some people made unclear sounds.

There were also soft snickers.

Obviously, in their view, Sean Knight lost this time.

The two cannons wouldn’t sell for more than 20,000 dollars.

The rest of those boxes probably won’t have any good stuff either.

Isn’t that a loss then?

Sean Knight watched all these expressions and thought it was normal.

Happy to provoke and laugh at others, it’s a common illness worldwide.

Praising and belittling are all normal.

When most of these people left, Sean Knight pulled out a long and exquisite cowskin rifle case from under the cannon stand.

He opened it, and a semi-old, but very well-maintained Springfield rifle came into view.

He opened the wooden box leaning against the side of the container, and several sets of vintage military uniforms appeared before him.

Now, it’s time to see if these items, as George Qiao said, are imitations that are not worth money, or have they been missed!