Chapter 148 147. Book Auction (Fat League+2)

The warehouse of this book company is independent. They have their own warehouses. There are only two warehouses with a large area, like a workshop, where all kinds of books are neatly piled up.

After Li Du and others arrived at the warehouse, they found that there was no need to use small flying insects, because the door was open and people could enter at will, but they were supervised by security guards and were not going to touch these books.

Hans saw it and said: "Li, you are right, we should do some homework before every auction, look, we are right this time."

Li Du smiled, and actually scolded his mother in his heart, grandma's tricks were hard to miss, and his little flying insects lost their usefulness.

Walking into the warehouse, there is a smell of ink, which contains the smell of book paper, forming a unique aroma.

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

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

Li Du took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said, "Why do I think this smell is so fragrant? It's been a long time since I smelled such a fragrance, it's so good!"

Almost all the books in the warehouse are brand new. Some of them are packed in boxes, some are wrapped in kraft paper, and some are simply tied up with ropes.

Browsing the pile of books, Li Du asked, "How do you auction this thing?"

Hans said: "According to the area, you carefully look at the ground and mark the different areas with letters, and then you can bid."

Li Du looked down, and sure enough, he saw a divided area on the floor, which looked like a sports field, with grid lines on it, and different areas were marked, indicating what type of books were here.

The little flying insect can still demonstrate its abilities. These books are piled up together, and many of them are still sealed in boxes. It is difficult to see the specific information of the books with the eyes.

Different books have different values. On the whole, signed 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 said in a low voice: "This will be the main battlefield. There may be some antique books here. If we can get antique books, then we can make a lot of money."

Li Du said: "Isn't it possible for antique books to exist in the second-hand book area?"

General stores in the United States will sell second-hand goods, as will bookstores, which also have special sections for used books.

Hans shrugged and said, "Of course, of course, but do you think the bookstore operators are fools? After they recycle old books, they will check and classify them. Valuable old books will be picked out and sold separately."

"Will it be sold in the Humanities and Social Sciences section?"

"No, but some new books in the humanities and social sciences are also considered antiques, such as the "Philadelphia Medical Encyclopedia" published 20 years ago. Usually, few people buy them, and they will be backlogged."

Li Du let the little flying insect get into the pile of books, and first saw a pile of tomes in the box——"Human Religion: The Wisdom and Charm of the World's Seven Major Religions", there are many books, and there are hundreds of books in this pile all.

The pile of books next to it is still in the philosophy category, called "Monks and Philosophers", which is the work of a French writer, and it is also a large tome, and it is also of little value.

Li Du looked around, and most of the books he read were worthless, such as "The Prisoner's Dilemma", "History of Christianity", "The Open Society and Its Enemies".

He shook his head and said, "Boss Fu, let's go to the children's book and story book section. I think this kind of book can at least be sold as a book. This kind of humanities and social science books? Can only sell waste paper!"

Hans said: "Okay, let's go and see, I hope your suggestion is right."

The storybook area is the largest, full of world masterpieces, such as the "Harry Potter" series, "Game of Thrones", "Lord of the Rings", and a complete set of works by horror master Stephen King.

Little flying insects are not very useful in this environment. Although they can find some valuable books, they consume too much energy. Li Du took them back after searching for a while.

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

Li Du shrugged helplessly and said, "It's really hard to see, let's take pictures at will."

A day later, the book auction begins.

This auction was even more powerful. The Borders Bookstore advertised online a month in advance, and then began to advertise in newspapers in June, so hundreds of people came here that day!

When Li Du and the others arrived at the warehouse, they were stunned to see the crowd rubbing shoulders together: "Xue Te, there are so many people?"

Hans's scalp was also numb: "Damn it, it seems that many school libraries have come here, what do they want? These are some books, these are some worthless books!"

Once it comes, it will be safe, they can only register the information honestly, and wait for the upcoming auction.

Li Du was about to enter the warehouse to check the situation, when suddenly someone rushed to him and pushed him, shouting: "Son of a bitch, you dare to come to Phoenix?"

With Xiao Chong controlling the time, he easily avoided the pushing palm, and then looked up, and found that it was the long-faced man Anthony who pushed him.

Li Du pushed Anthony away with his backhand, frowned and said, "What's wrong with you? Do you have some brain problems?"

Anthony gritted his teeth and shouted: "You're the one who got me! Damn you bastard, you got me! I'm going to kill you today—you..."

The last word was pronounced slightly, because the expressionless Godzilla stood behind Li Du.

The security came up to maintain law and order, intervened between the two parties and said sharply: "No quarrels, let alone fights, or you will be expelled!"

Hans pointed to Anthony and said to the security guard, "Dude, please take a closer look. This guy is a lunatic. He is going to attack us when he comes up. We are the victims, OK?"

The security guard looked at Anthony with a gloomy face, and the latter yelled aggrievedly: "I was cheated by him! I was cheated by this damn Chinese guy! Be careful! This son of a bitch is very good at cheating! I was cheated by him Fifty thousand yuan!"

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

There was a treasure picker at the scene, who smiled and said, "Anthony followed you to take pictures of a warehouse worth more than 50,000 yuan, right?"

"right."

"It turned out that the warehouse was worthless, and the loss was miserable. Lucas, that stupid bull, was mad and forced Anthony to bear the loss with himself. This guy lost 20,000 yuan. He has been claiming that he was cheated by you. !"

Li Du smiled and said: "Warehouse auctions are inherently risky. How can there be a business that only makes money but not loses money? What an unreasonable idiot!"

He disdained Anthony, but Anthony's presence had a good effect, that is, no one would rob him of goods. Obviously, everyone was afraid of stepping into Anthony's footsteps.

Li Du happened to be at leisure, so he checked carefully again in the warehouse.

After checking this, he found the problem!