2092 Price Gouging

"230,000." Eaton also raised his sign and joined the competition. Andre couldn't help but glared at Eaton with a gloomy face: Are you also going to compete with me?

Eaton looks innocent: I'm just supporting Renly, okay?

But Andre didn't buy it at all, muttered something, and then raised the sign, "250,000." The price was raised by 20,000 pounds in one breath, and the auction began to speed up.

"Two hundred and sixty thousand." That strange but harsh voice sounded again - very harsh to Andre, as to whether other people could feel the same way, it is unknown, and Andre immediately turned his head towards Dave -Clarke glared fiercely in the direction, Dave had a decent smile on his face, but Andre didn't buy it at all. He shouted, "300,000."

It is obvious that Dave's expression is a little stiff, and he obviously did not expect Andre to express his rejection so bluntly.

While Dave was a little stunned, the quotations still did not stop, and there were still many guests calling for bids.

"Three hundred thousand."

"Three hundred and twenty thousand."

But in just two seconds and three seconds, Howard's bidding price has come to "350,000", and the rising speed has not slowed down.

"400,000." Matthew directly raised his sign, and with a shout, raised the price by a notch again. Andre's eyes widened and he cast his gaze at Matthew, his face full of incomprehension: You Why are you bidding? This made Renly couldn't help but chuckle directly.

Dave, who was sitting on the other side, also noticed the gradually tense air, and he raised the sign again, "410,000."

But the voice just fell, and the other competitors behind them rushed up like wolves, tigers and leopards. Before they could catch a breath, the price soared all the way to 500,000. Such a warm atmosphere far exceeded Imagine, this also forced Howard to change the auction rhythm:

The offer for each placard was £50,000.

The number of competitors in the field began to dwindle, and then the real top competitors began to prepare to shoot.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand." Dave took the lead in attacking, and after raising the sign, he deliberately cast his eyes in the direction of Andre and Renly, but got no response.

"Six hundred thousand.

"Matthew calmly raised the price.

At this time, Andre realized that both Matthew and Eaton were helping to run on Dave; but because he liked this snuff bottle very much, he inevitably brought in his own selfishness, and he still hoped that he could auction it off, so naturally there was no way. Look at the whole auction process rationally:

He wasn't even in the mood to tease Dave anymore.

"Sixty-five thousand." Dave immediately called out the price again.

Andre couldn't help but began to grind his teeth, but he held up the sign in time, "Seven hundred thousand."

"Seventy-five thousand." Dave and Andre's eyes collided, both of them showing no sign of weakness.

Matthew looked at Renly helplessly, and did not continue to mix-

Shouldn't they have teamed up to make fun of Dave? He deliberately raised the price, forcing Dave to shoot it at an unbelievable price, and then he would lose money. After the deal was confirmed, he would tell Dave that the snuff bottle was actually from Renly, and Dave's expression was the best at that time. play part.

But now Andre was obviously overexcited and even lost his mind. If they continue to drive up the price, it may be Andre who will lose out in the end.

Renly was also a little helpless. Before Andre was about to continue his bidding, he patted Andre's arm and motioned for Andre to stop with his eyes.

Andre was very unwilling. First, it was his favorite snuff bottle; second, it was Renly's snuff bottle, so why was that guy accepted? He felt uncomfortable no matter what, even though he knew that the price had far exceeded his expectations, he still couldn't help it.

"But..." Andre looked at Renly and tried to defend himself, but Renly still shook his head firmly: Andre really didn't need to spend such a big price, his daily pocket money was not that much, seventy 50,000 is already a very good price for a charity auction, and it is more than double the estimated price of Sotheby's auction house.

Andrei is really depressed! He slumped his shoulders and withdrew his gaze, as if he was about to give up, but without Renly noticing it, he raised the sign again, "Eighty thousand!"

Then he looked straight ahead unswervingly, avoiding Renly's gaze, that childish behavior made Renly laugh and cry, not knowing what to say.

"Eighty-five thousand." Dave is now emotionally overwhelmed, shouting and shouting anger, and some recklessly began to continue to increase the price.

Andre's eyes widened, thinking about whether he should continue raising the price.

At this moment, a voice came out from the rear, "One million", and it was obvious that the atmosphere at the scene was slightly stagnant.

In art auctions, the transaction amount of one million pounds is nothing at all, and there are countless transactions of tens of millions of pounds; but in charity auctions, the price of one million pounds is a bit crazy, very Few people would donate a million pounds in this way.

Andre died immediately, he was not the opponent's opponent at all, but after he was frustrated, he winked at Renly with joy: If he can't get it at auction, at least Dave can't grab it, this is the best As a result, the mood has become a lot happier.

Dave felt that he had been insulted. First, he was surrounded by Andre and Matthew, and then he was directly intercepted by the dark horse. If he admits defeat now, wouldn't it be too embarrassing? This is his first public appearance since his relationship with Beatrice!

He can't admit defeat.

"One million and a half million." Dave raised the sign again, gritted his teeth and announced the price, but he didn't expect that before his sign even had time to put down, the voice behind him shouted decisively, "One million and two hundred thousand. "The rate of improvement is far beyond Dave's capacity.

Whether it’s Andre or Dave, including other millionaires or multi-millionaires, their wealth is counted in the form of “assets”, including fixed assets, stock funds, etc. The liquidity in hand, but not necessarily able to take out a million pounds in one go——

Either a billionaire or a professional art collector, otherwise, for most of the millionaires, working capital must be reinvested, and money can only create more wealth if it continues to operate.

Dave is now caught in a predicament of riding a tiger: giving up, he always feels useless; continuing to keep up, he feels worthless.

But at this moment in the auction scene, his reason is a little loose, and the guests around him are all elites in the upper class. Performance may leave irreparable negative effects.

So, "1.25 million." Dave still gritted his teeth and raised his offer again, but on the surface he had to show his demeanor, raised the sign with a smile on his face, and continued to give it a shot. He tried his best to show a light-hearted appearance, bathed in the attention of the audience.

Dave was destined to be disappointed.

"One and a half million!" The dark horse who jumped out at the last moment completely defeated Dave with a final decision. After Howard asked three times, he finally settled on the highest price at the auction today.

After all, Dave was not able to speak again, and the smile that remained at the corner of his mouth was still a little stiff, but he still had to give the competitor his applause: congratulations on winning this auction.

One and a half million pounds.

Not to mention Dave, even Renly and Matthew were slightly surprised: this snuff bottle is definitely not worth the price!

For reference, the snuff bottle with the highest price in auctions around the world is from 2011, an antique named "Qianlong Glass Painting Enamel Western Lady Snuff Bottle", the final transaction price is as high as 2.5 million pounds , has not yet been surpassed.

But otherwise, most snuff bottles are worth between £100,000 and £500,000.

It is precisely because of this that Renly stopped Andre when the auction price exceeded 750,000 pounds. He did not want Andre to make random bids; but the final transaction price was even more outrageous, even as a donation. The owner of the item, Renly, also sensed a tinge of unease.

Matthew and Renly exchanged glances:

Although this is a charity auction, which is mainly charitable; but the gathering of all the elites is not so simple in itself, just as Dave hopes to make a blockbuster through this opportunity and truly make a name for himself among the upper class. There are countless similar situations, and everyone is eager to come here to gild, including the Halls.

This also means that there may be something strange behind the auction of the next snuff bottle for 1.5 million pounds. Things are clearly not that simple.

Turning his head, he found that the forty-third guest who finally completed the auction had a completely unfamiliar face-he was an agent, and he was talking with a headset cable. Someone behind the scenes completed the auction remotely. Makes the identity of the bidder more and more mysterious.

Obviously, this is what the other party hopes to create.

After the hammer fell, the guests on the scene were all guessing the identity of the bidder in the exchange of eyes. The atmosphere of the scene was extremely lively. The mysterious person instantly became the focus of the audience, and Dave was immediately forgotten by everyone, even Renly. The previous bids seem to be a little underweight.

Andre was also completely excited, "Haha, have you seen his face? It's like being punched in the face by Tyson. It's so funny."