Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 132 - 131: Humiliation!

Chapter 132: Chapter 131: Humiliation!

After Joseph got caught, the insider with careful thoughts traced the source of the matter back to Sean Knight.

Although there is no evidence, it does not hinder people from thinking this way.

Therefore, Sean’s next experience with container collection was very smooth.

Not all freight yards will auction off the unclaimed containers in their area - after all, some containers may bring trouble.

So selling them directly at a price lower than the rent is the choice of most freight yard owners.

After all, it’s simpler and risk-free.

Sean bought more than twenty containers again, had his loyal guys transport them, and then directed them to place the containers accordingly.

This time, Sean didn’t choose any containers from the lot - some precious items are genuinely hard to come by.

There are over twenty containers that can be auctioned off four times, enough for two days.

However, this purchase’s price was much higher than the last time, averaging about eight hundred dollars per container.

Sean willingly paid the money. He knew he made a profit from the previous auction. Even though the freight yard owners did not say anything, it did not mean they were unaware. The container prices were bound to rise. However, Sean also knew that there was still a profit to be made.

His fame had spread, and the good thing was that there were more people planning to come to the auction.

From time to time, someone would call Sean or Jason to ask about the auction’s timing.

For these people, if they could get their hands on the containers, there was a possibility of making money.

Sean simply left everything to Jason and planned to open the other two containers he had saved specifically for this purpose.

However, before he could proceed, Mr. John had already called.

He had found a suitable buyer.

Sean had to go to the Seven Axes Pub first.

Mr. John pointed to a white man in his fifties sitting at a small table, sipping a glass of water.

"His name is James White, an antique buyer and broker. Only someone like him could handle such a massive amount of gold and silverware."

As Mr. John introduced him, he seemed apologetic:

"In my network, it’s not easy to find someone who can handle such a massive amount of antique gold coins."

Sean laughed and said:

"It’s more than enough. I wouldn’t want to attract the attention of the big shots, which could be very troublesome."

"You go and talk to him. I’m not very familiar with White. I can’t help much with this." Mr. John shrugged regretfully, "This James came on his own initiative; you should be careful."

Sean understood.

This White might not be so easy to deal with.

Even though the previous transactions with other businessmen have been greedy or stingy, both parties are generally satisfied.

Tens of dollars, hundreds of dollars of gains and losses were not significant to either party.

But this time, it was different.

Too much quantity - more than 2,000 pieces - even if one piece is just a few tens of dollars, it would amount to tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sean couldn’t help but be cautious.

Sean walked over, sat down opposite James, and smiled, "Hello, Mr. James."

When James saw Sean, he was somewhat displeased:

"You’re late, young man."

"No, I didn’t." Sean shook his head, "As soon as I got the call, I rushed over. Besides, I don’t think you and John would have made an appointment."

James’s face looked even more displeased.

"You’re not sincere enough." James said again, "You’re closer than me, but you arrived later."

"Mr. James, it has nothing to do with sincerity." Sean didn’t understand why the other party would be so fixated on this minor issue, but he could see that James was looking down on himself, even though it was just a fleeting moment. Sean believed he hadn’t seen wrongly.

"If you want to buy my stuff, let’s talk now, and if you don’t want to buy it, then I’m leaving."

Although Sean was in a hurry to sell his items, he didn’t want to spoil James.

James was somewhat taken aback, feeling unprepared for Sean’s words.

When James learned that Mr. John was looking for someone to buy a large number of ancient gold coins, he set his sights on him and found out that Mr. John was looking for a buyer on behalf of Sean Knight.

It was easy to find out about Sean Knight’s situation. James understood that he was selling gold coins to pay inheritance tax.

That made things easier.

Everything James did was to lower the price.

The other party was eager to sell these things, but he was not in a hurry.

However, Sean Knight’s direct approach was unexpected.

This young man was different from what he had imagined.

"Of course, I’ll buy." James knew he had underestimated this young Chinese man, and immediately changed his plan in his mind, slowly revealing a smile, "If I didn’t want to buy, I wouldn’t be here, waiting for you early."

Having said that, he turned his head and waved to Mr. John:

"Mr. John, get this young man a drink, on me!"

Sean Knight saw Mr. John give him a thumbs-up as James turned back around.

Obviously, James’ initiative meant he had acknowledged him.

Of course, that wasn’t enough.

Sean Knight nodded slightly, said "Thank you," then put a gold coin on the table and pushed it to James.

"This is a sample of the gold coins I want to sell."

James accepted it with a smile.

This young Chinese man seemed to have seen some things, there was a Chinese phrase called "repay a favor with a favor", just show a little kindness, and the other party would immediately give back more.

He picked up the gold coin, looked at it carefully, took out a magnifying glass to observe it, then casually threw the gold coin on the table and said indifferently, "It is indeed an older coin, but unfortunately, it’s privately minted and not worth much."

"How much can I sell one for?" Sean Knight asked.

"This kind of coin has average quality, poor purity, and the pattern on it is very vague..."

"How much can I sell one for?"

"300 dollars, I guess." James took a sip of water and said casually, "Of course, if the quantity is large, I can add a little bit more, I’ll take them for 400 dollars."

As he drank water, he squinted his eyes and observed Sean Knight’s expression.

"I understand." Sean Knight put away the gold coin, stood up and said, "Unfortunately, the price is too different from what I had in mind, so I think we won’t be able to reach a deal. Goodbye!"

After saying that, he nodded to Mr. John and turned to leave.

Leaving James dumbfounded there.

This young man... Doesn’t follow the rules!

When I give a price, shouldn’t you negotiate?

How could you just run away?

Sean knew that James was treating him like a fool.

This gold coin weighed more than ten grams, even if the gold is not pure, refining at least ten grams of gold from it is not a problem.

With the current gold price, one gram of gold is about 60 dollars, even if the coin is melted down, it’s worth more than 600 dollars, and he only offered 400?

What did he think he was?

Now Sean already knew that although there are not as many Americans as Chinese, there are still more than 300 million.

Because they have a lot of money but a short history, many people are fond of collecting antiques.

These gold coins wouldn’t be sold cheaply if sold gradually.

James probably thought that he needed money in a short time, so that’s why he dared to lower the price so much.

To hell with that!

Did he really think he had no other channels?

James watched Sean Knight’s back, opened his mouth, but didn’t call him back.

He felt the young man was too arrogant and needed to be kept waiting!

He believed that the young man would come back to find him!