Bid (n.) - an offer of a price, especially at an auction.
Chapter 24: The Highest Bid
The Auction House, Hisu
Pumasok kami ni Blaze sa isa sa mga Vip room sa second floor ng auction house, with a clear view of the stage in the middle of the first floor from the mini balcony of the room.
Buti na lang at napili ni Blaze ang kwarto next to the second prince kaya hindi kami makikita ng second prince lalo na't pag nagsimula ang bidding.
"I need you to stand at the back of the stage if things didn't go according to our plan," pag utos ni Blaze sa spy na umaktong as coachman namin.
"Yes your majesty," seryosong sabi ng spy at tahimik na lumabas ng kwarto.
Spies are known for being silent and observant of course. Hindi mo sila agad mapapansin unless you paid enough attention to them. Mahirap manghuli ng isang spy lalo na't mabilis din silang tumakas, but unlike assassins, spies can't fight that well and can only defend themselves in a life and death situations.
I am wondering kung bakit kailangan utusan ni Blaze ang spy makihalobiro sa mga taong nasa first floor at pumunta sa likod ng stage. Is he planning something? Can he at least tell me some of his plan and not leave me hanging in air? That would be highly appreciated.
I made myself comfortable in the couch. Hindi pa nag-uumpisa ang auction, pero sabi ng auctioneer malapit ng mag-umpisa within two minutes.
Sa mga auction house pa naman, nag-uumpisa sila sa pinaka mura at mamabang value na items hanggang sa pinaka mahal at malaking value na items, kaya mukhang mahaba haba pa ang hihintayin naming oras bago ilabas ng auctioneer ang singsing ng first prince.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please seat down at uumpisahan na natin ang bidding. As usual, mag uumpisa tayo sa 100 gold coins. Please go to the office for the payment and para marecieve ang mga items nyo and now, for our first product of today is a wonderful painting from an anonymous artist, the bidding starts at 100 gold coins---"
Someone from the crowd raised their hand and shouts "110!"
"350!" Sigaw naman ng isang matandang mayaman sa isa sa mga vip rooms.
"500!" Sigaw ng babaeng nasa 30's na punong puno ng mga mamahaling brand ang katawan. Di na ako magulat pag totoong balat ng crocodile ang suot nya.
"500 gold coins just for a painting? That's too much," bulong ng mga taong nasa first floor.
Yeah I agree with them, although the painting is beautiful with a view of a simple yet relaxing scenery, there's no way bibilhin ko ito sa halagang 500 gold coins!
"Going once! Going twi---"
"700!" Inis na sigaw ng matandang lalaki. The woman rolled her eyes at the old man.
Ito ang hindi maganda sa mga auction house, pakitang yaman talaga ang mga tao dito. May mga tao rin na sinasadyang makipag laban sa iba para mas pataasin ang value ng item pero hindi naman talaga sila bibili, sa bandang uli na sila uurong pag mataas na ang value para kawawain ang kalaban nila.
Ang laki siguro ng kita ng mga auction house pag may mga nangyayareng ganto. Hmmm, maybe an auction house is a good business idea.
"800!" The woman shouted back.
"850!" Hindi naman nagpatalo ang matanda. My ghad, painting lang yan and not to mention first item pa lang, kalmahan nyo lang.
"1000!" Ibinaba ng matandang lalaki ang kamay nya in defeat.
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