Chapter 407
“Hurry up and wrap it up for me,” Marina said, quickly pulling out her card and giving Queena an aggressive look
In an antique shop like this, sales are few and far between
Upon hearing Marina’s straightforwardness and not a moment of hesitation, the owner quickly wrapped up the turquoise ring and was about to swipe the card when Queena, who had just been enlightened by Cynthia and wasn’t actually interested in buying the ring, felt incensed by the woman’s gaze.
How dare the act so
scky?‘ Queena thought.
As for the turquoise ring, she was certain that this woman hadn’t even looked at it before; she only made her move because they were interested, clearly trying to snatch it away from them.
With a calm demeanor, Queena spoke up. “Excuse me, but how do you know we’re not interested in buying this ring?”
The owner paused, taken aback by Queena’s words. He was silently weighing the situation. What a day to have two customers seemingly willing to pay a premium for what was likely a replica!
This piece, whether it could be considered an antique or not, and even its authenticity as turquoise, were both up for debate. It seemed neither of these women were experts, and he might just take advantage of the situation to make a tidy profit.
He retracted the bag he was about to hand to Marina, feigning a difficult decision. “Now that both of you are interested. I propose a friendly bid. The highest bidder takes it home!
“No way. I called dibs on it,” Marina retorted angrily, her eyes unwavering
The owner maintained a sly smile. “Miss, you’re both valued customers. I’m in a tough spot here.!
“Is this how you conduct business snapped Marina.
“Miss, I apologize. Regardless of Marina’s frustration, the owner kept up his cheeky grin.
With the item in the owner’s hands, Marina had no choice but to hold her tongue.
She had caught a glimpse of the price when the owner was packing it just a few thousand dollars. If she could get an authentic piece at that price, it would be an incredible deal. But if they started bidding, there was no telling where the price might go.
Marina hesitated, considering her options.
Cynthia exchanged a look with Queena. “Feel like having some fun!“.
Queena’s eyes widened with curiosity. Then she saw Cynthia raise her hand, a smile on her face as she addressed the owner. “I’m in for the bidding I wonder if this lady is interested.”
Marina was for. The birthday party she was attending was of great importance, and she needed a presentable gift
As she saw how much these two women seemed to want the turquoise ring, it might indeed be a good value.
She could join the bidding and back out if the price got too steep. It would also serve to annoy the two women.
Marina nodded in agreement, and the owner couldn’t hide his delight.
Cynthia started the bidding war by raising the price by 3 thousand dollars.
Marina felt a jolt–bids like that could quickly drive the price over 30 thousand dollars,
It seemed the turquoise ring had some real worth, given how generously the other bidder was playing. Marina didn’t hesitate to counter.
15 thousand dollars”
“20 thousand dollars,”
“Cyntlala responded immediately, her confidence showing
“22 thousand dollars”
25 thousand dollars.
The price quickly soared to 60 thousand dollars.
With each of Marina’s bids, Cynthia would match, exuding an air of determination to win.
Chapter 407
Marina was thrown off her game. On one hand, she thought spending t this much on a gift wasn’t worth it. On the other hand, seeing Cynthia’s certainty made her feel like she couldn’t let go of such a treasure.
In this deadlock, the price skyrocketed to 100 thousand dollars, way over Marina’s budget. At that price, she could get a decent gift at the mall.
As Marina hesitated, Cynthia gave her a knowing look, thinking it was time to wrap things up. She spoke sofily. “Miss, if you’re not going to bid higher, then this treasure is mine?
After a moment of silence from Marina, Queena, who was holding Cynthia’s arm, was sweating, her grip tightening involuntarily,
Cynthia patted her hand in a comforting way. She wasn’t worried about Marina backing down. People who liked to snatch things from others craved the sense of victory. So even if Marina was torn, as long as it was within her means, she wouldn’t give up.
Cynthia then dropped the final bombshell. “Miss, if money is tight, just let it go. After all, not everyone can come up with this much money.
As soon as Cynthia finished speaking. Marina was furious. This woman dared to look down on her. Even though she might not be able to come up with so much money right now, she couldn’t let Cynthia get the ring so easily.
She angrily said, “105 thousand dollars,
Hearing the continued bidding, the shopkeeper’s excitement was uncontrollable. He thought, Higher, higher, the more the better. This is how I make money off these fools.
Marina looked at Cynthia triumphantly, as if to say, . “You like this thing, don’t you? Co ahead”
But after a long time, Cynthia still didn’t speak, and Marina was getting anxious inside.
“Miss, why don’t you bid more? Then this treasure will be mine, Marina mimicked Cynthia’s earlier provocation.
But Cynthia just smiled slightly, “Then I wish you finally got what you wanted”
With that, she left with Queena. The owner of this shop could put fakes in the window and watch the price inflate like this, with no integrity at all.
At this time, Marina in the shop looked at the back of the two people and was directly dumbfounded, not sure what was going on. Cynthia was just determined to get this thing a moment ago, but how did it change in a few seconds? She was still thinking about adding a few more
At this time, the shopkeeper came over with the bag, his mouth almost stretching to his ears. “Miss, congratulations. This treasure is you
yours.”
Marina turned her head and looked at the bag, her facial expression even worse than when she ate something awful.
She could obviously buy this thing for a few thousand dollars, but now after a few words from those two women, it was 105 thousand dollars.
This money was not a small amount, and she basically had all this money on her now.
She was definitely reluctant to spend it all to buy a turquoise ring,
She glanced at the shopkeeper’s face, thinking that the bidding just now was not legally protected, and if she left directly, no one could do anything about her.
Thinking of this, Marina immediately stood up.
“I suddenly feel that this ring is not so likable anymore, and I don’t want it.” After saying this, she walked straight out the door,
Seeing her action, the shopkeeper’s face immediately changed, and he quickly blocked the door. “Miss, do you want to go back on your word!”
Faced with the shopkeeper’s gloomy face, Marina was not afraid, and said coldly, “I just suddenly don’t like it anymore. What? Are you planning to force me to buy?”
“Miss, you can’t be so untrustworthy. If you didn’t want it just now, you could have said it clearly, and I could have sold it to another customer. Now that you have wou this item, you must buy it.”
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