Chapter 58 - Fugazi

Benjamin decided to play a little game. After the gold brooch ended up selling for a stupid 8.7 million dollars, he turned on Appraisal. The next item was a marble Buddha statue that had supposedly dated 400 years, unopened. The woman started with an opening price of 4 Million dollars.

'Notice: Appraisal: Tian Tan Buddha Sculpture Type: Handmade Authenticity: Yes Age: 400 years, Finance: Worth: 10 Million Dollars"

"Huh?" exclaimed Benjamin.

"What?" exclaimed Johnny. "Nothing, I just thought it would be worth more than that" confessed Benjamin.

"What? Of course, it's worth more than that. Don't you know how they set starting bids?" asked Johnny.

Benjamin shook his head and smiled. "Are you sure you're rich?" asked Johnny.

"Just explain."

"It's half. They start the bids at half of its original worth, or at least 40%"

Benjamin did the math. A 4 Million opening price would make the worth of the item 10 Million dollars. The auction was correct. It was interesting that they had gotten the
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