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What's up, Gon?
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Ojii-san, how much is...
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If you really want it, write down your offer on a piece of paper Lemme guess... You're a tourist This is a silent auction bazaar.
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If you want to buy something, write down what you're willing to pay If you really want that, write down your bid If no one else tops it, the knife's yours Let's see...
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That knife.. Hey, Leorio, you're good at haggling, aren't you?
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See if you can get that for us It could be worth a lot.
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Just like I thought, this is the real thing.
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Are you gonna tell me what's going on here This is a Ben's knife It belonged to Benny Delon He was a serial killer about a hundred years ago This is one of his original knives It's like a collector's item, so it could be worth quite a lot So is it worth the 300 zeny we just paid for it Yeah, I'd say it's worth at least... |
Seriously?!
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You mean, you didn't know that?
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Then why'd you bid on it I'm not sure why but when I first saw it I had this weird feeling so I thought I'd try looking at it using Gyo That's when I saw a slight aura around it Gyo?
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It's another type of Nen.
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Basically, you focus your aura through your eyes That's it Why didn't I think of it before What?
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A foolproof method to make us a ton of money.
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Remember what Wing-san told us He said when people are really good at what they do, whatever it is they often use Nen without even knowing it If we find something emitting a trace of aura like this it's highly possible that it was created by somebody incredibly skilled I get it! So all we have to do is go around to all... |
and use Gyo to find treasures they think aren't worth anything And then we turn around and sell them at a high-class auction We'll call our plan.. Operation Easy Money with Gyo Well, since it seems like I'm not necessary here, huh...
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I'll head back to the hotel and stay on top of everything We're gonna hit every market and bazaar in the city Sounds like a plan!
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Go I'd better see if I can learn that Gyo thing too Concentrate with Gyo... Concentrate... Gyo.. There's one All right, found one Looks like a weird vase to me...
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But it's emitting aura...
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Hey, another bid.
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Killua said if there's already a bid, I should raise the price by 250 Ah, close enough At least we got three of the four items we found with traces of aura...
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Not bad, I guess.
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And we would've gotten that weird vase if it wasn't for that Zepile guy I know! He's so annoying!
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He quadrupled our bids Thanks to him, we spent a lot more money than we had to The next thing we have to do is to find out how much they'll sell for Yeah.
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You're right, these are all quite valuable.
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Let's take this painting for example It's been signed by the famous artist And this is also an exquisite piece It's in good condition and the original box and accessories are intact, increasing the value This sculpture on the other hand... is worthless I'm afraid But how can that be? We both saw aura coming from it Fir... |
But that's the price of the sculpture itself.
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The wood itself is actually very rare Really?!
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Now, here's what I'm gonna do for you boys today...
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I'll give you 80,000 for the wood. What do you say Trust me, you won't find anyone else who'll give you a deal like that We need a minute to talk it over No rush, take your time.
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But while you're doing that, would you mind if I go check the age of this wood Go ahead So what do you think?
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Stop right there!
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Put that statue back on the counter Don't let him fool you, boys He was telling the truth about the value of the art and the doll.. But he's lying to you about the statue I don't know who the hell you are.. but I never lied to these kids Oh yeah?!
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That box ain't worth 80,000.
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You're just trying to get your hands on what's inside the statue Something's inside Yeah.
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It's what's known as a Wooden Vault It's sort of like a hidden safe If you know what you're looking for, you can see where it opens But you're in luck It looks like this one's never been opened If it's the real deal, it'll be filled with riches This guy was gonna tak what's inside while pretending to check its age N-No... |
Who are you, anyway Zepile? Yep.
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We had to spend more money because of you Why do we have to give you 20 percent of our profits? Aw, don't be like that. Consider it a consulting fee.
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I think I earned it.
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That doesn't sound so bad.
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He did help us a lot Don't be such a pushover, Gon.
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We're gonna need all the money we can get, ever single zeny The most we're gonna do is pick up the bill for his lunch Yeah, that's cool too.
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But let me just ask you this one question...
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How'd you appraise those three pieces Appraise?
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What's that?
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You serious?! You don't even know what that means?!
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Then how did you decide on what to buy?
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Was it just random?!
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I mean, of all the stuff up for sale, why'd you pick those three items? Can I tell him the truth?
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I don't see any harm in it I see.
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That explains why you didn't know what was inside the Wooden Vault and why you passed up the chance to bid on other valuable items Huh? There were others?
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Yeah, like popular watches some old trading cards.. Basically anything that wasn't handmade Oh, really?
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So, I gotta know, why do you guys wanna make a lot of money?
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Huh? Huh? I thought you were only gonna ask us one question.
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Yeah, yeah, whatever, just tell me.
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Okay, let's make a deal and take turns asking each other questions.
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Yeah, all right.
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We want to bid on a certain item that's up for auction here That's why we need the money Really? What item would that be?
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It's our turn to ask something.
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If we wanna sell what's inside that vault how much do you think we could get for it That all depends on what's inside but probably at least a hundred million zeny A hundred million?!
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Now, tell me what you wanna bid on A video game called Greed Island That way over priced game?!
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What about that weird vase of yours?
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How much are you hoping to get for that Oh this? This is junk. It's totally worthless.
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Now how come you guys wanna buy an expensive game like that There must be a reason I'm looking for my dad.
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I think he may have left clues on how to find him in the game.
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-What kind of clues?
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-It's our turn now...
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Why would you buy a "totally worthless" vase?
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Our sculpture is worth a million, right You wanted the same things we did But instead of going for the most valuable sculpture you picked a piece of junk There must be a reason.
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Tell us why To tell ya the truth, I made this vase.
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Huh?
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I made it, but it's not my original work.
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It's a counterfeit. A knock-off I was dirt poor at the time, and I often made these to get by But once I started making a decent living, I quit making 'em This here was one of the first pieces I ever made When I look at them now, I can see how poorly made they are Every now and then, I still see one up for sale.
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And whenever I do, I buy it I get it.
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Then how much would the real thing be worth?
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It's my turn.
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Tell me, what does your father do for a living He's a Pro Hunter.
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Oh, really? There are a few Hunters in the antique trade.
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How much would the real thing be worth Even the real thing would only be about forty to fifty grand.
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So your dad's a Pro Hunter, huh?
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He must travel all over the world It's gonna be impossible for a couple of kids like you to track him down No, it won't!
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Because I'm a Pro Hunter too Now, it's your turn to ask us something!
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Oh, right.
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This'll be my last question Can I be of any assistance to you In order to make any decent money at the auctions you've gotta work with someone who has appraisal experience With my help, your chances are a lot bette than if you'd do it by yourselves Pay me whatever you'd like How about it Well, can I ask you one last qu... |
What made you decide you wanted to help us all of a sudden?
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Because I appraise for a living.
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Aw, who am I kidding? The truth is, I was kind of flattered.
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It felt nice knowing that someone was bidding on my work even if it was junk It's not junk!
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To put aura into an object takes a lot of concentration and training.
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You can tell you put a lot of work into it just from its aura You made it without even knowing how to use Nen That just shows how talented you are!
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So it's definitely not a piece of junk!
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I don't think I'm mistaken.
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If you're in this business long enough, you become a pretty good judge of character.
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The appraiser in me is telling me to work with you guys.
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And that's... my answer Now what's your answer You've got a deal Show us what you've got Check out the aura!
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There's no doubt.
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These are authentic.
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They would bring at least 300 million The next thing we have to do is take this stuff to the auction and sell it You better not.
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Even if you brought it to the auction now they wouldn't be put up for auction until next year You won't make it in time for the auction in three days So I suggest we take it to an auction review An auction review?
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It's a place where professional antique salesmen go These professionals appraise the goods and decide how much they'd pay But I'm warning you, a beauty like this could end up undervalued I'll take it to the auction review today A genuine wooden vault The glue used to seal the vault certainly looks vintage.
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