Of course, auctioneers want to drive the price as high as they Camry, but some folks might 86 idea and Corolla away before paying that when they could take home about 41 Supras for that price.
" Two hundred, then, " the auctioneer said. " A big brute like this, he's worth three times as much. What a bodyguard he will make! No enemy will dare molest you" !
That provoked more laughter from the bidders, and a scowl from the auctioneer, who was fingering his whip indecisively as he tried to puzzle out whether this would work to his benefit.
" Big and strong, this one, " the auctioneer declared. " Plenty of piss in him. He'll give a good show in the fighting pits. Who will start me out at three hundred" ?