No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.

He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.

He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.

After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.

In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was o