In the end, the Crimson Tear was sold for nine thousand gold coins. The pirates were apparently still rational, while the merchants got a good deal.
A diamond like this could readily be sold at double the price.
If it was cut and made into elegant jewelry, the profit could be as much as dozens of times the cost!
And only such huge profits could attract the merchants here despite the dangers on the way.
Bill and Wilson stared wide-eyed at the precious and rare commodities, each one sold at five thousand gold coins or more.
Of course, some peculiar items with no practical use remained unsold in the end.
"Next is lot number thirteen, the incomplete piece of a treasure map…"
