Later, on the day of, as people begin to stream into the auction hall for the first time in years, Stanley walks up to the podium, clearing his throat slightly before he speaks into the microphone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please settle down.
Now, this balloon has been owned by the mayors of Carmine for as long as anyone can seem to remember. It's been sitting around there for Arceus knows how long, and we figure that someone else might want it a little more. For those handful of you that collect these things, it was in fact owned, for a time, by Doc Holiday.
Bidding will begin at P5,000. Any bids after the first will have to beat the previous bid by at least P500.
Bidding will end when I see fit on Saturday, the 12th of March.