By the time they finished looking at the three warehouse companies, it was very late.
This was a difficulty in the joint warehouse auctions. Warehouse companies tended to come from far away, so it was difficult to gather during the auction.
Until the warehouse auction was successful, not even the warehouse company had the right to enter, let alone move the contents together for further auctioning.
Multiple warehouses would be auctioned to the public, and there would be a lot of hunters. If there was a transfer between warehouse companies, it would take more time.
In this case, the joint warehouse auction would be conducted through bidding.
Treasure hunters lined up to visit the warehouse, but then would not offer a quote on the spot. Interested people would write down the bid on a piece of paper and put it into the box. The warehouse company would check the price and the highest bidder would win.