Kicker: Hats off to the highest bidder

NICK EICHER, HOST: A young man rising to a challenge has gone viral on social media because skills.

The name: Harry Cozens.

The game: auctioneer.

The challenge: to auction off a perfectly worthless trucker’s cap while riding a commuter train in Melbourne, Australia.

COZENS: I got 50, gonna be 50, gonna be 50! (laughter)

Not 50. Much more, as he nailed the close.

COZENS: It’s 74 now. Sell it, quick, Harry, getting’ away, 74! (Cheers)

Well he pulled it off … wouldn’t you say?

MARY REICHARD, HOST: I’d say, hats off to ya, mate!

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