C# class structure for inconsistent JSON strings

Question

I'm trying to deserialize this piece of JSON into C# (The outer string increases to the hundreds):

{
  "1": {
    "name": "AK-47 | Aquamarine Revenge (Battle-Scarred)",
    "price": 12.64,
    "sold": 381
  },
  "2": {
    "name": "AK-47 | Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New)",
    "price": 35.55,
    "sold": 190
  }
}

The problem here is that this JSON is structured a bit different than what I'm used to, as the Root here seems like a List.

I've tried to create classes I thought would be correct (I do not know what the name of the list should be):

public class BpRoot
{ 
    public List<BpInfo> items { get; set; }
}
public class BpInfo
{
    public string name { get; set; }
    public string price { get; set; }
    public string sold { get; set; }
}

But after deserializing the JSON with the JsonConvert.DeserializeObject() method, and trying to print them out in the console, it simply returns null.

So how would I structure the classes if the root object is a list?
Any help is appreciated.

Looks more like it should be a dictionary than a list to me. And it looks consistent. What's inconsistent about it? — mason, Jul 20 '17 at 12:18
Read [ask], share your research, see duplicate. `public Dictionary items { get; set; }`. — CodeCaster, Jul 20 '17 at 12:19
Your JSON isn't a collection/array/list. "1" and "2" are both keys and the right of the ":" is an object. As @mason said you likely need a Dictionary — maccettura, Jul 20 '17 at 12:20
The root isn't a list it's an object/key value pair. I agree with mason, I think you should be using a Dictionary — Matt Brewerton, Jul 20 '17 at 12:23

C# class structure for inconsistent JSON strings

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