Rebirth 13, starting from the big demolition treasure hunt

Chapter 552: Buying and selling is actually a game between two parties
Because of the sound of breaking bottles, many people came here to watch the fun.

The more people there are, the greater the chance of buying things. The principle of “popularity is wealth” applies everywhere.

Most people think that a large bottle that is 1.5 meters high takes up too much space and there is no place to put it at home. They just asked about the price and did not buy it.

There were two people coming to buy things, and they each bought a pair of hand-painted vases about half a meter high.

(One pair is landscape, and the other pair is character stories, both cost 600 yuan.)
Two bottles cost 600, which is not expensive for hand-painted ones.

If it is inkjet printed, like the plates and bowls sold in supermarkets, the porcelain is mass-produced with the same picture style, and the price will be much cheaper.

Of course, the porcelain in supermarkets is not cheap, and a set may cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

(From the perspective of antique collectors, porcelain that is machine-made, spray-printed, and mass-produced is too monotonous and rigid. Experts will not like it and will not buy it.

To put it in jargon, it lacks spirit.

This is like painting, a painting by hand is completely different from a print.)
The pair of large vases with colorful landscapes were beautifully painted. Wu Yuansheng planned to wait until later and if no one bought them, he would negotiate the price with the boss and buy them if it was suitable.

He had purchased large vases in the demolition area before, but most of them were printed and mass-produced, and he put them at the company.

(Those laymen who don't play with porcelain only know that it looks good, and they won't delve into the differences between hand-painted and machine-made printing and spray-painted mass production.)
After leaving this stall, he went to other stalls.

There are several grocery stalls connected together, displaying bronze wares, wooden products, calligraphy and paintings, as well as electronic products from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and daily necessities.

Occasionally you can see teapots, wooden trays, abacus from the Republic of China period, as well as old radios, cameras, inkstones, common plates, bowls, wall clocks, etc. from folk kilns.

These were in great demand a few years ago, especially when the houses were just being demolished, and were easy to sell.

However, times have changed. There are only a few people who collect things, and many of them have already purchased the types that should be purchased.

There are too many things that have been removed during demolitions in recent years, and they are not of a particular style or subject matter, so few people collect them.

Collectors who used to buy these things in large quantities, if they were collectors, would not be short of money and it would not matter.

But due to lack of money, most people would suffer a loss if they sold their products.

After looking for a while, he found an old wooden sign engraved with "Xuanhu Jishi" very distinctive.

This wooden sign is about one meter long and 20 centimeters wide, and the characters are well engraved.

Wu Yuansheng asked the stall owner to bring the wooden sign over so that he could take a closer look. The wood was just ordinary wood, but it was not new and should date back to the Qing Dynasty.

I asked the price, it wasn’t expensive, only 60 yuan.

The boss was also from another place, and seeing that he was not dressed very well, it must have been an easy journey for him, so he did not bargain for the price and just gave him 60 yuan.

Old woodcut signs like this would definitely look good if used for rubbings.

Holding the wooden sign, he continued walking forward and looking.

"I'll let you hit me. There are surveillance cameras everywhere. You have to consider the consequences. One punch doesn't cost 10,000 yuan, plus various examination fees and nutrition fees. I will definitely stay in the hospital or the relevant department."

When he was almost reaching the south side near the vegetable market, he heard a familiar voice. It was the fat man who was about 40 years old.

He is not tall, about 1.65 meters.

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a man about 1.80 meters tall, a bit fierce-looking, and also in his forties, staring at the fat man near the edge.

It was obvious that this man was from another place setting up a stall.

After hearing what he said, the stall owner looked around and saw cameras at the foot of a staircase and in the guard room at the intersection.

"Okay! I won't bother with you today. Go buy something at another stall. You are not welcome here!" The fierce-looking outsider was still relatively rational. It was indeed unwise to fight these days. You could vent your anger while fighting, but the consequence of being impulsive was that you would lose money and it would be difficult to face your family when you got home.

Unless you run out of money.

Of course, if you meet someone as rich as you and beat him up, even if you win, money may not be useful.

Judging from the identity of the person setting up the stall, he is definitely not a rich person. If he were rich, he would not travel so far to set up a stall.

"It's just a purchase, so it's normal for me to bargain. The best way to do business is to lower the price to the lowest and then gradually raise it. If I raise the price right away, how can I raise it?"

The fat man looked at the people around him, spoke with confidence, and then left.

Wu Yuansheng felt that what he said made sense, but also made no sense.

If you encounter handicrafts or fake items, such as fake silver dollars, and someone asks you for 1000 yuan, and you say five yuan, that's nothing.

But their silver dollar is real, and you said you only want to offer it for 5 dollars, so the person selling the silver dollar must have some thoughts.

Buying and selling is actually a game between two parties. Selling fake goods and deliberately lowering prices seem to be similar in nature.

Those who are involved just need to know when to stop and have wise judgment.

After he left, someone asked the stall owner what happened, and he explained the reason:

It turned out that the fat man had taken a fancy to two things at his stall, a "Peace Dove" commemorative medal from the 1950s and a pen holder.

Both items are genuine.

The commemorative medal is made of copper and is not currently allowed to circulate. As for the price, it has dropped a bit compared to the previous two years, to around 500 yuan. When the market is good, it can basically be sold for 1000 yuan.

The fat man initially thought it was a fake and only paid 5 yuan for it. When he found out it was the real thing, he increased the price to 100 yuan.

The pen holder is from the Republic of China period and has a good meaning. There is a "fish turning into a dragon" pattern painted on it.

The fish leaps upwards, with a beard, and beneath its body is covered by auspicious clouds.

The fat man initially offered 50 yuan, and later raised it to 200 yuan.

The stall owner was annoyed by the two different prices and said he would not sell it to him, but he still complained.

The fat man also said that all the goods on his stall were fake. It seemed like he was talking to himself, but in fact he was affecting other people's shopping.

It is normal to want to spend less money when buying things, but it is definitely not good to devalue other people's items in order to spend less money, or to buy genuine items as fakes.

Although this outsider looks a bit fierce, from his conversation, we can tell that he is not actually cruel, at least not at his age now.

When people reach the age of forty, they have elderly parents and young children to take care of, and they have gained the necessary experience. They will no longer be as impulsive and reckless as when they were young.

This is how life is. On the path of human growth, it subtly changes everyone.

"Boss, how much is this pen holder?"

Wu Yuansheng took the pen holder in his hand and looked at it carefully. He felt that the pen holder was quite good, so he asked the price.

"If you really want it, give me 800 yuan. It used to be 1200 yuan or more. It's from the Republic of China period, so it must be old and authentic!"

The stall owner looked at him, without the fierce look he had given the fat man, and spoke in a somewhat friendly tone.

This change in attitude is normal, and "enemies" and "friends" must be treated differently.

(End of this chapter)