Play treasure master

Chapter 602
"There is a collector of antiques in Touqian County. He opened the price to [-] and refused to increase it. I thought that even if it was a thing from the Republic of China, it was so beautiful, and it couldn't be sold for less than [-]. !” The stall owner said.

"Did he still look for you later?" Yu Yao slowly lit a cigarette, and at the same time secretly reminded himself not to be impatient.

"I've been here several times, and they said that I was passing by to collect things nearby and wanted to buy some mountain goods from me, but I didn't mention this little pot." The stall owner said, "He didn't mention it, and I didn't mention it, anyway. It can't be that cheap."

"Then what did he say?"

"It's nothing, sometimes I buy some mountain goods, and sometimes show me what I have received, and talk about the market of the antique shop. The market is not good now." The stall owner tapped his forehead, "By the way, he even gave it to me. A blue-and-white porcelain jar, which I said was built when I received the goods; I didn't ask for it in vain, and gave him a few catties of hickory nuts."

When Yu Yao heard it, he understood at least two things.

The first point is that the collectors of antiques in this county did not understand this thing.

The second point, although I didn't understand it, this person definitely felt that it might not be an ordinary person, so he really wanted to collect the stall owner's things, and he came to the door again and again, but never mentioned the things. This is holding back the treasure!
The term "Biebao" has many meanings, but it has different interpretations in different industries.But in the antique shop, holding back treasures is a technical job, which takes time and slowly grasps the psychology of the owner, and finally buys the treasure with a small amount of money.

Even, some people who hold the treasure have to make the owner feel grateful that it is to help him, as if the owner took advantage of it and the owner of the treasure suffered a loss.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, holding treasures was especially popular among antique dealers.

At this time, there is a special category of people, that is, the relatives of the emperor and the children of the Qing Dynasty.After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, they lost their money, but they were used to being extravagant in their lives. Many people relied on the antiques and toys from the sellers to support their appearance.

This group of people has a characteristic, they put on airs and don't lose face. When antique dealers come to receive goods, they have to go through the side door or the back door, and they are not allowed to go through the front door, for fear of embarrassment.At the same time, quite a few of them are not proficient in antiques.

Selling secretly, and not knowing it very well, this gave the treasurer a chance.

There is a story that is very popular in the antique circle.It is said that during the period of the Republic of China, there was a former county king's mansion that was sitting on empty mountains, and finally relied on selling things from sellers to maintain food and clothing.

There is an enameled cup in his house, which is said to be a gift from the ancestors by Emperor Qianlong.A pair of cups is two, and a class is four.Four enamel-colored objects are not ordinary objects.

Therefore, at that time, several antique dealers in Liulichang were eyeing this enamel colored teacup, but they did not sell it.

His family doesn't sell it, not because he understands and is proficient in enamel, but because he thinks it was a gift from Emperor Qianlong, it must be extraordinary, and it must be properly offered, and it is not a last resort, so it can't be sold.

The owner of a shop in Liulichang also had his eyes on the cups, but after he came to the door, he only collected some small things, and after getting acquainted with the uncle in the mansion, he often played host and took the old man out for fun.

This old man was originally a joker, but he endured it only when his family was in decline and had no money; now that someone pays for it, he is naturally having a good time.

Sometimes the boss stays at the uncle’s house, and when he comes to ask about the enamel cups, he will try to interrupt, for example, there is a new girl in a certain building, and there is a new dish in a certain restaurant, so the uncle will ask. Those who directly refused to accept the goods went with him.

I'm almost holding back, the boss came to the door with a bag one day, so the uncle naturally had to ask something?The boss said that the things he received from the former palace were so many and so good.

Unconvinced, the uncle said, what good things are there in the mansion?

The boss took out an enameled cup.Of course, this is definitely not the real thing, and the story is also made up.

The uncle saw that this cup was very similar to his own!The boss took the opportunity to add fuel and vinegar, saying that their house was also rewarded by Emperor Qianlong, and the most annoying thing was that the price was temporarily increased!
The boss quoted a transaction price of one hundred and eighty yuan.The uncle was very surprised, saying that the price of this thing is still selling for so little?

The boss said, this is too much!I am also willing to pay this price because there are customers looking for it.Then he said that the most irritating thing was not the temporary price increase, but that they laughed at you, saying that if the uncle also had a enamel cup at home and refused to sell it, they would not be able to sell it at such a high price.

The uncle was annoyed when he heard that, good guy, I have become a stepping stone for his family!
Then he patted the table and said to the boss: Based on our friendship, I am willing to sell this cup to you!It's also the price for you, let's see who is the stepping stone for whom!

The boss has been holding back for so long, just waiting for this moment, but at this time he has to stretch for the last time, first he declined, and then he said more or less.

But this old man's temper came up, and he said that if you don't take the cup away, we will break up with each other!
Well!The boss didn't plan to have a long relationship with him, so he bought the cup and it was over.

In the end, the boss used 80 yuan to hold back all the Qianlong official kiln enamel cups.

The four cups in this hall were grandly placed in Liulichang's shop, and the whole antique street was a bit sensational.

The enamel color book is an antique and rare treasure, let alone a set of four, all in one set.

There are several versions of the follow-up destination of this cup, but the one that has spread the most is that it was bought by Zhang Shaoshuai from the northeast and given to Miss Zhao Si.

How much did it cost?Eighty thousand oceans!
After Yu Yao figured out that the people collecting antiques in the county wanted to hold back treasures from the stall owners, he didn't ask any more details, "You don't think eight hundred and eight is enough, so just say how much you can give me today? Out, I pay attention to eyes when I buy things, so I can buy more of what I like.”

After speaking, he handed the stall owner a cigarette.

The stall owner took the cigarette, "I also think you are a good guy, yes, I can sell it to you! However, it can't be less than two thousand! I will give you the pickles!"

Yu Yao didn't expect Tan Zhang to come up with such an eloquence, so he was slightly taken aback.

The business of antique shops is different from other businesses. Sometimes the gap between the asking price and the counter-offer is too large in the business of antique shops. It is common to quote tens of thousands and return hundreds.But for stall owners who have only done small business, raising from eight hundred and eighty to two thousand is quite a leap.

After Yu Yao was taken aback, he pondered slightly.Of course, he wished he could accept the price right away, but he was afraid of shocking the stall owner and making a sudden change.

"You think it's high?" the stall owner couldn't help asking at this time.

"I'll take another look." Yu Yao raised his hand.

The stall owner handed the small jar containing pickled melons and pickles to Yu Yao. Yu Yao held it firmly, feeling a lot more at ease. Bao, it's just a seemingly shrewd calculation.

(End of this chapter)