Author: Jiuzhuan Yinren

The man's expression was extremely excited.

Everyone at the scene looked at the man's expression at this moment, and they were a little stunned.

After all, judging from the appearance, the other party looks a bit like a nouveau riche, so he should not be short of money.

And how much is the handling fee for one item?

It shouldn't be so embarrassing, right?

The owner of the antique shop immediately said: "Brother, you are a little unreasonable."

"I kindly help you arrange sales channels. Isn't the purpose of letting you make more money?"

"But how can there be any reason why it will definitely sell?"

"Isn't it normal for the auction house to fail?"

"It's a bit unreasonable for you to use this as an explanation."

Tang Xinyu didn't want the others to quarrel. After all, he still had something to ask, so he also echoed: "That's the truth."

"Besides, the service fee is also deducted by the auction house. If you think the deduction is unreasonable, you should go to them."

"It's your fault for making trouble in other people's stores."

The man had entered an extremely angry state at this moment. He said angrily: "It's none of your business, just stay away!"

These words made Tang Xinyu extremely angry, but he still held back.

Then the man looked around, randomly picked up a customer, and said to Zhou Nan: "Little brother, you come to judge."

"Some time ago, I took my family's ancestral stove and came to his shop to sell it."

"Then the boss said that I need to appraise this item before he can accept it."

"So I followed his instructions and found an expert for appraisal."

"The appraisal result is true. There is nothing wrong with my stove, but he didn't accept it."

"He said it was too expensive and he couldn't keep it, and it could be sold at an auction house for a better price."

"So I cooperated with him to go through a series of procedures and put it up for sale at the auction house."

“Now that the items have not been sold, the 30,000 yuan in service fees have been wasted!”

Zhou Nan replied: "No problem."

"Some auction houses do have this rule of non-refundable handling fees for failed auctions."

"When you decide which auction house to put the items up for auction and communicate with the other party's staff, you can see the terms."

"And you always pay the service fee yourself, right?"

"If someone forces you to pay money, just report it directly and you can get the money back."

The man nodded and said, "That's true, but I always feel like I've been tricked by these people!"

"What I want to ask is, is it possible that they teamed up to deceive me!"

"After verifying that my ancestral stove was genuine, the expert gave me an estimated price of three million."

"And he also said that the actual price of my stove is a lot more."

"The staff at the auction house told me the same thing before I paid the service fee."

"They also said that the starting price for this item was 3 million, and the actual transaction price might be 3.5 million. I was so happy at the time that I paid the service fee without even thinking about it."

“But now the auction has been rejected!”

"My 30,000 yuan was completely wasted!"

Hear this.

Tang Xinyu felt something was wrong at this moment.

But he didn't know anything about the auction house.

Thinking about a big item worth three million, it shouldn't be that easy to sell.

So if you think about it this way, it is indeed normal for the auction to fail.

now.

The antique shop owner immediately said: "Brother!"

"I know that spending 30,000 yuan in vain will make it uncomfortable for anyone."

"But other auction houses have promoted your items after all, and there are many very complicated processes involved in auctioning an item, so others have such a rule of not refunding the service fee."

"But think about it, if your stove is sold, wouldn't the thirty thousand yuan be just a drop of money?"

"If you wait patiently for a while, maybe your stove will be sold the next time that auction house auctions something."

Hearing this, the man's expression softened a lot: "Really?"

The owner of the antique shop smiled and said: "No one can guarantee this thing, and I don't have the ability to predict the future."

"According to my experience, it's really not easy to sell something worth three million, but you can always sell it after a few more shots."

The antique shop owner continued: "If you feel that the selling speed is too slow and you are not satisfied with this auction house."

"I can also give you the phone numbers of some other auction houses. Of course, you can contact them directly using the phone number I gave you, if you don't believe me."

The man calmed down after hearing this.

He saved several phone numbers provided to him by antique shop owners on his mobile phone.

Just when the man was about to leave.

Zhou Nan thought for a moment and then said: "Since you are asking whether you have been cheated?"

"I just thought about it."

"It feels like you should have been lied to."

As soon as this statement came out.

The eyes of several people around him were all focused on Zhou Nan.

The owner of the antique shop became a little excited when he heard this: "Then what do you mean, do you think I deceived this big brother?!"

"Let me tell you, whatever you say requires evidence. If you speak without evidence, you will be legally responsible!"

"And who do you think you are? Did you say he was cheated when you said he was cheated?!"

Men have long suspected that they may have been cheated.

So when he heard Zhou Nan's words, he also wanted to hear the other party continue talking, and then make his own judgment.

So he said: "Brother, can you explain it carefully?"

Zhou Nan nodded and said: "There is a very classic scam in the antique world."

"Scammers will cooperate with appraisal experts and auction agencies to commit fraud."

Several people had doubts on their faces after hearing this.

After all, why would appraisal experts and auction agencies cooperate with scammers?

They have no shortage of ways to make money, so why would they use such despicable means to make money?

However, the antique shop owner's face gradually became ugly.

Zhou Nan continued: "Maybe you find it unbelievable at first glance."

"But if this scam is operated properly, even if the deceiver finally discovers that it is a scam and chooses to report it, the appraisal experts and the auction agency will not need to bear legal responsibility."

When Zhou Nan said this, he was not in a hurry to explain this point.

Instead, he continued: "After selecting a target that meets the conditions."

"They will first ask appraisal experts to appraise the target person's items."

"Because the handling fee is usually linked to the price of the item."

"So experts will give an inflated price."

"So I cooperated with the auction agency to defraud the handling fees."

"The appraisal price is just for you to see. Because the price is too high, it is impossible to sell it."

“Some people become suspicious after the first item fails to be auctioned.”

"Other people think it's because of bad luck, because the auction house didn't find a suitable buyer, or because the value of the item is too valuable, the item can't be sold."

"Thereby continuing to put it on the auction house for sale."

"And the auction house naturally hopes that your things will be kept with them as long as possible."

"Although you have paid the service fee, they will have many reasons to ask you to pay various fees later."

"Until you really realize that it's impossible to sell this thing, you've already handed over a lot of money."

"And if you go to the auction house at this time, it's usually useless."

"After all, others are following normal procedures and charging fees normally."
To be continued...