Han Kongque said with a smile: "Of course I bought it at a stall outside. It only cost five hundred dollars. If the price was high, I would think it was a scam, but it doesn't look like a scam."
"Isn't five hundred dollars expensive? It must be fake. If I make a fake and sell it for five hundred dollars, I will also make and sell fakes." When she heard that it cost five hundred dollars, Cao Meili lost it.
interest.
For a big boss like Han Kongque, maybe five hundred US dollars is a small amount of money, not worth mentioning, but for ordinary people, five hundred US dollars may be a week's income. If you can easily get such an income, it is counterfeiting.
What?
Han Kongque said with a smile: "The problem is that the boss at the time didn't know that it was this photo that I valued, but another one."
"Aren't they all the same? No matter which card it is, as long as you can give him five hundred dollars, they will lie to you without negotiation." Cao Meili rolled her eyes.
"That one? Is it more famous than this one?" Amy said a little disbelievingly.
"What's famous? Boss Han must have made a mistake and accidentally bought this photo of Billy the Kid. He was fooled," Cao Meili said.
Amy didn't think so: "Boss Han must know about Billy the Kid, right? I think this picture is genuine, but I'm definitely not as good as my grandpa. Why don't I ask my grandpa to come over and take a look?"
"Your grandpa? Is it far from here?" Han Peacock was a little embarrassed to ask an old man to work hard.
"It's okay. My grandfather works at Bill's Auction Company. Among his majors are photos. He is an expert in this field. If he knows that you have such a photo here, he will only be happy and will not find it troublesome." Amy.
said immediately.
"As long as it's not troublesome, I don't want to collect this photo. If possible, let your grandpa help auction it." Han Peacock heard the song and understood the elegant meaning, and immediately gave what Amy wanted.
Upon hearing this, Amy was even more happy: "I'll call my grandpa right now. He will be here within an hour."
"You agree to the auction now?" Cao Meili really didn't understand Han Peacock.
Although I heard that he was a big collector, I guess it was because he had so much money to spend, but after encountering such precious photos, why didn't Han Peacock want to collect them?
"I don't collect everything. At least I don't care about things that are decades old and historical." Han Kongque made a proud look and teased Cao Meili. It seems that this girl doesn't know how powerful he is.
"I heard that there are many traps in the auction house. You should be careful. I don't want you to be ruined by others, and then no one will support our work." Cao Meili said in a very crow-like tone.
"Xiaocao, you are going too far. How could my grandfather be a liar?" At this time, Amy just came back from the phone call.
Cao Meili rolled her eyes and said, "You told me that the auction houses are all liars."
"The auction house where my grandfather works is not a scammer. Those companies that charge huge upfront fees by overestimating the price of your auction items are scammers. It is undeniable. Such companies now account for more than half, so as long as companies charge upfront fees, don't give away
Shoot, this is the safest way." Amy looked at Han Peacock and explained with a smile.
Han Kongque naturally knew this, and he had also encountered such a thing. If he was really deceived by the auction company and paid the upfront fee, but then the auction failed to close, the money would be gone.
If the upfront fee is tens of thousands, usually the purpose is to make money from the company by collecting the upfront fee.
Afraid that Han Kongque would not believe it, Amy explained again: "So, in the future, whenever a collection company or auction company comes to you, be sure to pay attention to its company name first. If there is no word 'auction', it means it is a company without auction qualifications."
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Especially your Chinese auction law stipulates that the name of the auction company must contain the word "auction". Secondly, when submitting the auction, pay attention to whether the auction company charges an upfront fee. If the upfront fee is tens of thousands, if you want to return the auction item, you must turn around and leave immediately.
, so as not to be deceived.”
Seeing how serious Amy was, Han Kongque could only nod his head, confirming that her grandfather could not be a liar.
Amy's grandfather arrived much faster than expected. Within ten minutes, Amy received a call from her grandfather.
After Amy hung up the phone, she said with a strange expression: "My grandfather's company has an office not far away, and it seems that it is here for the fossils here."
Looking at the little girl who was a little embarrassed, Han Kongque laughed and said: "It's okay, many people have come to harass me these days, not more than your grandpa."
"Can my grandpa come in and take a look?" Amy was even more embarrassed.
Han Peacock smiled and said, "I should have invited your grandpa to come and help."
"Thank you, boss." Amy thanked her and ran out immediately.
Han Kongque had no choice but to use his mobile phone and dial the security team, asking them to let Amy and her grandfather in.
Amy's grandfather doesn't look old at all, he looks like a middle-aged man, a middle-aged handsome guy, and he speaks very directly and looks very straightforward.
He came over and gave Han Peacock a hug: "I am Chris William Doyle, Amy William Doyle's grandfather. Dear Xuan, do you know how many old guys are staring at you now?
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"Mr. Doyle, I don't think they will succeed, because none of the fossils here will be sold." Han Peacock said with a smile.
"Please call me Chris. It makes me appear more friendly. Do you mind if I call you Xuan?" Chris William Doyle also said with a smile.
Han Peacock said: "You can call me Han, I think you will be more accustomed to this."
"Okay, it seems we can communicate well. I heard that Mr. Han has an expensive photo?" Chris William Doyle said with a smile.
Han Kongque nodded, and Cao Meili directly handed the photo album to Chris William Doyle.
This old guy is really not simple. He tested Han Peacock when he first came up. Now he found that Han Peacock was not easy to talk to, so he immediately turned to photos.
Chris William Doyle looked very professional, equipped with white gloves, tweezers, a magnifying glass, and some potions. By the time he finished checking carefully, more than half an hour had passed.
"Now I can only do a rough appraisal, but the appraisal result is very good. I think it is very likely to be authentic. However, if you want to confirm it, you must return to our company and ask more people to authenticate it together." After the appraisal,
Chris William Doyle said.
Han Peacock nodded. He had known for a long time that foreign appraisers were very strict, and they would not shoot off randomly like domestic appraisers.
Of course, this does not mean that foreign appraisers will not deceive people. It can only be said that they will not deceive people casually. As long as they want to, they will deceive people very professionally.
"Mr. Doyle thinks this photo is authentic?" Han Peacock asked.
"I didn't see any traces of forgery, so I thought it was genuine. However, can I ask Mr. Han where did you find this?" Chris William Doyle still couldn't believe that Han Peacock could find it.
I bought such a priceless photo at the flea market outside.
Han Kongque spread his hands and said, "As you can see, I just bought this photo album outside for five hundred dollars."
"Really?" Chris William Doyle still didn't want to believe that if such a photo could be bought casually, wouldn't everyone be able to make a fortune?
Chris William Doyle looked at the photo of Billy the Kid and couldn't believe it had flowed into the flea market so easily.
How could a photo with a clear provenance like this, which was sold for a high price of five million US dollars, be treated like garbage?
But no matter how Chris William Doyle looked at it, he found nothing unusual about this photo, so this is what Chris William Doyle was puzzled about.
Chris William Doyle, who couldn't figure it out and was a little irritated, flipped through the photo album and found another old photo in front of his eyes.
"Huh?" Chris William Doyle narrowed his eyes and looked at the photo in shock.
Chris William Doyle's performance was naturally noticed by the other three people in the room.
Although Chris William Doyle's expression quickly returned to normal, Han Kongque did not think that his performance just now was because he was dazzled.
"Mr. Doyle knows this photo?" Han Peacock also looked at the photo.
This is a black and white photo. At first glance, you can't tell what it is, but if you look closely, it seems to be a waterfall with canyons on both sides. It seems to be a waterfall in a canyon.
"Is this a fantasy?" Amy spoke before Chris William Doyle spoke.
Han Peacock looked at Amy and asked, "Do you also know this photo?"
Amy was a little shocked and said: "It looks like a fantasy to me, but I don't know if it is true?"
"Fantasy? Very famous? Just search and you will know." Cao Meili took out her mobile phone and searched directly.
Seeing the performance of the two girls, Chris William Doyle sighed and said: "If this picture is also authentic, then the value of this photo album will be high."
"Ah! Illusion is actually the most valuable old photo now?" Cao Meili's voice felt like it was breaking through the sky.
"Is it really a fantasy? I wonder if this is the real thing?" Amy also looked shocked.
Han Peacock couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and started searching for photos called fantasy. When he finished reading them and knew what fantasy was, Han Peacock smiled bitterly.
Who could have imagined that a black and white photo could sell for such a high price?
If this is authentic, it will definitely be the most expensive photo in history.
"Is this really Peter Rick's work?" Amy looked at her grandfather and asked.
At this time, Mr. Doyle, who had a wry smile on his face, looked at Han Peacock and said: "I didn't expect you, Mr. Han, to be so lucky that you could even get this photo accidentally."
Han Peacock also had a wry smile on his face. He never expected that two expensive photos would appear in a photo album he bought at random. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net