Han Peacock just identified it very carefully. The structure of this red coral is dense and tough, and there are no flaws in the entire tree. In addition, the shape is beautiful and the carving is fine, so its natural value is high.
That is to say, this red coral tree is so beautiful that old John has the confidence to ask for a sky-high price. However, now, his confidence has been almost wiped out by Han Peacock.
Looking at this red coral with a glass-like texture, if you are not a professional, you would not believe that this is a genuine red coral.
Gloss is also a principle for judging the quality of coral. This red coral has a gloss similar to that of glass, and its luster is bright. This only shows that this red coral tree is definitely not a dead coral product. It is a coral with no luster or dull luster. The color
No matter how red it is, it’s useless no matter how well it’s processed.
High-quality coral must have a strong luster, which can reach the luster of glass. It is not difficult to distinguish. The luster of adult coral is bright, and the luster of dead coral is dim. These are important factors that affect the price of red coral. And this boss is obviously
do not understand anything.
Han Peacock's purpose is obvious to everyone here. He just wants to buy Old John's red coral. As for the price, I'm afraid Old John won't be able to ask for a high price now.
So Han Kongque said directly: "I really want this red coral. How about you set a price yourself? As for the four million US dollars, it goes without saying. If it's still this price, then forget it."
"My coral tree is the best in the entire market." Old John said, staring into Han Peacock's eyes.
Naturally, Han Kongque did not appear to be feeling guilty or short of breath, nor did he appear to be unable to control himself due to excitement. He said very naturally: "That's true."
After saying that, Han Peacock pointed to the ten coral bonsais beside him. Although the colors of these are all very good, their luster and size are incomparable. This still does not look at the essence, only the appearance. If someone picks up two pots at the same time,
Corals, you will know their essential differences.
The weight of good coral is definitely not comparable to that of fakes, but who would do such a boring thing?
Old John was a little disappointed. He didn't get what he wanted from Han Peacock's performance.
"Since it's better, the price can't be cheaper." Old John still didn't give up, so his words were a bit ambiguous.
Han Kongque shook his head and said: "Your coral tree is just a little bigger than theirs. Does it have any other advantages? By the way, it looks more beautiful. If not, your red coral tree is just a little bit bigger than theirs."
It’s only sixty dollars.”
Old John opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything. All the reasons were given by Han Peacock, what else could he say?
His red coral tree is indeed beautiful and bigger than others, but is this the reason for selling it at such a high price?
"Boss, let's not beat around the bush. If you really think your coral tree is a treasure, then you must have had it appraised, right? You should be very clear about the result, otherwise how could you get it here to sell it?"
Han Peacock looked a little impatient.
This was another test. Although he had already guessed that the boss had not done the appraisal, Han Kongque still wanted to give him a try to see how he behaved.
At this time, Huangshan interrupted at the right time: "That is, if the appraisal result is good, it will definitely be sent to the auction house directly."
When Han Kongque saw that Old John's face turned very ugly, he immediately waved his hand to stop Huangshan from stimulating him any further, lest Old John become angry.
Before Old John could say something radical, Han Peacock said: "You just give me a price. If it's suitable, I'll take it. As you can see, none of the red coral trees I bought is as good as yours."
, so the price is moderate and I can accept it, after all, you really didn’t say anything about this pot.”
Old John's expression changed, and he was hesitating in his heart. In fact, he really wanted to appraise it to see if this pot of red coral was genuine, but thinking about the contents of the entire house he bought, he
It was worth four hundred US dollars, and the appraisal fee for a pot of coral was four hundred US dollars. This was still the initial appraisal fee, so Old John was reluctant to do the appraisal in the end.
In this day and age, appraisers everywhere are all the same. Don’t think that appraisers from some well-known large auction companies have a conscience. In fact, they are the same as appraisers from the outside world. They even charge higher fees and have darker hearts.
Nowadays, auction-style scams are everywhere, and many laypeople know about them, not to mention the hawkers who are experienced in the industry.
"Old John, why don't you just send it to the auction? That way you might be able to save money. If this piece of yours is genuine, then send it to me." At this moment, a stall owner next to Old John said with a smile.
"You also said that you can make a fortune only if it is genuine, but what if it is fake? It will only fail to sell, right?"
"Haha, don't we know about the auction company's skills? Who would be fooled like this?"
"You can't say that. If something is good, you still need to go to an auction house. Some big auction houses are still very trustworthy."
"Their hearts are even darker. If they don't have enough benefits, they will serve you in vain? Just dream!"
The words of these stall owners made Old John even more irritated. He had already secretly gone to the auction company, but the auction company's process made him feel cold. It was also for this reason that Old John took the pot of coral tree directly.
Arrived at this small market to sell.
Old John did find an auction company before, but it was a small local auction company.
He went to the auction company, and after confirming that Old John wanted to auction the items, the people from the auction company first conducted a superficial observation and confirmation of the collection, and then decided whether to cooperate and charged a certain preliminary planning fee based on the reserve price of the collection.
For the collection, it must be a very popular item. The so-called boss and appraisal teacher of the auction company gave a very high evaluation after the "appraisal" and gave a high suggested price. The reason is that the item is very good.
How exactly is it good? Old John didn't understand even the boss looked at it.
The very high suggested price means that a certain percentage of the promotion fee will be paid according to the suggested price in the early stage, plus the preliminary planning fee and so on. The figure is definitely not small. If Old John paid for such a scam, he would be a fool.
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Unwilling to give up, Old John went to another company. This company was relatively well-known and allowed collectors to enter the auction site. They also passed the appraisal, paid fees, signed a cooperation contract, and then produced a catalog and determined the auction time.
Although it looked very formal, Old John had a foresight and did not participate in the auction immediately. Instead, he learned about the situation and went to the scene to observe.
When he went to the auction site to see it, Old John's heart dropped. There were too many doubts about the auction house held by this company. First, there were nearly 2,000 items in the auction, and there were only more than 70 registered bidders. But at the auction site,
There were less than 20 people actually bidding and raising placards, and there were less than 200 people at the auction including collectors.
Second, most of the bidders are bidders. I believe many people will ask, how did Old John make the decision?
In fact, it is very simple. After Old John sat down, the bidders sitting to his left, right, and behind him marked them in the catalog, and the marked items were all the same.
Some marked the highest bid price on the auction items, and some marked them with a check mark, and they all had one thing in common, that is, they all had fold marks in the catalogs of the auction items. Therefore, the collections marked by the pictures in their hands were all marked.
The bidding is 100% successful.
Furthermore, Old John saw an auction with his own eyes and held up a placard to purchase a collection worth tens of millions. After the auction, he actually carried his schoolbag and walked to a civilian market several kilometers away to buy vegetables. With such a price, he did not even have a means of transportation.
No, no one would believe it.
Third, I have heard of catalog marking in the past, which is a way to distinguish internally hyped collections from those sent by collectors, and most of the internally hyped collections have more than 99% sales.
As for the items sent by collectors, more than 90% of them were unsold, which was fully reflected in this auction.
Old John did not find the pattern of porcelain markings, but in the auction catalog, you can see whether the collection will be successful in the auction.
However, the labeling of this company in the calligraphy and painting category is relatively rough, that is, none of the hyped collections have signatures, seals and enlarged pictures, and all of these items are 100% sold.
Fourth, there is definitely suspicion of internal secret operations to defraud collectors of collection planning expenses. For example, the same coral product, with average color and average carving, can be auctioned for US$1.8 million.
The coral tree, which is more beautiful and much larger than those coral products, was sold at a low price of only more than 200,000 yuan, but it failed to sell.
With so many doubts, how could Old John dare to hand it over to this auction company for auction? He took the things directly back to the small market, intending to sell them here. If he could, he would shout a sky-high price. If no one paid attention,
Then we can only deal with it at a low price.
Nowadays, Chinese people abroad are synonymous with rich people, so after seeing that Han Peacock was interested in this pot of coral, Old John immediately shouted out the sky-high price. However, after successive blows, Old John now has no confidence at all.
there is none left.
When Han Peacock saw that the fire was almost done, he didn't want to procrastinate any longer and save himself from long nights and dreams, so he said directly: "Two hundred dollars is the highest price. At this price, you can buy five coral bonsais."
Old John shook his head instinctively: "No, at least four hundred dollars."
This price was the psychological price he had originally set. When Han Peacock first inquired, his quote was actually four hundred dollars.
Later, the reason why I called out four million was just because I was afraid of the eventuality and wanted to test Han Peacock. If Han Peacock didn't break the link, agreed to the price and continued to bargain with him, it would be equivalent to giving Old John a free service.