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Meng Guangtao knew that the price he charged was too high and no shop would accept it, which made his face feel even more bitter than bitter gourd.
The first time he quoted 50 million, he was hit. He thought his price was too high and left no profit for the store, so he quoted 45 million for the second one, but they still didn't accept his small bowl.
He simply quoted 30 million for the third house, but they still had no intention to acquire it. When it came to the fourth house, he directly asked them what price they could offer, and Master Zhangyan directly offered 300,000 yuan. When he heard it, there was no nonsense.
, came out directly holding the small bowl.
By this time, he no longer had the idea of putting the small bowl in the bank safe. Just like that, the next day, no matter how heavy the rain was, they kept wandering around the antique street, waiting to visit all the shops on the antique street.
Only when he was almost done did he have to give up.
By this time, he also knew that his previous worries were completely correct.
The reason why he didn't want to go to the auction house was not because he was afraid of trouble or the high appraisal fees and commissions, but because he was afraid of being hacked.
Just like now, he says that his small bowl is Kangxi enamel, but others don't think so. With Meng Guangtao's life experience, he naturally knows what those masters of palm-eye think.
They would rather buy a fake that looks real than a real one that looks fake. They will buy the fake one regardless of whether it is real or fake, so that they will not make mistakes. If they buy that small bowl as a fake, they can buy it for tens of thousands of yuan at most.
It's only three to five hundred thousand at most. After buying it, no matter it's true or false, you won't lose money.
If they really buy it, they will have to spend a lot of money. If something goes wrong, they may be hurt.
Therefore, when Meng Guangtao insisted that it was a small enamel bowl from the Kangxi official kiln, none of the master craftsmen wanted to buy it. They would not make much profit from it, and if it was not genuine, they would lose a lot of money.
Although the masters with their hands saw that Meng Guangtao's small bowl was unlikely to be a fake, it did not mean that there was no doubt that the small bowl looked too new, which meant that it was too new.
It is not a good thing for antiques to appear tarnished. Although we all know that enamel is not prone to staleness, and it is normal for tarnish to appear, but this point has different opinions and has not been recognized by many experts in the antique industry.
Just because of this, it is possible for this small official kiln bowl to bear the title of genuine or fake. It is an iron rule not to buy genuine or fake.
Besides, those masters of palm-eye don’t have too long to make appraisals, so when faced with a small enamel bowl that costs tens of millions, they can only offer a conservative price.
Meng Guangtao thought clearly about this, so when he came back today, he gave up and no longer planned to go out to find a buyer. The main reason for this was that he had no personal connections.
Even if it is sent to the auction house, it is the same. Without personal connections, this small bowl cannot be recognized as a Kangxi official kiln. Even if it is sent to the auction house, it may not be sold at a high price.
Not to mention anything else, it was just a few auctions that Han Peacock mentioned yesterday. The imperial enamel "Gu Yuexuan" amphorae with poems, flowers, stones and golden pheasants that was auctioned by Sotheby's in Hong Kong in October 2005 was said to be specially made by Emperor Qianlong.
The game device was sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK$115 million.
In fact, this porcelain vase was auctioned at Christie's in London in 1975. The transaction price at that time was 16,000 pounds. In 30 years, the price has increased 515 times.
This kind of price increase is definitely not normal. It can only be said that in 1975, this treasure was seriously underestimated. Of course, this has the effect of rising prices and antiques in the past 30 years, but no matter how much it increases, it cannot increase in value.
It's so outrageous, and there is another recognized factor in it.
Now Meng Guangtao is just afraid that his small bowl will not be recognized, and if it cannot be recognized by the senior appraisers in the antique shop, it will be unlikely to fetch a high price. This is an important reason why he is reluctant to send it up for auction.
Han Kongque didn't know about these factors. At that time, when he heard Meng Guangtao ask him to find a buyer, he thought it was to prepare more roads.
Although he told Fat Liu, he didn't take it seriously because he thought Meng Guangtao would be able to find a buyer for such a good thing soon, so even if he helped find a buyer, it would probably be in vain. Now Han Peacock
But I don’t think so anymore.
Thinking of reminding Fat Liu again and asking him to seriously look for a buyer, Han Kongque walked towards Fat Liu's stall. When he walked there, he found that Fat Liu had not left the stall at all.
At this moment, his phone rang. Han Kongque looked and saw that it was Fat Liu: "Brother Liu, why didn't you show up today?"
"Eh? Didn't I tell you? I won't run a stall anymore. I will be an intermediary, and I still have a future in this. I said Xiao Han, is the picture of the small bowl you sent me real?
I take it seriously. I contacted several buyers today. They are now looking for someone to look at those photos. If there is no problem, they will make a quotation. If you fool me, I will not let you go." Fat Liu.
That angry voice came from the phone.
Han Kongque couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. Just now, Meng Guangtao asked him to find a buyer, and now the helper is asking him for help. It seems that this intermediary is really doing a good job.
"There's nothing wrong with that small bowl, but you really don't want to run a stall anymore? Are you just going to be a middleman?" Han Kongque said.
Fatty Liu said: "How much money can I make from running a stall? I don't have the ability to pick up leaks? Now leave professional things to professionals. If you are capable of picking up leaks like you, you go hunting for treasures for me. I don't have the ability to pick up leaks."
If you are capable, I will give full play to my expertise and help you with your logistics.
Nowadays, the fragrance of wine is afraid of deep alleys. If you find the treasure, I will sell it for you at a high price, so that both of us brothers can live a prosperous life. Isn't this good? "
Through Meng Guangtao's incident of being unable to sell even though he had treasures, Han Peacock really had some ideas. And how many people like Meng Guangtao, who had treasures in hand but could not get recognition due to various reasons?
At least it turns out that Han Peacock once heard that someone donated an antique to a museum but the museum didn't want it, so he threw the antique in anger. After he threw it, he discovered that it was really a genuine item.
Moreover, Han Kongque has not heard of such a thing once. In addition to this, there are also some unscrupulous appraisers who tell lies with their eyes open and make some precious antiques worthless so as to make unscrupulous money.
If Fat Liu really wants to do this, it may be a way out. Now, for someone like Fat Liu who really wants to be a professional antique agent, he has never heard of it. Maybe this line of business has a future.
"Okay, if you are willing, don't worry, the small bowl is still in the hands of its owner. If you find a buyer and the price is right, you can take a look at the goods at any time.
But you have to make it clear first, although the picky ones are the real buyers, we pay to see the goods. Buyers can only see the goods, not talk. After seeing the goods, if they are willing to buy, the deal will be made. If they are not willing to break up,
We middlemen will not participate to save trouble in the future." Han Kongque said.
Fat Liu smiled over there and said: "I didn't expect you, Xiao Han, to think very carefully. I understand that there are many things that happen in the antique business when things go up but when things go down, those rich people will definitely bring experts over to make a careful appraisal.
I will tell them the rules in advance and see if it's OK. If you have any opinions, these will be our rules from now on. Buying and selling is not done in a humane and righteous way. Just don't want to turn around and walk away. If you have any questions, we are not obligated to explain them. You see
Is this okay?”
If any antique is carefully picked, it is possible to find faults. If the buyer asks their appraiser to pick, the seller may be confused and the price will be lowered. Now Han Peacock wants to eliminate this possibility in advance.
"Think carefully and try to reduce the trouble as much as possible. If you are not careful with such a large transaction, it will leave troubles later on." Han Kongque said.
Fat Liu said: "Don't worry, if we contact the correct buyer, we will sign a formal transfer contract. Otherwise, I will not connect the buyer and seller. If they negotiate the business and leave us, then we will be in trouble."
ah?"
Han Kongque was right. If this was the case, they really couldn't do anything to both parties: "Since we have signed a formal contract, we have also paid taxes. We will not be short of that little money."
"Hey, I have thought of it a long time ago. I will register a company, sign contracts in the name of the company, and pay less tax." Fat Liu said with a smile.
Han Kongque really didn't think so carefully. Seeing that Fat Liu thought so much, it seemed that he was really serious, so he felt relieved.
"It's up to you. It's easy for us to make money anyway, but we can't trap ourselves in it," Han Kongque said.
Upon hearing this, Fat Liu was very happy: "If this deal is completed, it will be really easy to get money. You just need to secure the buyer and everything else will be up to me."
After hanging up the phone, Han Kongque was very happy. Meng Guangtao did not find a buyer. If Fat Liu was made, it would be a commission of several million. Originally, he was planning to sell the blood jade Guanyin! It seems that there is no need now, and he is not in a hurry to sell.
, naturally you should inquire carefully about the price of Xueyu Guanyin.
Thinking of this, Han Kongque realized that it didn't matter that he didn't know, Fat Liu must know!
Why did I forget to ask him just now? Thinking of this, Han Kongque wanted to call him and ask, but after thinking about it, there was no rush now anyway, so he would wait until Lao Meng's small bowl was finished.
After making the phone call, Han Kongque saw him walking into the used book market. It turned out that he often came here, and he got his unknown ancient book from here.
This morning he didn't see anything good that he could miss. Now that he's here, he might as well see if there are any ancient books here.
Han Peacock casually squatted down by a bookstall and took a casual look. There was nothing good here. Most of them were shabby novels, and there were even a lot of expired impurities, such as Youth Digest and so on.
Han Kongque picked up a book at random, but it was a book teaching qigong. This version was the product of the 1980s and 1990s when qigong was in vogue. At that time, qigong masters from all over the world were like crucian carp crossing the river, with various
Qigong books of different editions are also published in large numbers.