Antique Dealer

Chapter 155 Cover Up
Shopkeeper Wang asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

"Miangui's surname is Zhang."

"Mr. Zhang, this is the old dzi bead, can you let me appreciate it?"

"This..." The expression on the young man's face was not very happy.

Seeing this, shopkeeper Wang quickly added another sentence: "If you want, I will give you another three hundred discount for the animal ear bottle. Don't worry, I will read it with gloves on."

"That's all right, you have to be careful." The young man immediately nodded and agreed, it seemed that money had discovered the effect.

"If it is broken by me, I will pay the original price!"

Shopkeeper Wang hurried to get a pair of gloves, carefully picked up the dzi beads and looked at them.

The quality of this dzi bead is not very good, probably because it has been worn by many people, and the wear and tear is a bit serious, so the price will not be very expensive, and therefore, it happens to be something shopkeeper Wang can afford...

Same as yesterday, the father and son went to the hotel's buffet breakfast together, but they didn't meet Qian Min during the period. It could be that they were busy solving Du Youhao's case as soon as possible. Fang Hao hadn't heard from Qian Min for a day.

Fang Zhengwei took a bite of the fried rice, and commented: "It tastes good, but it's a bit greasy. By the way, have you booked the ticket for Huaqing Palace? If not, don't book it. I'm going to visit a client today. "

"Ok."

Originally, the two planned to take advantage of this time to visit several famous scenic spots in Xijing, but after thinking about it, they forgot one thing and wanted to find the collections that Zhao Lei had disposed of. In two ways.

So, after breakfast, Fang Hao went to the destination. The buyer introduced by Liu Hongwei was at Xiaodongmen Antique Market, and it was not far from Xu Qi's antique shop. He was somewhat surprised when he found out.

When Fang Hao walked into the store, he saw that shopkeeper Wang was concentrating on looking at something. After walking in, he found out that shopkeeper Wang was holding a dzi bead.

Fang Hao's eyesight is better now, and after two glances, he can basically infer that it is an old dzi bead, but its quality is average, and the estimated price should be around [-] to [-].

Shopkeeper Wang raised his head and saw a handsome young man standing in front of him. He looked like a man in his 20s, with a literary temperament, and he knew that he was a colleague at a glance. It seemed that there was no accident. This young man should be what Liu Hongwei said. Fang Hao.

"Are you Fang Hao?"

Fang Hao said politely: "Hello Mr. Wang, I am Fang Hao."

"Just wait for a while."

"It's okay, you are busy with your work."

Shopkeeper Wang smiled and said to the young man, "Mr. Zhang, can we discuss this and give me this dzi bead."

"No, no, no!" The young man shook his head again and again: "You know how rare the old dzi bead is, and I got it with great difficulty, and I haven't even worn it for a day!"

"Isn't this just right!" Shopkeeper Wang felt happy, and said, "The price is negotiable."

"Really not, I also like this old dzi bead very much, and to tell the truth, this old dzi bead and these old coral beads are matched together. When I bought it, the price was a little higher. Could it be that I lost money?" Transfer it to you!"

"It's hard to say, come, come, let's talk in detail over there!" Shopkeeper Wang smiled and held the dzi, and pulled the reluctant young man aside to discuss.

Fang Hao saw the old coral beads on the table, so he picked them up and looked at them.

Some people may say, isn't coral a protected animal?

It is indeed illegal to buy and sell red coral without a license.Because red coral belongs to the national first-level protected animals in our country, the country has long had laws and regulations to protect the first-level protected animals.

However, there is still room for trading corals. Only merchants that have obtained the "Permit for the Operation and Utilization of Aquatic Wildlife" can sell red corals.Because a business license is required, and this certificate is basically not available, and there is no red coral market in our country.So if you bring red coral back from abroad, once it is discovered, it will definitely be confiscated by the customs.

In addition, the old coral products in the antique market are generally ignored in private transactions, but maybe they will be strictly managed someday.

Generally speaking, the old coral beads from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China are mostly ground into cylinders or oblate beads, with holes drilled in the middle for pendants, and most of the surface has small holes caused by weathering or wear, which are called "worm-eaten holes".

Fang Hao took the coral bead in his hand, and there were obvious features like this on the surface, so it should be genuine.He put down the coral bead in his hand, and picked up another one. This one was also fine. After putting it down, he picked up the last one.

At first glance, there was nothing wrong with it. Just when Fang Hao subconsciously thought it was genuine, a spot on the bead made him feel that something was wrong. After careful identification, the red color on the surface seemed a little uneven. He finally confirmed that this is a high imitation old coral bead!

This made Fang Hao couldn't help but think that if the young man didn't drill his eyes, it would be a very clever scam.

This kind of scam is to use people's inertial thinking. Think about it, when the main dzi beads and some old coral beads are genuine, how many people would think that the remaining old coral beads are fakes?
Not to mention other people, Fang Hao subconsciously thought it was an old coral bead just now.

"Then as you said..."

"uh-huh!"

Shopkeeper Wang was about to agree to the price that the young man said when he heard Fang Hao cough heavily. He turned his head and saw Fang Hao beckoning to him.

"Old Wang, please come here, I have a question I want to ask you."

Shopkeeper Wang said: "My side will be ready soon."

Fang Hao said: "My side is also in a hurry!"

Shopkeeper Wang's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to speak when the young man suddenly said, "Boss, please return the dzi bead to me."

"What's the matter, didn't we have a good talk just now?" Shopkeeper Wang knew that he might have entered the game.

"I don't want to sell it anymore." The young man said impatiently, "Give me the dzi bead!"

Shopkeeper Wang was afraid that the other party would behave irrationally, so he had to return the dzi to the young man.

The young man got the dzi beads, went back to the table, put the coral beads on the table back into the bag, gave Fang Hao a meaningful look, and then left with the bag.

Shopkeeper Wang walked to the table and quickly asked: "What's the matter, is there something wrong with the coral beads? But I also noticed just now that the coral beads should be old."

Fang Hao said: "The truth is adulterated, one of the three is fake, I think it should be faked by Haizhu."

Sea bamboo coral is generally called rough branch coral, because its shape is very similar to bamboo joints, so it is called sea bamboo. Sea bamboo is mainly produced in Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, at about 100-200 meters deep coral reef.

Undyed sea bamboo corals are white or yellow, and the yellow color is mainly caused by long-term oxidation.Most of the red sea bamboo products on the market are dyed, and the color will fade when wiped with acetone or alcohol, and the coral growth pattern of sea bamboo can be observed with a magnifying glass is relatively rough.You can also use a magnifying glass to see traces of dye residue from the hole.

However, the high imitation coral bead just now should have been carefully processed. Compared with the common ones on the market, it is much more realistic, and it almost fooled Fang Hao. This is also the inevitable result of the development of counterfeiting technology.

Shopkeeper Wang was actually a little unwilling to believe it, but judging by the performance of the young man, he was deceiving himself if he didn't believe it, and he couldn't help sighing: "The Tao is really one foot tall, and the devil is one foot tall! I'm only one foot tall, if it weren't for you Reminder, there must be a loss of tens of thousands!"

If there is no problem with those coral beads, shopkeeper Wang will lose a little if he buys them for 20 yuan, but the loss will not be much, and it is hard to buy the pearls that he has loved for many years. It is worth the loss.But if he loses a lot, everyone will feel pain. What's more, he is still a deceiver, and if it is spread, he will be laughed at to death?
Fang Hao smiled and said, "We're all friends, we should."

After hearing this, shopkeeper Wang looked at Fang Hao more and more pleasingly: "Wait a while, I'll go get the things."

As he said that, he went to a corner and rummaged around: "Actually, those things have been in my place for a long time, until half a month ago, oh, no half a month, 13 days ago, no one bought them." Most of them, and I want to give her the remaining three, but she doesn't want either."

"Oh!" Fang Hao had an idea: "Is that buyer a man or a woman?"

"Hey, how did you guess it might be a woman?"

"Is she a pretty girl?" Fang Hao briefly described Liang Yuwen's appearance.

"By the way, it's her. Do you know her?" Shopkeeper Wang came over with his things.

"It's just a one-time relationship, but my cousin... oh, is the original owner of these collections, and the relationship with her is a bit complicated."

"Oh, doesn't that mean..." Shopkeeper Wang thought of a possibility that the woman was probably hiding something when she bought those things.

(End of this chapter)