Antique Dealer

Chapter 53 Defects
The price of this piece of jade has reached 9800, which is like slaughtering customers like pigs. Fang Hao thinks that the reasonable price should not exceed 1000 yuan, so even if Rosie uses the discount card, she will still suffer.

Fang Hao winked at Liu Shi, and when Liu Shi received it, he said to Rosie, "Why don't we change it to something else."

Although Rosie thought this jade piece was beautiful, she also knew that she didn't know how to do it. Seeing what Liu Shi said, she reluctantly gave up: "Then let's look at other things."

"Ma'am, let's take a look at this one." The female clerk took out another emerald kidney bean next to it.

According to legend, in ancient times, due to the low living standard, monks in temples at that time often used green bean pods as the main non-staple food.Over time, the four-season bean pod has become the most common vegetarian dish in temples.Coupled with the image of the full-bodied pods, the scouts were given the title of Buddha beans.Because Buddha beans and blessing beans are homophonic, they have the meaning of longevity.

This emerald kidney bean pendant is full of waxy green beans, and it is not small. It has an exquisite K gold back cover and border, but the price is not very expensive, only 16800.

If the jade exceeds [-] yuan, Rosie's discount coupon cannot be used, and the price is beyond her tolerance, but let's give it up, she felt a little bit reluctant in her heart, and hesitated for a while.

After a while, she couldn't help but ask the female clerk: "May I ask if the [-]% discount card I got can be used on this pendant?"

The female clerk was stunned, and then said with a smile: "This is definitely not acceptable, but if you really want it, ma'am, I can discuss it with the manager. There may be a compromise, what do you think?"

Rosie hurriedly said, "Okay, you can help me to ask."

"Then wait a moment."

When the clerk left, Liu Shi whispered, "Why don't you ask Brother Hao for his opinion?"

Rosie was stunned for a moment, and then she said a little embarrassedly: "I just think this green bean pendant is too beautiful, so I couldn't hold back and asked, there should be no problem."

Fang Hao said: "I haven't seen any problems yet, but I still need to check the position of the trim."

The water quality of this jadeite pendant matches its value. It is reasonable to say that the K gold edging process is not used, but the cost will be increased. In other words, it is reasonable for the price to be more expensive after the K gold edging.This is exactly what Fang Hao found strange, the edging was still on the back cover, and he was worried that the merchant might do it deliberately to cover up the flaws of the jadeite.

Hearing this sentence, Rosie hurriedly stepped aside and let Fang Hao identify it. Fang Hao observed carefully, and saw a trace of stone pattern in the edge of the lower right corner of the pod.

The so-called stone pattern is that under the action of geological movement or external force, cracks are formed inside the jadeite, and then some foreign substances enter the cracks of the jadeite in the form of hydrothermal fluid, and the foreign substances are continuously filled and recrystallized in the cracks of the jadeite. After tens of thousands of years or even longer, the cracks in the emerald are completely healed, forming stone patterns.

Generally speaking, stone patterns are not considered flaws, but they will affect the value of jadeite, so it is easy to explain why merchants frame them.However, the value of the effect of the stone pattern is not very large. If the discount is still relatively large after a while, then be careful, there may be flaws in other positions.

After all, what you buy is not what you sell!
Before Fang Hao finished observing carefully, the female shop assistant came over and said with a smile: "Ma'am, I discussed with our manager just now, if you are willing to use your discount coupon on this jade pendant, at most You can get [-]% off."

5040% off, calculated, it can be [-] cheaper, this discount rate can be said to be very large, if it is only the problem of stone pattern, Fang Hao thinks it is very suitable to buy, but he is afraid that it has other problems.

Rosie's heart was moved when she heard the price, but the price exceeded her budget. In addition, Fang Hao hadn't commented yet, so she looked at Fang Hao again.

Fang Hao said: "Why don't you look at other styles?"

The female clerk noticed just now that Fang Hao was the one who gave advice among the four, and now she heard what Fang Hao said, and she became a little anxious, which is related to her business volume today: "Our jade pendant itself is already very cost-effective. That’s too high, plus the discounts given to you, there must be no jewelry in the store that is more cost-effective than it!”

Rosie has one advantage. She knows how to listen to the opinions of professionals. Since Fang Hao thinks there is a problem, she will not choose this pendant no matter how gaudy the other party says.

Seeing that she had wasted so much tongue, Rosie still didn't intend to take it, and was quite annoyed in her heart, so she couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Since you don't want it, what price did you ask me to apply for just now!"

After all, this matter was caused by her quick talk. Although Rosie heard what she said, she didn't say anything, and moved to the counter next to her.

Just as Fang Hao and the others left, a young man and woman came over: "Can you let us take a look at this pod?"

The female clerk smiled and put the pods in front of them: "This pendant is a new product in our store. The variety and color are very good. Now it is the store celebration. It only costs 16800, and the price is very high."

"Husband, this pendant is really good!"

"As long as you like it."

"It would be nice if it was cheaper."

The young man raised his head and said to the female clerk, "Can it be cheaper?"

"The price is already very favorable."

"But I just heard that they can give you a [-]% discount."

"Sir, I'm really sorry. The lady participated in the store's celebration and got a discount coupon, so she can get a [-]% discount."

"Let's make it cheaper, we bought it in good faith..."

While bargaining here, Liu Shi also asked Fang Hao about the problem with the pendant just now, and Fang Hao whispered his judgment.

After hearing this, Rosie nodded repeatedly: "It's better to be careful with such an expensive item. Brother Hao, what do you think of the pendant on the left? The one with a price of 9999."

Fang Hao took a look: "The craftsmanship is too complicated, I suggest you not to buy it."

Rosie was very surprised: "Ah, doesn't the complexity of the craftsmanship mean that the master of the carving is highly skilled?"

"The reason is actually very simple. If you have a piece of jade with no blemishes, are you willing to remove a lot of jade?"

Hearing what Fang Hao said, Rosie and the others all understood. In addition, a man next to him also had a thoughtful expression on his face.

Many people think that jadeite ornaments with complicated crafts are master-level carvings, and merchants often recommend these jadeites to customers, but as Fang Hao said, the more perfect the jadeite, generally speaking, there are few carvers, so To show its natural beauty, those jadeites with complicated craftsmanship often have many flaws in the material, which can only be covered up by careful carving.

(End of this chapter)