Antique Dealer

Chapter 80

Qian Hao smiled and told about the process of buying this blue and white cricket jar: "Others would not buy it because they saw it was new, but I thought this cricket jar was good, and it should be an old one, so I bought it for 900 yuan."

Huang Xinxian looked at the cricket jar on the table: "Aren't you afraid of buying the wrong one?"

Qian Hao was also in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Hey, it's not expensive anyway. If you buy it wrong, you'll lose 900 yuan. If you buy it right, you'll make a big mistake. You Help me to see if this is old?"

Huang Xinxian picked up the cricket jar to observe carefully, Qian Hao picked up the teacup and took a sip, then smiled at Fang Hao and Cao Wei, wanting to say something, but he didn't know these two, so he had to drink tea in silence.

Huang Xinxian put down the jar, and pushed it in front of Fang Hao: "Little friend, how about this thing?"

Fang Hao nodded with a smile, and saw that the cricket jar was hexagonal in shape, with hexagonal circle feet.The shape is simple and simple, the glaze powder is white and slightly blue, and the blue and white flowers on the outer wall are illuminated on six sides and painted with three flowers, Cordyceps. The painting method has already given birth to the chapping painting technique of blue and white porcelain in the early Qing Dynasty.

In addition, the bottom of this vessel is a flat sand bottom, with traces of manual scraping with a bamboo knife. From the exposed tire, it can be seen that the tire is fine and dense, showing a yellowish color, which has the characteristics of porcelain from the Chongzhen period in the late Ming Dynasty.

"I think things are old." Fang Hao gave his own conclusion.

Huang Xinxian said: "I also think it's good, it should be an artifact from the late Ming Dynasty."

Fang Hao agreed with this, and said a few more words briefly.

Huang Xinxian smiled at Qian Hao who couldn't help but said, "Okay, this time it's really a big mistake."

Qian Hao smiled: "It's rare for me to be lucky. You don't know how badly I was cheated by Shi Zhending last month. I lost a full 20 yuan. I don't know if this cricket jar can give me money." How much blood return."

The Shi Zhending that Qian Hao mentioned was a friend of his. He asked him to borrow 20 yuan to start a business. The money manuscript is a loyal person. He felt that Shi Zhending had known him for fifteen or sixteen years, so he borrowed it.

Originally, it was agreed to pay back the money within one year, but Shi Zhending told him after one year that the business suffered serious losses and he could not get the money out, so he asked him to relax.

Qian Hao wanted to save face, so he thought about taking it easy, but it didn't work out, and the delay dragged on for nearly a year, until his wife forced him to ask for money, so he went to Shi Zhending for an explanation.

In the end, Shi Zhending took out a bunch of jade wares and said he wanted to return them.

There are many debts in the society that are not repaid, so Qian Hao can only think about it, no matter what he gives, whether it is money or things, it is better than nothing.

Shi Zhending told Qian Hao that his wife bought these jades from a very good friend, and they used them as financial investment. If it wasn't really impossible, he would definitely be reluctant to buy them.

Although Qian Hao loves to collect, he only knows porcelain, and he doesn't know how to appraise jade and the like. In addition, those jades look very good, so he agreed to repay the debt and wrote a receipt.

Unexpectedly, he took it to a friend for identification, and the friend told him that it was all high imitation jade such as Malay jade and rice topaz.

If you lose money, you lose money. Qian Hao can’t bear it. He has made friends for fifteen or sixteen years. If you want to pay it back slowly, and pay a certain amount every month, it will take several years to pay it off. He can't stand the fakes ignoring him.

Huang Xinxian said: "I told you everything, and told him, call the police, are you looking for face or money?"

Qian Hao sighed: "I called him too, and went to his house to look for him, but there was no one there!"

Huang Xinxian asked again: "Then have you told his family that you want to call the police?"

Qian Hao was a little embarrassed: "This is not true."

Huang Xinxian said: "You should tell his family and give him three days to find you, otherwise he will call the police. Of course, if you still want to save face, pretend I didn't tell you."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Qian Hao nodded heavily, and then pointed to the blue and white cricket pot on the table: "Then how much is this worth?"

"I think it's around 14 to 16."

Huang Xinxian looked at Fang Hao, and Fang Hao agreed.

Qian Hao's face beamed with joy when he heard this: "Old Huang, will you take it? I'll give it to you at a lower price."

He is an old player, so he naturally knows how to sell collections. Unless he meets a suitable collector or goes directly to an auction, he will sell to merchants at a discount. Even if he and Huang Xinxian have been friends for many years, the brothers still settle accounts clearly!
"I still need this little money from you?"

Huang Xinxian said, and then asked Fang Hao: "Little friend, do you want this cricket jar?"

Fang Hao said that Cao Wei likes to collect Wenwan, and finally bought this cricket jar for Cao Wei.

Qian Hao was very happy when he saw the notification that the text message had arrived. Through the introduction, he learned that Fang Hao and Cao Wei were both insiders, and they exchanged contact information very enthusiastically.

Qian Hao picked up the leak and sold it for a good price. He was very happy, so he used his brother's strengths in the capital to talk about mountains for everyone.

While chatting happily, Cao Wei received a call saying that he was required to come to the meeting, so he said goodbye to everyone first.

Afterwards, Fang Hao sat down for a while, seeing that it was getting late, he also offered to leave. Qian Hao heard that Fang Hao lived in Chaoyang, and said that he was on the way, very enthusiastic, and insisted on sending Fang Hao back.

After getting in the car, Qian Hao glanced at the back and saw the copybook Fang Hao was holding in his hand: "Is my brother very interested in copybooks?"

Fang Hao said with a smile: "I'm more interested, as long as it's a good thing, I'm interested."

"It's good to have a wide range of interests." Qian Hao smiled: "But don't blame me for being shallow. In the antique business, having a wide range of interests is not necessarily a good thing. There are too many fakes. After all, people's energy It’s limited, there are so many types of antiques, it’s impossible to be proficient in all of them, don’t you think?”

Qian Hao said this out of good intentions, Fang Hao naturally couldn't say that he knew everything, otherwise he would give others a feeling of exaggeration, so he said: "Brother Qian, you are right, if I want to start, I must at least be sure." Okay, after all, no one's money comes from the wind, so we must be responsible for our money."

Qian Hao took it very seriously: "I love to hear what you say. I'm just a bad person. I don't cherish my money too much. The money I lost by messing around all these years, let alone buy it in Wuhuan It's a suite, thanks to the fact that I found a good wife who can tolerate my shortcomings, and change to someone who is less minded, and I have already taken my son back to my mother's house."

Speaking of this, he thought of a person: "Speaking of which, a buddy I know is just like me. He used to be a 'shoveler'. Because of his luck, he made millions, so he rented it." A stall, doing antique business. But he still collects himself, and he also likes to go to the auction house to pick up leaks."

"Can the auction house pick up leaks?" Fang Hao was very surprised.

For example, take Poly Auction, a well-known domestic auction house, as an example. First, Poly Auction relies on huge market resources and channel cooperation to collect high-quality auctions around the world. The valuation of a lot is not higher than the market price.

After that, these solicited lots will be sent to a professional appraisal agency to issue an appraisal certificate to verify the authenticity again.After the items that are finally confirmed to be auctioned are eligible to participate in the auction, they will sign an auction contract with the owner based on the valuation.

In this case, how can the buyer miss it?If you want to say that the things photographed this year will increase by several percent next year, that is a natural process of appreciation, and it is not a mistake.

Qian Hao laughed: "Do you think it's unbelievable? In fact, I didn't believe it at first."

Fang Hao thought of a possibility: "Did he pick up the leak at the auction held by a small company?"

Just like no one in the antique world dares to say that he has never experienced eye drilling, no one dares to say that he will never lose his treasure. Experts in auction companies are also human. The experts invited have limited eyesight, or there are too many things to appraise at one time, so it is natural to take the treasure.

"You guessed it right!" Qian Hao said with a smile.

Fang Hao asked: "Did he pick up the leak?"

Qian Hao said with a smile: "It is precisely because he picked up the leak and tasted the sweetness that he will often visit. I remember the most when he went to Xiaopat more than a dozen times a month."

"It's impossible for him to pick up many leaks!"

"Thinking about it, I know it's impossible. Other auction companies don't make a living, so there are so many leaks for him to pick up. Instead, he almost spent all his savings and bought a bunch of defective products and fakes. He returned them and returned them. I can't retreat, I can only be dumb and eat Huanglian."

The relevant provisions of the "Auction Law" have such provisions: "The auctioneer and the consignor declare before the auction that they cannot guarantee the authenticity or quality of the auction target, and shall not be liable for defect guarantees."

Therefore, the auction company specifically stated in the auction catalog that the bidders should go to see the lot they want to bid for in person, and they must see clearly the defects on the item they want to bid for. If they bid for it, they will be responsible for it. The company does not assume liability for defects.

In reality, if the buyer buys a fake one, once the cone falls, the auction will be sold, and generally cannot be returned.Of course, some auction companies may take back the lot if they find out that it is fake, and compensate the collector for the loss, but this is rare.

This is a small auction company that Qian Hao said, how could he return the money to this bully!

Just as Qian Hao was about to continue talking, he suddenly said angrily to the front: "This car drives like a snail, it must be on the phone again!"

As he said that, he changed a lane and overtook him. Fang Hao looked into the cab, and the driver was indeed on the phone.

"This kind of person is the most annoying. They regard the road as their own home and drive as they please. Sooner or later they will suffer!" Qian Hao complained angrily.

Fang Hao said: "There are so many people in this world, so don't be too surprised to encounter any strange things."

Qian Hao nodded and said: "You are right. You also said that my buddy picked up the leak at the beginning and knew to ask an expert to help identify it. When he found out that there was no problem, he felt that he was good. After that, he didn't find any experts. He had seen it until one of his friends visited his house and saw some of his collections, felt that some of them were wrong, and suggested him to consult an expert to have a look, and he didn’t realize it.”

(End of this chapter)