Rebirth, possession in the opening game

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the second round of mission [Martial Arts Performance]!"

"Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: +300 experience points! +2000 money! Advanced [Investment] skills!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for starting the third round of mission [Antique Picking and Missing]!"

[Antique Picking and Missing]

Requirement: The host must buy real antique artifacts in the antique market, and the return rate must be greater than 10 times!

Reward: experience value +400!Money +3000!Intermediate [language] skills!

For someone with the master-level [Appraisal] skill, this task is simply not too trivial.

Xu Litao was ecstatic. He was only 50 experience points away from being able to level up. This mission came at the right time.

So he smiled and thanked the tourists, then started to pack up and prepare to leave.

"Thank you! Thank you everyone, that's enough, that's enough, no more."

"The performance is over. I have other things to do, so I won't come. Thank you everyone!"

When everyone saw what Xu Litao said, although they were a little disappointed, they did not embarrass him, and the tourists dispersed one after another.

Xu Litao picked up the guitar bag and counted the money inside. Good guy, it was almost 2 yuan. He directly collected it into the system and transferred it directly to his bank card.

Xu Litao didn't stay long and left the square with his guitar on his back and walked towards the antique street.

I found a place on the road where there was no one and no surveillance, and I put the guitar directly into the system backpack.

The Antique Street was not far away, and Xu Litao arrived very quickly.

The lively scene here is no worse than that in the square, with crowds of people and an endless stream of pedestrians.

There are antique shops on both sides of the street, and there are also some scattered antique dealers on the street. They set up stalls with pieces of black cloth on the ground.

Warmly greet passers-by.

Most of these pedestrians are tourists, and locals rarely come here.

Because they know that the water here is very deep, and they can easily be deceived if they don’t understand the inner meaning.

Xu Litao didn't have much contact with this industry. He just heard some words from others on the Internet in his previous life.

To sum it up in one sentence, there are more fakes and less real ones, or even none.

Whenever collectors talk about street stalls in the antique market, they always mention this set of data: "Among the current antique stalls in our country, fakes account for at least 60%, new goods account for about 30%, and used goods account for about 9%." It accounts for at least 1%, and the market share of those old things that are really slightly valuable may be less than [-]%."

For some new collectors, hearing such a set of data may feel like a lie, but after such collectors have been in the industry for a while, they will find that such data is not deceptive at all.

In today's antique market, it is the same whether it is our country's domestic collection market or the antique art market in other countries. This is the basic market situation of antique art collections worldwide.

Collectors who want to pick up missing pieces at antique stalls must first weigh how many brushes they have and whether their knowledge reserves are enough to pick out missing pieces.

In my country's current antique collection market, the collection of old objects contains a certain amount of water, and their authenticity is even more mixed. For a newcomer, the chance of picking up leaks is almost slim, but it cannot be ruled out. Individual lucky people, who succeed through luck, are something that can only be met but cannot be expected.

Xu Litao recalled the video bloggers he had watched describing several ways to find good things at street stalls.

[-]. The closer the collection is to the boss, the easier it is to successfully pick it up.

Things on street stalls are not monitored like in shopping malls, so theft is inevitable.

For street stall owners, in order to minimize their losses, they will keep some collections that they think are more valuable and valuable around them.

Therefore, collectors who want to pick up leaks can look at the collections around the bosses.

[-]. The things hidden by street stall owners must be "good things".

The so-called expert in selling goods in the antique market means that the boss can also see people doing business.

The reason why such a phenomenon occurs is because the boss wants to prevent the loss of valuables or accidental damage during the identification process.

Moreover, ordinary collectors will not buy antiques that are too valuable, so there is no need to take them out.

Therefore, the boss will reserve a hand to hide them. If collectors really want to collect a certain collection, they can ask him privately if he has any good items. Generally speaking, the bosses will tell him.

[-]. Collectors should do comparison shopping, but not price comparison.

In the antique art collection market, a valuable collection is basically a "limited edition".

Therefore, if collectors are unsure about a collection, they can first go to other stalls and ask.

If the collections that collectors particularly like are also available at other stalls, then there is basically no need to consider the possibility of missing them.

[-]. When collectors look at the items on street stalls, they need to take a general look first.

If collectors are interested in buying a collection, they can squat down or sit on a small stool prepared by the stall owner, nod politely, and then have a subsequent conversation. This kind of action can also help to a certain extent. Increase the likelihood of successful leak detection.

Thinking back to these methods, Xu Litao shook his head. Maybe he wouldn't need to use them. The master-level [Appraisal] skill can identify the year and material.

If you look along the way, you will always find something good.

Thinking of this, the corners of Xu Litao's mouth slightly raised, and he started to visit the antique market with a confident and steady pace.

"Brother, take a look, these are all good things."

A fat boss with a big belly was sitting on a pony. When he saw Xu Litao coming over, his eyes flashed and he thought to himself, The fat sheep is here!

He thought that Xu Litao was young and must have little experience, so he was going to fool him.

"Brother, look at this, this is the imperial bowl used by Emperor Qianlong, and this one, Lafayette's smoking pole, this one..."

Xu Litao looked at the fat boss speechlessly. He thought I was stupid. Isn't that a bowl made of copper? The so-called smoking pole of Lafayette was made of bamboo whip. His grandfather had one.

As for the others, you can tell they are fake at a glance.

"Boss, let me take a look first."

Xu Litao interrupted the fat boss's talk and prepared to take a closer look.

The boss looked at Xu Litao unmoved and knew that he was not easy to fool, so he said, "Let me know which one you like."

Then he sat back down again.

Seeing his appearance, several stall owners nearby said to him jokingly:

"Hey, fat man, you're tired. This guy is an expert at first glance, so don't fool people with your gadgets."

"Yes, you brag all day long that you are a real treasure and I haven't seen anyone buy it from you."

"I see, you should do the same as me and go to the countryside to find some good things. Maybe you will be lucky and find a real treasure."

……

Hearing the jokes from his colleagues, the fat boss waved his hands at them impatiently.

"Go, go, go! We are all the same. The eldest brother will not talk about the second brother. Don't disturb my business."

The bosses shook their heads and smiled, but did not continue joking.

Xu Litao began to identify the things on the stall.

[High imitation cloisonné enamel longevity bowl]

Material: copper

Year: 2009

Evaluation: High imitation copper body cloisonné enamel Wanshou Boundless Bowl. The overall shape of the bowl is dignified, with bright patterns and bright colors. The imitator has exquisite craftsmanship and is quite interesting. It is worth 1888 yuan!

[Traditional handmade old-fashioned tobacco rod]

Material: Mangosteen

Year: 2010

Evaluation: An old cigarette pole made with traditional handicrafts, worth 120 yuan!

【Copper Ring】

Material: copper

Year: 2004

Comment: The copper ring on the front door of the landlord’s house was worth 20 yuan!

[Brass Feng Shui Compass]

Material: Brass

Year: 1929

Evaluation: High-precision brass Feng Shui compass, Kanyu professional compass, in good condition, a "treasure" for any Feng Shui enthusiast, worth 5 yuan!

[Old military kettle]

Material: aluminum

Year: 1998

Comment: An old-fashioned military kettle with a missing lid can be filled with water without any problem. The price is 10 yuan!

……

Xu Litao looked around. Good guy, there are all kinds of things, but except for the compass, which is of some value, everything else is fake.

Xu Litao squatted down, took the compass and asked the fat boss: "Boss, how can I sell this compass?"

When the fat man saw that the business was done, he looked at the colleagues next to him triumphantly, and then said enthusiastically:

"Oh, I have a good eye. This is one of the few good things I have. It was left by an old Taoist priest who came down from the mountain during the Anti-Japanese War. I think you really want it, so I will give you a sincere price. It is considered a good thing. Make a friend with you."

"10 yuan!"

Xu Litao immediately rolled his eyes at him, "Boss, do you think I look like a victim?"

He shook his head and put the brass compass back directly, stood up and was about to leave.

The fat man became anxious when he saw it and shouted quickly:

"No, brother, don't leave. As the saying goes, you can pay the price right away. Everything is negotiable. Just tell me the number."

"100 yuan!"

Xu Litao stretched out a finger, looked at the fat man seriously and said.

"Ouch!"

The fat man was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Brother, you are bargaining too hard. You just cut everything off with one knife. Don't joke with me."

"Boss, I'm not kidding you, and you can't fool me. This compass is made of brass and is worthless. I guess it won't cost more than 200 yuan when you take it back."

Xu Litao said with a smile, and the fat man's expression suddenly dropped, and he said with a mournful face:

"Oh, little brother, you can earn some money for me at least. I'll take it back after traveling so far. How about this, 500 yuan?"

"300!"

Xu Litao bargained for a price, then looked at the troubled fat man and said:

"Is that okay? If not, I can leave!"

He said and turned around with an impatient look on his face.

"Hey! Come back, come back, I'll suffer some losses because I sold you."

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