Rebirth 13, starting from the big demolition treasure hunt

The antique house fair was supposed to be held on the afternoon of November 30th, so he went to the "Shengjing Yijiajia" hotel in advance.

Compared with the good market conditions a few years ago, there are far fewer collectors coming here this time.

There used to be three floors, the fifth, sixth, and seventh floors, but now there are only two floors, the fifth and sixth floors.

This shows that there are fewer people collecting antiques, and many of them may have changed their careers.

At this time in his previous life, he had participated in this real estate fair. Most of the people who opened rooms to set up stalls did not have good business. It was very deserted and basically no one came to shop.

Even among those who come to shop, not many buy things. Most people just come to watch the fun.

Of course, this also has something to do with the authenticity, grade and price of the item.

Many people set up stalls in their rooms and offer prices that others cannot accept.

(Items that cost thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars may not be genuine, or few of them are genuine. How can you buy them, and who will buy them?

After all, the people who come here to shop are basically people in the same circle, and everyone knows whether the things are good or bad, and whether they are real or fake.

There may be some laymen who come here, but these days, with the development of information, the antique industry, especially the rampant fakes, has become less and less idiots and takers.)

With prices rising and the economy unlikely to improve for several years, cash is king.

Even those who work in this industry are becoming more and more aware of antiques.

Mr. Song with a goatee beard and Mr. Wang with a bald head, who had bought porcelain balls from him before, did not come this time.

I called them and asked them about it. They said they haven't traveled much outside of town in recent years. They traveled to too many places when they were young, and now that they're older, they don't want to travel around anymore.

The main reason is that the market is not good and I have been running around everywhere. I have been losing money in the past two years.

He walked around the two floors and found only three rooms open.

After going in and taking a quick look, I found that the porcelain, sundries, and jade, although seemingly high-end, were mostly imitations, and many were high-quality imitations.

Even if there are a few genuine items, they are all ordinary items and not very valuable.

He didn't find anything he liked, so after looking at these three rooms, he left.

For Wu Yuansheng now, he basically will not be cheated when purchasing antiques and collections.

He won't buy anything he doesn't like, and he won't easily buy anything that costs more than RMB 10,000, no matter how good it is. Of course, he won't buy fakes.

In today's era, the most stable thing is to have money and maintain the status quo.

There's no need to take any risks!

(When playing with antiques, remember not to be greedy and always keep a clear mind.

Those who want to take advantage of big bargains often fail to do so and are instead set up and trapped.

After all, these days, people who sell things are not fools.

Only by not being greedy can we ensure that we will not be deceived. And don’t those who are deceived want to gain greater benefits?)

The next morning, after breakfast, he went to the Shengjing Yijia Hotel again.

It was definitely different from yesterday when only three doors were open, today all the doors were open.

Most of the people who come to the housing fair are from other places.

The people who come here to shop are all those who like collecting in this city.

It's still the same, and many people's rooms are selling fakes and high-quality imitations.

After reading those, Wu Yuansheng simply ignored them.

He just looked carefully for a while in several rooms selling groceries and modern items from the demolition area.

During the visit, we discovered three photo albums, some loose photos, two oil paintings, several wooden tokens used by Taoists, a ruler called the Tianpeng ruler, and a porcelain ornament of "Wu Song Fighting the Tiger".

The price was not expensive, so he bought it.

The photo albums and loose photos are from other places, and are mainly travel and life photos. They are from the 1950s and 1960s as well as recent years.

These together cost 100 bucks.

Two oil paintings, one of flowers and the other of fruits.

The flowers are a large bunch of gardenias.

(Looking at them, he seemed to smell the scent of "gardenia".)

The fruits were placed in a fruit basket, including bananas, apples and grapes.

Both paintings are realistic and look like the real thing. They cost the same as 100 yuan.

There were a total of six wooden tokens and rulers used by Taoist priests, some of which he had collected before.

However, some of them were taken to Director Fu and used as props.

These pieces are not very old, they are from the 200s and s. He asked the price and found out that they were only yuan each, so he bought them.

The "Wu Song Fighting the Tiger" ornament is a rare subject. The ones he had seen before were usually painted on the surface of porcelain.

This item is not very old and looks like it is from the 2000s or around .

The boss asked for 800 yuan, and he paid back 200, leaving him 600 yuan.

While strolling around, Wu Yuansheng met some acquaintances, including Zhou Anming, Chen Guangxing, Wang Liang, Manzi, Boss Su, Boss Liu, Li Laoer, etc.

To a greater or lesser extent, they also bought one or several items.

However, the prices of these items are not high, basically within a thousand yuan, and they can be regarded as the few authentic ones.

The market is not good, everyone is selling their collections, and few people are willing to take over.

The market was good in the past few years, and they bought a lot of things, but they didn't sell them in time. Now, most of them have lost money.

Fortunately, they have their own "industry" and do not rely on the antique industry for their livelihood. Instead, they have become "collectors". It does not matter whether they make a profit or a loss on the items, as they do not expect to sell them anyway.

At most, you can give it to others as a gift or exchange it with other colleagues to share what you have.

"Boss Liu, how's your business today?"

After touring the "collections" displayed in the rooms of the two floors and preparing to leave, he walked to the door of one of the houses and heard someone inside asking questions.

The person who spoke was a man in his fifties. I had heard him talking before when I went to the room where he kept his things.

“After this event, I will not attend such real estate fairs again. I can’t sell anything and I still have to pay rent.

Every time I mobilize a large number of people and run around with so many items, I don’t make any money, but I am exhausted!

How about you, how's your business today?"

The man called Boss Liu said that he was about fifty years old.

(Most collectors are currently over 40 years old, with more in their 50s and 60s.

After all, those who like these are people of the same generation.

Few young people in their twenties like these.)

"Not so good? I made a few hundred dollars, but it's not enough to cover my hard work! This industry is really not going to work anymore. People are just there to watch the fun, and there aren't many people who actually buy things.

After this, I don’t want to run around anymore. If anyone is willing to take over my old belongings and sell them at half the price, I want to get rid of them all at once!”

The man who asked the question before spoke again.

“Half price is hard to come by, only a low price or a half price may be considered.

How many antique shops are there across the country? In addition to some people who have enough money to open shops to pass the time, the rest of them, don’t they all want to sell their items?

The key is that it is not easy to find someone to take over if you want to sell now.

I estimated that there weren't many people attending the housing fair this morning, and the number of people coming and going should not exceed 100."

Boss Liu said again.

"Yeah! There are not many people coming here, and the general environment is like this. There's nothing we can do about it. It's not like a few years ago."

"Hey! Who said it wasn't true? I had a lot of things that I couldn't bear to sell because I thought the price was too low when the market was good.

Now, it is impossible to sell it at the previous price!"

………………

After hearing this, he stopped listening and started walking forward.

Wu Yuansheng couldn't help but think, maybe this is like stocks.

Once the value of collectibles has been hyped to a certain level, a decline is inevitable.

"Boss! Want a jar?"

After walking a few meters, a woman in her fifties came out of a room and said to him.

"What jar? Let me see."

"This is it!"

The woman placed the large plastic bag she was carrying on the floor in the corridor.

Open the convenient bag and a watermelon can appears inside.

The jar is painted with a "囍" character on the surface and above it is a book pattern of "Selected Works of Great Men".

Below the character "囍" are patterns of sunflowers and grains, with the words "Happy harvest" written on them.

On the other side, the words "Catch XX, Promote XX" are written.

There are a few words on the cover:

"Long live the great man!"

The watermelon jar is a quintessential “special year” item.

Wu Yuansheng took a closer look and found that it was not a replica.

"How much do you want to sell this for?"

"600 yuan!"

The woman thought for a moment, then spoke.

"These jars usually come in pairs. If they are single, they are worth less! If the market was good a few years ago, someone would buy them for 600 yuan. But now the market is not good. I don't think anyone will buy them at the price you mentioned.

I'll give you 500, which is not a big bargain. See if you can sell it. If not, ask someone else."

She had just come out of the next room, so she must have shown her jar to someone else, and they must have also offered a price for it.

No one would definitely offer 600. According to his estimation, 400 would be good enough, after all, all the people in the room were businessmen.

"Okay! Then I'll sell it to you for 500 yuan."

The woman agreed.

Her accent was a local one. She must have heard about the event today and thought of selling the jars at home.

After paying, he took the jar with him and left the hotel.

To be honest, this antique fair was quite quiet overall, not even as lively as the weekend stalls at the "Tai'an Antique City".

Not to mention that those who sell collectibles are unwilling to participate in the event, even many colleagues in the collecting world do not want to go to such occasions because there are too few items to buy.

Even if some laymen with money occasionally visit here, they will not take the risk of spending a lot of money to invest in so-called collectibles.

In short, people's understanding of collecting is becoming clearer and more rational.

(Of course, if you find something you really like and the price is within a reasonable range, it doesn’t matter if you buy some for fun, as long as it doesn’t affect your life.)