MTL - Treasure Hunt America-Chapter 36 American style old house
Ask for collection, ask for recommendation!
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Looking at the porters who came in and out, and the antique dealers who chased them out of the villa from time to time, carefully instructing the workers to handle them with care, Candace explained to Jin Muchen.
Hearing Candace say this, Jin Muchen couldn't help but be more interested in this mansion. They came a little late, and they didn't know if there were any good things left for them.
"You guys are also here for the garage sale?"
When the two came to the door, a middle-aged white man in a suit appeared at the door of the villa, looked at the two and asked.
"Yes, we are friends with Harvey."
"Oh? Harvey. Speight's friend? Welcome, I'm Josh. Bentley, Sidney. Bentley's son, nice to meet you."
This middle-aged man happened to be the son of Harvey's old neighbor and one of the hosts of this garage sale. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and he looked polite and gave a very good feeling. polite.
"Hello, I'm Mu Chen, and this is my girlfriend Candice. We only heard from Harvey yesterday that you have a garage sale here. I just came over to take a look today when I have time."
Jin Muchen shook hands with each other and made a simple self-introduction.
"Okay, please, please take a look inside. If you see something suitable, please bid."
Josh warmly invited the two to come into the house, and after a few simple greetings with them, he asked them to do their own thing.
The villa is full of antique merchants who come in and out, and some are nearby residents. Everyone travels around, sees the villa, and sees something suitable. They will sit down and mark it, and then estimate a psychological quotation by themselves. Discuss with the owner.
If several people like an item at the same time, the householder will choose the highest bid according to their bids to make a deal, which is somewhat similar to a small auction.
When selling such a luxury house in the United States, there are generally two options. One is as it is now, which is to sell all the things in the house, and in the end, there are only some things and houses that no one wants, and hand them over to the intermediary. Listed for sale.
For the householder, the advantage is that it can obtain higher profits, but the disadvantage is that it is a waste of time and energy. Sometimes, if the house is too large, it will take several garage sales like this, and it will be advertised in newspapers, anyway. is very troublesome.
There is another kind, that is, the whole house is sold together, with all the things in the house. Many antique dealers who have the mentality of picking up leaks will bid on such a house, and then the person with the highest price will get it.
In this way, the householder will save a lot of trouble, but the disadvantage is that it is very easy, which will cause those antique dealers to find out. The whole house is more expensive.
And those real antique dealers are often very fond of such garage sales, or home auctions.
During the garage sale, everyone picks it up together, and even bids for a certain collection, fighting endlessly.
However, if they encounter the whole house, which is full of antiques and toys, when it is auctioned, they will unite together, negotiate the conditions, and then join together to participate in the bidding, and jointly invest in the auction of the house.
Then according to the proportion of investment, the antiques in the house are divided equally, and finally the house is decorated and sold.
"Anyway, no matter what they do, they won't lose money. When there is such an auction, these antique dealers are indispensable. If you become such an antique dealer in the future, don't forget to pay attention to every day. The newspapers, because such large garage sales, or the auction of the villas of celebrities, will be advertised in the newspapers.”
Candace explained to Jin Muchen the reason for such a garage sale in the United States, as well as the doorway inside. Jin Muchen probably had an impression of such a garage sale in his mind. Isn't this the American style of digging out an old house?
It's just that the method is more straightforward than our domestic method of digging out old houses!
While listening to Candace's explanation, he kept his eyes on those antique dealers who were busy in the house.
These guys are all in suits and leather shoes. At first glance, they are the owners or agents of those high-end antique stores in Manhattan. They are very proficient in all kinds of antique literature.
At this time, they were carefully browsing every room in this villa. As long as the owner allowed it to be open, they would go in and take a look, for fear that they would miss every possibility of finding leaks because of a small negligence.
Jin Muchen and Candace, following behind a group of two antique dealers, started a general browsing of the entire villa. I have to say that this Mr. Bentley is really tasteful.
The decoration of the villa is a typical western American style, with mahogany floors, mahogany stairs, and even the lower half of the walls are covered with half red wood planks, while the upper half is hung with many oil paintings of unknown origin and year.
The two antique dealers were very interested in these oil paintings. They glanced at them for a while, and then exchanged some ideas. They said a few names that Jin Muchen had never heard of. They must be some famous painters.
After the author of these paintings was finally determined, the two of them had a red-faced argument, and finally divided the oil paintings on the wall into a part of each. After that, they called the Josh just now. Bargained and finally made a deal.
Then the porters they brought over will come here, carefully take off the paintings, pack them and transport them to the trucks outside the door.
The whole process is so simple, Jin Muchen probably understood the process after reading it once.
But after looking around, I didn't see anything very good. If the so-called antiques here are seen by Chinese collectors, they might as well be some literary play.
For example, those crystal **** placed on the desk of the study, or some beautifully made wooden trucks, ships, airplane models, etc., the materials are really good, and the workmanship is also very particular. But there is no historical and cultural value.
So the price is only a few hundred yuan, expensive, and a better one is about a thousand yuan. Those antique dealers like these things very much, but Jin Muchen didn't take it. First, because he doesn't understand these Western miscellaneous items, and secondly Also didn't look at it.
With his eyes that can see jewels, he glanced at the 'antiques' that antique dealers are eagerly pursuing, but he didn't see any jewels at all. Unless you meet a buyer who likes these things very much, it is difficult to sell at a high price, and it does not have the price level recognized by ordinary shareholders, so Jin Muchen is not so interested in those things.
The more he saw and understood, the more disappointed Jin Muchen felt in his heart, because the whole villa had already been turned around for more than half of the time, but he couldn't see anything that he liked.
Luckily, the hosts arranged it very well. At noon, they ordered takeaway drinks for everyone from outside, and asked everyone to rest in the lobby on the first floor.
Soon after lunch, everyone briefly rested for a while, Josh. Bentley came to the living room on the first floor.
"Okay, gentlemen, in the morning, everyone has already chosen what to watch and what to buy. Because we are pressed for time, we will hold an important auction in the afternoon. Please come with me."
The expressions of the antique dealers present suddenly became excited, and the few who knew each other whispered.
At this time, Candace said in Jin Muchen's ear: "Look, the main event is here, this auction is the finale of this garage sale. Look at how happy those guys are, there must be something in this finale. Less good stuff."
Jin Muchen was stunned. No wonder people say that Americans are smart and have mature commercial methods. Looking at the garage sale, it is obviously a small second-hand auction, but the whole process and details are arranged perfectly. In the end, there is still a The finale of the small auction.
Such steps and processes~www.novelbuddy.com~ are almost the same as those of large auction companies.
First come up for everyone to stroll around, and then sell some less valuable things, and wait until the end is the real good thing, what everyone really wants.
This Bentley family is really shrewd, so of course, they can maximize their interests.
Now that he was here, of course Jin Muchen didn't want to leave empty-handed, so he followed the army to the second floor. On the south-facing side of the second floor, there was a large study room of about 100 square meters. In the morning, this room was always locked. of.
And when everyone came to the door of this room this time, the door was already open, and Josh who presided over the auction. Bentley was standing in the room.
"Okay, everyone has 30 minutes, you can watch it casually, but you must be careful, handle it with care, and don't break or damage the item. If it is damaged, then you will be asked to make up for it. After 30 minutes , I'll start this auction here. Now everyone please!"
Speaking of Josh. Bentley got off the small stage and let everyone move freely.
Of course, Jin Muchen couldn't miss such an opportunity. Accompanied by Candace, he strolled in this big study.
When he first entered this study, Jin Muchen had already defined the deceased Mr. Bentley in his heart. This man must be a player and a collector, because in this study, it can be said that there are everywhere. It's jewels.
When he stepped in before, he was even dazzled by those babies, his eyes were dazzled, and his heart was beating non-stop.
