MTL - Treasure Hunt America-Chapter 76 silent auction
Ask for collection, ask for recommendation!
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"How much?"
Jin Muchen hardly hesitated, while the British aunt gave a sly smile at this time.
"You guys are really insightful. Look at how happy your girlfriend is. I'll be happy for you when you see a pair like you, so let's do it! I don't want more, $1500."
This old man is really thick-faced and dark-hearted, but this kind of virtue is probably all about doing the antique business.
To be honest, the quality of this jadeite necklace is really average. Although the jadeite is real jadeite, it is, after all, a bean-type jadeite of coarse bean.
And although it is a few years old, it can never be regarded as an antique, and can only be regarded as jewelry.
But as a piece of jewelry, the quality of this jadeite necklace is somewhat average. As far as the current jadeite market is concerned, a jadeite necklace of such quality would cost around 5,000 yuan if it were to die in China.
But this old one cost $1500, and the quotation of more than 9,000 yuan to nearly 10,000 yuan is indeed a bit high.
But Jin Muchen didn't even blink: "Okay, deal!"
How can he negotiate the price of buying something for the woman he loves, not to mention that this amount of money is nothing to him now.
After he finished speaking, he took out his wallet, counted fifteen dollars from it, and his eyes widened.
Before something happened to her, $1,500 was really nothing to her, but now, as a student who can barely raise her expenses, $1,500 is really too much.
She grabbed Jin Muchen's wrist: "Muchen, this price is too expensive..."
"No, where is it expensive? As long as it is something that can match you, no matter how high the price is, I don't think it is too expensive, baby, in my eyes, you are a priceless treasure, and money and other common things can be considered as such. what?"
Candace couldn't help being moved. Since her family went bankrupt, no one has treated her with such sincerity.
Those friends who used to be brothers to her father, when they saw her, they seemed to be hiding from the plague, and they avoided it when they saw her from afar.
There are others who are even more ill-intentioned to get close to her. It can be said that the life from paradise island **** has only been a few months, but she has already seen a lot of things.
And now this man beside me, who has only known each other for a few months, is willing to treat her like this, how could she not be moved?
She couldn't help the burning emotion in her heart any longer, she hugged Jin Muchen's neck and offered a warm kiss.
Just when Jin Muchen was suffocated by Candace's sudden burst of enthusiasm, he saw the British aunt who had been standing by the side giving him a thumbs up. . .
After such a small episode, Candace's mood was obviously much better, and he became a lot more lively. Holding Jin Muchen's hand, he walked up and down in the warm winter sun.
Seeing Candace beside him so happy, Jin Muchen's mood suddenly improved. Originally, he was just here to step on the field. Let's take a look at the situation, and the key collections will be involved in the next few days.
But this time, I was also interested, and before I knew it, I spent a morning shopping in this Pasque market.
By eleven o'clock, both of them were a little hungry and decided to find a place to eat.
After asking someone, it was a small Victory Square that came out of Pasque Street. There are many restaurants in this Victory Square, so the two walked out of Pasque Street quickly.
But when they came to this Victory Square, the two of them couldn't help being stunned. They originally thought that Pasque Street was the main area of the antique market, but they didn't expect the real good things to be here.
Some merchants who came from around Washington used to crowd into this small square to set up their stalls. There were several small stalls all over the square of thousands of square meters, and next to the fountain in the square, there was a tent made of canvas.
Jin Muchen felt a little curious, so he found a booth owner and asked, only then did he know that the greenhouse turned out to be an auction center, which is the core area of the entire Pasque antique market.
Because it was almost noon, where the last auction before the lunch break was being held, I couldn't help being curious. Jin Muchen discussed it with Candace, and planned to come to this greenhouse to have a look first, and then go. have lunch.
As a result, when they arrived at the gate, the two were stopped. It turned out that there was a game going on here, and each person had to pay a deposit of two yuan if they wanted to enter.
After paying the money and entering the greenhouse, the situation inside opened Jin Muchen's eyes.
The area of the greenhouse is very large, it can have two square meters, but it is crowded with antique dealers and collectors from all over the country.
There is a red carpet that surrounds the shed. There are tables on the carpet, and all kinds of photos are placed on the table.
Everyone can go up and watch at will, and next to each table is a small blackboard. There are two prices on the blackboard, one is the lowest price given by a formal appraisal company, and the other is the price. It is the lowest offer that the owner of the auction can accept.
The owner of the photo was sitting behind those tables, looking at his things, and the customers who came to watch.
However, during this period, everyone will only do some simple exchanges, such as when these things were collected, where they came from, and some brief introductions about shooting.
As for it is completely not allowed. If customers like a certain auction, he can write his own quotation on the blackboard next to the table, as long as it exceeds the minimum quotation that the seller can accept, and there are no other bidders. , more than one minute can be traded.
Of course, if there is something good, it will definitely attract many competitors, so the intense process of the auction is basically no less than a formal auction.
The only difference from those auctions is that there is no auctioneer, and each bid is not limited to a fixed amount.
Because it is more formal, the shooting here is much better than the antiques on the stalls outside.
The antiques on the stalls outside, although each stall can have two real things, most of them are some kind of craftsmanship. If you are not careful, you may get eyeballs.
But it's different here. Almost every seller puts on the table the real stuff, and the quality is good. Jin Muchen just walked over and looked at a few, and he knew that he had entered Baoshan this time.
The only thing that makes him uncomfortable is that although these antiques are real guys, they are not cheap.
It is impossible for buyers not to know the value of these treasures, so the asking price is not low, so the problem he has to face is how to find a treasure at the right price.
After about a circle in the greenhouse, Jin Muchen finally came to a booth that auctioned snuff bottles.
The stall owner was an old man with white hair. He looked like he was in his 70s, but his body was tough and he spoke like a bell.
The reason why Jin Muchen came to his booth was mainly because there were the most people in front of his booth, and the old man was talking about the snuff bottle in front of him.
"Phil, did you finally get your goodies out this time?"
Someone in the crowd greeted the old man. Obviously, he knew the old man with white hair, and it seemed that this Phil should be a frequent visitor here.
"Haha, yes! I'm getting old and I plan to retire. Next year, I plan to go to Miami to buy a boat.
"Okay, you've been saying this for several years, let me introduce you snuff bottles to everyone!"
A Latino in the crowd said jokingly, the old man was not angry, he wiped his beard, and then said.
"These snuff bottles were collected from China over the years. I have been traveling to China since 1978. Over the years, every time I go, I bring back some of these things. These things are mine From Beijing, Puhai, Yangcheng, Chang'an and other places, I collected snuff bottles of different ages and materials..."
The old man began to introduce the collection of snuff bottles in front of him.
And Jin Muchen quietly squeezed through the crowd, came to the front, and carefully looked at Phil's possessions.
There can be more than ten snuff bottles placed on the table. In the top row, they all look very beautiful and are of very good quality. If it is cracked, it means there is a gap and the phase is not complete.
Jin Muchen started to look at ~www.novelbuddy.com~ from the top down. After reading the above, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Although the above snuff bottles looked beautiful and made of good material, they were not very old.
Some of them should be modern craftsmanship, and some in the middle row look pretty good, they should be made in the late Qing Dynasty, Guangxu or Tongzhi period.
Because these snuff bottles look very large, they are completely different from the traditional delicate and beautiful snuff bottles, and the paintings on them are also very rough.
With obvious characteristics of the times, although the material is not top-level, it also has a certain collection value. Although it is ugly, it is also an antique, much better than those craftsmanship.
But when his eyes turned to the bottom, his eyes lit up immediately.
Because the several snuff bottles in the bottom row look rather worn out, but in this set of snuff bottles, only these ones have jewels on them, and the jewels are still so strong and bright yellow , gentle but domineering, these are definitely not ordinary!
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