Reborn Jewelry

Chapter 10 Birdcage Hooks

The value of things that can be put up for sale by street stall owners is generally not too high, and some are even worthless.

Those who are really valuable have been picked by them several times and sold to suitable customers. How could they be left?
And those who are put up for sale by them are naturally waiting to be taken advantage of, and those who can make a profit count as one.

With Chu Ning's eyesight, one can immediately see that ninety-nine percent of them are fake.

As for the remaining [-]%, she needs to take a closer look before she can make some judgments.

However, even though she knew that most of the things on these stalls were fakes or even modern handicrafts, Chu Ning did not ignore them, but still followed her original plan and squatted down in front of the stall closest to her.

The stall owner is a middle-aged man in his 30s with an honest and honest face.At this time, he was on the other side of the stall, bargaining with two customers who had selected the item.

Seeing Chu Ning's three young girls stop in front of his stall, he thought they were students who came to buy cheap goods, so he didn't take it seriously, and continued to negotiate prices with the customers in front of him.

Qian Beibei didn't understand what an antique was, and she wasn't very interested in the things on the street stall.She looked curiously at the people who were discussing business, poked Chu Ning's waist, and asked curiously in a low voice: "Chu Chu, what is that person holding in his hand? Why does it look so weird? "

Chu Ning glanced at the situation, and smiled immediately: "I didn't expect this stall owner to be a little clever, and he even got all these things for sale. It's a birdcage hook, and now few people will sell it specifically. gone."

"Birdcage hook?" Qian Beibei became even more confused, "What is that?"

Zou Yuling was attracted by their conversation, and also moved her head over with great interest.

"Birdcage hooks, as the name suggests, naturally refer to the hooks hanging on the birdcages, used to hang under the eaves." Chu Ning explained, "Don't look at the birdcage hooks, which are not big and use few materials. But the birdcage hooks made by real masters are not low in value. In modern times, the birdcage hooks made by two masters, Zhong Ming and Xu Yunlin, are the best, the most exquisite, and the most sought after by everyone. They made a A high-quality birdcage hook is usually worth [-] to [-] today. If it is auctioned, the price may be even higher."

Forty thousand to sixty thousand? !

Can I still go to auction? !

Qian Beibei looked at Chu Ning in disbelief, and then involuntarily looked in the direction of the stall owner.

Tens of thousands of dollars is naturally not a big sum to Qian Beibei, but it's just a simple birdcage hook!
Moreover, she had already seen the birdcage hook in the hand of the person not far away. It was just an ordinary-looking iron hook with a disk hanging from it.The iron hook and the disc are connected by a small ring. The shape is very simple, and it still looks old-fashioned. There is nothing unusual at all.

Just such a thing, can it be worth tens of thousands? !

Seeing Qian Beibei's eyes and expression, Chu Ning laughed dumbly, and said pointedly: "The valuable birdcage hook I'm talking about is from a master. Since it is produced by a master, how can it be so easy for us to see it? ?”

Objects such as birdcage hooks belong to miscellaneous items in antiques.The number of items in miscellaneous items is much smaller than that of other items.The birdcage hook is a relatively rare thing among miscellaneous items. Many people don't even know that there is such a thing, let alone that the birdcage hook can be sold separately, and it can be sold at such a high price!

The birdcage hooks made by the masters back then have been passed down to this day, and there are not many that can be found and kept intact.

Even if there are, they have long been collected by those who know the goods, or sold in places like antique shops.

The possibility that the high-quality birdcage hooks will fall on the stalls is really slim.

Qian Beibei understood the unfinished meaning of Chu Ning's words, and couldn't help but feel relieved a lot.

If there are really so many things worth tens of thousands of dollars everywhere on these street stalls, then she will really change her view of these street stalls that she used to look down on in the future!
Qian Beibei's own family is in business. Although she has no experience with the family's business, she also knows that other people's business rules cannot be broken, so she lowered her voice even more: "Chu Chu, the birdcage hook in that person's hand, what is it? How much is it worth?"

The voices of the stall owner and the two people talking about the price were not low, and they all reached Chu Ning and the others.Qian Beibei heard that they talked from the 3000 yuan offered by the stall owner to 800 yuan, but they still haven't reached an agreement.

Chu Ning glanced at the birdcage hook again, she had a clue in her mind, and said in a low voice, "If I'm not mistaken, that thing is made of iron, and it's covered up in a small way. In fact, the craftsmanship is very good. It's rough, it's not even a handicraft, and it's not worth much. If you really want to count the price, it's only a few dollars!"

Qian Beibei & Zou Yuling: "..."

They have been in the same dormitory with Chu Ning for a year, and they know Chu Ning's character, so they naturally believe what Chu Ning said.

Since Chu Ning said that the thing was worthless, it must be worthless.

But it was precisely because of this that the two were very speechless.

Look at the stall owner's way of arguing with others when negotiating the price, almost exaggerating the simple iron hook, as if he had cut his flesh and sucked his blood by asking the price to [-] .

The two buyers obviously couldn't stand the stall owner's bargaining power, and finally bought the birdcage hook at a price of [-].

That's all, the two bought something worth a few dollars for [-] yuan, and they left contentedly, as if they were very lucky to have taken advantage of it.

This made Qian Beibei and Zou Yuling, who watched the audience, speechless.

"This boss is too black-hearted, he dared to charge such a high price for something like that..." Zou Yuling muttered softly.

The most important thing is that the boss actually made this deal a reality!

Chu Ning smiled slightly and said: "This is the way it is in this business. It is a test of eyesight. The boss can sell the things in his hand at a price higher than its original value. That is the boss's ability. Even if the buyer finds out afterwards that he bought If you lose money, you can’t come to the boss to argue. Similarly, if the boss sells expensive things at a low price, it’s impossible to ask the buyer to make up the difference. We, bystanders, can’t intervene without authorization when the two parties are trading.”

Therefore, eyesight is so important in the antique business.

Although she understood the truth, Zou Yuling, who came from an ordinary family, was still a little unconvinced, and had a bad impression of stall owners who made "black money".

However, Qian Beibei looked eager to try: "Then Chu Chu, take a look, is there anything worth buying at this stall? I plan to follow the example of those people on TV, and I will pick one up and go back!"

(End of this chapter)