Nine-tiered fairy lotus

Chapter 107
Walking into the room and turning left, Hu Tu saw a six-foot-long log table inside the glass door, and a man was sitting opposite the table. He was the appraiser here, and his name was Sun Qiang.There was an empty chair to his left, and there was a half-full water glass in front of the empty chair, obviously there should be another person there.This is the seat of a senior, his name is Li Dehou, he is almost 60 years old this year.

There is another door behind the two chairs. Hu Tu saw that the door shook a little, and guessed that someone had gone out from there.

"Please sit down." Sun Qiang pointed to the bench in front of him, and asked politely and directly, "Have you brought anything?"

"Bring it." Hu Tu sat down, took out a newly bought box from his bag, and took out all the jewelry and gold and silver ingots inside, "That's all."

Sun Qiang was not in a hurry to get started, he glanced at it first and asked, "Where did this come from?"

"I bought it from the Antique Street. I asked my friends and they said it was from the Ming Dynasty." Hu Tu made a nonsense about the origin of the item.

"Do you have relevant documents?" Sun Qiang asked without any hesitation.As an appraiser, he has his own set of procedures, which is why he is so familiar with it.

"No." Hu Tu said truthfully.He asked Mr. Chen, and he knew that those who did not have a certificate could participate in the auction. The things were genuine and not particularly expensive national treasures. These certificates had to go through a process, and the auction house could handle them.Otherwise, many flat-headed bosses are auctioning off their treasures without any certificates. Will the auction house reject them all?

"Let me look at things first." Sun Qiang took a magnifying glass, looked at it for a while, and said with a smile: "The things are old, and I can be sure that the gold and silver ingots are from the Ming Dynasty. As for these pieces of jewelry, are they from the Ming Dynasty?" , need to check further.” When he said further check, he meant to hand over to Li Dehou to make the final decision.

Hu Tu knew the result a long time ago, so he nodded and said, "Then shall I wait here?"

Naturally, Sun Qiang would not let the customer sit and wait, that would not only waste the customer's time, but also waste his own time.He said: "These pieces of jewelry can be put away first. Let's estimate the price of the gold and silver ingots and set a reserve price." It was sold at a lower price of [-]% in the market, and asked: "I wonder if you can accept this reserve price?"

"It's a bit low." Hu Tu made some calculations, and it would be a bit of a loss if he sold it like this.But considering that the auction will increase the price, it is not bad. The key is whether the guests who come to the auction house will raise the price.But since coming here, it is still necessary to maintain the minimum level of trust. After a little consideration, he said, "Let's just leave it at that. Getting the bottom price is just the worst outcome, and it's not unacceptable."

"Okay, then it's settled." Sun Qiang took out a piece of paper and began to write in a swish. Hu Tu secretly looked at it. It was basically the content of the discussion just now.

At this time, Li Dehou came in from the door behind Sun Qiang. He had gray hair, reading glasses, and a dark Tang suit.After sitting down, he glanced at the items in front of him and asked, "Have you finished the appraisal?"

Sun Qiang had already stopped writing, and replied respectfully: "Mr. Li, I'm not sure about these jewelry."

Li Dehou looked at it carefully for a while and said: "First of all, these jewelry are old. Moreover, they are complicated in craftsmanship and exquisite in shape. They should be used by women from wealthy families in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But because some of the decorative parts on them have rotted Bad, the value has been greatly reduced, it is difficult to determine the specific age, and the auction is also difficult. Fortunately, these pieces can be sold as a set, and the initial estimate is between 10 and 20. I suggest that the reserve price be set below 10."

Hu Tu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect such a professional place to be unable to determine the exact age of these pieces of jewelry.But he thought carefully about the reasons he said, and it made sense.There is only a little gold and dots of jade left on these few pieces of jewelry, and it is almost impossible to conclude that it is something from the Ming Dynasty based on these alone.

"Well, the reserve price is 10." Hu Tu didn't care anymore, but he still added, "However, I bought these jewelry together with these gold and silver ingots. I wonder if I can confirm it based on this." For the Ming Dynasty?"

He asked a very amateurish question.If it can be dated in this way, then just find two things that were dug out together, one is an antique, and the other is also an antique?In this case, it is easy to derive many scams.

"No." Li Dehou directly denied, "But you can add these few words to the item introduction. As for whether others believe it or not, that's up to you."

He reckoned that no one would believe this, but when someone bought these things, they would spread this sentence as a point. After all, everyone wanted to say that the things they bought were valuable.So with this introduction, these things will be easier to sell, and the price will be appropriately higher.

Of course, not all auctions in their auction house will add such words in the introduction, after all, they must be responsible for what they say.The reason why he agreed to add it was because he thought the possibility was very high, otherwise, no matter how true Hu Tu said, he would not agree.

Next, I went upstairs to sign the agreement and go through the formalities, and I was greeted by a manager.His office was very clean, apparently he hadn't received anyone just now, the previous "Fan Jin" should have been received by another manager.

Because the Hutu procedures are not complete, an additional 800 yuan is required to complete the procedures.After paying this part of the fee, the manager said: "You must understand the regulations of our auction house. If the auction is not sold, we will not charge the auction fee. After the auction is successful, we will charge 8% of the handling fee, of which 3% is For tax purposes."

Even if it is a rare antique, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no unsold phenomenon. As a powerful auction house, they dare to promise such generous conditions, so they naturally have their countermeasures.

Once there is a collection that no one cares about, if they are fancy and the reserve price is not too high, they will find someone to take it at a very cost-effective price.In this way, they can also make a lot of money by copying the bottom price and discounting the handling fee.

Of course, this kind of thing is not done much. If the hands and feet are too obvious, it will cause a bad reputation.It is enough to earn back the generous conditions they promised, so that others will not make irresponsible remarks when they know about it.

Hu Tu agreed with the manager's words, and then said: "But I have a request, I want to remain anonymous. These things will be kept with you for the time being. After the auction is over, just transfer the money to my account. If the auction fails, I will pick it up again. "

The auction house itself has an obligation of confidentiality. This request is completely reasonable, and the manager directly agreed.The two discussed some details and signed the agreement. The manager personally sent Hu Tu to the door, showing great enthusiasm.

This was originally a procedure stipulated by the auction company, but the manager was very sincere, which included his personal professionalism and his satisfaction with the agreement just signed.After all, if you are as talkative as Hu Tu, you can't meet one in a month or two. Didn't the gentleman carrying the schoolbag before come downstairs?

(End of this chapter)