Chapter 308 Antique Auction
Today is the weekend, and Chen Xi and others arrived at the company early.
He called all the antique shop owners in the City.
After such a long period of cooperation, some bosses who were originally a little disgusted with the Chinese have put their minds down. After all, Sihai has brought them a lot of income.
These antique shops compete with each other, and Chen Xi is not afraid of them colluding with each other to lower the prices. As long as he feels that the price is not right, he will stop the transaction.
Anyway, this is not a formal auction, he has the final say from beginning to end.
There are several vehicles parked on the roadside of the company, including pickup trucks and vans. It seems that these people want to return home with a full load.
"Every antique shop owner is welcome to visit in person. I won't say any more nonsense. You can look at the items as you like, and then you can make your own bid." Chen Xi opened the warehouse door with a big wave of his hand.
Since these items have not been authenticated, these bosses must see them in person.
"Bug...this is a military jacket."
Chen Xi took out a few old clothes collected by Dongdong and said.
Originally, he wanted to say that it was eaten by insects and bitten by rats, bare board and hairless, with a broken face and a tattered coat. Thinking about it, the ghost guys couldn't understand it, so he quickly explained it in English.
“This is the flight jacket of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Royal Air Force is referred to as RAAF. The logo is a kangaroo. The Royal Australian Air Force is the second oldest independent and permanent air force in the world... "The owner of Time Antique Shop took the clothes to explain to him and pointed to the kangaroo logo on it.
Chen Xi was stunned after hearing this.
In his impression, the performance of the Tu'ao troops in World War II was not very good, so the clothes would probably be sold at a reasonable price locally.
"I want these clothes. My grandfather used to be in this army..." A bald man carefully sorted out the old clothes and military boots, holding them carefully in his hands as if they were treasures.
“This is a samurai sword from the Sakura Kingdom. A lot of it was seized by Tuao during World War II. Judging from its condition, it will definitely sell for a high price if it is refurbished.”
“There is also the commander’s sword on it. Name.”
The two bosses started analyzing with a samurai sword.
"This seems to be the rudder of the Endeavor..."
"No way! That ship is more than two hundred years old, how can it be so well preserved? Let me see."
At this time, someone noticed the primitive rudder that Xiao Ming had received before.
This rudder is related to the Endeavor, and Chen Xi has naturally heard of it.
The Endeavor is a famous three-masted sailing ship driven by Captain Cook for ocean scientific research. It once arrived on the east coast of Tu'ao. It can be said that this ship rewrote the history of Tu'ao.
As part of the Endeavor, this rudder has witnessed that glorious voyage and has a very high historical value.
It is indeed Wolong and Fengchu!
I have only been away for a few months and they have given me so many good things.
Chen Xi sighed in his heart.
The approach of these foreign antique dealers is indeed different. They are not like some unscrupulous domestic businessmen who deliberately devalue the items when purchasing peasant antiques and describe precious things as worthless.
On the contrary, they will assess the value of the item realistically and give a reasonable price.
In their view, word of mouth is much more important than making one-time money.
For example, a boss took a fancy to a gold coin. Chen Xi originally thought that the gold coin was worth only a few thousand Australian dollars at most. However, the boss told him that this was a double eagle gold coin minted by the beautiful country in 1861.
There was a gold rush in the beautiful country at that time, and a large amount of gold was produced. The Mint at that time began to issue twenty-dollar gold coins. Before that, the largest denomination coin was the ten-dollar eagle coin. So the twenty-dollar coin was called the Double Eagle Gold Coin.
This gold coin belongs to the special edition. The special edition is an unacceptable design, but some of them are still issued, but the quantity is very rare.
You can tell the difference by the group on the back of the gold coin. Usually the letters of the special edition gold coins will be higher, and the wingspan of the eagle will be larger. The approximate price of this gold coin is more than 80,000 Australian dollars.
After hearing this, Chen Xi almost took off on the spot. He suppressed his excitement and started communicating with other bosses again.
Although there are a lot of things here, the current value is only one-fifth, but the bosses are also interested in other goods.
"Okay, let's start bidding now. Since these items are relatively large, they can be exchanged for gold first." As soon as Chen Xi's words came out, the bosses began to discuss.
This proposal is a good one for them. Instead of exchanging items for items, their store will also accept gold and other items, and they have a lot of gold on hand.
Because the Australian dollar is about to depreciate, it is most suitable for him to trade in gold.
In fact, according to the law, gold cannot be exchanged directly for things, but this is not a problem. As long as the bosses take out the banknotes first, pass them to Chen Xi, and then use these banknotes to purchase gold.
Anyway, this is on the counter, and it only takes a few seconds to operate.
The first auction item comes from the same place as the double eagle coin. It is also a product of a period and is a special item.
A suitcase that looks a bit dated is a set of gambling tools once used by a famous Chinese gambler.
The tool bag is complete with playing cards, chips, daggers and other items. There is an empty grid in the box, indicating that something is missing inside. However, the people present do not care, because look at that grid What's missing from the shape is a pistol.
In the 19th century, during the gold rush, the gambling industry in the United States developed rapidly. Some professional gamblers made a living by gambling, using this gambling kit in hotels or bars to set up temporary casinos.
As for the weapons in the tool kit, they are used for self-defense.
The sieve in the tool kit is made of ivory. Playing cards before 1870 did not have corner numbers. The playing cards inside are obviously products of that period.
Except for the missing pistol, everything else is still well preserved. Immediately, someone offered me 8,000 Australian dollars.
Not many people are interested in this thing. If it is taken back, it will be sold to collectors who are interested in gambling. However, how many gamblers can have enough money to buy this thing?
Soon this tool kit was sold for 8,000 yuan. Chen Xi was quite satisfied with it. Although no one raised the price, this broken box could be sold for 8,000 yuan. It was already It exceeded his expectations.
“Next is the katana of Sakura Country.”
“Pack them all, I will pay 30,000.”
“I will pay 40,000.”
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"This thing needs to be taken to Sakura Country for repair... But it seems that some can make money..."
"Sixty thousand!"
A group of bosses started to make quotations one after another, and some People are mumbling to themselves and calculating whether they will make a profit by taking it back.
The last batch of knives was photographed by someone worth 75,000.
"The next item...a few gray stones..." Chen Xi looked at the things on the table and couldn't figure out what they were, and they were specially put in a box.
"What is this?"
"I know this...it's fossilized dinosaur excrement."
Chen Xi felt his head was pounding after hearing this. Dongdong and Xiao Ming actually even excrement. I picked it up, but luckily it wasn't dog poop, it was dinosaur poop.
This should be able to be sold for some money. According to what he knows, the fossils of prehistoric animals can usually be sold for a lot of money in antique shops.
"Well, yes, this is dinosaur excrement." The bald man who bought the jacket before stepped forward and sniffed it fiercely.
"Ha, you can smell this? Have you ever seen a dinosaur?"
"That's right anyway."
A boss next to him was so amused by his actions that he almost burst out laughing. The bald man patted his chest to ensure that his judgment was correct.
“Okay, let me explain. Dinosaur feces fossils are generally relatively rare, because the conditions for its formation are relatively harsh. It requires dinosaur poop to be pooped in a place where there is no oxygen and will not rot. , it is possible for fossils to form." The old man from the Time Antique Shop stood up and explained.
“Then what is the collection value of this thing?” asked a boss.
"Jewelry manufacturers have always liked to use this kind of fossil to make jewelry. These pieces of dung fossils can make a lot of jewelry. However, looking at the size of these handfuls of dung, they should not be pulled out by ordinary dragons."
"Giggle~"
When the old man finished explaining, Chen Xi couldn't help laughing, and everyone around him also laughed.
This can’t be pulled out by some Tyrannosaurus rex!
"Then how do you usually sell this thing?" The bald man began to ask about the price.
"This kind of thing is usually calculated by weight. One pound is about 30 Australian dollars. It seems that these stones add up to more than 300 pounds. I will buy it for 6,000." The old man immediately reported his own price.
No one around him understood this, and the old man successfully captured the last few lumps of dinosaur daddy.
A few pieces of shit can be sold for six thousand, which is really good money.
Next time I will collect more shit.
Dongdong and Xiao Ming stood aside and made small calculations.
As the saying goes, it's fun to dig for manure for a while, but it's always fun to do it all the time.
Chen Xi placed a wooden box on the table. After opening it, there was a piece of equipment inside. The equipment had a dashboard, knobs, connecting cables and other items.
"What is this? A telegraph? A power generation box?" A group of bosses were dumbfounded.
"This is a portable electric shock device made in 1948." A person who seemed to be an appraiser carefully observed the device in the box and came to a conclusion after some research.
Good guy, isn’t that a special piece of equipment on the execution ground?
Chen Xi was shocked after hearing this. If anyone dares to buy such a thing, it will be bad if someone loses his life.
Others also agree with Chen Xi.
"This is not used in the execution ground. It is most likely used by doctors in the past to treat patients." After saying that, the appraiser picked up a strap in the box and put it on himself On the head, there are two power lines connected to it.
"This thing can adjust the electricity. Normally it won't kill people." The appraiser pointed to the knob on the device and said.
All the Chinese people present were laughing. They did not expect to see such a kind thing in a foreign country.
In recent years, this kind of equipment has become very popular in China. Someone has treated many patients using similar equipment.
“This thing is hard to sell, so I’ll pay three hundred.”
“This thing is quite interesting... I’ll pay three hundred and fifty.”
I didn’t expect this. Someone really wanted the thing. In the end, the electric shock therapy equipment was sold for 400 yuan, and the buyer turned out to be the bald man.
It seems that he likes this kind of old items from World War II.
(End of this chapter)