Chapter 91 Petrified Wood
"Brother Lin, what kind of fossil is this?" Qiao Yufan asked with concern.
After all, this is related to your own income.
Lin Yuan praised: "You have to ask Boss Lei, he knows better."
Boss Lei smiled slightly, took the oval-shaped fossil, looked at it a few more times, and said: "It's a pity that the dinosaur egg fossil is not complete. It should have been accidentally chiseled during digging."
As you can see, there is indeed a piece missing from the surface of the fossil.
Everyone couldn't help but be surprised.
They have all heard of dinosaur egg fossils. Especially for Liu Xin and others who have stayed in the United States for two or three years, this kind of thing is not restricted in the United States and can be traded freely.
Liu Xin remembered that last year, a nearly complete Stegosaurus skeleton fossil was sold at Sotheby's in New York for US$44.6 million, which is said to have set a record for the highest auction price for a dinosaur fossil.
"I know dinosaur fossils are valuable, but are dinosaur egg fossils valuable?" he couldn't help but ask.
Boss Lei: "If you remove the '?', it will definitely be valuable. In good condition, a single dinosaur egg fossil is worth more than one million yuan. This one is even worse, it is estimated to be worth 100,000 or 80,000 yuan."
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The market value of dinosaur egg fossils is affected by many factors, including the completeness, size, shape, age and rarity of the fossil.
Generally speaking, dinosaur egg fossils that are well-preserved, unique in shape, and ancient have a higher market value. In addition, factors such as the origin, excavation process and scientific value of dinosaur egg fossils will also affect their market value.
High-quality, rare dinosaur egg fossils are expensive, while dinosaur egg fossils of average quality and large quantities are relatively low-priced.
The dinosaur egg fossil in front of me is, first of all, of average quality and not particularly rare; secondly, its appearance is not very good either.
But even so, Boss Lei believes that this dinosaur egg fossil is still worth around 100,000 yuan.
Despite what Boss Lei said, Qiao Yufan was still very happy and made a profit.
The entire container is only US$6,200, which is more than 45,000 RMB, which is about double the profit. For Lin Yuan, it may be just a mosquito leg, which is dispensable, but for him, it is a lot!
"Thank you, Brother Lin! Thank you, Boss Lei."
Boss Lei also pointed out to him: "When you return to San Francisco, you can take it..."
It was a store that specialized in purchasing fossils, and the prices were quite reasonable and not very deceptive.
Qiao Yufan nodded, he is a person who listens to advice.
They continued cleaning and eventually found a fossil. However, this time it was a plant fossil, which seemed to be a piece of wood, retaining the structure and texture of a tree, but feeling like stone.
The color is earthy yellow, light yellow, yellowish brown, reddish brown, grayish white, grayish black, etc. The polished surface can have glass luster, opaque or slightly transparent. Because the texture of some petrified wood has the texture of jade, it is also called tree jade or petrified wood. .
"This is fossilized tree, or petrified wood.
Petrified wood is a tree hundreds of millions of years ago that was buried underground for various reasons. In the stratum, chemical substances such as silica, iron sulfide, calcium carbonate, etc. around the trunk entered the interior of the tree under the action of groundwater, replacing the original The wood composition retains the shape of the tree. "Boss Lei told everyone.
To put it bluntly, it is the petrification of trees. Ancient trees were submerged in water containing silica, and the cells in the wood were replaced by chalcedony, opal, etc. of the quartz family, so although the appearance of wood is still retained.
It is also true that petrified wood is believed to have the energy properties of eternity, longevity and immortality.
This material, in the hands of professionals, can only be made into fossil ornaments, or it can also be made into exquisite jewelry through professional cutting and polishing.
Boss Lei believes that the value of tree fossils can be identified based on color, quality, shape, pattern, etc. Among them, the insect-bearing tree fossils have the highest value, followed by tree fossils that show several knobs, dendrites and tree knots.
"I rarely touch this kind of collection, so I don't know much about the specific market. You can still send it to that store and I will say hello for you." Boss Lei is a good person and will do it to the end.
Qiao Yufan quickly thanked him again. He also knew that Boss Lei was so powerful because of Lin Yuan's face, so he took advantage of Lin Yuan's attention.
While Lin Yuan and the others were doing this, the auction for the next container had ended, and a Latin beauty bought it for $5,700.
Lin Yuan didn't pay attention. He scanned it with a treasure hunter and found that there was nothing valuable inside.
However, there were two-thirds of the container's worth of socks inside.
If she sells it, the Latin beauty should still be able to make some money.
At this time, Lin Yuan discovered that the treasure hunter was sometimes not omnipotent. It could only find individuals that reached a certain value standard. Like thousands of socks like this, it's unresponsive.
The next container is still next to each other, so you don’t have to move around much.
During the bidding, Lin Yuan and the others shouted the price two or three times.
In the words of my old uncle, it was like setting off smoke bombs.
This kind of behavior is welcomed by the auctioneers, because they are the ones who profit in the end.
Lin Yuan and the others did this for three or four containers in a row, causing those who were still a little cautious to completely give up their fantasies, for fear of following in the footsteps of Fatty Black.
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Another container was opened. Lin Yuan just took a few glances and said, "This container looks good."
Boss Lei glanced at Lin Yuan, a little confused as to how this guy could tell that the container was okay. He also looked carefully and found nothing unusual.
Any details missed?
Boss Lei once again focused his attention on the container.
"You go first." Liu Xin said to Li Qiu Shui and Huo Qingtong.
Only the three of them haven’t harvested yet!
Of course, so does the old uncle, but the old uncle and Lin Yuan are together and cannot be compared with the old uncle.
"Then shall I come?" Li Qiushui asked Huo Qingtong.
Huo Qingtong was not in a hurry and nodded: "Okay!"
Anyway, if you follow Brother Lin, he will take care of everyone.
To their surprise, this container was favored by many people, and there was a lot of competition. This makes Boss Lei a little less confident. Why do these people think so highly of this container?
I really don’t understand it!
However, due to the reputation of his senior, he did not ask Lin Yuan the reason even if he had doubts.
Li Qiushui gritted his teeth and followed until he got more than seventeen thousand dollars before finally biting off the container. If it weren't for Lin Yuan's encouraging eyes, she might have given up.
The RMB is over 100,000 yuan, which is not a small amount.
"Is it worth more than 17,000 US dollars?" The old uncle didn't have the burden of his predecessors. If he had any questions, he asked directly.
Lin Yuan said: "The exposed corner seems to be ivory."
"Where?" The old uncle was surprised.
Boss Lei also pricked up his ears to listen.
(End of chapter)