Chapter 4 Consignment Auction

The four of them tossed all the way again, and when they came back to rest after lunch, Shi Lin borrowed his roommate's computer to check the information about ginseng. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because the future plans need money support, all the money I have is only about 1,000 yuan, and I am shy in my pocket, so I am really helpless.

After a general inquiry, ginseng identification needs to see the "five shapes" and the "six bodies". It stands to reason that the main body of wild ginseng is thin, and his ginseng is thicker, all golden yellow, the year is estimated to be thousands of years, it can only be estimated, the medicinal effect is manganese, the quality is perfect, such ginseng, it can only be said that it is rare, and it has not appeared.

Good ginseng is said to have the effect of "giving birth to white bones and saving the dead". At present, I am really short of money, and it is reasonable for others to sell ginseng.

There are still six such ginseng in the space, and he doesn't dare to sell them all at once, it's rare and expensive, so it's better to sell one first, although the space can be planted in large quantities, but you can't just have it and sell it casually, it's too stupid to do so.

In addition, he also felt that these mountain ginseng were much stronger than the wild ginseng described, and the effect was not shocking, and he had to sell it as a last resort.

As Du Niang said, the price of pure Changbai Mountain wild ginseng ranges from hundreds of yuan to several thousand yuan per gram, and the price of more than ten grams is generally tens of thousands of yuan.

The price per kilogram of garden ginseng and raw dried ginseng is much lower, at 100-200 yuan/kilogram, the price difference is nearly 100 times, which is really a penny.

According to news reports, in February 2012, at the first world collectible ginseng auction in China, a 325-year-old Changbai Mountain wild ginseng was auctioned at a sky-high price of 10 million yuan, with a dry weight of 68.8 grams, and in May 2012, a domestic ginseng was auctioned for 30 grams of 100-year-old wild ginseng for 3 million yuan.

Precious Chinese medicines are so expensive, not to mention that in the past few years, people are richer, and there is no shortage of so many local tyrants who have hobbies of collecting. You can imagine the madness that Stone Forest would have caused if it was auctioned.

Therefore, Shi Lin couldn't help but exclaim, thinking that no matter how rare the ginseng was, there would be millions, and he really didn't know if he didn't check the information, and he was shocked when he checked it.

Shi Lin didn't dare to take it to the pharmacy to sell it casually, even if it was a big pharmacy with a good reputation, the explosion rate was too high, although he was not afraid of safety issues, but he didn't want to cause trouble.

Besides, with such wealth, people are inevitably greedy in front of such money, and they are considered good people on the other side if they cheating you without forcibly taking it. Thinking about the novels written to take this kind of mountain ginseng to the pharmacy to sell, it is really speechless, Shi Lin does not dare to agree.

It seems that it can only be entrusted to a regular auction company.

Of course, auction companies also have tricks, for example, those who charge pre-auction fees are basically black companies, and he has to be cautious.

Search for the world's famous auction companies, often hear Sotheby's, Christie's auctions, but the two headquarters in Hong Kong, R City does not have a branch. Well, the third-ranked Poly auction can also be copied down the address and phone number.

After calling the customer service phone for consultation, I determined the working time and address, secretly opened the box, carefully packed the ginseng inside with cotton cloth to prevent bruises, and put it in the school bag.

Say hello to your roommates and go out for something, and dinner may not be together. There are basically no classes in the second semester of the senior year, not to mention that there are many students who skip class, and I have heard that there are only teachers in a certain school, and there are no students, which is a bit excessive. Graduates basically stay in the house to catch up on their papers, but most of them play lol.

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It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when I changed into my most valuable employment suit, left school, and got into the car to arrive at Poly Auction.

"Hello, beauty, please ask your manager to come out and negotiate the auction commission of valuables. Shi Lin walked to the service counter of Poly Auction Company, full of courage, of course, he didn't mention what goods to be auctioned, he was not so stupid.

After Shi Lin finished speaking, he pretended to be calm on the surface: Brother is about to become an adult, hehe, of course he can't keep his voice down. Well, this sentence is not true, you can't have no self-esteem if you don't have money, it's just that you don't have enough confidence.

"Hello, sir, do you have an appointment? If not, we will please register here. ”

The beautiful customer service frowned slightly and looked at the man in front of her who was dressed for hundreds of yuan, feeling a little immature, and she didn't know where she got the confidence to ask their manager to come out to meet people, and the manager was not seen by everyone. However, the customer service of the famous company still has professional quality, showing a professional smile and asking seriously.

Shi Lin argued with the customer service beauty for a while, but the beauty was really helpless, so she made an internal call to tell the situation and give feedback.

After waiting for a while, a well-dressed slightly chubby man in his forties came over and asked with a smile, "Sir, is it you looking for me?"

"Can you change places to negotiate, do you just find a place to negotiate with customers?" Shi Lin pretended to reply indifferently, and entered the negotiation, starting with the strong and tough, otherwise the weak will definitely suffer a loss if they are bullied casually.

Confident, indifferent, of course, not domineering, Shi Lin does not pretend to be.

"Hehe, okay. "The manager is also a good person, often in contact with people, this situation is generally a valuables auction, brought into the VIP living room next to it.

"Old Sam King, look at it, when is your latest auction held, how much does it cost, and what are the discounts?"

Shi Lin took out the mountain ginseng in his backpack, put it lightly on the guest table, spread out the cotton cloth, and asked a few questions in a row. Although I have checked the information from the Internet, I still have to shop around.

"Old Sam King, oh my God... Rare! Rare...... Sir, please wait a minute, I have to call our experts to come out and sign it, I can't jump to conclusions...... Hey, Mr. Li, come to the No. 3 VIP living room, good stuff! What? Oh, you'll know when you come, I'll be surprised!"

As the manager of the auction house, he certainly understands these precious medicinal materials, and if he can strive for this rare mountain ginseng to be auctioned in the Rongcheng branch, it will be of great significance to the development of the auction house.

"Brother, may I ask your surname, and solemnly introduce me, the manager of the auction house, Wang Bin..... brother to drink tea?" Manager Wang smiled and handed over the business card, really smiling, and the best tea was served enthusiastically.

"Manager Wang is polite, Shi Lin, just call me Xiaolin. Shi Lin looked at the faces of other businessmen, although he didn't like this kind of person, but after all, people lowered their faces and spoke politely, and they still had to give face to others, after all, they still had to do business.

Three minutes later, the door opened, and into walked an old man with half-gray hair, looking at his face slightly red, estimated to be walking fast, although he looked a little old, his body leaned forward and walked quickly, but every step was sonorous and powerful, the pace was relatively steady, his eyes had sunken deeply, but he was still bright, and he looked like an old scholar.

"Xiao Wang, where is the thing?" As soon as Li Lao walked in the door, he couldn't wait and asked suspiciously.

"Mr. Li, this is Mr. Shi Linshi, who brought King Shen over to prepare for the auction; Mr. Shi, this is a senior expert in our auction house, and Mr. Li can be regarded as an old qualification in identifying other ginseng. Manager Wang solemnly introduced that he was also afraid that the business would be yellow.

Everyone exchanged a few polite words, and Li Lao couldn't wait to look at the real thing.

Looking at the ginseng on the table, Mr. Li and Manager Wang's expressions were similar when they first saw the ginseng, but they were much more stable.

Find a thick cotton cloth again, spread it on the table, put on white gloves, carefully hold the ginseng in both hands, nodded and put it down, looking a little puzzled......

After about half an hour, Li Lao stopped signing, and exclaimed a little excitedly: "Xiaoyou, this is indeed a thousand years of wild ginseng, maybe the year is even older, and I am ..... in my life! According to the current records, it is really rare and unheard of for thousands of years!"

"Elder Li, I went out on a trip and dug it in an old cave. Manager Wang, when is the latest auction held?If the transaction is settled?" Shi Lin casually found a reason and changed the subject.

When Li Lao and the others saw Shi Lin change the topic, they were embarrassed to ask more.

"Mr. Shi, our Poly Auction House is the most reputable in the world, with a first-class industry and many customer resources. According to international practice, such items will charge the consignor a 5% commission on the auction price, and we will only charge you a 4.5% discount. We were planning to have a summer auction in early June, and this ginseng was just in time. It's also a good time to make some publicity, and there must be a good auction price. Manager Wang boasted about all kinds of advantages, and it would be more reassuring to sign the entrustment agreement earlier.

"Time is no problem, but the 4.5% commission is too high, since this ginseng is rare, the benefits for your company are also huge, up to 2%. Besides, Sotheby's, Christie's has a big advantage over you, if it weren't for my urgent need for money... …”

Shi Lin didn't know how much it was appropriate, and after checking Du Niang, he said that it was no more than 5%, and one percentage point was a lot of money.

"This can't be said, our publicity cost is very high, the minimum is 4%, ......" Manager Wang looked at Shi Lin and bargained, it was really not easy to fool, but looking at Shi Lin, he estimated that he was in a hurry to use money, so he still fought back.

The two fought back and forth for a long time, like a war of the century, and finally set at 3%.

After verification, Shi Lin signed a written "entrusted auction contract", which also stipulated that the identity of the consignor could not be disclosed, and due to the urgent need for money, he was required to pay 4 million yuan at present, and deducted it after the auction was successful.

If the auction fails, the auction company is willing to buy it at a reserve price of not less than 10 million, and of course, Shi Lin is willing to sell.

When the mobile phone signal prompted the bank card to receive a prompt starting with 4 words and a series of zeros at the end, Shi Lin couldn't help but exclaim. Although I knew that wild ginseng was worth a lot of money and that there would be a huge amount of money after the auction was concluded, I really felt relieved and refreshing when I received it.

Leaving the auction company, it was already half past five in the afternoon.

It's still early, and even if it's night, it's even more sultry, and it's just suitable for consumption!