The thing that attracted Li Rui to stop was not a treasure, but it was a little special, and Li Rui didn't expect that there would be antique dealers selling this thing now.

The beacon fire has been in for three months, and the family letter is worth 10,000 dollars!

In this era of peace and prosperity, no one would have predicted that some family letters would be hard to find in the future, that is, letters and letters from celebrities.

The reason why Li Rui knows these things is that in his previous life, the Xinzha collection was sought after and gradually became the darling of auction houses, repeatedly breaking sky-high transaction records. The popularity of the auction has also sparked huge controversy over whether it violates the privacy of celebrities. Many descendants of celebrities were dissatisfied with the letters of their elders who were put up for public auction, and in a fit of rage, they took the auction house to court.

It's easy to understand.

Celebrities are mostly presented in front of the public with positive images, and personal letters are ordinary letters exchanged between relatives and friends, which are not disguised, and will show unknown sides, such as personal shortcomings, love and privacy, etc. In order to maintain the perfect image of the elders, the younger generations naturally do not want to see these letters auctioned publicly.

Zhou Haiying, Qian Zhongshu, Ke Yan, Liushahe...... The most is Shen Congwen's letter.

Li Rui squatted in front of the stall, and one after another celebrity letters were picked out, but he was very surprised in his heart, and he didn't understand where the vendors got so many famous letters.

Counterfeit?

It's absolutely impossible, there's no need to discern at all, it's all genuine. Without him, the collection market of celebrity letters has not yet been deeply explored, no one pays attention to it, and the price is low. Without enough interest to attract, naturally no one will spend a lot of time copying the letters of famous artists.

"Boss, how do you sell these letters?" Li Rui took a stack of letters and asked the price.

"Five yuan a piece, these are all letters from famous literati, calligraphy is not ordinary......" The stall owner glanced at the letter that was held in Li Rui's hand and replied.

Scold.

said that the other party didn't know it, and he knew that these were all letters from celebrities, and said that he had knowledge, and a letter from a celebrity in peat was only offered for five yuan and sold at the price of cabbage.

Well.

In Li Rui's eyes, it is the price of cabbage, and if you wait for a year or two in your hand, this letter will be sold for at least 1,000 yuan, and you will wait patiently until it is released after 2000, and a letter can easily fetch tens of thousands of yuan.

But.

It's 1990, and there are very few collectors of celebrity letters, there is almost no mature market, and it is very difficult to ship them smoothly, and the stall owner offers five yuan a letter, which is too expensive.

It stands to reason that Li Rui is a billionaire, and he is still a little stingy in a few dollars business. But this is an antique street, bargaining is normal, buy things without bargaining, the vendors will not appreciate your generous offer, but laugh at you in their hearts for being a fool and a fat sheep, and even regret not opening a higher price.

The difference between human beings and ordinary animals is that they are greedy and never satisfied. If you get it, you will expect more.

Li Rui raised his head and said with a smile: "Boss, just this envelope and a piece of stationery, you actually ask for five yuan, and you don't have any sincerity to sell." ”

"Hey...... How can you, why don't you sell me here. Little brother, this is not an ordinary letter, it is all from a famous family. Their calligraphy is worth a lot of money, but five yuan is not very high. ”

"Calligraphy is an ordinary letter, what is the value of calligraphy, but tell me which of these famous calligraphy works has been sold at a high price. If you really want to have a little calligraphy artistic value, I'm afraid you won't throw it on the stall at will, as long as five yuan. Li Rui said.

Hear the words.

The stall owner smiled, and he was not ashamed, the antique street was like this, asking for a price all over the sky, and paying back the money on the ground.

"Okay, I'll tell you a real price, four dollars a letter, and if you buy them all, I'll give you another five cents cheaper. ”

Four yuan, the price of cabbage has been reduced again......

Li Rui smiled secretly, but he was still not satisfied. Shaking his head slightly, he said, "The price is so high, and you were directly scared away when I met someone who was interested." For two dollars a piece, I bought them all. ”

"Two pieces...... It's too little, and I can't even earn back the capital. The stall owner shook his head again and again, unwilling.

Cost?

I want the capital of a ghost.

Even if you have the capital, I'm afraid it is the price of waste paper. Li Rui didn't believe that the stall owner had the courage to buy these celebrity letters at a high price.

"Add five cents!"

Although it is clear that there is no possibility of losing money to the boss, the other party refuses to give in, and Li Rui can only add money. He did want to buy the celebrity letters.

I met it, I had the financial ability to buy it, and it was a pity to give it up in vain.

The stall owner didn't say yes, his eyes rolling. He saw that Li Rui was really sincere in purchasing, and he wanted to raise the price again, but he was worried that he would scare away the other party and disrupt the business. These celebrity letters have been on display for a few months, not to mention for sale, and even a few have come across inquiries.

"Boss, this price is not low, you have to think about it carefully, there are few buyers who like to collect letters, and it is difficult for you to ship if you miss the opportunity. Li Rui reminded.

This.

The stall owner hesitated, which was exactly what he feared. He couldn't know how many collectors liked to collect letters from celebrities, but it was true that no one cared about them in the market.

"Cheng, two yuan and five letters, you should make a friend!" Hearing Li Rui's reminder or threat, the stall owner also dispelled the idea of raising the price.

The unit price was negotiated, and Li Rui counted the number of letters.

"Boss, there are a total of 36 letters, can you count and confirm them?" asked Li Rui.

"Good. ”

The stall owner was not polite, took the letter, and counted it. Two dollars and five letters are not cheap, and you will lose a lot if you get the wrong quantity.

I counted it twice in a row, and it was all right.

The stall owner took out a rubber band from his pocket, bundled the letter into a stack, and handed it to Li Rui. "36 letters, two dollars and five yuan each, a total of ninety dollars. ”

Well.

Taking back the bundled letters, Li Rui reconfirmed the quantity, nodded with satisfaction, and then took out a hundred-yuan bill and gave it to the stall owner.

The stall owner recovered two worn-out $5 bills.

I was happy to finish trading the CD.

Li Rui was not in a hurry to take things and leave, he was very interested in the source of these celebrity letters, so he wanted to ask the stall owner for advice.

"Boss, I take the liberty of asking, where did you get these letters?"

Fat Liu once talked about the rule that antique shops are not allowed to ask about the source of things, and Li Rui also kept it in mind, but at the moment he didn't want to abide by this rule.

The stall owner frowned slightly, and then returned to his original state, just some ordinary letters, nothing sensitive, but not much taboo.

"It's all picked out in the waste paper pile. ”

Forehead.

Li Rui looked stunned, he picked up the celebrity letter in the waste paper pile, where did he throw the waste paper pile, and quickly brought me a big truck......

"Publishing houses, newspapers and other departments regularly clean up waste paper, and I often go to buy it, buy it back and pick and choose, and occasionally find something good. The stall owner explained with a smile.

Li Rui realized, it turned out that this was the case. However, even if the source is clear, it is impossible for him to specifically buy it.

After all.

Compared with porcelain, calligraphy and painting, jade, etc., celebrity letters are just an inconspicuous small category of collections, and it is not worth wasting so much time and energy.