Chapter 38: Provocation
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At this time, there were more and more people squeezing over, and Jin Muchen didn't want to stay with that guy, so he simply withdrew from the crowd and stood behind the crowd.
The crowd in front of the two Bogu shelves, Jin Muchen smiled helplessly, it seems that he still thought too easily before, you must know that this room is now crowded with connoisseurs who come to Manhattan, and these things that he recognizes, people must also recognize them.
And these guys have far better shipping channels than themselves, and they have more abundant funds.
If these things have their eyes, then they definitely don't have much chance.
And the facts also proved Jin Muchen's guess, the porcelain he fancied was already staring at by others, and he just gave up his position for a while, and then squeezed several guys over, holding those dishes and looking at them non-stop.
Even the export porcelain on the other side that he didn't look up to too much, people didn't let it go, and when they were watching, those guys were arguing endlessly.
Regarding the dating of those porcelains, they are more professional than him, and the main thing they are arguing about is the price positioning of these porcelain, Jin Muchen eavesdropped on the side for a while, and then walked away gloomily.
The price that popped out of the mouths of those guys was obviously not something he could afford now.
Before he sold pastel bowls, and sold a set of signed Yuan Datou, and a set of French antique tea sets, each of which made a lot of money, but he sent almost all of the money back to his family, and now he only has the salary he earns from his part-time job, as well as some odds, which together are more than $10,000.
With this amount of money, you may be able to bid for a bowl or something, but if you want to sell such a bowl, you can't sell it every time as smoothly as the first two times you met Boss Wang, God knows if you have to press it in your hand for a month, or two months?
If that's the case, he'll have a problem with his cash flow.
What's more, if he auctioned a bowl at a high price, it was not his original intention to come here, you must know that he came here to pick up the leak.
"Alright, gentlemen, you've seen it all, so let's get started. First of all, please put the things in your hands back in their places, and let's auction them according to the label! ”
I don't know when, that Josh. Bentley was back in the room, and it seemed that this guy's job might have something to do with the auctioneer, as he was familiar with the auction process.
The little antiques in the room have long been labeled by him, and when everyone looks at it, if they are interested in that item, they will write the label of that item on their own small notebook, and then write their psychological price next to it, waiting for the bidding.
"First of all, we are going to auction Lot 1, the painting on the fireplace behind me, Downing. Chandler's "Ship in the Storm," as we all know, Downing. Chandler, though not as famous as his contemporaries David, Ingres, and Delacroix, studied under Drevlik. Leiden, for realist sketching, is still a little famous...... This work starts at $30,000......"
Josh introduced the oil painting behind him, and then quoted the reserve price, and the bidding principle.
Jin Muchen stood behind a group of antique dealers pulling their necks and smiled helplessly, it seemed that he was going to return empty-handed this time.
"Eight thousand dollars, is there anything higher?"
"Eight thousand one hundred dollars, okay, is there a higher bid? Eight thousand one hundred dollars, the first time, the second time, the third time, well, this Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain plate, it belongs to that Mr. Goodry! ”
The auction in the study was in full swing, and in front of the antique dealers, it was obvious that the room was full of good things, and there was no reason to be ignorant and go home empty-handed.
The oil painting in front of it fetched a high price of 50,000 US dollars, and the old shotguns were also sold for thousands of dollars, and the most surprising thing was that the 12-split deer head was also sold for 15,000 US dollars.
Soon, some Western-style miscellaneous antiques were swept away by antique dealers, and when it came to the final finale of Chinese porcelain, the auction atmosphere in the whole study room quickly entered a white-hot stage.
Although the bidding price of these Chinese porcelain items is not necessarily higher than the previous lots, the key is that this thing is selling well!
Although the price of the previous Western lots may be more expensive, it is not particularly easy to sell.
Like the well-known Downing. Although Chandler's oil paintings are antique oil paintings, because he is not very famous, the audience may not be large.
Maybe you buy it back and put it in the store, and you have to wait a year or two for someone who really likes his style before you pay for it.
In a few years, taking into account inflation, currency depreciation and other factors, such antiques can definitely not be considered bestsellers.
And it can also squeeze a lot of money, and for antique dealers, the liquidity of cash is just as important.
And these Chinese porcelain, it is different, don't look at the price of a single product is not expensive, but the liquidity in the market is particularly good, today you spend 8,100 yuan to win, it may not take two months, you can sell it at a price of 10,000 yuan, this back and forth can be a lot of money.
What's more, these antique dealers have their own fixed shipping channels? So the timing of this shot should be much faster than this.
Therefore, the last Chinese porcelain has undoubtedly become the most popular antique in this small auction.
Looking at the increasingly fierce competition in front of him, Jin Muchen could only stand at the back of the crowd with a wry smile, originally wanting to pick up the leak, but who would have thought that he would encounter such a scene.
"What? You're not going to shoot two? ”
Candace stood aside and looked at Jin Muchen and asked, she didn't know much about antiques, she only knew that Jin Muchen was learning antique appraisal, and the antiques in front were also real, but why Jin Muchen had been delaying making a move, which made her puzzled.
Jin Muchen glanced at Candace, and could only shake his head helplessly and shrug his shoulders: "I want to!" But if you listen to their offer, you can buy 8,000 yuan for a bowl, although I want to buy it, but I don't have enough money! ”
"What? How much are you missing? Where do I have some left, or I'll lend you a little first? ”
Candace looked at Jin Muchen and asked, In the United States, men and women are very clear about money, especially in this kind of boyfriend and girlfriend relationship who has only known each other for a long time, and generally knows something, and will not take the initiative to borrow money from others.
Like Candace who took the initiative to lend money to others, Jin Muchen really met it for the first time, which made his heart a little moved.
"No, Candace, I can't spend your money!"
"Why? Since you like it, then buy it, right? And I'm not giving it to you, I'm lending it to you, and I'll have to wait until you sell those porcelains and then give them back to me!" ”
Candace looked at Jin Muchen and said very seriously, it seems that she cares about Jin Muchen out of sincerity, and she is not defensive at all, which makes Jin Muchen even more moved, but he still rejected Candace's offer.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I still can't use your money......"
"Silly, it's just a fool who can't even eat soft rice?"
A sharp and slight voice suddenly sounded next to him, and when he turned his head to look, he didn't know when, the annoying Xiangjiang guy from before came to the two of them again, and he also heard the conversation between the two just now.
Seeing Jin Muchen's gaze turn around, this guy raised his head, his eyes were almost on top of his head, and there was a disdainful snort from his nose!
"Okay, Beiyan, the poor ghost has no money and obediently goes to Chinatown to wash dishes, what are you doing here?"
Jin Muchen's fists clenched, his pupils contracted suddenly, and just before he could rush over and punch the guy a few times, Candace grabbed his arm.
"Hani, don't be like this garbage!"
The guy was in Cantonese just now, although Candace didn't understand what he said, but just looking at Jin Muchen's angry appearance, he knew that the guy definitely didn't say anything good.
If it was elsewhere, Jin Muchen would have beaten him, but not here, so many people are here, once Jin Muchen makes a move, it will not be reasonable, if people call the police, Jin Muchen will definitely suffer a big loss.
Jin Muchen's original hot mind was dragged by Candace like this, and he gradually calmed down, and he was indeed rough with this guy now, but the gains outweighed the losses, and if he was not careful, he would have to go to prison.
Seeing that Jin Muchen didn't fight back, this Xiangjiang man became even more arrogant, but soon he had no time to continue to entangle with Jin Muchen, after all, he didn't come here to be angry, but to collect antiques.
"Okay, now the auction of Collection No. 32, this collection is a beautiful pastel vase with a ...... pattern"
The auction on the stage has entered the final stage, and at this time the auction happens to be those export porcelain.
Chinese antique dealers are certainly not very interested in such porcelain, but these foreign antique dealers can have a bright eye, these porcelain are exquisitely made, and both the style and the painting on the porcelain are particularly to their appetite, so as long as these porcelain are taken, there is no worry.
And the Xiangjiang man who was still fighting with Jin Muchen just now, at this time, he was also eager to try those export porcelains, Jin Muchen looked at his expression, and suddenly thought about it.
Soon a few vases were auctioned, and the Xiangjiang man also participated in several bids, but all of them were in vain, but when the 38th piece of the collection was brought up, the guy's eyes lit up.
Jin Muchen, who had been secretly paying attention to him, also turned his head to look at the lot in the stands at this time, which turned out to be a pastel porcelain plate.