Chapter 577 576. Selling Stones (5)

Owen saw that Li Du didn't know much about Opal, so he took Li Du aside while the appraisers were appraising gems, and introduced this gem to him systematically.

Li Du learned very seriously, the value of opal is very high, and this is a new way, he will not only look for opal, but also other gemstones in the future.

The appraisal took more than an hour. In fact, this time is not too long. On average, it takes two minutes to appraise a gem.

After the appraisal, Owen took over the appraisal report, and then started pricing.

Before setting the price, Owen first admired the opals, each one by one.

Li Du said: "I thought you would be tired of touching this kind of stone every day."

Owen shook his head and said, "No, no, no, my friend, if I don't love it, why am I still doing this job?"

He held up a piece of opal with an intoxicated expression on his face: "Look, the pattern composed of color fragments inside is so unique, so wonderful, it's really magical."

"Just some impurities, isn't it?"

Owen said seriously: "Of course not, this is a world, forging belts, straws, chaff, flowers, lightning and flames, this is God's world."

He turned the opal in his hand, this one is not the biggest, but it is the reddest in color and the most realistic pattern inside, like a meadow, with some bright red protrusions, like flowers in the meadow.

The previous appraiser has weighed and conducted a comprehensive evaluation according to the grading standards given by the International Gemological Association. Therefore, Owen can directly set the price.

This stone has a weight of 500 carats, which is about 100 grams. It belongs to the top-grade fire opal. The price given by Owen is 500,000 US dollars.

Although he was prepared in his heart, when he heard that the stone was worth 500,000 yuan, Li Du's heart beat a few times quickly.

Five hundred thousand is not much, he has earned half a million in the warehouse, but this is different from the precious goods in the warehouse, there is often only one such expensive goods in the warehouse.

But he still has more than 30 gemstones here, and there are countless gemstones in the national park not far away!

The pricing of opal is not an easy task, there are many factors to measure its value, there is no standard method in the world to calculate its value, which requires experience.

Owen didn't simply tell the price, he would tell Li Du why the price was so high, which aspect increased its value, and which aspect decreased its value.

He also took out a thick picture album, which contained the patterns and prices of fire opals sold at auctions and jewelry stores around the world in the past two years.

Compare the gems in their hands according to these pictures, give the basic price, and then compare the advantages and disadvantages between the two parties, and adjust the price within the range of the basic price.

In the end, the price had to be 20% off, and Owen needed to make a profit, otherwise he wouldn't have eaten so many gems.

The main thing that affects the value of opal is blemishes. For example, if there are obvious cracks on the surface, it is almost worthless. Opal with many fine cracks on the surface will also become worthless.

"This one has trachoma, which is a mineral impurity that affects the background of the gemstone and reduces the value. I think it's ten percent less valuable because of that?"

"Agreed." Li Du replied.

"Ooh, this one's not good, opal line, look at this gray line, it's an opal line, and two bubbles. Sorry, man, it's worth half."

"Let's reduce it by 40 percent." Li Du thought about it and said.

"Okay, listen to you."

In this way, the two sides continued to bargain, and the price of a piece of fire opal was finally released.

Compared with the appraisal process, the pricing process was much slower. Owen was very fair in this respect. He did not simply quote, but presented reasons to convince Li Du.

In addition, some fire opals have already been priced, but if Owen thinks of something wrong, he will overturn the price again and tell Li Du the reason.

This process will not only lower the price, but also increase the price in some cases. In short, he tried his best to convince Li Du.

The thirty-five pieces of opal stones were all priced, and Owen took out his computer and began to calculate seriously. The highest value was 500,000 yuan, and the lowest value was only 2,000 yuan. The difference in value was more than 200 times!

In the end, all the stones combined were worth $3,185,000!

This is not the final price, and there is a 20% discount, which is 2,548,000 yuan.

"It's 2.6 million, how about giving it all to me?" Owen asked, staring at Li Du.

Li Du said cheerfully: "No problem, this time I will pay according to your price."

Hearing this, the corners of Owen's eyes twitched, and he rubbed his hands together and said, "You are a happy guy, Li, I like happy people. In this way, it is the first time we have cooperated, and I am very grateful that you trust me, so I have to Express something."

After thinking for a while, he said, "I know that in Chinese culture, you like to give red envelopes to good friends. Then I will give you another 20,000 yuan in red envelopes at this price. I hope that you can find me every time you cooperate in the future."

He was stimulated by Li Du's phrase "this time", which means that there will be a deal later.

A bastard who has money but doesn't make money, Li Du happily accepted the red envelope.

Owen also took great pains to win over him, and he also gave Sophie a pair of earrings, fire opal earrings.

The gemstones on this pair of stud earrings are small, but beautiful. The lines inside outline the clouds, and with the fiery red color, they look like burning clouds.

Sophie said in surprise: "Wow, what a beautiful pattern."

Owen laughed and said, "As long as you like it, this pattern is indeed very rare and clear."

This pair of earrings will not be cheap. Li Du asked when he saw the pattern inside: "If there is a sunset pattern inside, what do you think?"

"This is the setting sun, the fire burns the clouds."

Li Du said: "I'm talking about the real sunset. There are clouds and there is also the sun. The sunset is half covered by clouds."

Owen laughed and said: "That can't exist, there is no such a coincidence."

"Assume it." Li Du smiled.

Owen said: "You may know, buddy, that different opals have different valuable patterns because of their different colors. I can tell you that the setting sun is the most valuable pattern among fire opals!"

"What if this pair of earrings had a design like that in it?"

Owen said without thinking, "Then I can price the earrings at 50,000 yuan."

Li Du said: "The price is not high, because the gem is too small? What if it is this big?"

He gestured at the size of the sunset sky, "It's about 800 grams, it's so big, the texture is very clear, the top is orange and the bottom is scarlet."

Owen laughed again: "That's impossible..."

"Assume." Li Du insisted.

Owen said: "If there is such a gem as you say, no one can put a price on it. I dare say that anyone who likes gems, if he came across such a thing, he would pay everything to get it!"