Chapter 62 62. Porcelain Warehouse

Seeing that the old man was honest, Li Du didn't play tricks either.

He pushed the two clocks at the back to the front, and said, "You didn't miss it, Mr. Raymond, these two are indeed fakes, and those two are genuine."

Hans disassembled all the clocks. Indeed, the four clocks were similar in appearance, but the degree of wear of the movement inside and the clarity of the printed numbers and letters were much worse.

Proof of authenticity is the quotation.

Hans asked, "Are you buying an antique clock or all four?"

Raymond said with a smile: "I'm not a businessman, I'm a collector, so fakes are worthless to me, and two genuine ones are my goal."

Hans pulled Li Du aside, and said in a low voice: "I just checked the prices of antique clocks online, and estimated the price according to the age and quality. I think a clock can sell for 70,000 yuan."

Most of the antique clocks circulating in the market are not very high-grade, even if they are auctioned at auction, they rarely sell for high prices.

"I read the news, and the most recent similar product is a gilt-copper French clock with the statue of Athena made in 1850. It sold for 60,000 yuan in the special sale of BJ Poly's watches and antique clocks." Han S said finally.

Li Du nodded: "You are an expert in this area, and I respect your opinion."

When he said that, Hans felt relieved. The two walked up to the old man and directly quoted: "How about selling two clocks together for 200,000 yuan?"

Raymond laughed: "It's not good, children. You may not know that in the just-concluded Poly Spring Auction, a gilt-bronze French clock with Athena was sold for 60,000 yuan, but that was an auction Yes, so in fact this thing may not be as valuable as you think."

Hans said: "No, we know about it, and we know that the clock was produced around 1850, half a century later than ours!"

Raymond said: "I understand, but there is still a price difference between the auction and the on-site transaction, so one hundred thousand yuan, isn't the price low?"

"One hundred thousand is too little, I can make it cheaper, one hundred and eighty thousand!"

"No, no, it's too expensive. I collect it, not resell it, so I won't be taken advantage of. Your clock is an unknown item, not a famous product made by Williamson, so it is not worth so much money."

Li Du took out his mobile phone and began to search for Williamson. He found that he could learn a lot from just listening to these collectors.

Williamson was the most talented watchmaker in England in the 18th century. His golden age of watchmaking was from 1769 to 1790, and all his watches were classics without exception.

The most classic masterpiece of this master is related to China. He wrote eight characters on a gold-plated copper scribe clock given to Emperor Qianlong, "Eight directions turn, nine earths come to the king". Emperor Qianlong loved it very much and regarded it as treasure.

However, very few of his works have been handed down to the world, and they are only stored in the Forbidden City or important museums in Europe.

According to the statistics of the International Antique Clock Guide Association, in the past records, there are only one or two Williamson clocks that have appeared on the market or been auctioned.

Of course, that is a real famous product. Any one that appears can set off a bloodbath at the auction, and it is no problem to sell for tens of millions of dollars.

Hans bargained tirelessly: "170,000, it can't be lower."

Raymond looked at him with sharp eyes, Hans smiled unchanged, and the two confronted each other.

Li Du felt that the two were like Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng in the Forbidden City, so he quickly took two steps back to avoid being affected by the murderous aura.

"120,000 yuan!" Raymond made a move slowly.

Hans responded immediately: "It's absolutely impossible, 160,000 yuan! I tell you very seriously, this is the lowest price, no matter how low the price is, I'm your grandson!"

After some bargaining, the final price was set at 145,000 yuan.

After transferring the money through online banking, Hans smiled proudly at Li Du: "Look, I sold an extra five thousand yuan, how about Boss Fu?"

Li Du hesitated, "Are you Fu's boss or Fu's grandson?"

"Fake has haha!"

As usual, when business is done, both parties become friends.

Hans helped Raymond install clocks, and Raymond continued to popularize antique clock collection knowledge for them:

"For antique clocks, first look at the year, second look at the place of origin, and third look at the material. In fact, in the end, the most important thing is to see whose work is imitation or original, which includes the year, place of origin, material and the design displayed by the clock. information……"

"Also, in Europe, antique clocks are considered to be the carrier of aristocratic culture. After they became popular in England in the 19th century, they were mass-produced in Germany."

"There is no doubt that British handcrafts are valuable, and Germans are not."

"Teach you a little common sense. When watching movies and TV shows, antique clocks often appear on the screen. If it appears in the home of a rich man or a royal family, it must be a British product. If it is in a commoner's home, it must be made in Germany."

Li Du laughed. It turned out that the products made in Germany, which made the whole Europeans feel proud, were sometimes considered to be popular products.

To send Raymond away, they have to deal with these two fakes.

The most suitable place to deal with counterfeit goods is naturally the grocery store. As a result, Kevin shook his head after seeing it: "This thing is worthless, fake goods, one for you five hundred yuan."

"The gap is so big?" Li Du was shocked, "The real thing can sell for more than 70,000!"

Kevin snorted, "The gold-plated outer layer of the clock is only worth 500 yuan. Otherwise, no one would want 100 yuan. You can have as many things as you want from the assembly line."

For such a low price, it is better to keep it for yourself.

The two negotiated, and each took an antique clock home, as a souvenir of this harvest.

This time the harvest was indeed huge, with a total of 162,000 sold, and Li Du received nearly 100,000 yuan.

Hans said regretfully: "It's only a little bit, you can accumulate one hundred thousand income, why don't you sell this fake product?"

Li Du shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, there will be opportunities in the future, so go on to find out about the warehouse."

Hans flashed out his mobile phone and said, "I have already received news that there is a warehouse in Phoenix to be auctioned, and the time is next Tuesday."

There were still three days left in this way, the two went back to pack their things, and then went straight to Phoenix.

Hans took him to the warehouse company first. This warehouse company is called Big Cardinal Warehousing Co., Ltd., and five warehouses are going to be auctioned.

Li Du released flying insects into the warehouse, and he had enough time to scan them carefully.

But he was very disappointed, none of the five warehouses had any good items, only warehouse 102 was not bad, and there was a lot of porcelain in it.

If it is an antique, porcelain can make people rich overnight. It's a pity that there are all modern products here, and the flying insects have no interest after entering, and just fly away.

Seeing this, Li Du shook his head and said, "Maybe we will return disappointed this time."

Hans said regretfully, "No value at all?"

Li Du concealed: "I can't see it clearly now. I'll take a look when I open the warehouse. I hope I can find something new."

Hans didn't ask him how he found the treasure inside. The two had a clear division of labor. One was inquiring about the warehouse and handling the goods, and the other was responsible for digging out the treasure. They did not interfere with each other and trusted each other.