1342. I do not know how to become a leader
The stamps were quoted continuously, and Qin Shiou was quite surprised and asked Auerbach in a low voice why everyone was so active.
Auerbach said: "There may be two reasons. One is that everyone is keen on such activities, and the other is that this set of stamps is very valuable. As far as I know, now in the collection market, a complete set of war saving stamps costs at least 5,000 yuan."
Sure enough, after the price reached 5,000 yuan, the intensity of competition began to slow down, and when the price reached 6,000 yuan, even fewer people offered quotations.
This continued, and four people later offered the bid, and the auction price reached 6,400 yuan. At this time, no one offered again.
Qin Shiou looked at Winnie on the host stage, smiled and raised her hand and said, "7,000 yuan."
The people who participated in the quotation looked at him together. This set of stamps was not worth such a high price, so naturally no one competed with him. They shook their heads together and gave up the idea of bidding.
Winnie called for the price three times, but no one continued to bid, so this set of stamps belonged to Qin Shiou.
According to the rules of the charity auction, Qin Shiou stood up and waved to the surroundings, and then everyone replied with applause.
The reason for this is to prevent some people who make trouble. They take the goods and refuse to pay the bill in the end. This way, after standing up, everyone knows their identities, they will take the initiative to check out the bill after the auction unless they are shameless.
There are also items displayed behind it, and there is a Brent machine gun. This thing looks similar to the Czech machine gun that the Chinese are very familiar with. It is a good gun with strong performance.
Winnie gave an introduction that the machine gun has been preserved in the Canadian National War Museum and is well preserved. This time it is one of the auction items that will be taken out to support commemorative events in various places. The starting price is 22,000 Canadian dollars.
Qin Shiou was most interested in collecting such things. He looked at the introduction to the Brent machine gun on the screen. The gun actually maintained its combat effectiveness and was not castrated, which means it was loaded with a drum. This thing can be used as a heavy machine gun directly.
The price increase for this gun is 500 yuan each time. Not many Canadians like this, because everyone can usually get in touch with guns. Thermal weapons are not mysterious or attractive to them. Most of the people participating in the bidding are World War II weapons collectors.
Qin Shiou followed the offer, no matter who quoted the price, he would add 500 yuan, only four times, and finally got the gun for 26,500 yuan.
Auerbach whispered to him: "You are a bargain. This kind of machine gun from World War II is still very popular in the world's collection industry. If it is sold at an international auction, it is easy to sell 50,000 yuan, and 100,000 yuan is possible!"
Qin Shiou squeezed his eyes and said, "I bought it not just as a collectible."
The Rangers he led were militias, and according to the Army Code, the weapons they could use were limited to light weapons from World War II, including the .45 Webley Type 4 revolver, Enfield rifle and this Brent machine gun.
The last auction item is a piece of jewelry, Chinese style jewelry provided by an old Chinese lady. It is called silver-plated gold-plated jade-plated beaded purple tassels.
This tassel consists of silver brazing and three strings of purple pearls dyed. The top of the silver brazing is decorated with silver-plated green cloud bat patterns, and rubies are embedded at both ends. The cloud bat has holes and rings connected to three strings of purple pearls. Each string of pearls has two Xi-shaped beads made of coral, and there are ruby pendants at the bottom of the bead, which is extremely gorgeous.
When Winnie was showing it, she put it on her head and showed it to everyone. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall changed. Many people began to be ready to go.
Although Winnie was wearing a modern floor-drag dress, she had an elegant and ancient charm. Therefore, wearing this tassel seemed very well matched. When she turned around to demonstrate to everyone, the eyes of a group of big men were about to pop out.
However, this tassel is not cheap either. The starting price is 200,000 yuan, and each increase of 2,000 yuan. The starting price of the previous lot is about this number.
Of course, this piece of jewelry is worth this price. Although it is not a cultural relic of ancient Chinese courts, according to the introduction, it has been around for at least a hundred years, and it is still okay to sell it for 300,000 to 400,000 yuan.
Someone around Yan Donglei looked at Winnie on the hosting station eagerly and said, "This lady, no, this tassel is so beautiful. Is Brother Donglei interested in taking it down? It is definitely a gift to give his sister-in-law back."
Yan Donglei laughed, and pointed at Qin Shiou on the other side and said, "Did you see him? Do you know him?"
"I know Xiao Qin, he is the most popular among our compatriots."
"The one on the stage is his wife. Xiao Qin is the most tycoon I have ever met. Do you think I am interested and can I take it down?"
At the beginning of the auction, a group of people made a fierce bid. Auerbach exclaimed: "Didn't it say that St. Johns's economic situation is not good now? It turns out that everyone is still very rich."
Qin Shiou leaned lazily on the back of the chair and smiled: "Those who can bid are the middle class, and even if the economy is not good, it will not have much impact on them."
The price rose directly to 300,000 yuan, and there were still people sharpening their knives. It was not as good as the regular value of this piece of jewelry. It is estimated that the bidding will last for a while.
Qin Shiou didn't want to wait anymore, so he raised his hand and said, "Four hundred thousand!"
The price suddenly increased by 100,000 yuan, and a sound of gasping in the hall suddenly sounded. Yan Donglei looked at the people around him and said, "How is it, I'm not wrong, right? Xiao Qin is determined to win."
How could Qin Shiou let such jewelry suitable for Winnie be brought into the hands of others?
The price of 400,000 is not high. Someone followed up the price by 10,000 yuan, and Qin Shiou immediately increased the price to 450,000 yuan. This is already very polite. According to his idea, he would get a price increase of 100,000 yuan at a time and make a quick decision.
When there was still someone following the price at 500,000, Qin Shiou became impatient and raised the price by 100,000 again: "Six hundred thousand!"
The venue was quiet now. Some people who had ideas about this jewelry looked reluctantly, put down the bidding tag, and if they went up, the price would be a bit too high.
Winnie smiled and sang the wooden hammer. After the auction, a waiter came up to contact those who had taken the exhibits and asked them to go to the backstage to check out and hand over the exhibits.
Qin Shiou doesn't have to move, and Winnie brings a bank card, she will deal with such things.
Next is the free time. Yan Donglei and a large group of Chinese people came to Qin Shiou. As soon as they met, someone bowed to him and said, "Congratulations, Xiao Qin, you are the big winner of this auction. You are really heroic in the move. You are worthy of being the Chinese leader in our Newfoundland."
Qin Shiou laughed when he heard the words in front of this man, but he couldn't laugh after hearing the back: What the hell is the Chinese leader? When did he become the Chinese leader in Newfoundland? (To be continued)
Chapter completed!