Chapter 58 Ghost City (Part 2)
The first vendor Luo Hao saw when he entered the street, all of which were placed were bronze ware. In addition to bronze statues and bronze tripods, there were actually several bronze swords.
In the early years, some things in the ghost market were kept in bags. You could reach out to touch them, but you could not take them out to see them. Everything depends on your own luck.
Now it is much better than before. At least you can see everything. You can also get started with it, but you can't pick it up and see it casually like Pan Jiayuan, and you must not leave the stall.
Luo Hao touched a bronze sword with his hand, and immediately gave feedback on the ancient art.
【Lead Iron Sword: Within 60 Years】
Luo Hao was speechless. This bronze sword looked very real, not only a modern fake, but was not made of copper, but a lead iron alloy, and the colors were all made of old.
If you can do it so much, you can only say that the one who made a fake is a master.
Shang Xuejun also squatted there and watched, but he was looking at a bronze Buddha statue, Maitreya Buddha.
Maitreya Buddha's patina is very straight, and there is a layer of light on his round belly, as if he has been touched many times.
The statue of Maitreya Buddha looked pretty good, but Shang Xuejun remembered the advice of his old man, and he had been cheated several times, so he didn't even touch it. He just looked at it and went to another stall.
Luo Hao shook his head slightly. He couldn't tell whether the bronze statue was true or not, but the patina on it had some problems. The possibility of this thing was really very low.
Hu Biao just followed and didn't say anything. Instead, the stall owner looked at Hu Biao from time to time.
There were also some people around who were watching the things on the stalls, and no one spoke. Everyone, including the stall owner, were doing their own things quietly. Luo Hao truly felt the difference between the ghost market and the Panjiayuan street stalls.
"Luo Hao, what do you think of this?"
When he walked to the fifth stall, Shang Xuejun asked Luo Hao in a low voice. He was asking about a cloisonné plum vase, a small plum vase.
It is about ten centimeters tall and the color is very beautiful. Both of them wear flashlights. The whole bottle is very beautiful under the strong light, especially the blue reflection, with a little halo, and the faint patina makes the bottle look simple and generous.
The bottle is real, at least Luo Hao didn't see any problem for the time being, it was just a little small, and there was a gap in the mouth of the bottle, which was incomplete.
[Plum Bin: 60 to 120 years]
I reached out and touched it, and immediately gave feedback on the ancient arts. It was indeed an old thing, but this thing was not too old. It was a copy from the late Qing Dynasty of the Republic of China, but it was considered good among the copy.
If the bottle mouth is not defective, such a bottle can be worth thousands of yuan, and this small hole will cause the entire bottle to lose at least several times the value.
"It's okay, it's a pity that it's broken!" Luo Hao nodded.
"It's okay to be disabled, you forgot what I'm best at!"
Shang Xuejun smiled and said, "It's fine if you're okay, then you can start." Luo Hao then remembered that Shang Xuejun is a master of antique restoration. Tong Lei said that Shang Xuejun is famous for antique restoration.
Even Shangxin praised Shang Xuejun's ability. Shang Xuejun did not learn antique appraisal, but he was very talented in maintenance and repair. If Shang Xuejun hadn't wanted to do this, he could make a lot of money by opening an antique restoration shop.
At least stronger than him now.
Neither of them realized that when they were watching things together, they had become a business army that had actively consulted Luo Hao and asked Luo Hao to help him make an idea.
You should know that not long ago, in order to ask Shang Xuejun to help him buy things, Luo Hao invited him three meals in a row. Soon the two of them had already fallen against each other.
Luo Hao said that the things were fine, and Shang Xuejun was completely relieved.
Luo Hao's ability was confirmed by the old man himself. Although Luo Hao had studied for a short time, he learned a lot, especially in porcelain identification. Shang Xuejun was very clear about the gap between himself and Luo Hao.
"How much?"
The Shangxuejun asked for the price, and the stall owner stretched out an eight-handed gesture, then raised his fists twice, without saying a word.
This is not the first time that Shang Xuejun has come to the ghost market. Some stall owners are unwilling to speak because they don’t want people to hear their own voices. There are not many such stall owners, but they didn’t expect that they would meet him the first one.
One eight, two zeros means eight hundred.
The price of 800 is not high. If this thing is in Panjiayuan, it is normal to offer a price of 3,000 yuan. The lowest price is 1,500 yuan. If you want to buy it, it is basically impossible to get it below 1,000 yuan.
The price here is only 800 yuan, and things in the ghost market are indeed cheap.
"five hundred!"
Shang Xuejun bargained, and as long as the stall owner agreed, the transaction would basically be completed.
The stall owner shook his head and still stretched out his hand gesture, meaning that he would not bargain, and the minimum price was 800. Shang Xuejun shook his head again and said:
"The location of your gap is very bad and difficult to repair. I can only give you six hundred at most. If not, forget it!"
The gap has long disappeared, there is no original thing, and it can only be repaired with modern things.
The business army can repair it almost the same as before, but repair is a repair after all, and it only looks the same as the naked eye. It is easy for people who truly understand the art to tell that this is something that has been repaired.
Luo Hao looked at them negotiating prices, and was very novel about such negotiations. Hu Biao stood behind him, like a bodyguard, and never spoke.
Seeing that Shang Xuejun was about to leave, the stall owner reached out and picked up the small plum vase and handed it to Shang Xuejun.
This is a promise to Shang Xuejun and is willing to sell it to him.
It is definitely not expensive to buy a notched plum vase for 600 yuan. This plum vase is much better than the Guanyin statue that Luo Hao bought before.
Seeing Shang Xuejun taking out his mobile phone and wanting to scan the code to pay, the stall owner shook his head again and pinched his fingers.
This time, Luo Hao understood what he meant. The stall owner didn’t want to transfer money, just cash. Fortunately, Shang Xuejun and Luo Hao had prepared before when they came, and knew that some people here only collected cash and brought some.
After lit out six hundred yuan, the plum bottle belonged to Shang Xuejun. There was no box or even a bag. Shang Xuejun just took it and left.
"This person must have a problem. If you don't know how to deal with it, you're a shameful person!"
After leaving, Hu Biao whispered to Luo Hao, saying that the so-called shamelessness means some cases, and may even be wanted criminals.
Such people usually hide and dare not show up, but they also want to live, and the ghost market has become a place for them to make money.
Luo Hao didn't think much about it, nor did he think about calling the police.
There is a reason why the existence of the ghost market exists. Besides, they are just suspicious, and they are not sure that this person is a wanted criminal. If you call the police randomly in the ghost market, then don’t think about coming to this place again in the future.
"The stuff is good, you can make a small profit!"
I bought things as soon as I came here. Shang Xuejun completely violated the old man's request. The old man refused to let him buy things. If the old man knew about it, he would probably be scolded miserably.
However, this thing is indeed not expensive. After the repair of the business army, the value can be increased a little, so there is no problem in selling it for a small profit.
If you cheat people as a complete product, you can make more money, but the Shangxuejun would never do this.
Luo Hao would not go back to report such things, let alone Shang Xuejun, even he was thinking about whether to buy a few items to go back. After all, he could not go back empty-handed when he came.
There were many stalls, and after less than half of the walk, Luo Hao suddenly stopped.
This is another stall that only sells porcelain. There are many, and all of them are blue and white, and one of them is actually a suit.
There are two tea sets, one large and one small, and six tea cups, all with tea holders. The teapots are blue and white patterns of characters, and the tea cups are various flower patterns.
Luo Hao squatted down, turned on the flashlight, and looked carefully.
The whole set of tea sets is very open. The blue and white tea sets in the late Qing Dynasty were well-made and had complete quality. What is rare is that this is a complete set. A single tea cup is worthless, and the value of the whole set can be several times higher.
After touching it, the ancient arts were immediately given feedback. It was indeed an old object. According to the time feedback given by the ancient arts, this was something from the middle and late Qing dynasties.
The things are good. Luo Hao is now in short supply of collections. The teacup I used to make up was a pair after buying one from Hu Biao.
Chapter completed!