I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 308 Antique Auction

Today is the weekend, and Chen Xi and others came to the company early.

He called all the owners of antique shops in the city.

After such a long period of cooperation, the boss, who originally had some aversion to Chinese people, has become more open-minded. After all, Sihai has brought them a considerable income.

These antique shops are all competing with each other, and Chen Xi is not afraid that they will collude with each other to lower the prices. As long as he feels that the price is not right, he will terminate the transaction.

Anyway, this is not a formal auction, and he has the final say from beginning to end.

There were several vehicles parked on the roadside of the company, including pickup trucks and vans. It seemed that these people wanted to return with a full load.

"Welcome all antique shop owners. I won't waste any more time. You can look at the things and make your own bids." Chen Xi opened the warehouse door with a wave of his hand.

Since these items have not been authenticated, they must be personally inspected by the bosses.

"Bugs...it's a military jacket."

Chen Xi took out some old clothes that Dong Dong had collected and said.

Originally he wanted to say that it was eaten by bugs and bitten by rats, it was bare and had no hair, and it was a torn and tattered coat, but he thought the foreigners wouldn't understand, so he quickly changed to an English explanation.

"This is a flight jacket of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force is abbreviated as RAAF, and its logo is a kangaroo. The Royal Australian Air Force is the second oldest independent and permanent air force in the world..." The owner of the Time Antique Shop held the clothes and explained to him, pointing to the kangaroo logo on it.

Chen Xi was stunned after hearing this.

In his impression, the Australian troops did not perform very well in World War II, so this clothing could probably only be sold for a small price locally.

"I want these clothes. My grandfather used to be in this unit..." A big bald man carefully sorted out the old clothes and military boots, holding them in his hands cautiously as if they were treasures.

"This is a samurai sword from the Land of Sakura. Australia seized a lot of them during World War II. Looking at its condition, it will definitely sell for a high price after being refurbished."

"It also has the commander's name on it."

The two bosses took a samurai sword and started analyzing.

"This appears to be the rudder of the Endeavour..."

"No way! That ship is over 200 years old, how could it be preserved so well? Let me take a look."

At this time, someone noticed the quaint ship's rudder that Xiao Ming had received before.

This rudder is related to the Endeavour, so Chen Xi had naturally heard of it.

The Endeavour was a famous three-masted sailing ship piloted by Captain Cook on ocean-going scientific expeditions. It once reached the east coast of Australia. It can be said that this ship rewrote the history of Australia.

As a part of the Endeavour, this rudder witnessed that glorious sailing journey and has extremely high historical value.

It is indeed Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick!

I've only been away for a few months, and you've already got so many good things.

Chen Xi sighed in his heart.

The practices of these foreign antique dealers are indeed different. Unlike some unscrupulous domestic dealers, they do not deliberately devalue the items when purchasing farmers' antiques and describe precious items as worthless.

Instead, they will realistically assess the value of the item and offer a reasonable price.

In their opinion, word of mouth is much more important than making one-time money.

For example, a boss took a fancy to a gold coin, and Chen Xi originally thought that the value of the gold coin was at most a few thousand Australian dollars. However, the boss told him that it was a double eagle gold coin minted by the United States in 1861.

There was a gold rush in the United States at that time, and a large amount of gold was produced. The Mint at that time began to issue twenty-dollar gold coins. Before that, the largest denomination coin was the ten-dollar eagle, so the twenty-dollar coin was called the double eagle gold coin.

This gold coin is a special edition. Special editions are unacceptable designs, but some of them were still issued, but in very small quantities.

The gold coin can be distinguished by the circles on the back. Usually the letters on special edition coins are taller and the eagle's wingspan is larger. This gold coin is probably priced at more than 80,000 Australian dollars.

After hearing this, Chen Xi almost took off on the spot. He suppressed his excitement and started communicating with other bosses.

Although there are a lot of things here, only one-fifth of them are of slightly higher value, but the bosses are also very interested in other goods.

"Okay, start bidding now. Since these things are worth a lot of money, they can be exchanged for gold first." As soon as Chen Xi said this, the bosses started talking.

This proposal is very good for them. Compared with bartering, their store will also accept gold and other items, and they have a considerable amount of gold on hand.

Because the Australian dollar is about to depreciate, trading in gold is the most appropriate option for him.

In fact, according to the law, gold cannot be directly exchanged for other things, but this is not a problem. As long as the bosses take out the banknotes and give them to Chen Xi, he can then use the banknotes to purchase gold.

Anyway, it only takes a few seconds to do it on the counter.

The first item to be auctioned comes from the same place and period as the double eagle, making it a special item.

A suitcase that looks a bit old, which contains a gambling tool kit once used by a famous gambler in the United States.

The toolkit contained playing cards, chips, daggers and other items. There was an empty compartment in the box, indicating that something was missing. However, the people present did not care because judging from the shape of the compartment, what was missing was a pistol.

During the Gold Rush in the 19th century, the gambling industry in the United States developed rapidly. Some professional gamblers made a living by gambling and used this gambling kit to set up temporary casinos in hotels or bars.

As for the weapons in the toolkit, they are used for self-defense.

The sieve in the kit is made of ivory. Playing cards before 1870 did not have corner codes, and the playing cards here are obviously from that period.

Except for the missing pistol, everything else was in good condition. Someone immediately offered 8,000 Australian dollars.

Not many people are interested in this thing, so if they are taken back, they will be sold to collectors who are interested in gambling. However, how many gamblers have enough money to buy this thing?

Soon the tool kit was bought for eight thousand yuan. Chen Xi was quite satisfied with it. Although no one raised the price, the fact that this broken box could be sold for eight thousand yuan was beyond his expectation.

"Next is the Sakura Country's katana."

"Pack everything up and I'll give you thirty thousand."

"I'll give you forty thousand."

"This thing still needs to be taken to Sakura Country for repair... But it seems to be profitable..."

"Sixty thousand!"

A group of bosses began to quote prices, while others were muttering to themselves and calculating whether there would be any profit if the shares were bought back.

In the end, the batch of knives was bought for 75,000 yuan.

"The next item...a few gray stones..." Chen Xi looked at the things on the table. He really couldn't figure out what they were. Why were they specially put in a box?

"what is this?"

"I know this...it's fossilized dinosaur feces."

After hearing this, Chen Xi felt overwhelmed. Dongdong and Xiao Ming actually picked up feces. Fortunately, it was not dog feces, but dinosaur feces.

This should be able to sell for some money. From what he knew, the fossils of prehistoric animals could usually be sold for a lot of money in antique shops.

"Yeah, that's right, this is dinosaur poop." The big bald guy who bought the jacket before walked forward and sniffed it fiercely.

"Huh, you can smell that? Have you ever seen a dinosaur?"

"That's it, anyway."

A boss next to him was almost laughing to death because of his actions, while the bald guy patted his chest to assure himself that his judgment was correct.

"Okay, let me explain. Dinosaur feces fossils are generally rare because the conditions for their formation are rather harsh. The dinosaur's feces must be in a place without oxygen and will not rot, in order to form fossils." The old man in the Time Antique Shop stood up and explained.

"So what's the collection value of this thing?" asked a boss.

"Jewelry manufacturers have always liked to use this kind of fossil to make jewelry. These pieces of feces fossils can be used to make a lot of jewelry. However, looking at the size of these feces, it is unlikely that an ordinary dragon can excrete them."

"Giggle~"

When the old man finished his explanation, Chen Xi couldn't help laughing, and the people around him also laughed out loud.

This couldn’t have been pulled out by a Tyrannosaurus Rex!
"How much does this thing usually cost?" The bald man began to ask about the price.

"This kind of thing is usually calculated by weight, one pound is about thirty Australian dollars. These stones add up to more than three hundred pounds. I'll buy them for six thousand." The old man immediately quoted his price.

No one around understood this, and the old man successfully caught the last few pieces of dinosaur poop.

A few pieces of shit can be sold for six thousand, that's really easy money.

Next time I'll collect more shit.

Dongdong and Xiaoming stood aside and made their own calculations.

As the saying goes, cleaning out manure is fun for a while, and it’s more fun the more you keep cleaning it.

Chen Xi put a wooden box on the table. After opening it, he found a device inside with a dashboard, knobs, connecting wires and other items.

"What is this? A telegraph? A generator box?" A group of bosses were dumbfounded.

"This is a portable electric shock device manufactured in 1948." A man who looked like an appraiser carefully observed the device in the box and came to the conclusion after some research.

My goodness, isn’t that a piece of equipment used exclusively on execution grounds?

After hearing this, Chen Xi was shocked. Who would dare to buy such a thing? It would be terrible if someone died.

Others shared the same opinion as Chen Xi.

"This is not used in the execution ground. It was most likely made by doctors in the past to treat patients." After saying that, the appraiser picked up a bandage in the box and put it on his head. There were two electrical wires connected to it.

"This thing can regulate electricity. Normally it won't kill people." The appraiser said, pointing to the knob on the device.

All the Chinese people present were laughing so hard that they couldn't help laughing. They didn't expect to see such a familiar thing in a foreign country.

In recent years, this type of equipment has been very popular in China. Someone has used similar equipment to treat many patients.

"This thing is not easy to sell. I'll give you three hundred."

"This thing is quite interesting... I'll give you three hundred and fifty."

I didn't expect that someone actually wanted this thing. In the end, this set of electric shock therapy equipment was sold for four hundred yuan, and the buyer turned out to be that big bald guy.

It seems that he likes this old item from the World War II period very much.

(End of this chapter)