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

Chapter 309: Weird Auction Items

"Okay, let's carry the big items this time!" Chen Xi took out the rudder that was suspected to be the Endeavour.

Everyone was very excited when they saw it, their eyes shining.

At the bosses' eye signals, the appraisers they brought with them stepped forward and began to study the authenticity of the items at close range.

"I think it should be Endeavour's."

"Yeah, I think so too. Look at the patterns and letters."

The appraisers started talking at once, and one by one they began to show off their professional knowledge in front of their peers.

"One hundred thousand!"

"One hundred and thirty thousand!"

"One hundred and sixty thousand!"

After confirming that it was the rudder of the Endeavour, the owners of the antique shops began to raise their hands and bid.

To these foreigners, an old ship's rudder seems to be more valuable for collection than those antique Chinese porcelains.

Those Chinese antiques will only be bought by Chinese people at high prices at auctions. If the bidders are all foreigners, those precious porcelains, calligraphy and paintings will often not be very valuable in their eyes.

Those antiques that we often see on the Internet are sold at sky-high prices of hundreds of millions, but they are just used to make money. Therefore, those Chinese antiques that have been lost overseas often cannot be sold at very high prices if they are sold in pawn shops.

Chen Xi was very surprised that this rudder could be auctioned for such a high price.

In his opinion, this kind of thing only has some special historical value, and is not a finely crafted work of art.

It’s hard to understand why foreigners think this thing has collection value. Maybe they don’t know much about the antique market in Australia.

"Two hundred and thirty thousand!"

"This is much more valuable than that F1 steering wheel. They are both steering wheels but I didn't expect there to be such a big difference. It seems that this thing is calculated based on size. I will collect more large steering wheels in the future." Dongdong listened to the quotations and began to analyze.

"Don't mess around. I'm really afraid that you will take back all the tanks." After hearing this, Chen Xi quickly stopped his wild ideas.

"Huh? How do you know? I saw a cannon last time when I was recycling it! It was just too heavy, so I didn't collect it. Isn't that bald guy a WWII military fan? You can consider collecting it and selling it to him."

"There are plenty of those things. We can only sell them as scrap metal." Chen Xi rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Australia had a lot of cannons at the time, but because they were fighting island landing battles, the cannons on the mainland were rarely used on the battlefield and were eventually dismantled.

The most relics of World War II come from the Country of Sakura and the Country of Beautiful.

At that time, the United States provided a lot of equipment to Australia. As for those from the Sakura Country, they were naturally seized from the Japanese. The Japanese had a lot of good things because they were also looted from various countries.

The Australians at that time hated the soldiers of the Sakura Country so much that even if the other side surrendered, they chose to wipe them out completely. They had countless samurai swords and other items in their hands.

These bosses are very shrewd. They want to send the swords to the Sakura Country for repair and find the descendants of the sword owner in the hope of selling them at a higher price.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand!" The wealthy boss of the Time Antique Shop raised his hand directly.

The scene was frozen for a moment, and everyone gave up bidding. Finally, the rudder was bought by the old man.

Haha, I have Captain Cook’s logbook and navigation equipment in my shop. I will definitely make a fortune if I package and sell them.

The old man was already very happy at this moment.

He never spoke out about this for fear that his competitors would deliberately raise the price to target him.

"This old guy is really rich! He spent 350,000 to buy a broken steering wheel." Dongdong whispered to Xiao Ming.

"In my opinion, these things are all scrap metal..." Xiao Ming shook his head. Chinese people like them only think that porcelain, calligraphy and paintings are valuable, otherwise Dongdong would not spend a thousand yuan to buy that gilded Buddha statue.

The double eagle coin was also sold at a high price, and was bought for 120,000 Australian dollars.

"This money comes really quickly..."

"Chen Xi, you are really amazing."

Gou Zi and Tran were watching from the side. When they saw that the rudder and the gold coins were auctioned for so much money, they couldn't help but feel that following Chen Xi was a wise choice.

As for Thomas, to hell with him.

"Haha, there were more things that could make money in the past! The most important thing is that these are all legal businesses." Chen Xi laughed and threw out a little more bait to the two of them, which would not only arouse their curiosity but also allow the two of them to continue to follow him.

I have to say that places like Australia are different from China. They have antiques from all over the world, and in quite a lot of them.

Most of them come from the United States and the United Kingdom. In these two countries, many "merchants" "import" a large number of goods from other countries. After so many years of population migration, unexpected things often appear on the Australian continent.

The most important thing is that the mainland of Australia has hardly been affected by war, which has allowed many old objects to be preserved.

Soon, a document that was preserved quite well was taken out. It turned out that it was placed in a box.

During the transportation process, the box accidentally fell and the documents fell out.

Chen Xi immediately realized that the thing hidden in the box must be very precious.

So he quickly used a glass frame to cover the document to ensure it was properly protected.

"This is the signed document of the first Governor-General of Australia. It also has the signature of the Queen of the United Kingdom. Oh my God!"

"Let me see, it is indeed the signature of John Adrian Louis Hope and Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria)"

"This thing is still well preserved after more than a hundred years."

Various exclamations broke out in the crowd.

John Adrian Louis Hope, Marquess of Linlithgow, was the first Governor-General of Australia and was born in Scotland.

As he was a nobleman of the United Kingdom, he served as a royal court attendant. He was known as Lord Hopetoun in Australia.

In 1889, John Hope was appointed Governor of Victoria, Australia. "This person's name is so long..." Dong Dong scratched his head, unable to remember the name just now.

"The reason why the name is so long is that it contains the names of his father and grandfather, as well as a middle name. This naming method is very common in European aristocratic families and is called "duplicate name" or "double name".

Specifically, the "John" in his name is his grandfather's name, "Adrian" is his father's name, and "Louis" is a middle name. This naming method reflects the respect and inheritance of family traditions by European noble families.

In addition, the Hope family itself is a family with a long history and prominent status, so the naming method of its members may also be more complicated and special. This naming method not only represents the tradition and honor of the family, but also may reflect the expectations and respect of the society at that time for the members of the aristocratic family.

"At this time, the top student Xiao Ming began to show off his knowledge.

"As expected of a top student, he is still somewhat useful."

"That is."

After being flattered by Dongdong, Xiao Ming raised his head proudly.

"I'll give you 100,000 for this."

"This has the signature of the Queen of the United Kingdom. I'll give you $150,000!"

"Two hundred and twenty thousand!"

The bosses started bidding one by one. Actually, the value of this thing was not that high, but the Queen's signature on it made the value of this document soar. You know, the Queen's portrait is printed on the Australian currency.

Queen's Day is a very important festival held in April every year to celebrate the Queen's birthday.

Ever since Australia became a colony of the United Kingdom in 1788, the monarch of the United Kingdom has been Australia's father. Until the decline of the British Empire, Australia began to flirt with the United Kingdom.

The document was immediately auctioned off for three hundred thousand, a price that Chen Xi was more than satisfied with.

The auction lasted until 4:30 in the afternoon.

Chen Xi calculated that all the items together were sold for about 1.5 million Australian dollars.

Whether you need to pay tax when buying antiques in Australia depends on the specific purchase method and the value of the antiques.

Generally speaking, there are no direct tax issues associated with purchasing antiques, but if you choose to sell them or use them for business purposes after purchase, you may need to consider tax issues.

GST (Goods and Services Tax): For antiques purchased in Australia, if the value of the antiques exceeds A$1000, the buyer needs to pay 10% GST (Goods and Services Tax).

However, antiques purchased by individuals for private use are usually exempt from tax.

Import duties: If you purchase antiques overseas and bring them back to Australia, you may need to pay import duties.

Import taxes are calculated based on the value of the antique and the import duty rate.

The exact tax rate depends on the type, age and country of origin of the antique.

Capital Gains Tax (CGT): If you buy an antique and then sell it, you may have to pay capital gains tax if the antique has increased in value during the time you held it. CGT applies to gains made by individuals and businesses on the sale of assets, including antiques.

These bosses are not fools. Although the foreigners are very strict on tax audits, there are always reasonable ways to avoid taxes. Chen Xi's transactions with cash and gold are naturally very much in line with their wishes, so that they can also make a lot of money.

Distributing such a large number of items to different stores can solve the tax problem well.

You should know that taxes in Australia are very expensive. Many people always think about how good the medical care and welfare are abroad. In fact, this money is collected from your monthly taxes.

"Why do you want so much gold? Why don't you want cash?" After the auction ended, Xiao Ming and others gathered together to discuss.

"The global economy is not good now, so it's natural to stock up some gold." Chen Xi explained casually.

"Ah? You also know about futures."

"Isn't this taught in class..."

Hearing Xiao Ming's question, he could only shrug.

"Okay, hire more people for me, and buy all the things on this list for me." Chen Xi took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to everyone.

"What are you doing? Fighting?" Several people took a quick look at the items on the list and were obviously stunned.

The items on the list are varied and include everything from compressed biscuits and water to tents and daily necessities. It is quite complete.

The most important thing is some protective gear, which makes it easy for them to associate it with fighting.

"I'm telling you, it's the 21st century now, don't do anything messy..."

"What are you thinking about! Just buy it when I tell you to."

As soon as Xiao Ming finished speaking, Chen Xi hit him on the head.

"Pick some strong men from the company for me, all of them must be Chinese!"

"..."

Chen Xi continued to give orders, and everyone was confused by his words.

"Okay, let's go get the gold." Seeing that the antiques had been loaded into the truck, Chen Xi waved his hand and asked everyone to get on the truck to get the money.

"Why isn't that Buddha statue for sale?" Dongdong started asking on the way. He thought that thing could be sold for a lot of money.

"It's certainly useful to keep it, but it's worthless if you sell it to the foreigners, so it's better to use it to make a contribution."

"Fuck, you're acting like a patriot, but I spent a thousand dollars to buy it."

"You know nothing. Don't always stare at that little bit of money." Chen Xi gave him a displeased look.

It's only a thousand yuan, not even enough to eat two dishes in Wanshou Palace. What's there to worry about?

"Yeah, I really made a lot of money this time! I'm excited just thinking about it." Dongdong's mouth is now crooked with smile.

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