Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 30 You're only 250, give me a sincere price
On the other side, Henry squatted in front of a stall, his eyes fell on an item: "Boss, what is this?"

"Dzi beads!" The stall owner glanced at Henry.

The object does look a bit like a Dzi bead, but its size is ridiculously large, with a diameter as thick as a fist, about 25 centimeters long, and hollow.

Henry's eyes widened: "Dzi beads? You call this thing Dzi beads?"

Don't think that just because I'm a foreigner you can talk nonsense!
It’s not like Henry hasn’t seen Dzi beads before.

When he was studying in China, he had a friend who often wore a string of Dzi beads on his wrist.

According to his friend, Dzi beads are mainly produced in the Himalayas of Xinjiang, eastern Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Ladakh, etc., and are a rare gem. Dzi beads are nine-eyed stone shale, containing jade and agate components. They are one of the seven treasures of Tibetan Buddhism and are recorded in history books as "nine-eyed stone Dzi beads".

In addition, the size range of Dzi beads is usually between 9 mm and 12 mm, which is the most orthodox size. Pure Dzi beads larger than 12 mm are very rare.

In real life, Dzi beads longer than 60 mm are also very rare. For example, the size of Tibetan seven-eye Dzi beads is usually 1.2 cm in diameter and 5.2 cm in length.

It should be noted that the size of Dzi beads is not the only criterion for measuring their value, but the number of eyes on the Dzi beads is the key.

The more eyes a bird has and the rarer the single eyes are, the higher the price.

"How many eyes does it have?" Henry asked again.

The stall owner picked up the item and counted the circles on the surface of the item. Before he finished counting, he said, "It has eighty-four eyes. This kind is hard to find."

"Dzi beads are used to ward off evil spirits. The more eyes the better."

The stall owner was right, Dzi beads are said to ward off evil spirits.

In traditional Tibetan culture, Dzi beads are sacred objects and amulets for worship in Buddhist temples. The number of eyes on Dzi beads ranges from one to multiple, and each number of eyes on Dzi beads has its own unique meaning. For example, a Dzi bead with one eye is believed to increase wisdom, ward off evil spirits, and attract noble people.

It is worth mentioning that the nine-eyed Dzi bead is the most noble among all Dzi beads. It symbolizes compassion, supreme Buddhist teachings, great authority, freedom from suffering and attainment of happiness, and can also transform small cleverness into great wisdom.

At the same time, "nine" represents great perfection in Tantric Buddhism, so many people like to raise nine-eyed totem Dzi beads.

Henry's mouth twitched.

This is not for warding off evil spirits, you can use it to catch monsters.

"How is it? Do you like it?"

Henry waved his hand: "Excuse me."

Henry had been around China for some time and understood some of the Chinese ways of society, so he did not directly say that the goods they were selling were fake.

"If you miss this opportunity, you won't find this store anymore. If you like it, the price can be negotiated."

Henry is not a rich and stupid person. Why would he buy it when he knew it was fake?

Seeing that Henry was unmoved, the stall owner put down the so-called "Dzi Beads", picked up an item, and said, "Since you don't like Dzi Beads, how about this one?"

"What is this?" Henry asked with some confusion.

This was something Henry had never seen before. It was in the shape of half a peach, with a stem and peach leaves surrounding it. It looked full and interesting, and made people happy.

The stall owner raised his eyelids and said, "Brush washer."

"Pen washer? What is a pen washer?" Henry asked without understanding.

The stall owner coughed lightly and said, "The pen washer is a kind of stationery besides the four treasures of the study: pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. It is a vessel used to hold water for washing pens."

Henry suddenly had a flash of light and blurted out, “The thing you use to hold washable brushes?”

During his study in China, Henry took several calligraphy classes. After each class, he had to clean the brush, otherwise it would be very troublesome to use it next time. In addition, if the brush is not cleaned thoroughly, it will cause great damage to the brush.

"But why is it different from what I have seen?"

The stall owner laughed: "That's something you don't know. Pen washers come in various shapes and styles. It's normal that you haven't seen one." Pen washers are born together with brushes. In addition to their practical value, they are also elegant and exquisite, with unique shapes and decorations. They are deeply loved by literati and poets who pursue elegance and refined lifestyle.

"Look, doesn't it look like a peach cut in half? This is the peach-style brush washer, named after its shape. There are similar ones like the lotus brush washer..."

The stall owner kept talking.

Seeing that Henry was listening intently, the stall owner took the opportunity to say, "Since we are so lucky to have such a relationship, I will give it to you at a low price."

"How many?"

"It's not much, just this amount." The stall owner stretched out two fingers and shook them.

"Twenty dollars?" Henry tried to reply.

"Bullshit! You're wishing! This is 20,000." The stall owner said angrily.

Henry immediately retorted, "Twenty thousand? Even robbery wouldn't dare to rob that much."

The stall owner thought: Of course I don’t do as much robbery as I do, what a hopeless future! The risk is still high, only fools would do robbery.

"Then how much do you want?" The stall owner said calmly.

He could see that this person really liked his peach-style brush washer, and his thoughts were all on his face. For such a person, he would be sorry if he didn't cheat him.

"200, no more." After all, Henry studied in China. He didn't learn the essence of bargaining, but he did learn the basics.

"This is an antique. Do you understand what an antique is? If you can't buy it for 200, add more." The stall owner seemed to have Henry in his sights.

"250?"

The stall owner rolled his eyes and said, "You're only 250, give me a sincere price."

"300, no more. I bought one on Amazon. It's shipped from China and is authentic," said Henry.

In fact, it’s even cheaper if you buy it on Temu.

Temu is the overseas version of Pinxixi, and you can get a refund without returning the product! Now, many Americans are taking advantage of this and buying products on Temu.

Pinxixi does not dare to act tough overseas and basically will not cause trouble for buyers, but will only put the blame on the merchants.

Henry heard that some merchants in China were badly cheated.

“I can’t buy this on Amazon…”

Before the stall owner finished speaking, Henry searched out the same model of pen washer and showed it to the stall owner.

When the stall owner saw it, his heart sank.

He forced a smile and said, "It's not an antique. It's not valuable."

"I don't want an antique either! Okay, you can keep it for the New Year." Henry used the Chinese's ultimate bargaining trick - walk away.

As expected, he was not disappointed. Just after he walked out a few steps, the stall owner shouted loudly: "Come back, I'll give it to you. 300 is 300."

He never loses.

This thing only costs 10 dollars to buy. He bought it from Temu, where there are a lot of them, and he can even make it to order and have it aged, but the cost is a bit high, so he is too lazy to do it.

To cheat foreigners, do you need to make it look old?
Look, isn’t this little cutie being fooled?
He usually does business with foreigners because they are easier to cheat and don't know anything.

Henry happily gave the money and walked towards Lin Yuan with the peach-style brush washer.

(End of this chapter)