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

Chapter 93 Antique Shotgun
Boss Lei didn't mean to scare everyone. He had a friend who knew two mammoth ivory hunters in Russia, and both of them had left.

Since it was discovered that mammoth ivory was valuable, almost all the residents there have gone looking for it, and some have even made it a profession.

Ironically, after the collapse of the Great Mao, the local economy's mines and factories closed down one after another, and the economic lifeline was almost paralyzed. No one expected that it would be the mammoth that saved the local economy.

But it is not easy to obtain this ancient gift.

First, you have to endure months of freezing temperatures, fend off the threat of Siberian brown bears and swarms of mosquitoes.

Secondly, to dig out this kind of ivory, people often use a high-pressure water gun to continuously spray water at the permafrost until a hole appears that allows people to enter the permafrost. Once someone goes in, they are buried inside.

All I can say is that people die for money and birds die for food!

"Instead of looking for mammoth ivory, you might as well go panning for gold. Isn't it popular to look for gold now?" said Boss Lei.

The main reason is that gold is available in countries around the world, and California used to be a holy place for gold mining. You don't have to travel so far, and it's much safer than looking for mammoth ivory.

After hearing this, everyone felt that it was right.

Li Qiu Shui and his team searched the entire container and found only three mammoth tusks, one of which was severely damaged and not very valuable. The total value was around US$80,000.

This made Li Qiu Shui very happy.

Because the next container to be auctioned was right next to them, the scene of them digging out the mammoth ivory was visible to others.

Many people slapped their thighs in regret. After all, some of them had competed just now, but unfortunately they failed to persevere to the end.

At this time, the next container was also auctioned off, and Jim won it for just over four thousand dollars.

He found two new three-wheeled motorcycles inside.

Jim was so happy that he drove his three-wheeled motorcycle for a ride on the spot.

You know, the price of a three-wheeled motorcycle in the United States is not cheap, ranging from 7,000 to 12,000 US dollars.

One three-wheeled motorcycle can make back the investment, let alone two. These two motorcycles are still brand new, they will definitely not be sold at second-hand prices!

In Lin Yuan’s live broadcast room, everyone exclaimed “Wow!”

The average price is around $10,000?
A three-wheeled motorcycle worth more than 70,000 RMB.

Americans are still rich!

If they add tens of thousands more, they can buy a nice car in China, especially a domestic car. If they remember correctly, they can buy a used car in the United States for tens of thousands of dollars, right?

The automobile market in the United States is not like the Chinese market. Americans prefer to go to the used car market. It’s not that they can’t afford it. They don’t care about the luxury of a car, but pay more attention to its practicality.

Therefore, it is not easy to see luxury cars such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the second-hand market in the United States. On the contrary, models such as Chevrolet and Ford Edge are very popular in the United States.

"Is there any way? I also want to go to the United States to sell three-wheeled vehicles."

"The tariffs should be quite high, right? It's not as profitable as everyone thinks."

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As everyone knows, the situation between China and the United States has changed in recent years.

Another twenty or thirty minutes later, under Lin Yuan's instructions, Liu Xin photographed a container and found two antique hunting rifles worth about US$50,000.

"Hunting rifles have always been popular collectibles in Europe and the United States," said Boss Lei.

In particular, the price of antique double-barreled shotguns remains high. For example, at the antique gun trading fair in Europe, the ones with the highest prices are mostly those with beautiful carvings and engravings. Most of the double-barreled shotguns with such craftsmanship were used by nobles, so these double-barreled shotguns have certain historical value.

"Is this from Germany?" Paul took it in his hand, looked at it for a while and said.

As a true American, I know a little bit about guns.

Bullets of this caliber are not military-grade, but rather large hunting bullets. When firing this bullet, the muzzle energy exceeds 4500 joules, which is enough to kill large animals such as elephants.

There is a slide button behind the gun's bolt. When the slide button slides to the front end, the front trigger fires rifle bullets and the rear trigger fires shotgun shells.

The receiver, upper tang, bolt, takedown ring, hammer, lever, barrel breech and buttplate are all engraved with arabesque and artistic borders. The scrollwork and engraved borders are decorated with numerous gold inlay borders. There is a gold inlay band and an engraved scallop band on the barrel at the muzzle.

"A hunting rifle like this can be considered a work of art."

Not long after, Huo Qingtong also spent more than 9,000 US dollars to buy a container, and found an antique crystal chandelier inside.

“Is this a lamp?”

Some people were surprised.

At first glance, it looked like a boat, about 40 centimeters long and slightly yellow in color.

"It's a lamp, but it's just a lamp shell made of citrine." said Boss Lei.

By now, he was somewhat impressed by Lin Yuan's treasure hunting vision. Every time he made a move, it was so accurate that he was a little unconfident.

Crystal is worthless now, but it was a treasure in the past! Crystal has been revered as one of the seven treasures by Buddhists since ancient times.

In ancient times, it was regarded as a sacred and pure gem and was widely used in religious ceremonies, royal treasures and works of art.

Not to mention my country, as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, crystal had become a rare commodity and was used.

Crystals also appeared frequently in other ancient civilizations and played an important role.

For example, the priests of Lubaanda, the capital of the ancient Andean civilization, used crystal tools to perform various spells, because people at that time believed that crystals had supernatural powers and that using crystals as tools could make spells more powerful.

The high price of crystal and the craftsmanship required of the carver meant that only royalty, religious groups or aristocrats would commission these treasures.

The crystal chandelier in front of you has a very obvious religious color.

"I think this crystal chandelier might be a product of the Byzantine workshop," Boss Lei continued.

Many of the crystal lamps from late antiquity that have survived to this day are products of Byzantine workshops dating back to the fifth century. Most of these lamps are in the shape of marine life or decorated with seascapes.

Just like the crystal chandelier in front of you, it is made in the shape of a boat, very distinctive.

"Boss Lei, how much is it worth?" Huo Qingtong asked.

The others also pricked up their ears to listen.

"This kind of handicraft usually has to be signed to be truly valuable. It's a bit like our ancient porcelain, with the difference between those with inscriptions and those without.

The ones with inscriptions are usually from official kilns, while the ones without inscriptions are usually from folk kilns, and their value is very different. Of course, it does not mean that folk kilns do not have fine products.

The same goes for crystal chandeliers. Those with signatures are usually made by famous artists, while those without signatures are generally products of small workshops.

This one is pretty good, I guess it won’t be less than $4.” Boss Lei told everyone.

(End of this chapter)