Reborn in America: I Have an Equipment Slot

"Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly. How much do you want for it?" After realizing that this thing was probably not genuine, Irving was speechless.

"Ten thousand dollars." The middle-aged man glanced calmly at Owen and continued to explain:

"According to historical records, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, because the United States did not yet master the technology of porcelain firing, a large number of Chinese porcelains were exported to the United States. Although this piece of porcelain is less than three hundred years old, it is definitely a precious work of art."

Although his intuition told him that it was indeed a precious piece of porcelain, Irving dared not trust his intuition at this moment.

After all, I'm running a business now, and if something goes wrong, I'll definitely lose a lot of money.

After thinking for a moment, Irving immediately took out his phone and searched online.

Similar lotus-shaped porcelain pieces were indeed found to be sold online, with prices generally reaching tens of thousands of US dollars.

However, it is obvious that the same rare porcelain sold online was made during the Qianlong era.

In other words, this piece of porcelain is most likely a fake.

The bottom is pieced together from the base of a porcelain piece from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

After having this conjecture, Irving immediately picked up the porcelain in one hand and a magnifying glass in the other, and examined it carefully again.

Sure enough, he saw a tiny crack at the bottom of the porcelain.

The crack runs all the way around, basically confirming that this porcelain piece is a fake made with a "spliced ​​base".

I never expected to run into someone selling counterfeit goods so early in the morning.

Irving cursed inwardly, then slowly put down the porcelain in his hand.

Irving originally wanted to kick the other person out, but when he thought about his task of accurately valuing ten items, he pondered for a moment and then held up five fingers.

"$50." Irving put down the magnifying glass and immediately brandished his dragon-slaying sword. "If you're willing to sell, I'll give you cash right now."

"What?? How much?"

Upon hearing Irving's offer, the middle-aged man's brain instantly went blank.

Wait a minute, $50?

This is a fine example of Oriental porcelain from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty! Do you even have eyes?

The fat man opened his mouth to curse, but seeing Irving's calm demeanor, he held back, took a deep breath, and asked, "Excuse me, are you joking?"

"I'm not kidding, this thing is only worth $50." Irving explained calmly, "The bottom of your porcelain piece shows that it was made during the Ming Dynasty, but the mark on it is from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. You can take a magnifying glass and take a look. There is a fine, flat crack around the bottom of the porcelain, which is obviously a fake."

"This kind of handicraft would cost at most a few dozen US dollars in China. You can see for yourself if you don't believe me."

The middle-aged man immediately picked up a magnifying glass and began to examine it carefully.

He was stunned to find a smooth crack around the bottom of the bowl.

I took out my phone and searched for the price of porcelain in this situation.

Upon discovering that these counterfeit Oriental porcelains could only fetch a maximum of $50, the middle-aged man was immediately convinced.

He sighed, pondered for a moment, then shrugged and spread his hands. "$55. If you agree, I'll sell it to you."

"No problem!" Owen was slightly taken aback when he heard that the other party had accepted his offer, but his face immediately lit up with joy.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this item is a fake. To these uninformed white people, whether it's a fake or not doesn't matter. As long as it's porcelain from the East, it's elegant and beautiful!

I bought this porcelain piece for $55, and I could easily sell it for over $100.

"But I want cash, I don't accept checks!" The middle-aged man with a full beard reluctantly placed the porcelain into the wooden box and handed it to Owen.

To be honest, people who come to pawnshops to sell things are basically those who are really struggling to make ends meet and urgently need money, or those whose goods are of questionable origin and cannot be sold through legitimate channels. Otherwise, why would anyone come to a pawnshop to get ripped off?

Irving pulled out $55 in cash, wrote a receipt by hand, and handed over the money and the goods.

As soon as the transaction was completed, Irving saw the progress bar on the equipment panel in front of him jump one step.

Progress: [2/10]

After placing the porcelain piece on the shelf, Irving picked up the label printer and wrote down a price of $200.

The doorbell rang again at the pawn shop.

Seeing that the customer who came in was a blonde beauty, Owen's eyes lit up, and he immediately greeted her warmly, "Hello, beautiful lady, what would you like to buy? Are you here to buy something, or to sell something?"

Clearly, the blonde woman had overheard Irving haggling over the price, and after hesitating for a long time in front of the counter, she finally took a black box out of her bag.

Upon opening the black box, a brooch shaped like the Black Widow immediately caught Irving's eye.

Wow, that's shiny! It's probably something good!

Irving's eyes were immediately drawn to the brooch.

"This was left to me by my grandmother. She said it was a very precious brooch, but I've always hated spiders, and I've recently run into some trouble and urgently need money, so what do you think I can sell this for?" The blonde beauty bit her lip and said truthfully.

"No problem!" Owen picked up the brooch and examined it carefully with a magnifying glass.

Although this spider jewelry looks like it's made of treasures, with gemstones resembling agate on its rear, silver metal joints that appear to be made of platinum, and a giant diamond set on its head, it looks extremely luxurious and beautiful.

But his intuition told him that this kind of jewelry, especially one that was set with many diamonds, probably wouldn't sell for much money now.

But just to be on the safe side, Irving still searched online to see if there were any similar styles he could refer to.

But as soon as he started searching, Irving realized something was wrong.

Based on the brand logo and design style on the box, this Black Widow-shaped brooch was likely made by a famous Russian jeweler and designed by the world-renowned jewelry designer Faber.

This jewelry designer is extraordinary; without exception, every piece of jewelry he designs is a top-tier piece.

Although the price of this Black Widow-shaped brooch could not be found online, historically, almost every piece of jewelry designed by Faber can fetch a considerable price.

There is even a seemingly ordinary diamond necklace that, after being branded by Faber, can fetch a high price of $2 at auction!

Irving looked conflicted, standing there with his chin in his hand, deep in thought for a long time.

Clearly, although his intuition told him that the brooch wouldn't sell for much, it was actually quite valuable.

"How much are you planning to sell this Black Widow brooch for, ma'am?" After thinking for a moment, Owen looked up at the blonde beauty and asked.

"2000 US dollars?" The blonde woman bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then tentatively asked.

Upon hearing the offer, Irving immediately reached out his hand and grinned.

"make a deal!"