Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

"Is it a luxury item used by the royal family and nobles?" Fan Meng's eyes widened immediately after hearing what Liang En said. "That means this thing is very valuable, right?"

"It may not be as valuable as you think, because this thing has obviously been manufactured for less than ten years." Liang En shook his head and said. "Because starting from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, cheaper versions of this kind of thing gradually appeared."

After saying that, after checking the overall condition of the house, Liang En pulled a metal relief on the side of the house, then put his finger into a gap coming out of the side and gently pulled out.

Following Liang En's operation, the entire front wall of the room was opened like a refrigerator door, and then the luxuriously decorated small rooms inside were revealed, which looked like the pattern shown in the cross-section of a real house.

After stepping forward and inspecting it carefully, Liang En quickly found the place where the previous miniature oil painting should be hung and hung the small oil painting on it. Then he took a step back, took a look and nodded.

"How do you know this is a cheap version?" Joan of Arc, who also looked closely at it for a long time, asked with some confusion. "I think this thing is very delicately made. It doesn't look like cheap stuff."

"From the material here." Liang En pointed to one of the small rooms and said, "For example, the leather covering the chair is made of cowhide, which is much rougher than the one made of lambskin."

"For another example, the book on the table next to you does have words on it, but you will find that the words are printed, not handwritten. At the same time, the lace on the side of the table is also machine-made, not artificial. Braided."

Obviously, as a delicate handmade product, this dollhouse is indeed good, but in order to control costs, many details have been omitted.

"Does that mean this thing has little value?" After hearing Liang En's explanation, Fan Meng showed a look of regret on his face. After all, the historical value of this thing is not high, so if he can't exchange it for too much money, then That's such a shame.

"No, although this thing is not as precious as the dollhouses that are specially customized by senior craftsmen for the top rich and royal nobles, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can obtain." Liang En shook his head.

"This should be a toy produced by some small companies that provide luxury goods for the children of the second-tier rich, top stars or top managers. So there may be some minor issues in the details, but it is definitely not cheap. goods."

"So a dollhouse like this, which is very complete, at least 90% new, can probably be sold for around $100,000, because I remember a similar new dollhouse could be sold for $200,000."

The value of many items will form a U-shaped curve as time goes by. The price will be higher when it is brand new or has a certain age, but the price will continue to drop as the item changes from new to used.

This is especially true for luxury goods that are supplied to rich people. Even if this dollhouse is at least 90% new, or even 95% new, the price will definitely be cut in half because it is a second-hand product.

Of course, this 100,000 refers to the price of selling it directly to the buyer if a buyer is found. If it is sold to a store, the price will be halved again. After all, the consumer group for this kind of thing is too small.

"It's a pity that Uncle Nell is injured. Otherwise, if I sell this thing to him, it should be sold for sixty or seventy thousand." Pierce said with some regret at this time.

Because it was inconvenient to carry this thing around, Liang En and the others simply paid $150 to rent this warehouse for half a month.

After finishing all the things, it was around 12 noon, so they left the warehousing company and headed to the city for lunch. I have to say that as a famous tourist city, the local area is very good in terms of catering.

At least you can eat delicacies from all over the world in this place. For example, Liang En and the others had Middle Eastern-style barbecue and hand-picked rice for lunch that day. The food in the restaurant is almost the same.

Just when they were finishing eating, Pierce's phone rang, so he walked out of the restaurant to answer the phone, and when he came back, Liang En saw a smile on his face.

"Good news, Uncle Nell and his clerk are out of danger." Pierce said, waving his cell phone. "We can go to the hospital to visit him in the afternoon."

"I remember he seemed to have been shot in the stomach. What would be wrong if we went to see him just after the operation?" Liang En asked after thinking about the figure who was being carried into the ambulance with his abdomen full of blood.

"Luckily, the shot that Uncle Nell took didn't hit any important organs, so all he had to do was suture the wound and transfuse some blood." Pierce said with a smile.

"However, his clerk has a lung wound, so he will probably have to rest for a long time. Fortunately, Uncle Nell will buy a set of medical insurance for those who are employed, so it will not cause financial pressure on him."

The cost of medical treatment in the United States can be said to be unspeakable. If you don't buy any insurance, it is not uncommon for a minor cold to cost thousands of dollars.

And if you purchase some commercial insurance, doctors will rarely prescribe sky-high-priced drugs when prescribing drugs and selecting treatment plans. At the same time, most medical expenses can also be reimbursed through insurance.

So after eating, they quickly came to the hospital and, with the doctor's permission, entered the ward to visit Uncle Nell.

But when they came to the door of the ward along the corridor, they unexpectedly found two burly men wearing jeans and T-shirts sitting on the chairs at the door of the ward.

After seeing Liang En and others trying to enter, the two men stopped them, and then one person went in to ask. Soon, the door opened and the man from before waved them inside.

"Thank you for saving my son. If it weren't for you, my son's life would definitely be in danger today." When Liang En and the others entered, an old lady wearing traditional Indian clothes stood up and thanked them.

"It's nothing, this is what we should do." Pierce said with a smile, "Actually, if we encounter this kind of situation, everyone will definitely help as long as they can."

After a few words of greeting, the old lady and the strong man who had just come in retreated. Then Pierce walked to the chair next to the uncle's bed and sat down on the bed and started chatting.

According to Uncle Nell, his shooting was related to something he had obtained at an auction.

Three days ago, Uncle Nell attended an auction to auction a pipe belonging to his mother's tribe, and met a group of people competing with him.

At the beginning, that group of people increased the prices very fiercely, as if they were determined to win. But when the price exceeded $70,000, the group stopped bidding.

Since many people will set a upper limit after meeting the auction item, and will stop bidding if it exceeds the upper limit, Uncle Nell did not take this matter to heart.

But what I didn't expect was that just this morning, a man who appeared at the auction brought two other people he didn't know to the store, and then forced them to open the safe and snatch the pipe.