Ma Weidou: If the seller says four words, it's futile for you to bargain again. Why?

There is an old saying in China that "gold comes out of troubled times". This sentence means that in prosperous times, many people will take out money to collect all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, works of art and so on. Because these things will have a lot of room for appreciation in the prosperous times. If the world is not so good, then many people will focus on collecting gold, because gold has the function of preserving value and can be converted into cash at the first time, while antique calligraphy and painting may be worthless in troubled times. Therefore, many people will go to the antique market to find some antique calligraphy and painting, and when they look at an item, they will start bargaining. After all, asking for money on the ground is also one of the rules, but sometimes the seller says four words, no matter how you bargain, what is the reason?

First, this is the seller's bottom line and can't give in. When the seller says four words, no matter what the buyer says, the seller only has four words. These four words are actually very simple, that is, "consider". Of course, this consideration does not mean that the seller should consider it, but that the buyer should consider it.

One year, the author saw a lotus root lotus root inkstone that he liked very much at a booth in Changsha Antique City, Hunan Province, and stopped to have a good look. At that time, he searched for a long time to make sure that this inkstone really belonged to the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and there was no sense of stagnation in both freehand brushwork and clay carving. So I bargained with the seller.

Although at the beginning, the seller was in conflict with the author's quotation, but with the unremitting and drastic efforts of the author, the seller slowly lowered the price. When the seller quoted another price, I was going to cut it again, but the seller only said four words "think about it", and then he stopped bargaining and talked about the benefits of this inkstone in his hand. At this time, the author suddenly realized that this price is already the seller's bottom line.

Second, it is the dignity of the seller and cannot be trampled on. It is said that the rich man is the uncle. Although sellers sell things, it doesn't mean that sellers need to be condescending, especially when the goods in others' hands are genuine. If the price is reduced again and again, the dignity of the seller will be lost, which is no different from that of beggars begging for food. The related price is his dignity, his recognition of related items and his respect for himself. If he follows your price repeatedly without a bottom line, that means.

Third, it is the dignity of related items, which cannot be profaned. There are many people in the antique business who think that the goods they sell are dignified. Although their own articles can't speak, this article represents Chinese civilization and the inheritance of traditional culture. I don't know how many literati have passed through this article when it came into my own hands. Although I need to sell it, it doesn't mean I have to lose the dignity of related items and step in the mud pit. I need to maintain the dignity of things.

Of course, this is limited to selling genuine products. For those who sell fakes, all they care about is the dignity of money, which is beyond the scope of this article.