Ma Weidu: If the seller says four words, no matter how you negotiate the price afterwards, it will all be in vain. Why?

There is an old saying in China: "Collection in prosperous times is gold in troubled times." This sentence means that in the prosperous times, many people will use their money to collect various antiques, calligraphy and paintings, artworks, etc., because these things will have a lot of room for appreciation in the prosperous times. If the world is not very 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 paintings may become worthless in troubled times. Therefore, many people will go to the antique market to buy some antique calligraphy and painting items. When they fall in love with an item, they will start bargaining. After all, it is one of the rules to ask for a high price and pay back the money. However, sometimes if the seller After saying 4 words, no matter how hard you bargain, it will be in vain. What is the reason behind this? First, it is the seller’s bottom line and cannot be compromised.

When the seller says 4 words, no matter what the buyer says, the seller only has 4 words. These 4 words are actually very simple, that is, "consider". Of course, this consideration is not Let the seller consider it instead let the buyer consider it.

One year, the author saw a lotus lotus root mud inkstone that he liked very much at a stall in the Antique City in Changsha, Hunan Province. The clay inkstone was indeed made in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Whether it is freehand brushwork or clay knife repair, there is no sense of stagnation. So I negotiated the price with the seller.

Although the seller resisted the author's quotation in various ways at the beginning, as the author persisted and made drastic changes, the seller slowly lowered the price. When the seller came up with another price, At that time, I was about to cut down again, but the seller said 4 words, just "consider it", and then stopped the process of bargaining, but talked about the benefits of the square inkstone in my hand. At this time The author suddenly realized that this price is already the seller's bottom line. After all, people are in business and want to make money. After all, no one will lose money and make money. Second, it is the dignity of the seller that cannot be trampled upon.

It is said that the rich are the uncles. Although the seller is selling things, it does not mean that the seller needs to be coy, especially when the item in the person's hand is a genuine product. If the price is repeatedly reduced, the seller's dignity will be lost. There is nothing left. It is no different from beggars among the people. The seller also has dignity. The relevant price is his dignity, his recognition of the relevant items and his respect for himself. If he keeps following without a bottom line If your price goes up, what does that mean? Third, it is the dignity of related items and cannot be desecrated.

Many people in the antique business believe that the items they sell are dignified. Although their items cannot speak, they represent Chinese civilization and the inheritance of traditional culture. , from the time this item came into my hands, it passed through the hands of many literati. Although I need to sell it, it does not mean that I want to compromise the dignity of the related items and kick it. When stepping in the mud, you need to maintain the dignity of the items and the dignity of traditional Chinese culture.

Of course, this is limited to those who sell genuine products. For those who sell fake products, they only value the dignity of money, which is beyond the scope of this article.