Before the Qing Dynasty, people called precious antiquities "bone Dong", the so-called "bone", taking the meaning of rotten flesh and bones, which means preserving the essence of the past. Later, it gradually became antiques and antiques. In fact, "antique", "bone dong" and "antique" are the same meaning, but due to the changes of the times, people call it differently.
From the comparison of cultural relics and antiques or antiques, cultural relics are greater than antiques or antiques in terms of time coverage, because cultural relics can be ancient, modern or contemporary, as long as they are excellent cultural products can be included in the category of cultural relics. Antiques and antiques are not the case, and modern and contemporary things cannot be called antiques and antiques. Because many cultural relics have a high artistic appreciation value, collectors refer to them as collecting works of art.
An ancient work of art is a cultural relic for the cultural relics department because it has cultural protection value; for investors, it is an antique because it has a value-added value; for collectors, it is an antique art because it has art appreciation value. For the sake of protecting cultural relics, the state encourages "treasures to be hidden by the people" for cultural relics that are not national treasures, and allows private circulation according to law, which paves the way for the development of folk collection and the rise of the antique art market.
Antiques belong to a special industry, and it has become a corresponding industry according to the characteristics of the industry. Because its service targets are mainly for those literati and inkers, as well as people from all walks of life who have status, status, economic strength and certain cultural accomplishment, they have different business philosophies from other industries.
First, there is no rule for returns
The antique industry is an industry with knowledge and eyesight, people who understand and are experts will buy, since they understand antiques, buying real and buying false generally says that there is no return rule. It includes a lot of complex causes. For example, antiques, there is basically no price standard, in the transaction process, the two sides must go through the history, culture, appreciation of views, identification ability and other comprehensive knowledge of the contest after the voluntary transaction. At the same time, because the after-sales disability damage cannot effectively define the responsibility of both parties, it is more important to pay more attention to the friendship and trust between the buyer and the seller after long-term contact and exchange, so it is possible to negotiate with each other in the transaction or after the transaction.
Second, the transaction should not be watched
When a store has customers and deals with the owner, others should recuse themselves for the time being. The reasons for this are also manifold. Among them, there is mainly confidentiality in terms of price, commodities, etc., especially for insider customers, regardless of the authenticity of the price of the commodity, generally confidential to others.
Third, there is no such thing as fraud
All who buy and sell antiques must be connoisseurs, connoisseurs must have a certain degree of connoisseurship, and the authenticity and falsity of antiques, age and taste are extremely complex, understanding and cognition, views and conclusions are different, is the experts of the joint argument and research project. And with the market, price and market trading circulation intertwined, without a strong professional quality and recognition of the eyesight is impossible to collect good, less, fine, strange, excellent antique art, and some antiques even the seller can not study thoroughly.
In fact, buying and selling antiques is a contest between the buyer and the seller in the field of knowledge, maybe the seller has sold it, maybe the buyer has bought the fake and bought the wrong one, and can only summarize the lessons learned by each other, it is two different concepts from fraud. The so-called antique industry is not dare to get involved in the general people, the difficulty is in the true and false, for the layman can not understand the connotation of the antique industry.
Fourth, we must not compete for buying and selling
If in the process of purchasing goods, when the buyer gets the goods in his hand and bargains with the seller, and the third party also wants to see and want to buy, then it cannot be asked from the buyer's hand, only after the buyer puts the goods down after the transaction is not completed, the third party has the right to take it in his hand to examine and trade with the seller. Since the former has given up, it has no right to trade again.
Fifth, claims should be realistic
If the buyer must compensate for damage to the goods, the seller cannot deliberately raise the price of the goods for this purpose. The amount of compensation should be negotiated with each other at the basic market price of the bid price.
Sixth, the same industry should not be presumptuous evaluation
If the buyer buys the goods of a certain store, other stores and merchants should not make any unfavorable evaluations of their authenticity and price points. This is not only a professional ethic in the business field, but also a professional ethic that the antique industry must understand.
7. Strict confidentiality
Historically, the antique industry has kept various information between commodities, prices, authenticity and merchants secret from each other, and even if some information is obtained, it is only known in the heart, never spreading or spreading, and can not intentionally degrade each other.
VIII. Definition of layman
Whether they are experts, experts, collectors, or enthusiasts, those who do not deal with insiders and do not understand the basic jargon and rules of the industry are regarded as laymen. Those who do not go through market operation, do not carry out market circulation and traders, not only can not master the ability to identify authenticity, but also can not communicate in professional discussions and exchanges.
9. Entrusted transactions are more flexible
Entrusting an intermediary to sell goods, if the entrusted person does not want the buyer and seller to meet, the seller may draw up the minimum price of the goods to be sold, and the client shall not interfere with the amount of money made from it; if the buyer and seller are allowed to directly trade by the intermediary, they will each pay 10% of the intermediary's fee after the transaction.
10. Mutual benefit of cooperation and risk sharing
The relationship between the merchants is better, on the basis of mutual trust, one of the goods bought, the other party is optimistic, can be joint stock plus, and jointly set the sales price, after the goods are sold, both sides get 50% of the cost and profit. Regardless of whether the goods are genuine or unsalable, the responsibility of both parties bears, and the contract cannot be unilaterally broken.
Eleven, value good word of mouth
The antique industry attaches great importance to word of mouth, if a business is trustworthy, decent, fair, knowledgeable and discerning, is regarded as a good popularity, and is willing to deal with it in the industry. If you are not a good person, you will eventually be gradually alienated and snubbed in the industry, not only will your knowledge and eyesight not be improved, but there will be fewer and fewer people doing business with them.
The above are only some common and commonly applied rules in the antique industry, but also the most basic requirements, in the context of the new era, some may be out of date, but still have important reference significance.
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