Once, when Ma Weidu went to Japan to participate in an auction and was interested in a knife worth 30w in a shop, Ma Weidu immediately took out a card and said, "Wrap this knife up." But I didn't expect it, but the boss said, "Don't sell it to you, swipe your card and don't sell it!" Ma Weidu was puzzled, "Why don't you sell?" ”
Ma Weidu is well known in the collecting world, and he also has his own private museum.
The museum contains many antique calligraphy and paintings that he collected, and most of the collections were collected by him .e.
Once, Ma Weidu was invited to Japan to participate in an auction.
After the auction, Ma Weidu was idle and bored, and he prepared to walk around Japan.
Walking around, Ma Weidu saw a very quaint storefront, and the sign said that this store has a history of 400 years.
Ma Weidu thought that according to Chinese history, this shop is equivalent to the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and there may be some good things in it, so he plans to go inside to see.
Ma Weidu walked into the store and found that it was a knife shop, which was full of all kinds of knives, and each knife was beautiful.
After Ma Weidu turned around the store, he took a fancy to a delicately crafted "left-handed knife" and thought that this knife was very special and wanted to buy it.
Ma Weidu asked the boss, "Boss, how much is this knife?" ”
Boss: "300,000! ”
Ma Wei felt that the price was not expensive, so he said to the boss, "I want this knife." ”
With that, he handed over his bank card.
But the boss did not take the bank card, but said to Ma Weidu: "I'm sorry, I don't sell this knife." ”
Ma Weidu was very strange and asked, "Why?" I have money in my card, and I don't pay for it? ”
Boss: "Sorry, our store has been open for 400 years, and it has always only accepted cash and does not accept credit cards." ”
Ma Weidu advised the boss: "Don't be so old-fashioned in business!" To keep pace with the times, what age is it now, and only cash is collected? ”
Unexpectedly, the boss was very stubborn and said again: "Sorry, we only accept cash." ”
Ma Weidu didn't convince the boss for half a day, and finally had to give up the left-handed knife in pain.
Later, when Ma Weidu talked about this matter on the show, his words were full of regret.
Ma Weidu basically travels all over the world every year to participate in auctions, the purpose of which is to "pick up leaks".
Once, Ma Weidu went to France to participate in an auction, but there was nothing to be gained at the auction.
Ma Wei was very unwilling, thinking that he couldn't come for a trip in vain! Just under the introduction of a local friend, I went to an antique shop.
The shop was filled with all kinds of antique porcelain, and Ma Weidu walked around the shop and found a bronze helmet at the bottom of the display shelf.
The helmet was covered with dust and was placed on the lowest floor, apparently because the boss did not pay attention to the helmet.
Ma Weidu felt that this helmet was very special, so he picked it up and looked at it carefully.
Ma Weidu found that this helmet was actually the helmet used by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the helmet was surrounded by a five-clawed golden dragon.
Although Ma Weidu saw that this helmet was a good thing, he did not make a sound and quietly put it back in its original place.
Instead, he picked up a delicate blue and white porcelain vase, walked over to the boss and asked, "Boss, how much do you want for this?" ”
Boss: "You really know the goods, this is your Qing Dynasty palace supplies, 20,000 euros." ”
Although Ma Weidu knew that the blue and white porcelain vase was fake, he did not expose the other party: "20,000 euros is too expensive, 10,000 euros." ”
Boss: "No, 18,000 euros." ”
Ma Weidu: "15,000 euros." ”
Boss: "16,000 euros." ”
Ma Weidu: "Deal." ”
After Ma Weidu gave 20,000 euros to the boss, he said to the boss: "You don't have to look for me for the rest of the money, I will pick something at random." ”
The boss was also very happy when he heard it, and said: "Well, you can pick at will." “
Ma Weidu carried it to the booth with his helmet on it.
Ma Weidu pointed to the helmet and said to the boss: "I think this helmet is quite interesting, or I will buy it with the remaining 4,000 euros." ”
When the boss heard that Ma Wei had to buy this rotten helmet for 4,000 euros, he was happy and broke it, and quickly said: "Good, good, you take it." ”
Because this helmet has been here for a long time, there is not even a person who asks for a price, and the boss is worried about how to shoot it!
After Ma Weidu returned to China, he carefully studied the helmet and found that this helmet was indeed a helmet worn by Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
If it is a valuation, it will not be less than 500 million.
Ma Weidu does have a set of "picking up leaks", but all this also comes from his rich knowledge reserves and unique vision.
Ma Weidu often said: "It is normal for me to pick up leaks, because I have liked this since I was a child, I have spent time, carrying a little money, and every time I have a harvest, I call this a thief and not empty." ”
Ma Weidu also said about the things he got from the leaks: "In the future, I will hand over all these things to the state and the society, and I will not leave a single one for my son." ”
