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Lin Xiao said, "Boss Xu, could you please appraise these? If the price is right, I'll leave them with you."

Xu Rushan had dealt with Lin Xiao before and knew that although the young man was not old, he had sharp experience and a keen eye for antiques.

Though Xu hadn't asked, he could guess that these seven Yuan Datou coins were likely picked up here, on this very street.

For someone like Lin Xiao, if you tried to deceive him or offer too low of a price, you could forget about doing business with him again.

After a moment of thought, Xu Rushan said, "Eagle Yang edge, 30,000 Yuan. T-shaped edge, 33,000 Yuan."

The Eagle Yang edge Yuan Datou had a recycling price of 30,000 Yuan from the system, but the market valuation was 33,000 Yuan.

Xu Rushan's offer of 30,000 Yuan was fair.

If this were anyone else, he wouldn't offer so much—at most, he'd offer 25,000 Yuan.

Of course, if Lin Xiao really intended to sell, he could easily get 33,000 Yuan at another place.

But that would be a waste of time.

At 33,000, unless you're selling to a private collector, no shop would accept that price.

It's simple—shops need to make a profit, so they always need to leave some room to earn.

Lin Xiao nodded. "Boss Xu, you're straightforward. I'll go with this price."

Xu Rushan also smiled. "I'll transfer the money to you."

They quickly completed the transaction, and the viewers watching couldn't believe their eyes.

"One coin for over 30,000 Yuan?"

"Damn, I can't believe it!"

"My eyes are turning red!"

"Boss Lin, how did you figure this out?"

"Wasn't the old man acting?"

"The first one was definitely a setup, but the second... it was really real!"

"The antique street has so many tricks, it's impossible to tell what's real and what's fake."

"If it were me, I would never have believed that old man was selling real coins!"

"Who would believe it? Look at those vendors, who believed him?"

"Those vendors probably regret it now, their insides are probably turning green with envy."

"Regret doesn't help. At the end of the day, it's about experience and expertise."

The payment was completed, and Lin Xiao had made 219,000 Yuan from those seven Yuan Datou coins!

And Lin Xiao had only spent 3,500 Yuan.

Xu Rushan then asked, "Did you buy them outside?"

Lin Xiao wasn't shy about it. "Yeah, I bought them for 5,000 Yuan each."

5,000 each...

Xu Rushan didn't even know what to say.

Anyone who knew a little about antiques wouldn't sell them for so cheap.

But even if they didn't know much, they wouldn't sell them for 5,000 Yuan either.

It was clear that the coins had been left by the old man's family. He probably thought they were just old items and took them to the antique market to sell.

He knew they were old items but didn't know their actual value, so he threw out a random price, never expecting to actually sell them.

The antique market was like that—if you have antiques but don't know their real value, it's hard to find a reliable way to price them.

If you go to a stall, the vendor isn't going to tell you the truth. They'll probably talk you into selling for less.

If you go to a shop, they'll appraise it for you, but if you want to sell, they'll still undercut you.

The market is full of tricks, and ordinary people can't really navigate it.

Lin Xiao stood up. "I'll be on my way. If I find something good, I'll come back."

Xu Rushan stood up to see him off. When they reached the door, he looked at Lin Xiao's phone hanging on his chest. "Mr. Lin, are you livestreaming?"

"Yeah, I'm livestreaming."

"Which platform? I'll check it out."

"Husha."

Lin Xiao gave him his room number.

After Lin Xiao left, Xu Rushan found his livestream channel and took a look. There were only a couple hundred viewers.

But the bullet comments were overflowing, making it look like thousands of people were watching.

He sat down, found Lin Xiao's previous livestream replay, and started watching. He wanted to see how Lin Xiao found the newspaper and the Yuan Datou coins.

...

After leaving the shop, Lin Xiao glanced at the time. "It's getting late. I'll grab something to eat and see you this afternoon."

He ended the livestream.

While he was eating, someone shared the content of his livestream online.

"The Greatest Bargain Hunter in History, One Yuan for a Treasure, 80,000 Times the Return!"

"Lin Xiao's Second Bargain, 5,000 Yuan for a Genuine Yuan Datou!"

As soon as these two videos were released, Lin Xiao became an overnight sensation!

"Is this scripted?"

"No way, I've been watching from the start, it's really true!"

"I just saw a guy find a Yuan Datou coin, are these two the same?"

"Yeah, it's the same, I can tell by the voice."

"Damn, a one-yuan newspaper flipped for 80,000?"

"This streamer is insane! Bought a vase for 300, sold it for 350?"

"Damn, this is basically getting it for free!"

"A ragged old newspaper sold for 80,000, how is that even possible?"

"This streamer is seriously amazing."

"The old man selling the Yuan Datou coins—he really looked like he was setting up a trap, but it turned out to be real."

"Hey, check out Lin Xiao's livestream replay. There was another setup earlier, just like this old man, one was real and one was fake."

"This streamer really knows his stuff. His eye for things is incredible!"