Antique trading has become popular on the Internet.
Online antique trading is booming in China, which can also be seen from the first annual collectors' conference of China Antique Network recently held in Shanghai. More than 300 Tibetan friends from all over the country gathered in Shanghai, and 1000 collections were displayed and exchanged. Famous appraisers had a heated discussion with Tibetan friends.
Online antique trading was not optimistic in the past, mainly because the antique market was flooded with fakes and the people in the antique industry were not ancient. Face-to-face transactions are still difficult to distinguish between true and false, and there are many traps. How can I see clearly and grasp it through the computer screen? Once you buy a fake, how to pursue it?
However, in recent years, the Internet has spread rapidly in China. Last year, the value of online shopping reached about 654.38+0294 billion yuan, and online antique trading became a "fire". Now Taobao and other comprehensive shopping websites have antique trading projects, and there are thousands of antique online stores in Taobao alone. In addition, Yachang Art Network, China Art Network, Guardian Online and other professional art websites also have antique trading sections. China Antique Network is positioned as a professional e-commerce portal for antiques and artworks. Yachang Art Network recently integrated its collection trading channel of 65438+100000 stores and 270000 pieces of antique collection trading information, creating a trading network of "honest and safe art trading information publishing platform".
Convenient operation requires vision
Online antique trading methods include online shop sales, online auction and forum exchange. The varieties traded are porcelain, jade, calligraphy and painting, bamboo and wood tooth carving, gold, silver and bronze, books and so on. According to Tibetan friends who have tasted the sweetness of online antique scouring, online antique scouring has a broad vision, sufficient information and convenient price comparison. You can search for antiques you are interested in at home and abroad. In order to attract buyers, and because the price information of other online stores is transparent, online antique dealers charge less. Moreover, online bargaining has no psychological barriers, and it also saves the pain of fatigue.
As for how to avoid buying fakes, a senior person believes that it still takes considerable insight to find antiques online. Online antique dealers are called "fidelity", so you can't trust them all. Generally speaking, antiques sold online will have clear photos from all angles, and experts can be sure. However, it is difficult to know whether the antiques sold have problems such as dark injuries, which requires the integrity of online stores and a reliable after-sales guarantee system. Some websites use Alipay and other methods, and buyers can return the goods unconditionally if they are not satisfied.
Netizens generally buy antiques with lower prices online, and when they encounter higher prices, they will also contact sellers to see the real thing. Now many antique dealers are "amphibians" of physical stores and outlets. They sell gadgets online every day to earn a little money, and at the same time sell heavyweight antiques.
Make friends and improve the rules.
Online antique trading is bringing a lot of new atmosphere to the traditional antique industry, and its convenient operation allows a large number of fans who were not antique dealers to open stores online. Mr. Guo, who is engaged in medical work, said that after he opened the online shop "Gu Bao Zhai", he not only made many friends, but also brought him considerable economic benefits. The transaction volume of the store has been ranked in the top ten or so. The online antique trading platform has also become a platform for antique lovers to make friends and consult, and it has also become the most detailed and timely information base in the antique trading market. The operational norms of online trading may also promote the perfection of "rules" and "ethics" of antique trading.