Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 284 - 237: So expensive? Impossible, right? _2

Chapter 284: Chapter 237: So expensive? Impossible, right? _2

Actually, it’s just a part of it. Sean Knight left more than half of it in the spatial realm.

The truth is that there are too many things, and it is not good for him to bring them all out.

So this time, he took out a set of copper Buddhist utensils, two golden Buddhas (one tall and one short), a box of Buddhist scriptures, and the wooden Buddha statue.

"Come, let me help you carry it." Howard Richardson wanted to grab the box.

"No, you can’t carry it." Sean Knight hurriedly stopped him.

But Howard Richardson didn’t listen to him and tried to carry the box and walk out, but then, he felt awkward - he couldn’t lift it!

"I told you, you can’t lift it." Sean Knight laughed.

Other than the books and the wooden Buddha statue, everything else here is made of heavy metal. This set weighs at least fifty or sixty kilograms. How could someone as pampered as Howard Richardson possibly lift it up?

Howard Richardson almost twisted his waist, and he was a bit puzzled:

"What’s in here? It can’t be just stones, right? Why is it so heavy?"

Sean Knight waved his hands:

"How could it be stones? Bronze ware, Buddha statues, and so on. Oh, by the way, you are just weak. Don’t make excuses for yourself."

After saying that, he carried the box out of the door.

Seeing Sean Knight easily pick up the box, Howard Richardson was a bit skeptical:

"Is it because I’ve been sitting too much lately that I’m really weak? It shouldn’t be though, I haven’t even sat that much."

He thought about it, but he quickly caught up with Sean Knight.

If he couldn’t lift it, he would be slower than Sean Knight, and he might really need to see a male doctor.

When they arrived at Melvin Richardson’s home, there were already two people there.

One man was about 47 or 48 years old, chatting with Melvin Richardson, and the other was a young man, about 23-24 years old, looking a bit restrained.

"Mr. Knight is here." Since outsiders were present, Melvin Richardson was very polite, standing up and greeting him. "Let me introduce you. This is Gemstone Expert Zachary Scott. He is particularly knowledgeable about Buddha statues. Mr. Scott, this is Sean Knight I was talking about. He mainly deals in antiques abroad and has found many good things this time. Please have a look."

Actually, both sides had already spoken about the matter, but now that Zachary Scott and Sean Knight were meeting for the first time, Melvin Richardson naturally had to explain it in person.

As for the appraisal fee and market price, they had already mentioned that it would depend on the items being appraised.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Knight." It was obvious that Zachary Scott had done his homework before coming. "I have seen the Tang Sword here in Melvin’s home and the Acupuncture Bronze Figure. I never thought that the person who could obtain these two national treasures would be so young. The phrase ’young and promising’ must have been created for you!"

As he spoke, he turned to the young man and said,

"Xiao Jie, you should communicate more with Mr. Knight, he is a role model for you to learn from!"

Then he said to Sean Knight:

"This is my son, Eugene Flores. I brought him here today to gain some experience."

Sean Knight was a bit speechless. Wasn’t this just asking for trouble?

He had already noticed that Eugene Flores’ gaze towards him had a faint hint of hostility.

"Alright alright, let’s not be so formal. Let’s take a look at the items first; I’m already looking forward to it!" Melvin Richardson noticed that Sean Knight was not very receptive to Zachary Scott’s words, so he interjected, "Is it in this big box?"

"Yes." Sean Knight put the box on the ground and was about to open it when Melvin Richardson laughed and said,

"Why don’t we put it on the tea table instead? It’s a bit indecorous to have it on the floor."

"It’s quite heavy." Sean Knight explained.

"It’s fine; my tea table is made of stone."

Sean Knight obliged and directly put the box on the tea table, opened it, and took out a set of Buddha utensils first.

Zachary Scott had already put on white gloves. He first took a general look, and while looking, he said:

"This is a set of Buddhist ritual implements for holding Buddhist ceremonies. You see, there are bells, cymbals, wooden fish, and other musical instruments, as well as bottles, bowls, and other items."

Eight pieces in total, all made of copper. They are both practical and ceremonial.

There is a layer of green verdigris on it, but it’s not very deep.

Sean Knight speculated that this had something to do with the sealed environment of the basement at that time. The vault where the copper coins were kept had worse sealing than the place where the Buddha’s utensils were stored, and the copper coins inside had crumbled.

After introducing it, Zachary Scott stopped talking and carefully looked at each piece.

After a while, Zachary Scott put them down and said,

"This set of Buddhist utensils dates back to at least the Song Dynasty or earlier. If we trace it carefully, it should be from the Five Dynasties Period. It is rare to see such a well-preserved and complete set of Buddhist utensils from this period.

The set has the same body quality, consistent inscriptions, and exquisite and simple shapes. The appearance is near perfect!"

Melvin Richardson didn’t want to hear that much talk, so he interrupted Zachary Scott’s idea of continuing,

"Mr. Scott, don’t beat around the bush. We’re not asking you to go on a show now, why are you speaking so vaguely? Just tell us directly, how much can this set of Buddhist utensils sell for?"

Zachary Scott laughed:

"It’s a professional habit."

It was then that Sean Knight realized why Zachary Scott looked so familiar. He must have seen him on a treasure appraisal show.

""Song Dynasty copper Buddhist tools, if sold separately, usually range from thirty to fifty thousand, with good quality ones reaching up to eighty thousand. However, this complete set is rare, so it wouldn’t be a problem to sell it for around one million five hundred thousand to two million."

Buddha crosses paths with those who are predestined. Likewise, these antiques can easily sell for two to three million if they are favored by someone.

That’s why Zachary Scott would give such a wide price range.

After all, prices are negotiable, and the market can never be that dead set.

Sean Knight is somewhat surprised. This has already exceeded his expectations.

Having put away the Buddhist tools, Sean then takes out a Golden Buddha statue.

Zachary takes a look, then lifts it up immediately.

"It’s so heavy? Solid gold?" He’s a little taken aback.

He originally thought it was a gold-gilded Buddha statue, but it turned out to be solid gold!

"This Buddha should date back to the Song-to-Yuan dynasty period." Zachary, being an expert, could tell the era of the Buddha at a glance, "And it’s solid gold, very well preserved as well. This won’t be a cheap price!"

"Huh?"

While speaking, he suddenly noticed tiny characters on the body of the Buddha statue!

"Is this... the Diamond Sutra?" Zachary’s eyes widened in disbelief!

"Yes." Sean had taken out this Buddha statue specifically because it had the Diamond Sutra micro-carved on its body.

It would be nothing special if it were just made of gold, but with the Diamond Sutra on it, it’s truly a rarity!

"The weight of this Buddha statue alone is almost ten kilograms." Zachary carefully and cautiously placed the Buddha statue on the table. Once it was stabilised, he withdrew his hands, took a breath, and said:

"On top of its excellent preservation and the Diamond Sutra script, it would be appraised for at least ten million if priced!"

This price didn’t come as a surprise to Sean.

After all, the Diamond Sutra would certainly add many points to its value.

So when Zachary mentioned this price, Sean simply smiled and nodded.

It seemed that the Buddhist temples in the country of Mongolia had a lot of potential!

Next, Sean took out a small golden Buddha statue.

This Buddha statue didn’t have any obvious features, it was just a reclining Thousand-Handed Avalokitesvara.

It was Sean’s first time seeing a reclining Avalokitesvara statue, so he decided to bring it out.

Zachary also said that such Buddha statues are rare, and he gave a price of five million.

Lastly, there’s the wooden Buddha statue.

Just as Sean was about to take out the statue, and before Zachary could lay his hands on it, Melvin Richardson paused for a moment, sniffed, and suddenly said:

"Is this eaglewood?"

"Eaglewood?" Howard Richardson questioned, "Really? There’s not much scent, though. I checked it out yesterday, and I thought it was made of boxwood!"

Melvin Richardson now regrets it so much!

A Buddha statue carved out of such a large piece of eaglewood would be worth a fortune!

If he had known earlier, he could have asked more about it yesterday, or let Sean show him this wooden Buddha statue first!

Zachary was also somewhat dumbfounded.

This wasn’t something easy to appraise!

If Melvin Richardson hadn’t been around, he might have given a low price and successfully taken it from Sean.

Zachary could see that Sean didn’t really care much about this Buddha statue.

He had casually wrapped it in a paper box.

He didn’t seem to value it at all!

Perhaps Sean didn’t even know what material this Buddha statue was made of!

Zachary sniffed it, and indeed, it was eaglewood!

Not eaglewood timber, but eaglewood!

The price of this item was sky-high!

As Melvin sighed over there, Zachary had put on gloves, carefully cradling the eaglewood Buddha statue.

It felt heavy in his hand, and the weight was calculated in kilograms.

Of course, if the price was considered, it would be at least in the billions!

Although Sean knew that the statue was made of eaglewood, he didn’t know how expensive it was.

In his eyes, it was just one of the more valuable types of spices.

How expensive could it be? As valuable as gold, at most, right?

He didn’t expect it to be worth even more than gold!