People called Old Monster Ding "eccentric" when it came to antiques for one reason in particular: the items here could only be negotiated one at a time. Once a price was agreed upon, payment had to be made immediately, as if he were afraid the buyer would change his mind moments later.
Just like now. There were clearly still several items they had not looked at, yet Old Monster Ding was staring at Chu Chen eagerly, waiting for him to pay. Chu Chen was speechless. It was only twelve hundred yuan—was there really any need to be so nervous?
But after thinking it over, Chu Chen understood what Old Monster Ding was trying to do. He simply believed that negotiating over two or more antiques at once would drive down the price of the less valuable item. Sometimes, the buyer might even get one item free with another.
For example, if one item was worth fifty thousand yuan and another was worth five hundred, most people would demand to get one free if they bought both together. With Old Monster Ding's method, the possibility of that happening was greatly reduced.
That said, giving away something worth five hundred yuan when someone bought an item worth fifty thousand was perfectly normal in business. Old Monster Ding was unwilling to give away even five hundred yuan, which was rather stingy. If he kept this up, how many people would still be willing to do business with him? At the very least, if Old Monster Ding were an ordinary businessman, Chu Chen certainly would not visit his stall again.
In any case, since this was an item Chu Chen had taken a liking to, he did not want to haggle. Even if he had not found a bargain and it was worth market