CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 21: OLD EDITION COINS ON THE SECONDHAND TRADING PLATFORM

As soon as Zhang Wei said this, he disappeared from the screen.

The live stream changed to show a yellowed, old-fashioned ceiling.

Everyone could only hear the rustling sounds of him searching for something nearby.

About two minutes later, Zhang Wei reappeared on the screen, holding a very antique-looking iron box.

When he moved, the items inside made a ’clang’ sound.

[This... you can’t seriously be saying this shabby box is the thing that will make you rich, right?]

[Its condition makes me skeptical; it looks older than me.]

[?? Are you saying there are antiques inside?]

The internet users were full of speculation about the item Zhang Wei suddenly produced.

They really couldn’t understand what valuable things could be inside such an unimpressive box.

Could it really make him rich?

Seeing that no one guessed correctly, Zhang Wei shook his finger mysteriously.

"No, no, no."

"None of those."

With a force from his left palm and right finger, with a ’click’, the iron box was opened.

The contents inside were revealed.

When the internet users saw clearly, words of shock flooded the screen.

[This???]

[Are you kidding us?]

[You’re telling me you’re going to get rich off this stuff?]

No wonder their reaction was so strong, because what the box contained were old edition one-yuan coins.

The condition varied from new to old and, at a rough glance, there were at least hundreds.

[Okay, I admit, the items in this box are indeed valuable... at least worth a hundred yuan.]

[Hahaha... what a joke.]

For their lack of appreciation, Zhang Wei clicked his tongue.

"You don’t know anything; these are old edition coins!"

"Old edition coins!"

About two years ago, Xia Country unified and recast one-yuan and fifty-cent coins.

The difference is the new coins are smaller, and the old ones are bigger.

However, despite being recast, the old coins are still circulating, as the government hasn’t withdrawn them, so they are quite common and have no collectible value.

[??? Old edition coins? So what? I’ve got a bunch of those.]

However much they examined them, they couldn’t see what was special about these coins.

[They’re no different from the coins in my wallet.]

Seeing that he really couldn’t reason with them, Zhang Wei gave up continuing. He instead took out a phone he usually used for gaming and fiddled with it for a while.

Then he opened a yellow app in front of them.

From his collection list, he showcased a "treasure seller" to them.

This platform is a second-hand transaction site; with simple registration, you can become a buyer or seller.

Here, you can sell anything you own.

And the interface Zhang Wei showed them was from someone with the ID ’Want a Bear’ selling his second-hand items.

"Let me show you how shallow your horizons really are."

Everyone looked towards the spot his finger pointed to and all let out sounds of disbelief.

[No way!?]

[This junk is worth two thousand?]

The product photo, obviously, was of an old one-yuan coin flipped face up.

And above it, in clear red lettering, the price read.

Two thousand yuan.

[I don’t believe it, there must be some sort of trick here.]

Zhang Wei gleefully said, "It’s pretty cheap, considering the platform."

On that night, he was looking online to buy a second-hand mechanical keyboard, when he happened across this item and was almost shocked.

On a whim, he searched for keywords online.

Who knew, with a search, he’d get a surprise.

Across the internet, sellers of old edition coins were not just this one.

And prices ranged from 1000 to 5000 yuan.

"I have hundreds of these coins in my possession. Assuming an average price of two thousand each, you tell me, isn’t this a fortune?"

Despite the apparent facts, the internet users still wouldn’t accept it.

[I truly feel there’s something wrong here. How could such common items possibly be worth so much?]

[Yeah, dude, you better be careful and not get scammed.]

[I remember my grandfather had discontinued banknotes from ten years ago, but they’re only worth a few hundred bucks now. To be honest, this price seems downright ridiculous.]

...

"Tch."

Zhang Wei wasn’t too happy.

He thought these people were just jealous he would soon make a fortune with this stuff.

"These items are sold by many people online, not just one."

Could it be that many sellers just have nothing better to do than list these items?

Since there are so many sellers, it suggests that this stuff must have a market.

"And I checked, his homepage has quite a few transaction records."

On this platform, after a transaction is completed, you can rate the other party. Ratings are displayed on the seller’s homepage.

All you have to do is click in, and like comments, they float by on top.

"Also, it’s not like there’s no threshold at all as you say."

"Look at this one marked at two thousand; it clearly states 1999."

Chrysanthemum one-yuan, old chrysanthemum coin, year 1999, packaged without notable rust, no deformation, no drilling.

That indicates that only coins from this particular year can sell for that price.

And they have to be flawless.

This implicitly sets a threshold.

Then Zhang Wei found several more for the users with almost the same situation.

The only difference was the year.

There was even a 2002 coin going for a price of 6666 yuan.

[??? Newer ones are cheaper? This sounds wrong; do those rich people just not comprehend value?]

[I kind of don’t understand it either.]

"Not understanding it is understandable." Zhang Wei naturally replied, "If you understood the thoughts of us wealthy people, you’d be enlightened."

While praising himself, he also stepped over them.

"Regardless of your disbelief, I’ll demonstrate it for you now."

After that, he picked a good condition coin from his box. It looked very new, without a trace of dirt or wear.

Zhang Wei found an angle and took what he thought was a perfect photo, then wrote a statement similar to others online.

"For the first one, I won’t set the price too high."

Though saying he wouldn’t set it too high, he still marked it at 3000 yuan.

[Heavens, if anyone actually buys a coin for that price, I’ll jump headfirst on the floor right now...]

Before this person’s comment ended, Zhang Wei excitedly held up his phone, shouting, "It’s been sold! It’s been sold!"

"Look, someone really purchased it!"

He showed them the interface on his phone, and the buyer, after only confirming ’brand-new’, bought the coin without hesitation.

The unfinished comment from the user took a turn: [I’m jumping headfirst on the floor now...]