Chapter 143 142. Precious Alligator Skin (Dingding+7)

After receiving the money, he divided the account immediately, and Li Du had an extra 2,500 yuan on hand.

Hans can't have money in his hand, otherwise he must spend it immediately.

Because Godzilla was driving, he immediately bought a cold beer and drank it in the car.

In addition, he bought Godzilla a bundle of grilled sausages. Godzilla ate the sausages while driving, so beautiful that his lips were oily.

In addition to specimens, crocodile skins and oak furniture, the two warehouses also had some other miscellaneous goods, which he disposed of to Kevin's grocery store, and in exchange for 1,000 yuan, the money in Li Du's hands became 3,000 yuan.

Starting to deal with the bulky goods, Hans contacted a small auction house in Flagstaff City.

The auction house is called 'Free Hart', and it is located in the CBD of Flagstaff City. The shop is small, and the decoration is extremely simple, and even the doorbell is an old-fashioned bell.

Pushing open the door, the bell behind the door made a crisp and pleasant sound. Hans closed his eyes and said, "Wow, it's such a familiar sound. Many shops had this thing when I was young."

"You can buy one and install it in your bedroom."

"I don't have that much spare money," Hans laughed, "Do you know how much this thing costs? Thousands of dollars, my buddy!"

"You are a smart guy, Boss Fu, haha, long time no see." A blond man came out and laughed.

The man looked like he was in his thirties. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, trousers and leather shoes on a hot day. He looked very businesslike.

Hans introduced Li Du and said, "Blank Hart, a proud and successful businessman, a fellow worthy of our respect."

Hart smiled and hugged him, and said, "Then what should I call you? The new Mr. Treasure Picker from Flagstaff City? I've heard about you, and I've been looking forward to your arrival."

Hans said: "We don't dare to come without good goods. Now, we have good goods."

"Isn't mammoth ivory a good product?" Hart asked rhetorically.

As soon as Li Du heard this, he knew that this person had a deep connection with the warehouse auction industry, and the fact that they got mammoth ivory was not widely spread.

"This time we brought something better than mammoth ivory," Hans said firmly, "Come on, come and appreciate it."

The boxes were carried down one by one, and after opening, the first thing to be revealed was a gazelle and a reindeer specimen.

Seeing this specimen, Hart was very disappointed and said: "Is this all it is? You should send this thing to the outdoor goods store. They have customers who need it."

"What about this?" Hans continued to open the box, and four small crocodile head specimens appeared in front of them.

Now Hart laughed: "Wow, Mississippi alligator, it looks like a juvenile alligator, which is not bad, you finally sent me something that I am a little interested in."

More boxes open later, revealing all the stuffed crocodile heads.

Hart brought a desk lamp over, constantly adjusted the light, and then carefully observed the crocodile heads through a magnifying glass.

After studying one by one, he nodded and said, "It's not a patchwork of rotten goods, it's all good goods that have been integrated. They are valuable. Oh, there are two boxes here. What's inside?"

Hans opened it, and Hart took a look and was pleasantly surprised: "Alligator skin? Let me see, I hope this is Mississippi alligator skin, one of the best crocodile skin varieties in the world!"

He checked briefly, then made a phone call, and an old man in his sixties rushed over ten minutes later.

Hans whispered: "This is a watchmaker. He makes the best watches that can be produced in Flagstaff City. He has a deep research on the crocodile leather used for the strap."

On the surface, Americans look down on Europeans and call them declining poor aristocrats, but in fact they have been imitating them in their hearts, especially some things in life, they are all on par with Europe.

The watch tool is like this. Americans like handmade watches very much. Watch workshops have a strong vitality in this country.

The old man put on his glasses and looked at these leather goods one by one, stroking and rubbing vigorously while looking at them.

After looking at it, he nodded and said, "It's very rare that there are so many top-quality Mississippi alligator belly skins at one time."

Hans asked, "Hart, are you interested in taking them?"

Hart nodded and said, "If the price is right, I think you will make a lot of money today."

Hans said: "First of all, we all know that this is the best raw material for watch straps in the world, so I said 4,000 yuan per kilogram. This is not a difficult price to accept, is it?"

Hart said: "It's a good watch strap material, but it's not the best. Four thousand dollars is too expensive, and two thousand dollars is a reasonable price."

Several customers were attracted to come over, and one of them interjected: "I said, guys, are you at ease wearing the flesh and blood of dead animal carcasses all day long?"

"Yes, there is no killing without buying and selling, alligator belts should be boycotted."

The old watchmaker shook his head and said, "The beef, mutton and chicken are also from killing, so should they be boycotted?"

Li Du had no intention of discussing this topic of animal and plant protection. He asked, "What we should care about is why everyone likes crocodile leather straps?"

Hart said: "It's very simple. From a historical and cultural point of view, ancient Europeans came from nomadic peoples. Due to their lifestyle habits, they had a natural affinity for fur, and leather products were the favorite of nobles. Degree also symbolizes their status."

"To this day, in the eyes of some old-school Europeans, elites wearing leather straps in social situations will show a noble and elegant temperament."

Li Du asked: "There are many leather products, right? Calfskin, pigskin, sheepskin, etc., right?"

Hart said: "Yes, these can be used as watch straps, as well as ostrich skin and lizard skin, which can also be used as watch straps, but crocodile skin has always been at the top of the leather materials."

"Why?" he asked curiously.

"The cortex of crocodile leather is very special. It is not afraid of water. Many belts will produce peculiar smell when in contact with sweat, but crocodile leather will not, and the belt will even become brighter."

"In addition, scarcity is the most expensive thing. Overfishing and killing animals makes the natural environment worse. Various countries are legislating to protect wild crocodiles, and the cost of artificial breeding is high, so the price of crocodile skins is rising every year."

Hart introduced them in detail, looking very frank.

Li Du nodded and said: "Then obviously crocodile skin is very precious, and this is the skin of a Mississippi alligator. Four thousand yuan per kilogram is not expensive, right?"

Hart said: "No, they are not as expensive as gold. The market price of crocodile skin is only one or two thousand yuan per kilogram. I give two thousand yuan is a very tolerant price."

He went online to find out the quotations of crocodile skins in the market. Indeed, a kilogram of ordinary crocodile skins is less than 1,000 yuan.

Hans laughed: "Hart, Hart, Hart, you cunning guy, are we simple crocodile skin?"

"What do you mean?" Hart asked.

Hans said: "You know what it means, all crocodile skin can't be used to make watch straps, in fact, the materials used for watch straps are very demanding."

"We all know that the strap needs to be thin and soft, and the back and tail of the crocodile are hard. Only a small piece of skin on the inner belly can be used to make the strap."

"In the center of the alligator's abdomen, only a small part has bamboo texture, which is why the strap made of its leather goods is expensive!"

He rubbed the delicate lines on the leather, and finally said: "They are all precious belly skins of alligators. You want to buy them at a high price of two thousand yuan? That's absolutely impossible!"

The old watchmaker laughed: "Boy Hart, be honest, this guy has done his homework, and he is not easy to dismiss."