[Explanation] In recent years, luxury goods have become popular along with the growth of China's economy.
At the same time, the high price of luxury goods and the low cost of counterfeiting have also attracted some speculators to this market. High imitations and counterfeit goods are emerging one after another, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to distinguish them. Therefore, luxury goods appraisal has gradually become a specific demand of people.
[Explanation] On March 15th, on the day of International Consumer Rights Day, a reporter from China News Agency walked into a second-hand luxury store in Yinchuan, Ningxia, and saw Xie Yinbiao, a luxury appraiser holding a high-power magnifying glass to carefully observe the leather bag in his hand. From the label to the From zipper to printing, a set of identification standards is familiar.
[Concurrent] Xie Yinbiao, luxury appraiser
Everyone says that it is very difficult for a luxury goods appraiser to "see ten thousand yuan at a glance". A genuine product.
[Explanation] Xie Yinbiao has been engaged in luxury-related industries for nearly eight years. In his opinion, the appraisal of luxury goods is like a doctor's diagnosis. You must learn to "see, hear and ask".
[Concurrent] Xie Yinbiao, luxury appraiser
First of all, "look" is to take our professional tools to see what kind of workmanship the bag is; Feel the stitching of this bag, the polishing of the workmanship of this bag, the processing of the hardware buckle; there is also the need to ask the customer for the purchase information, just to understand the approximate source of this item.
[Explanation] Xie Yinbiao told reporters that there is a saying in the industry that "it is easy to judge the true and false, but difficult to know the heart".
At work, he also encountered many things that made him dumbfounded.
[Concurrent] Xie Yinbiao, luxury appraiser
A customer added me on WeChat before, and sent me a red envelope, saying that he would bring his girlfriend to appraise the bag later, so you don’t care if it’s real or not, just tell her it’s real.
But I also declined this kind of question, that is, I think that as a luxury goods appraiser, one should have the simplest professional ethics.
[Explanation] Since luxury goods will continue to introduce new ones, imitations are also constantly updated and iterated, prompting luxury appraisers to "live and learn".
[Concurrent] Xie Yinbiao, luxury appraiser
Every six months or so, we regularly retrain our professional knowledge and ability. Every three years, the certificate of luxury goods appraiser needs to be reviewed and replaced.
The most important thing is to increase the knowledge reserve of each appraiser through the accumulation of time.
[Explanation] As a rare second-hand luxury store in Yinchuan, Xie Yinbiao can receive hundreds of customers every month, and the customer group has also changed with the development of society.
[Concurrent] Xie Yinbiao, luxury appraiser
Ten years ago, the people who bought luxury goods might be the rich and rich, but now the people who buy luxury goods may be mostly ordinary people. They may pay for their own hobbies, for their own face, and to package themselves. But I am here to advise everyone to buy rationally.
(Reported by Xie Yu and Wang Yulan from Yinchuan, Ningxia)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]