Is it true that jade is divided into “first goods” and “last goods”? Not a seasoned expert can understand it.

For beginners of jade, the first difficulty they face is bound to be those obscure jargons!

The "first goods" and "last goods" that I want to share with you today belong to the category of jade jargon. If you are not a senior expert, you probably don’t understand what they mean?

First of all, we need to know that even if the jade is taken from the same piece of raw stone, there are obvious differences in quality.

The most essential parts, if they meet the quality standards, will usually be made into egg-shaped beads, jadeite, Wu Shi Pai and other plain items with fast circulation and high market value.

This part of the material is called "first batch" by people in the industry!

A piece of rough stone has its best part and naturally its worst part.

The worst part is either the water quality is not good enough or there are too many flaws. Merchants will try their best to use carving to avoid the defects and make finished products for sale.

If both are present, merchants will basically throw it away as garbage.

This part of the material is called "tail goods" by people in the industry!

This shows that there may be a huge difference in market value between the first batch and the last batch of goods!

It is no exaggeration to say that the first batch of goods is used to make money, while the last batch of goods is just to make up the numbers.

As ordinary consumers, we naturally hope that what we buy is the "first product".

Some merchants take advantage of this mentality of jade lovers, claiming that their jade is the first quality, and secretly raise the selling price!

Many jade lovers who know little about jade may be attracted by this gimmick and even buy it, but there is a high possibility that what they buy is not the so-called first-class jade!

If you encounter this situation, how should you deal with it?

As we all know, the final pricing of jadeite depends on the specific performance of its quality, water, color and flaws.

In other words, the price of jadeite will not increase just because it is the first piece of raw stone! Nor will it depreciate just because it is a leftover piece of raw stone!

Because first goods and last goods are relative concepts!

For example, the top quality of a piece of raw stone is of icy texture, while the bottom quality is of green glutinous texture.

But this last bit of goods is already better than many first-hand goods of raw stones!

So there is no need to worry too much about whether what you bought is the first product!

Let's stick to the basic logic of buying jade - the quality, color, and flaws of jade are enough. Don't believe anything else even if the merchants say it's awesome!

Newbies should keep in mind the four words "look more, buy less" to avoid pitfalls!