Let’s talk about the four major levels of jadeite collection. What level are you at?

In fact, jadeite collection is a scientific thing. There are rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid. As long as you spend time in contact with it and understand more, you will naturally be able to collect jadeite that is worth the money.

But many times, have you ever found that you have a lot of clothes in your closet, but when you encounter important occasions, you find that you don’t have any suitable clothes.

The same is true for jadeite. Many novices who buy jade are always afraid of spending a lot of money on fakes and suffering big losses, so they buy small or cheap jadeite in bits and pieces. Gradually, you will find that when you attend an important occasion and want to find a jadeite to wear to show off, you find that there is not a single suitable jadeite among a large pile of jadeite...

There are four levels of jadeite collection. Let’s see which level you are in. Of course, if you usually collect and appreciate the above-mentioned jadeite, then congratulations, you have already reached the fourth realm.

First Realm

At this stage, as a novice in buying jade, your main consideration at the beginning is: Is this jade real or fake?

When you see a jadeite you like and want to buy, you will consider whether it is A grade or B grade? Then if you are not sure, you will buy a cheap one to satisfy your craving. Later when you have money, you will find that those things you bought for the sake of cheapness were all out of your imagination!

A true masterpiece, even if it is small, but of high quality, and its collection value is also not low

The Second Realm

After buying a lot of cheap items, even if one costs 5,000 yuan, to be honest, you won’t have enough to show it to important occasions. If you buy 10 pieces, it will cost 50,000 yuan, and you don’t even know if your 5,000 yuan jade is worth the price now, let alone its appreciation. But if you concentrate on buying ones worth 50,000 yuan, maybe their value will increase to 500,000 yuan or even more in five years.

Although this collection route has been taught by countless people, it does require courage.

By the way, don’t forget that not only expensive ones are fake, there are also many cheap jade fakes! Now you suddenly realize: If you learn some knowledge at the beginning, and then buy a good and expensive thing at one time, its value might have appreciated a lot now!

The Third Realm

In the process of playing with jade, you gradually begin to master some jade-related knowledge, and also understand the principle of being better off having less than what is good.

Next time you buy jade, you will not be greedy for cheapness, but will think about the issue of appreciation and preservation of value based on personal hobby. Speaking of appreciation and preservation of value, we have to mention the "highlight" of jade.

Highlights are also personal tastes and characteristics

The so-called "highlight" is a part of the jade that attracts you, for example: this piece of jade has good water quality, its color is beautiful, its meaning is good, its carving is good...

No one is perfect, and the same goes for jade. It is impossible for you to want perfect jade. If you insist on buying a perfect jade, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. Not to mention that purely perfect jade does not exist. Most people can't afford the jade that looks perfect on the surface. Ordinary people can only look at the collection-level top-notch jade.

The Fourth Realm

At this stage, after you have "seen countless jades", you have become very knowledgeable about jade knowledge and have begun to have your own unique insights into purchasing jade. At this time, your goal is no longer the inconspicuous wearable-grade jade, but the collection-grade jade that is several levels higher.

The price is generally between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands. At this time, you are no longer just considering the face you will get when you go out, but more about its investment and collection value.

At this time, we still cannot ignore the "highlights". The so-called "highlights" here are called "it is better to buy the best than to buy the missing" in the jargon. The "absolute" here means either pursuing "absolutely beautiful color".

Or pursue "unique craftsmanship".

Or pursue "unique stuff".

Either they pursue "absolute intention", "absolute creativity" and so on.

It can be said that these four stages are what everyone who loves jade must go through, it just depends on which stage you are in now.

In fact, as a novice, it is normal that you dare not buy expensive things. But if you are still afraid to buy expensive things and are still a novice unwilling to move forward, it will be terrible. Instead of buying twenty or thirty cheap items, you might as well concentrate on buying a good one. At the very least, it can not only show off, but most importantly, there is room for appreciation and preservation of value.