1. Low-priced and inferior jade: Some merchants may sell inferior jade at low prices to attract consumers to buy it, but the quality of these jade is often poor, even artificially synthesized, and the value is very low.
2. False propaganda: In order to attract customers, some merchants may exaggerate the efficacy and rarity of jade and sell it at a high price. But in fact, these so-called effects are often without scientific basis, just false propaganda of merchants.
3. opaque price system: the price of the jade industry is often very complicated and chaotic. Merchants may make consumers unable to accurately understand the market price of jade through various means, thus selling at a high price.
4. Unreasonable charges: Some merchants may charge some extra fees in the process of jade trading, such as processing fees and inspection fees, so that consumers can pay more.
In order to avoid being slaughtered, you can take the following measures:
1. Improve jade knowledge: Learn some basic knowledge about jade, know the origin and quality of jade, so as to better judge the value of jade.
2. Seek reliable channels: choose merchants with good reputation and good reputation to buy jade, so as to ensure the transparency of product quality and price.
3. Multi-merchant comparison: Before buying, you can compare with many merchants, understand the market price and consider it comprehensively to avoid being deceived by a single merchant.
4. Carefully judge the value of jade: don't trust the propaganda of merchants easily. You should judge the value of jadeite by your own judgment, and you can ask a professional appraisal agency to test jadeite.
In a word, careful selection of merchants, improvement of their understanding of jade and comparison in many aspects are all effective measures to avoid being slaughtered.