Frank Bowen handed over the money and then led a large group of people to inspect the stone field.
It turned out that after the stone was cut, there were two or three patches of black moss inside, with two spots being dead cotton clusters, greatly affecting the value of the entire piece.
The best parts of the stone had cracks, making it impossible to carve large pieces, with a few small pendants barely worth about a hundred thousand at most after processing.
He already lost money and had to cover the processing fees too. Anyone knowledgeable in the crowd burst into laughter upon seeing the situation.
"Wow, this guy is really unlucky. What was supposed to be a sure-bet profit ended up losing him tens of thousands because he was stubbornly showing off—it's hilarious!"
"I heard the boss said the original price of this material was sixty-eight thousand. With this quality, even a few small pendants could earn double the profit—it's really a pity."