Antique auctions, however, sell goods under much different conditions than do department stores, meaning there is no certainty that another Ching dynasty blue porcelain vase would also fetch US $ 1 million.
古董常常是有價無市的。也就是說，這一件轉心花瓶售得百萬美金，並不保證所有的轉心花瓶，乃至於與轉心花瓶水準相當、條件近似的古董也都能賣到這個價錢。轉心花瓶在我們的故宮博物院中就有，而且不止一個，但是不能賣。