180 179. New Business (1/3)

Chapter 180 179. New Business (13)

Li Du came here for the first time. Flagpole City is a small city, but that refers to the urban area. If it is within the entire city, then the area is quite large.

Arizona has a lot of desert areas that are less populated, as is the case in the east and south areas of Flagstaff.

On the way, Li Du observed that the houses here are mainly low bungalows, small buildings with two or three floors, and even some tent dwellings. It does not look like developed America, but African tribes.

After Hans stopped the car, Li Du asked, "The flea market? This place specializes in handling second-hand goods, right?"

"Yes, you haven't seen it, I will bring you a long experience."

Li Du laughed: "What is there to learn about the second-hand market?"

Hans said disdainfully: "Look, as soon as I heard this, I knew that you don't understand the flea market in Arizona at all! In fact, this is the same as the storage auction, the flea market is also a very prosperous industry."

Li Du is quite aware of this point, which can be seen from the second-hand shop, and can also be seen from the warehouse auction industry.

Before President Trump came to power, the U.S. economy had problems. Bush Jr. repeatedly sent troops to Iraq and the Middle East, not just because he was warlike and aggressive.

War is a good way to stimulate domestic demand, but this time the effect is not great, and the US economy is still stagnant.

Under such circumstances, Americans began to realize that they were getting poorer, so they bought second-hand goods as much as they could, and tried to save money in order to live.

It is in this general environment that the flea market trade in the United States has become more prosperous than ever, and the warehouse auction industry has followed this environment.

"Compared with storage auctions, the second-hand goods trading industry has benefited more and benefited more. Arizona has had a second-hand goods trading lifestyle since ancient times. In the past two years, this method has become more common."

"There are two main types of second-hand goods transactions, one is second-hand goods market sales, and the other is second-hand goods auctions!"

"Among them, there are two types of second-hand market transactions, one is second-hand goods trading, and the other is second-hand goods bartering."

Li Du asked in surprise: "Barter? There is still such a primitive trading method in the United States?"

Hans nodded and said, "Yes, the Amish, Indian tribes, some members of the conservative sect, and the alpine people in the Rocky Mountains all like to barter, and many remote villages in Arizona also like to barter. Barter."

Li Du asked: "Which one are we going to participate in this time? You're going to handle motorcycles like this, right?"

Hans nodded again, and said with a smile: "Yes, you guessed right, we are going to participate in the second-hand auction, and there will be many people interested in our motorcycles, and they will definitely sell for a high price."

Saying that, they walked towards a small wooden building next to the wasteland.

The wooden building is very simple, the outer wall is just a layer of wood boards nailed on the surface of the log, and it is not even painted, revealing the brown-yellow log color.

At the door, a wooden board was hung on it, with the words 'Hessman Secondhand Auction Market Office' written on it.

Hans opened the door and walked in. A dozen or so people were gathering to play cards in the room.

Apart from the lobby, there are offices inside, with modern decoration, the heat wave outside, and the air conditioner inside, the temperature is suitable.

Seeing the two people come in, a man with a mustache stood up and asked, "What's the matter, buddy?"

A black young man next to him smiled and said, "Ha, Boss Fu, why did you bastard come to our country bumpkin gathering place?"

Hans and the black youth hugged each other, and introduced to Li Du: "Black Fang Robbie, a guy whose whole body is black."

"Of course, the whole body is black, because I have dreamed of going to Hollywood to play Grim Reaper since I was a child." The black young man smiled boldly and shook hands with Li Du, "Robby, you can call me Black Tooth. I know you. Po genius Chinese plum."

Black Fang is an expert in the flea market and a frequent visitor to this flea auction house.

After the meeting, Hans said: "We have a batch of motorcycles that we want to sell. There are three in total, all of which are 600CC beasts. I think this is a good place to deal with them."

Black Fang nodded and said, "You're right, this kind of beast is very popular in the countryside because they can run very well."

"It's still in good repair," Hans added.

Black Fang took them to an office where a white man with glasses greeted them.

Hans had a photo of the motorcycle in his phone, he sent it to the white guy, and asked, "How about it buddy, do you need anything else?"

"All you need to do now is to wait until the weekend to collect the money." The white man smiled, "These are some good guys, did you assemble them?"

Hans said: "Me and my buddy, the quality is very reliable, you can rest assured that even if something goes wrong, they are very easy to repair."

"This is the farm youth's favorite." Black Fang said, "Don't tell me, you dug it out of the warehouse. Are there so many treasures in the warehouse now?"

Hans said: "For us, this is not a treasure, buddy, there are countless real treasures in the warehouse!"

"I was moved by what I said, and I plan to go to the warehouse to play around."

"Welcome, if you need a guide, you can come to me at any time. Now we are going to the market. Li has never been to such a place before."

Robbie and Hans hugged again, and then sent them out of the office building.

Li Du asked: "The auction is only held on weekends, right?"

Hans said: "If there are a lot of goods in normal times, then they will be carried out in normal times, but at most it will be held on weekends, and every weekend is a big day for second-hand auctions."

Continuing to go southwest, the town became lively, and the main road of the whole town was a market where second-hand goods were traded.

Seeing this market, Li Du thought of the annual market in his hometown.

His family lives in the county seat, and every year on important days such as Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival, some villages and towns under the county seat will organize big fairs, which were his favorite places to go when he was a child.

The sun was strong and the weather was hot, but there was a lot of people in the second-hand goods market. Everyone wandered around in high spirits, not caring about the strong sunshine at all.

The market is very large and full of things, such as old clothes, old furniture such as sofa display cabinets, old decorations such as vases, pots and porcelain, etc., are all available.

Going inside, there are old small household appliances, all kinds of lamps, kitchen supplies, and going forward, some stalls are selling sports equipment, and some are selling old books and CDs.

Li Du roughly took a look. Although there are mainly second-hand goods here, second-hand goods are not equal to rags. The goods are at least 50% new, some 80% new, and there are never-used things in the same packaging.

The shops next to the street also sell second-hand goods, including a second-hand wedding dress shop, where many young men and women shop.