Chapter 29 Windfall
If too many people find this way to make money, the prices of these home appliances will soon rise.
It is better not to have too many people know about these things. Fortunately, the information in Tuao is relatively limited, and now is not the era of rapid information transmission like the previous life.
“Don’t you want any of these things?” Chen Xi pointed to the old gadgets on the ground, such as pipes and wood carvings.
“If you want it, I’m going to take it to the Victoria Market to sell it.” The customer Gui Lao said decisively.
The Victoria Market is very large, divided into several sections, and sells a variety of things, including vegetables, seafood, clothes, etc.
The stall owner can get a good stall by paying some fees. Of course, there are also free stalls, but the location may not be the same.
This ghost guy obviously wants to pull things over and sell them for a small amount of money.
"How much do you plan to sell these things for?" Chen Xi looked at Gui Lao.
"I don't know. I haven't looked carefully. They are all left by my father." Gui Lao thought for a while and shook his head.
Chen Xi didn't run a pawn shop, so he didn't know the value of many things. However, he took a fancy to a pocket watch, which seemed to have some history.
The pocket watch is stamped with the name Zenis and the serial number "D8413348H", which looks like a product from the Second World War.
There is also an old machine that looks like a toy and is similar in size to a keyboard.
"What is this?" Chen Xi pointed to the machine on the ground and asked.
"Micro steam engine." Gui Lao thought for a long time before saying its name.
"What is that?" Chen Xi looked at Gui Lao in confusion.
"It's just a model, but it really works, but it's damaged." Gui Lao looked at the machine and said.
Chen Xi was very interested in seeing this novel gadget for the first time.
After discussion, he decided to spend two hundred yuan to buy all those small items.
The other party was also very happy, because it would be very time-consuming and laborious to sell it in the Victoria market.
"Damn it, why did you buy this pile of junk? It's all rusty." Dongdong stared at Chen Xi with wide eyes.
"It can be renovated. There are many antique shops and old goods collectors in the city center." Chen Xi smiled.
Dongdong shook his head. He thought these things were junk, but Chen Xi wanted to take a gamble.
In his previous life, he visited several antique shops in the city center, and the items sold there were very expensive. For example, an old diving suit was priced at more than a thousand, and an inconspicuous-looking The price of the silver coin turned out to be five thousand.
When the time comes, show these things to others, and they may be able to sell them for a high price. Even if these are not antiques, you can still get some money back by selling them online.
"We only posted advertisements on Chinese forums. How did you know about us?" Chen Xi suddenly remembered something and immediately asked the ghost guy on the side.
"My son found it for me. He is a student at Didi University." Gui Lao said with a smile.
Chen Xi was surprised to find that his moving service was already well known in Didi University. Even Gui Lao had heard about it. The news spread so fast.
Three days later, in the warehouse.
“We have almost piled up old home appliances. Clean them up and sell them first, otherwise they will pile up and we will run out of cash.”
"These old sofas are hard to clean." Dongdong looked at Chen Xi with a look of resentment.
"There are cleaning tools in the warehouse. Just add some cleaning fluid and clean it at high temperature. You guys do it first. I will take these things to a store to have a look." Chen Xi looked to the side. He walked into the storage room and pointed at the debris on the floor.
There are ten refrigerators piled up in the warehouse. Except for the dirty inside, there is no problem in using them.
Originally, we collected a lot of microwave ovens, but these items were quite popular and were sold out as soon as we took them back.
As for the washing machines, he charges less because there are many self-service laundromats on Tuao Street.
Putting the knick-knacks collected during this period into a cardboard box, he headed straight to the city center.
In the time antique store.
A white-haired old man wearing gold-rimmed glasses moved his steps slowly.
His eyes stared at every item on the counter.
"Pocket watch 300, pipe 50, model 200..." After a while, the old man gave the quotation.
This is already the fourth store Chen Xi visited today.
The owner of this store is quite friendly and the price he offered is higher than the previous store. Asians often face discrimination here in Australia.
The owners of the first few stores were very cold to him, and all the items were worth less than two hundred yuan in total, which made him very dissatisfied.
However, this time antique store gave a total price of one thousand yuan, which made him feel overjoyed.
I only spent two hundred yuan to collect it, but now I have sold it for one thousand yuan, which is a huge profit.
Although he knew that the value of these things was far more than a thousand yuan, he was too lazy to care about them. He didn't know how to repair them at all.
For example, the steam engine is rusty, and the pocket watch is obviously broken. Others need to repair and renovate it when they take it back. How can he have the energy to do these things.
“Hello, let’s take a look at the new mobile phone plans.”
After leaving the antique store, Chen Xi took a flyer, and the person who handed the flyer was an Asian girl.
She has fair skin, a baby face, looks cute, and is about the same age as herself. She should be working part-time while going to school.
Looking at the flyer in my hand, I saw that it was a new package from Optus. Now it mainly focuses on international calls, and you can enjoy discounts when making domestic calls.
He used to charge one Australian dollar per minute for domestic calls.
But next year is 2007, Apple will release a mobile phone, and virtual Internet calls will appear by then.
So, this new package is a waste of money for international students.
"In the future, smartphones will become more popular. It seems that we need to work harder on mobile phone software." Chen Xi frowned.
After thinking about the future development direction, he planned to return to China during his vacation to inspect domestic software companies.
You know, some of the richest people in China made their fortunes through these things.
However, the most important thing now is to accumulate financial resources.
In Tu'ao, the Internet industry is not suitable for development.
"Those rags really sold for a thousand yuan?"
"You are so awesome!"
"It's like the plot of picking up missing items in the antique market in the novel."
< br>After returning, Chen Xi reported today's results to Dongdong and the others. The two of them didn't believe what he said at first, but when they saw the colorful banknotes in front of them, they couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Work hard and you will have plenty of money in the future!" Chen Xi patted the two of them on the shoulders.
"Well, if you want to succeed, you must go crazy first and rush for money at all costs!"
The two of them have been successfully brainwashed and shouted slogans consciously. Chen Xi can't help but worry whether these two guys will be pyramid schemes in the future. The organization swindled all the money.
"What should I do with my work tomorrow? I still have to go to class." Chen Xi looked at his phone and said.
"Class? What class? School is closed tomorrow." Xiao Ming stretched.
"Huh?" Chen Xi opened his mouth wide with a look of disbelief.
"Didn't you read the email? The teacher said he was going to march on the streets." Dongdong opened the email and said.
Chen Xi suddenly thought of one of the characteristics of Tuao, that is, strikes.
When they were in high school, they often missed school because of the bus driver's strike.
In addition, it is not surprising that teachers go on strike.
The reason for most strikes is because they demand improved benefits, such as wages and holidays.
People here are lazy and usually don't work on weekends, and shops close very early, and even some restaurants close on weekends.
There are some homeless people on the street. They don’t need to do anything every day. As long as they lie there, they can get a thousand yuan in official relief money every month.
He remembered that before returning to China, official reports stated that if this situation continued, there would be no relief funds available in ten years.
In short, it is to use the money of high-income people to support these people.
(End of this chapter)