Chapter 13 Making money

From going to the junkyard to search for treasures to finally assembling two electrical appliances, it only took half a day.

It was still early, so the two people couldn't bear it anymore and decided to try their luck in the afternoon.

Of course, in order to make them look better, Shirakawa Kaede and Torataro found cardboard boxes and repackaged the two electrical appliances.

There is no shortage of these materials for Kashiwagi and Torataro who work in the warehouse, and the leftover materials they usually use are enough.

If you want to say where there are the most electronics stores and the biggest crowds right now, it is of course the famous Akihabara Electrical Appliance Street.

Since the 1940s, various electrical parts stores have been concentrated there, as well as popular tape recorders, etc., and later it gradually developed into an electrical appliance shopping street.

I don’t know why the saying “Akihabara’s electrical appliances are the cheapest” started spreading, and it attracted many consumers to go there.

Televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines, which are considered the three most sacred items by RB citizens, as well as game consoles, stereos, and video recorders that are popular among teenagers, are all available here.

With the emergence of the cluster effect, it is natural that second-hand electronics stores specializing in second-hand equipment are indispensable.

Below the store name is written "We buy used gear" in English, along with some audio and home appliance logos.

"After-sales service?"

Gee, I have to say that little RB has really achieved the ultimate in the service industry.

This is actually a kind of test to see if Bai Chuanfeng knows how to do it. If Bai Chuanfeng hesitates to say a price that is not very firm, then he will raise the dragon-slaying knife without ceremony.

"Ishikawa-san, the new price of this Panasonic 18-inch TV is 148,000 yen. Although mine is not brand new, its condition is at least 90% new, and it can be rated as A-level or even SA-level.

Just walk a few hundred meters from Akihabara Subway Station to reach your destination, Kotobuki Electric Home Appliances Mall, BIC CAMERA (camera store), Dynamic Audio (audio),…

After all this back and forth, 90,000 yen was deposited into the account. Torataro's face turned red with excitement, and there were fine beads of sweat on the tip of his nose.

"That's right." Now Torataro firmly believed in Shirakawa Kaede's words. Others didn't know it, but he knew very well that this business was almost costless.

Now is a time when the nation's desire to buy is strong. Ishikawa Masaaki is not worried about whether he can sell it. He even said that he can eat as much as Shirakawa Kaede can get. He is not the only one in this store.

There is a special reception room here. While waiting, Shirakawa Kaede took a look at the prices of other electrical appliances in the store, and they were divided very carefully according to type and quality.

"It turns out that Shirakawa-san is an insider, so I'm rude." After listening to Shirakawa Kaede's words, Ishikawa Masaaki first bowed to him again, and then regained his shrewdness as a businessman.

Electronic products are indeed updated too fast. Of course, the same product will not fluctuate too much until there is no revolutionary improvement.

Besides, these are all excessive, and it is only right to save enough money as early as possible.

Soon an employee wearing a blue and white uniform came over and asked, "How can you two gentlemen serve you?"

When they met, they bowed respectfully and introduced themselves with their business cards in hand. They didn't look arrogant because Shirakawa Kaede and Torataro were wearing ordinary clothes.

Ishikawa Masaaki looks gentle and gentle, but he is not merciless when it comes to bargaining, and he gets more than half of the price at once.

Second-hand stores will appraise and grade the recycled goods. If they are in good condition and are over 95 new, they will be rated as SA grade. Grade A is a beautiful product with slight signs of use and no wear. By analogy, it can be divided into five levels in detail.

In the spirit of this first transaction, Ishikawa Masaaki also gave a very favorable price. The TV set was 88,000 yen, and the cooking machine was easily sold, so he readily gave it a high price of 4,000 yen.

Shirakawa Kaede and Torataro looked at each other, this is it.

"Ishikawa-san, the goods I sell here can even provide after-sales service in the future."

"Since Shirakawa-san is knowledgeable, I will tell you the truth. Although the quality of this TV is indeed good, the electronic products are updated too quickly.

As soon as Masaaki Ishikawa finished speaking, Kaede Shirakawa began to talk. The joke was that his preparation for such a long time was not in vain.

Prices have not skyrocketed these days, and there is no consumption tax, which is quite friendly to a bachelor like Kashiwagi.

I think a 10%-15% discount on the original price is a reasonable price. Of course, considering that Ishikawa also wants to do business, it can be reduced by another 5-10 percentage points."

This is already my minimum price, after all, the risk is on my side."

After checking that the appearance was correct, he turned on the power and debugged various functions. After confirming that the two electrical appliances could work, Ishikawa Masaaki nodded to Shirakawa Kaede and the others, "The condition is not bad, and all functions are normal."

Ishikawa Masaaki received the signal and his attitude became more respectful, "I wonder where Shirakawa-san is employed?"

So where did the damaged goods end up? Masaaki Ishikawa looked at the TV in front of him and felt that we might have to talk about it again.

"It's really lively." Torataro loved to join in the fun. Seeing such a prosperous scene, his thick eyebrows slightly raised, and his eyes were full of energy.

The shopping guide smiled politely, and was not unhappy at all because Bai Chuanfeng asked to see the store manager as soon as he arrived. "Please wait a moment. Please go inside and rest for a while."

Arakawa District is not far from Akihabara, the straight-line distance is about five or six kilometers, and it can be reached in more than ten minutes by taking the JY Yamanote Line.

The average quality of tea only costs 500 to 600 yen, and new tea is more expensive, about 1,000 yen. However, these teas are only tasted by low-level salarymen, and those high-end teas are almost the same if you add a few zeros after them.

When it comes to where products are most likely to be damaged or scrapped, it is of course warehousing and logistics.

They depreciate from the moment they leave the counter, and the Grade A condition Shirakawa-san just mentioned is fine for grading luxury goods, but it is not suitable for electrical products.

When Ishikawa Masaaki inspected it, Shirakawa Kaede was also a little worried. There should be no flaws in the places he had touched.

Those who run a second-hand store must have appraisal skills, otherwise they will be cheated and the store will be closed sooner or later.

Various electrical appliance signs are hung on the wall, and below is a stream of people, with the occasional singing from the karaoke OK coming from both sides.

Then I am willing to accept it at a discount of about 55% from the original price. The newer the style, the higher the price.

Of course, these were all things Kashiwagi told him, and it was definitely not Bai Chuanfeng's intention to inquire about them.

So I think a 60% reduction from the original price is a reasonable price."

The only cost was the pile of junk. Thinking of such a big garbage dump, or even the entire Tokyo garbage dump, Torataro wished he could sleep there tonight.

"I wonder how much Shirakawa-san is going to sell for?" Ishikawa Masaaki didn't offer a price first, but asked Shirakawa Kaede first.

Bai Chuanfeng patted the box in his hand and said, "We would like to have something appraised. Can you trouble the manager of your store to take care of it?"

There will always be damage to goods during handling or transportation. As for whether it is real damage or fake damage, you all know.

Ishikawa Masaaki has indeed never seen it before. Shirakawa Kaede’s guarantee even opened up new ideas for him. Can he do this in his future marketing strategies?

Ishikawa Masaaki was moved, "Shirakawa-san, if all future products can guarantee this quality and provide the after-sales service you mentioned.

"Haha" Bai Chuanfeng also laughed happily, "Torataro, as I said, there will be bigger and better TVs in the future."

"That's right, if you have any questions, please contact me. I will arrange maintenance and care within one year."

This is another trump card that Shirakawa Kaede has come up with. How about it? These days, second-hand stores also provide after-sales service. I’ve never seen that before.

"Let's go" Bai Chuanfeng said first, and the two of them walked around holding the box and looking at it. Sometimes Bai Chuanfeng would pretend to inquire about the price.

Shirakawa Kaede and Torataro hugged the cardboard boxes and went out hummingly. As for Kashiwagi, needless to say, they would definitely go to a bubble shop in Shinjuku on their rare day off.

After explaining the purpose of his visit, Ishikawa Masaaki also began to carefully examine what Shirakawa Kaede and the others had brought, not missing any detail.

As soon as I turned the corner at the intersection, I saw a white three-story building with a huge blue signboard on the wall, "Hand Off".

The courtesy is an apology for the temptation just now, but there is still business to be discussed.

Bai Chuanfeng thought for a while, considering that he would have to do long-term business in the future, so he nodded in agreement.

Shirakawa Kaede leaned forward and lowered her voice, "We work in warehousing and logistics." After speaking, he gave Ishikawa Masaaki a knowing look.

Busyness is good, bustling means there is a large flow of people. So there must be no shortage of business in the shops here.

So the two parties happily left each other's contact information. Shirakawa Kaede gave him the address where Kashiwagi lived. He would not fill in the school dormitory stupidly.

Since the person was so enthusiastic, the two of them naturally returned the gift seriously. It's not surprising that many people give him a gift. RB people are very particular about this.

Look at what he said, it made Torataro smile.

Soon a middle-aged man in a black suit knocked on the door and came in, "Hello, I am the manager and owner of our store, Ishikawa Masaaki. Please take care of me."

"Ahem..." Bai Chuanfeng cleared his throat and glanced outside the door. Ishikawa Masaaki understood instantly and immediately stood up and closed the door.

I pushed open the glass door and said "Welcome". Before I saw anyone, I could hear the greeting from the shopping guide.

As soon as he walked out of the store, he just grabbed Bai Chuanfeng's wrist and said, "Xiao Feng! Xiao Feng! Money! A lot of money!"

Bai Chuanfeng took a look and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't notice that the prices were completely different between those that had been dismantled and those that had not been dismantled.

After a while, he had a good idea and started looking for targeted stores.

Yeah, yes, it's just what you thought. Bai Chuanfeng winked at him.

Sure enough, when Masaaki Ishikawa heard the last sentence, he immediately became energetic, "What does Shirakawa-san mean...?"

Ishikawa Masaaki understood, and he suddenly realized that this was the case.

"Ishikawa-san, although this TV is not the latest model, it is still not outdated and is still popular, isn't it?

In addition, what we are doing with Ishikawa-san is not a one-time business." After speaking, Shirakawa Kaede glanced at Ishikawa Masaaki with a very meaningful look.

More than 90,000 yen is equivalent to nine 10,000-yen bills.

The current 10,000-yen bill is not Yukichi Fukuzawa's, but Prince Shotoku's.

Shirakawa Kaede took out one and shook it in front of the sun, "Please take good care of me in the future, Prince Shotoku."

"Take care of me!" Torataro cheered.

Happy New Year!
Chapter completed!