Although the ghost market in Dahai City has been cancelled, until now, players who frequent street stalls know that antique and cultural stalls are called "ghost markets".
Many famous antique markets will have large-scale street stall events on certain fixed days.
From dawn to dawn, even at two or three in the morning, vendors and players begin to enter the venue, and people keep coming. At dawn, it is even more crowded, bustling, and super lively!
According to legend, in the old society, there were two types of people who would secretly sell antique treasures.
One type is the children of wealthy families whose families are in decline. Their lives are difficult, but their ancestors still have some treasures, so they exchange them for money.
But this belongs to a prodigal family. Children of wealthy families always want to save face and don't want others to know that they have fallen into such a miserable state, so they go out to sell at a stall before dawn. No one can recognize them in the dark, and they leave as soon as daybreak.
The other kind of people are tomb robbers and gangsters. These people don't dare to sell stolen goods in broad daylight, so they sell stolen goods at night.
Everyone in the circle knows that there are certain places where there are such gathering places, and a market is gradually formed.
In these dark street stall markets, there is an unwritten rule: only lights can be used to illuminate things, not people's faces. This is a ghost market.
However, due to the mixed situation and high crime rate in ghost markets, ghost markets are now disappearing.
This time, the ghost market Taobao organized by Zheng Yu was in the suburbs. According to the navigation, there was a large shopping mall in the countryside.
In this kind of place, the terrain is open and it is easier for vehicles to enter and exit.
Of course, this can't be a real ghost market, otherwise, those people wouldn't dare to do it so blatantly.
The "ghost market" in the true sense only existed more than ten years ago.
As soon as he entered the market, Chen Wenzhe saw many stalls. However, the things on the stalls gave him a sense of familiarity with Pan Yuan! The most numerous items were various cultural toys.
In recent years, various beads, jewelry, and handicrafts have become popular, and the "ghost market" has begun to change its flavor, making it increasingly difficult to find old goods.
But when he actually came here, Chen Wenzhe was inevitably disappointed.
The market is crowded with people. Is this a ghost market?
If you take a closer look, this is still an antique market. It has become a cultural antique market, or a handicraft market.
If there is any difference, it is that the trading here is hot and lively, but silent.
Outsiders who are hundreds of meters away will not feel that this is a magical ghost market.
Because it was dark, there were many people standing and squatting in shadows.
Some people also placed a lamp in front of their feet, but the light was dimmed, so it looked like the "will-o'-the-wisps" seen when walking past graveyards at night.
"Don't be disappointed, these are cover-ups on the outside, but there are professionals on the inside!"
While driving carefully, Zheng Yu also looked at his mobile phone. From time to time, he would receive messages on his mobile phone instructing them to move forward.
Chen Wenzhe really didn't expect this.
The market here is actually divided into two different "levels".
One is the "down-to-earth version" and the other is the "professional version".
The down-to-earth version is a merchant who practices stalls, bringing with him the "treasures" accumulated at home for many years, mainly old daily necessities and small furnishings used at home.
Relatively speaking, "organization" and "discipline" are both slightly worse.
The professional merchants are amazing. These people drive up and enter the ghost market at 12 o'clock. They are already late.
Zheng Yu drove the car around and around, and soon came to a relatively quiet place.
There are fewer people here, and they are surrounded by a circle of cars. I don’t know how Zheng Yu got in.
After they entered the main road, they immediately discovered that it was blocked by water.
The truly powerful "goods" in the ghost market are found in the back seats and trunks of cars that are packed all around!
"Whatever you like, you have to pay attention to the price strategy. Generally, the things sold by down-to-earth merchants are not too expensive. For small items, you can get them for a few yuan or more than a dozen yuan."
Zhang Yijie began to spread some knowledge about the ghost market to them.
Among the four of them, Zhang Yijie was the only one who had been to the ghost market.
"If you see something right, if you really like it, buy it quickly, because a ghost market is not a supermarket. After shopping around, someone else will probably buy it when you come back. So you have to buy it when you see it right."
"The price of goods ranges from one or two yuan to ten or twenty thousand yuan. You can't buy a penny for a penny here. It may be less than one yuan, or it may be more than one hundred thousand yuan. If you want to find the real thing, you must rely on knowledge.
It depends on your eyesight."
"We can't do that. We're here this time to help Wen Zhe find connections and sell goods. If you want to pick up the slack, you have to do it yourself."
With that said, Zhang Yijie thrust a pack of tools directly into Chen Wenzhe's hands.
The diligent stall owners will start from scratch to spread out their stalls and expand their business.
By three o'clock, each stall owner has already occupied the king's space, and it is no longer easy for latecomers to set up stalls.
So if you want to have a good harvest, you must come early!
After Zhang Yijie finished speaking, he immediately took Cao Qingchun and took the porcelain from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties that Chen Wenzhe had recently dealt with, and prepared to find a place to set up a stall.
Only stall owners who bring things in will have a lower deposit.
They arrived too late, so Zhang Yijie was a little anxious.
Now, they have to earn back the deposit no matter what.
After the two left, Chen Wenzhe and Zheng Yu were left looking at each other in the street.
Zheng Yu is just a talker. He talks nice, but he has never been in actual combat, and now he is completely confused.
Chen Wenzhe doesn't feel anything at all. Can't he buy things?
Looking at the bag, the most conspicuous thing inside is the flashlight.
When visiting a ghost market, the most important tool is a flashlight. Although many ghost markets have very bright lights now, you still need to bring a flashlight.
In addition to photographing goods, it is also a status symbol, proving that you are not an outsider.
Chen Wenzhe also made some preparations. He knew that there were many rules for visiting the ghost market.
For example, if you look at something, someone else is looking at it at the same time.
At this time, you can't ask for the price, nor can you grab it to look at it. You can only ask after the person has put it down and is sure they don't want it.
In the old society, people went to the ghost market because they were poor and had no choice but to come to the ghost market to sell things and buy some second-hand furniture.
When modern people visit ghost markets, they have a nostalgic and retro mood.
After sorting out his backpack and asking Zheng Yu to follow him, the two of them entered the real ghost market.
His backpack was placed in front of him because it was full of money.
As he walked, Chen Wenzhe almost laughed because he saw that there were actually big-name bags for sale in this ghost market.
However, the scale of this ghost market is really not small.
In addition to the old players from Dahai City, there are also many foreigners who come to visit the ghost market.
These foreigners are specifically looking for old objects with a strong Made in China color.