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The strangest trade.. A Saudi young man collects "dust" From rooftops per kilo for 17.5 riyals.. What’s his story?

April 10, 2023

"Turns dirt into gold" .. People often call this metaphorical phrase about the skilled seller and those who have the arts of persuasion, but a young Saudi man turned it into a reality and actually applied it on the ground, so he started selling kilos "the dust" More than 17 riyals.. What is his story?

Mahdi Al-Salloum, a young Saudi man, has a video clip spread on social media, where he says he is selling "the dust" Which is collected from the rooftops after the permission of the owners.

He adds, according to the Saudi Al-Marsad newspaper, that he pays workers who collect dust between 200 and 300 riyals, as they use simple tools to collect dust accumulated on the roofs of houses, such as brushes and nylon bags, and then mix it with water.

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The young man said that he sells dust at 15 riyals per kilo, and after adding taxes, the price becomes 17.5 riyals, and he exports it to several regions in the Kingdom.

In response to a question about the reason for using this dust, Al-Shaba said that it is used in "dust" Cars look like they just came out of the dealership.

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The pioneers of social networking interacted with the video, expressing their astonishment at the commodity that the Saudi youth is selling, but some expressed their admiration for his intelligence, especially since it is a normal sale process between the seller and the buyer.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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