Makes sense. He buys storage units, and sells any furniture in them in his store. People in the "inner city" would probably rather buy decent-quality used than particle-board "new" furniture that would fall apart in under a year.
We would just take the furniture to the auction house if it had any good resale value. Here is the thing. Once it goes into default, the storage unit is gonna sell to some body if the rent isn’t paid. I have had some units I had to pay to get rid of at the dump.