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In this April 16, 2015 photo, Saudi men haggle at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The market is far from the upscale malls and designer boutiques found in other parts of the capital, where arguing over the price would be considered un-chic. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, Saudi men haggle at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The market is far from the upscale malls and designer boutiques found in other parts of the capital, where arguing over the price would be considered un-chic. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, Misfer al-Qahtani, a 70 year-old retired National Guard officer wears his traditional Saudi dagger at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, Misfer al-Qahtani, a 70 year-old retired National Guard officer wears his traditional Saudi dagger at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, dagger vendors sit together, one of them reciting poetry about traditional Saudi daggers, at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Souvenir swords that sell as decorative pieces can go for more than 40 Saudi riyals ($10) in one of the market's stalls, but at the auction a whole bundle of 10 or more sells for 100 riyals ($27) to the highest bidder. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, dagger vendors sit together, one of them reciting poetry about traditional Saudi daggers, at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Souvenir swords that sell as decorative pieces can go for more than 40 Saudi riyals ($10) in one of the market's stalls, but at the auction a whole bundle of 10 or more sells for 100 riyals ($27) to the highest bidder. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, traditional coffee pots are lined up for sale at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, traditional coffee pots are lined up for sale at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, Misfer al-Qahtani, a 70 year-old retired National Guard officer chats with friends at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, Misfer al-Qahtani, a 70 year-old retired National Guard officer chats with friends at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, clothes on display for sale at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, clothes on display for sale at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, costume  jewelry is on display for sale at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A man came with the suitcase full of beaded jewelry and sold the whole bag to the auction winner, who had just a few moments to inspect its contents before buying. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, costume jewelry is on display for sale at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A man came with the suitcase full of beaded jewelry and sold the whole bag to the auction winner, who had just a few moments to inspect its contents before buying. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, traditional coffee pots, left, and colorful clay dishes are on display at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, traditional coffee pots, left, and colorful clay dishes are on display at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, a Saudi vendor sits amid his goods at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At an auction in an empty quarter of the market, dozens of men drink tea, smoke cigarettes and yell out prices over one another in bids for handmade Arabian swords, old mobile phones, wooden chests, copper and gold-colored tea kettles, and even a stuffed hawk. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, a Saudi vendor sits amid his goods at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At an auction in an empty quarter of the market, dozens of men drink tea, smoke cigarettes and yell out prices over one another in bids for handmade Arabian swords, old mobile phones, wooden chests, copper and gold-colored tea kettles, and even a stuffed hawk. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, 2015, a Saudi buyer talks to a vendor at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, 2015, a Saudi buyer talks to a vendor at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2015 photo, Saudi men bargain to buy traditional Saudi swords and daggers at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2015 photo, Saudi men bargain to buy traditional Saudi swords and daggers at al-Aqeeliya open-air auction market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Hasan Jamali/AP Photo)
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