Project Gutenberg 2019-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 100 Fang, Irving E. 1929 2016 Orban, Paul 1896 1974 The Used People Lot Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, August 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Used People Lot" by Irving E. Fang is a science fiction short story published in the late 1950s. The narrative takes place in a futuristic society where cars are highly valued, and people are classified as either "used" or "new" based on their vehicle contracts. The story humorously explores themes of societal status and personal relationships through the protagonist's misadventures after a car accident leaves him in a precarious position both financially and romantically. The plot revolves around Arnold, who finds himself in a bind after his prized vehicle, a Thunderflash, breaks down, resulting in mounting repair bills and a frustrated girlfriend named Jenny. Desperate to acquire a new car from the exclusive "used people lot" run by Grinning Gregory, Arnold concocts a scheme to transfer his lengthy car contract to his friend Harry. However, in a twist of fate, Arnold's plans fall apart when Harry, having taken advantage of his friend's situation, seizes Jenny and drives off in a beautiful new car before Arnold can even make his case. The story cleverly critiques materialism and the often humorous, intertwined fates of people and their possessions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Automobiles -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 38705 2025-06-24T07:04:42.160199 text/html 14737 2024-10-17T14:18:16 text/html 324404 2025-06-24T07:04:43.980168 application/epub+zip 323248 2025-06-24T07:04:42.589148 application/epub+zip 70049 2025-06-24T07:04:42.335162 application/epub+zip 357414 2025-06-24T07:04:45.248185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350240 2025-06-24T07:04:43.756230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97303 2022-09-27T10:49:12.406890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32302 2023-09-26T05:44:41.796050 text/plain 12460 2024-10-17T14:18:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16278 2025-06-24T07:04:45.386134 application/rdf+xml 26587 2025-06-24T07:04:42.433171 image/jpeg 4767 2025-06-24T07:04:42.385145 image/jpeg 475938 2025-06-24T07:04:42.173199 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog