Around the kick-off of the last big recession, articles started showing up about how refurbishing companies/liquidator were great investments during a down mark

Around the kick-off of the last big recession, articles started showing up about how refurbishing companies/liquidator were great investments during a down market. Same with the big recession before that, too. I wonder if this is the trend is repeating... I don't know, but it makes me think it might be bad for a few years.