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Second hand market?

Danmairen (510 posts) • 0

There should be directions in the other posts but if you take bus 90 to the last station (10 minutes from Think UK) then it is just across the big road on the left outside of the station. Thing is that these markets tend to move around every couple of years -hence this sometimes confusing thread - so you can never be certain it's still there even if you went there last month.

Alyssa: Some stuff is new sure but most of it is cleaned and re-wrapped by the sellers (cheap process here) and they can make things look almost brand new. Noticed how many Chinese people love to keep the plasticwrappings on almost everything new they buy? Uncomfortable and weird yes but they get to sell the sofa looking brand new 5 years later as well.

All in all great for us foreigners who think that quality second hand furniture is awesome. The Chinese aren't really at that stage yet. Buying something others have owned before is strange and a bit of a face-loss.

trice (36 posts) • 0

anybody know where things are now? I know where the new lousiwan is but still having trouble finding the 2nd hand market (looking for furniture too).

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