There has been a resurgence is all things second hand, vintage and antique. Ebay is built around sellers trading off a range of items which are no longer needed, just like
Cash Converters, and these days second hand clothing stores happily co-exist next to brand name outlets, for example Grandma Takes A Trip, Blue Spinach Recycled & New Designer Clothing and The Vintage Clothing Shop. And let's not forget charity chain stores such as St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, MS Australia and the Brotherhood of St. Laurence.
Photographer - ProfDEH (Wikimedia Commons)
Then there is the new wave of second hand shopping, such as the ingenious
Clothing Exchange concept, as well as
The Frock Exchange - in which pre-loved clothing is exchanged for B-Dollars - which can be used for purchasing new season clothing and accessories.
Besides clothing, there are also second hand markets such as Glebe Markets and Rozelle Flea Markets, and variety second hand stores such as Your Display Gallery and Plaza Book and Music Exchange.
The Sydney WeekendNotes team have reviewed a range of second hand stores such as
North Sydney Book Exchange,
Gould's Book Arcade,
Mint Condition and the
Victory Theatre Antique Centre.
If you have a favourite second hand store in Sydney, please let us know about it by leaving a comment below. All suggestions are welcome - second hand book stores, second hand clothing stores, second hand music stores - all forms of second hand stores and markets. And if you have found something interesting - let us know about it as well.
We look forward to your responses.
