Sporns Poor Till Need to Lelong Household Appliances!

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By Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 November 2008 0005 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Second-hand stores are seeing more customers selling their possessions for cash.

"Cash Converters", a local chain of such shops, says sales went up by four times in the last six weeks.

Cash Converters has five outlets in Singapore.

The company says its outlet in Toa Payoh has seen about 100 customers a day since last month.

Most customers wanted the extra money for emergency use.

But the store is also seeing more customers buying second-hand products.

It says sales have gone up by about 15 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Popular items include electrical appliances like phones and irons.

- CNA/ir
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[TeeKee]

the more environmentally way of disposing your old stuffs!

cheaper than cash converters....outreach to international markets!

 

[halsey02]

the more environmentally way of disposing your old stuffs!

cheaper than cash converters....outreach to international markets!

When you have ' financial vultures' circling over you, & the official receiver, debt collectors, etc, wants immediate or immediate future payment, you sell your stuff on ebay?

Cash coverters gives you lousy rates for your stuffs, but in time of deperate needs, where cash is needed in a hurry, that is the only place to go.

Unless one is not in dire straits, have the luxury of time, then, one can dispose their stuffs over rbay, & paying fees etc.

That is the difference!.. it is matter of do or die!