I think we all want such a place.. ?

Yep ?

But there definitely are such places.. Hope people aren't too shnoop not to share though :?

makepeace wrote: Anyone know of any good places around CT where one can look for 'junk' such as old music equipment, instruments etc?

Sometimes I think it's my house... ?

Only shop I know of that does 2nd hand music eq/instruments in the CPT area is http://www.guitarcentre.co.za/. Usually a step above junk - I pop in on occasion to see if they has anything interesting, my current bass and strat were sourced here + the owner is always happy to chat and have a laugh.

V8 wrote: Only shop I know of that does 2nd hand music eq/instruments in the CPT area is http://www.guitarcentre.co.za/. Usually a step above junk - I pop in on occasion to see if they has anything interesting, my current bass and strat were sourced here + the owner is always happy to chat and have a laugh.

That's where I buy my stuff... ? Tony's a great chap and his stuff is affordable. 8)
There are plenty pawn shops in CT where one can get Sanchez guitars and Dixon amplifiers. :-[

thanks! will check that place out!

DaFiz wrote: There are plenty pawn shops in CT where one can get Sanchez guitars and Dixon amplifiers. :-[

haha yep, cash crusaders etc. don't i know it.. kind of looking for some small nondescript little pawn/thrift shops. like i'm talking about good junk (think 70s/80s jap hifis, record players, hofners, old violins, etc). i know there are even places here in hermanus that get the occasional interesting thing in every now and again.

but now that i think about it, if people know about these places they wouldn't be very keen on handing out deets in public on the net (hint: you can pm me please!!! i'll keep it quiet i promise ?)

There are too many dealers buying old junk and selling antique collectables. They offer you two cents for your prized beauty and advertise it in there shop window with astronomical mark up.
This is not a profitable mark-up but intense greed. I'd rather find it on gumtree, go and see for myself if the item is worth it and then make a reasonable offer. :-\

DaFiz wrote: There are too many dealers buying old junk and selling antique collectables. They offer you two cents for your prized beauty and advertise it in there shop window with astronomical mark up.
This is not a profitable mark-up but intense greed. I'd rather find it on gumtree, go and see for myself if the item is worth it and then make a reasonable offer. :-\

hmmm. have to say that these are definitely not the places that i'm talking about. i'm talking about junk shops as opposed to 'antique shops'.

If you lucky you can sometimes find interesting items at the boot sale in Paarden Eiland on Saturdays and Sundays.

i've heard about milnerton market, is that the same thing? must definitely make a mission sometime soon.

makepeace wrote: hmmm. have to say that these are definitely not the places that i'm talking about. i'm talking about junk shops as opposed to 'antique shops'.

There used to be a shop on the corner of Long and Bloem streets. The ad in the window claimed... Purveyors of flotsam & jetsam... we buy junk and sell antiques. ?

ok top secret info ?


go to parow market on a saturday, its right next to the taxi ranks at parow(not as dodgy as it sounds), alot of small stalls, i've found some cool guitar mags there, and i've heard of a guy even finding a valve amp there.
i'm not sure of the street address, but you will find it sooner or later, its close to the train station at the end of mcintire road somwhere, just look for taxis

the other place i go scavange at is, just outside of brackenfell, 3 moerse big warehouses with junk.
Theron auctioneers, 11 viben road.
the stuff doesn't have a solid price. they have alot of tools and machines, but i have seen some hifi's and alot of other random stuff.

.....ok now for the biggest treasure, go to a hospice, they got some of the coolest stuff you could ever think, lots of cool books, vinyls, old funny hats, maby some odd crappy radios, there is one in bellville, but i am sure there must be a few in your area.

i think a good place to look is also lower main road in observatory, lots of funny shops, that place seems to amaze me each time

makepeace wrote: i've heard about milnerton market, is that the same thing? must definitely make a mission sometime soon.

One and the same, it used to be in Milnerton 'proper' (90s) - then it was a great place to trawl for genuine boot sale stuff!

Now it's down the road in Paarden Eiland, I find it lost that 'boot sale' magic , but on the rare occasion you'll find something.

If you plan on popping through, lemme PM you a pic +details of some of the junk stuff I want to move along and perhaps it'll be worth the trip. I've been debating putting it gumtree/gfsa classifieds, but I'm hysterically lazy so I've avoided the hassle. ?

Manfred Klose wrote: .....ok now for the biggest treasure, go to a hospice, they got some of the coolest stuff you could ever think, lots of cool books, vinyls, old funny hats, maby some odd crappy radios, there is one in bellville, but i am sure there must be a few in your area.

+10! I've two in my area, and the 'boot sale' magic lives on...

great! thanks for the info, will definitely check out all of those places and look out for some hospices! a friend of mine found an old movie speaker at milnerton market. turns out its a made in england 12" alnico! sounds AMAZING with the 5E3 that i've just helped him build..

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