camden stables market going
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chico enrico said:I used to work in Camden Stables market. new management took over in summer 2002 and absolutely fucked the place. Got rid of all the 'fly stalls' , built those shitty units on dray walk and put the rents up by about 400%, pricing anyone who sold anything other than balinese carvings and the sort of crap you can get in any market worldwide.
They are trying to get rid of all the decent markets in London (Spital fields was ruined years ago) and Bethnal Green Road is virtually non-existant, indeed the Security wanks now have an office on it so noone can even set up!
it is an utter+total crying shame. Markets are what make a city.
Brick Lane is also a shadow of it's former self. Untill five years ago it was the best market in London. You still could get genuine bargains there, but now it's all swishy shops and cocktail bars.
Louloubelle
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AFAIK Cyber dog and the other units just there aren't going anywhere, at least not in the short term
The ones that will be going are the ones round the corner in the stables and the catacoombes
Some say they're giving up, many say "oh we're sorting somewhere out but we're not sure about exactly where", which I think means a) please don't haggle our prices down too much as we're not desperate, b) some options have been offered to us but they're not concrete c) er, well we don't know really
I buy a lot of clothes at the market and a few years back I did very well buying certain niche items from the market wholesale (well at a big discount for buying in bulk) and selling them to US and Canadian buyers.
To be fair, many (but not all) of the Camden Traders don't have as much knowledge as would be helpful in terms of identifying rare and valuable designer pieces, types, legality and value of furs, how to care for and restore certain fabrics etc.
Also some are very used to B&M selling and don't feel confident about retailing on line.
Other problems have included big retailers like Top Shop moving in on the Canadian vintage wholesalers, and cherry picking the best vintage stuff.
To be fair, there are some incredible bargains to be had. I was last there a few days ago and found a perfect pair of 60s black alligator stilettos, stunning, I mean really special, in fabulous condition, and just the sort of thing that this month's Vogue is full of, for £10. If the trader had bothered to read Vogue or take notice of trends they would have known that they would have easily gotten £75 for them.
My advice is to get on down there pronto, some stalls will close after Sunday, some after Monday, then that will be that
The ones that will be going are the ones round the corner in the stables and the catacoombes
Some say they're giving up, many say "oh we're sorting somewhere out but we're not sure about exactly where", which I think means a) please don't haggle our prices down too much as we're not desperate, b) some options have been offered to us but they're not concrete c) er, well we don't know really
I buy a lot of clothes at the market and a few years back I did very well buying certain niche items from the market wholesale (well at a big discount for buying in bulk) and selling them to US and Canadian buyers.
To be fair, many (but not all) of the Camden Traders don't have as much knowledge as would be helpful in terms of identifying rare and valuable designer pieces, types, legality and value of furs, how to care for and restore certain fabrics etc.
Also some are very used to B&M selling and don't feel confident about retailing on line.
Other problems have included big retailers like Top Shop moving in on the Canadian vintage wholesalers, and cherry picking the best vintage stuff.
To be fair, there are some incredible bargains to be had. I was last there a few days ago and found a perfect pair of 60s black alligator stilettos, stunning, I mean really special, in fabulous condition, and just the sort of thing that this month's Vogue is full of, for £10. If the trader had bothered to read Vogue or take notice of trends they would have known that they would have easily gotten £75 for them.
My advice is to get on down there pronto, some stalls will close after Sunday, some after Monday, then that will be that
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
man, that really fuckin sucks
just as well I'm coming to london this weekend. might have to do a camden trip tomorrow...
just as well I'm coming to london this weekend. might have to do a camden trip tomorrow...
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
editor said:
Yep, Camden has been taking a real dive for the past 15 odd years...
crustychick said:man, that really fuckin sucks
just as well I'm coming to london this weekend. might have to do a camden trip tomorrow...
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crustychick
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Dubversion said:
fuck off
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Dubversion said:
You don't see anywhere near the amount of the pasty faces folk down there that you used too...
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