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No sé en cuanto pudiera contribuir mi opinión acerca de lo que ahí se presenta y oferta, pero tengo que decir que ese lugar es lo más parecido al paraíso en la Tierra. La emoción me ha hecho llorar.
I went to stores like this in Bangkok and just offer them ~20$ for most things and they will say yes. The price tag is meaningless. People in Thailand are so nice.
I bought some stuff there last week at 90% discount. What you have to know about these Japanese import warehouses is that they're getting new containers every 2 months I believe. Most is junk material and randomly priced as they usually buy those per weight. Prices will go down as they're getting closer to the next shipment. Less choice but cheaper options when you wait for the 70% or 90% discounts. I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy complex gear if you don't have repair skills though.
You are absolutely correct. I’m well aware of how these places operate, and they’re always bringing in new stuff. There are some bargains to be had here but most of it is just pure junk.
@jmsjms296 junk or not some might have a high value like those lenses, that can be conected to reflex photograf machines already digital some i saw just by looking at them are like 2.500€ this in Europe with a big discount ,normally they are dirty and to clean them is not that simple but there are people who are specialized in that, regular modern camera´s use this lenses but they really cost a lot of money if bought new and to work all types of lenses are needed but all expensive depending on it´s specifications
As a local I can confirm that this place is a gem - imagine usual garage sales but 100x larger.😮 And they'd put stuff on sales/discount in a cycle manner. After starting the new lot sales at list price for a few days they'll start gradual discount to all items, from mild 10% off to "clearance" 90% off towards the end of the cycle. After that they'd close down for a few days to rearrange for the new lot of stuff, and the cycle continues. Those clearance 90% discount sales would be only as-is, no testing allowed however. But I took the risk, and had got some gems ridiculously cheap from time to time (got a fully functional TEAC 3-head cassette deck at only about $30😎- go figure). So if you know the business and love to take the risk, this place is very recommended. PS correction: this place is technically not in BKK area (actually in Samut Prakarn province), but close enough to not to cause any commute issue.
Yes you’re right about the discount cycle. I would try and wait until it was at least 60% off. You’re also write about the location, I said Bangkok for practicalities sake
You can test stuff beforehand and if it is to expensive for what you want to pay just wait until the big discounts happen and go back and see if one of the items you had tested before is still there and pick it up at a steal.
The Japanese pre-loved electronic items are keenly priced...less 40%...these are brands on the run 🏃♂️ 😀 can save a lots of money 💰, it can make your life fulfilling 😅 thanks Serg for sharing it with us, certainly on my shopping trip next time around..🎉😂
I think the prices are still a little bit on the high side, but it’s definitely worth checking out. There’s a couple other places like this which feature lots of other items, not just electronics. I will have to go take a look.
I didn’t spend too much time looking through the records. Are used to have a vinyl collection in the US, but I gave them all away before I moved here. This is not the place to come if you’re really looking for records. I would recommend fortune town, as there is at least 10 different shops, or the Pattavikorn market.
I've never been inside one of these Japanese 2nd hand stores, so this was interesting. Your jokes are really funny man, you made this enjoyable. I mean, the prices this place are charging are beyond stupid and I love how they don't even clean them. However; this is still fun and nostalgic for sure. I guess I had a lot of Japanese electronics as a kid :) Good speaker tips too!
All the prices I quoted were before the 40% discount. Yes, many of the things were still over priced by Thai standards. I’ve been to a couple of these before. I’ll have to go to one of their other locations that has a lot more household things in it.
@@LifewithSerg Yes, I was astonished about the prices. Even in Japan the price would not have been as high. I mentioned it before, Japan has a lucrative second hand market with quality products.
@@SjaakSchulteis According to a different commentor they go up to 80/90% with their discounts depending on how long the stuff has been there. I guess they try to get as much out of it and go down significantly as time passes. I am sure even at full price there is plenty of deals to be had with such a large collection though, especially if you can get it home.
I was in Cambodia and noticed that they are EVERYWHERE in Cambodia. Literally half the cars are Prius's and most are made from a combination of multiple cars. So, Cambodia is where Prius's go to die and I guess Thailand is where Japanese stereo equipment goes to die. Not bad prices on the records! Good decorations at the least.
Cambodia is where manufacturers dump their closed out lease cars. They don't want to dump them in their own or other larger markets because it takes away from new car sales. A lot go to Africa as well.
Oh that is really interesting and that makes a lot of sense. It's really quite interesting to see in person. Perhaps 1 out of 3 cars there is a Prius. When I take taxis the 2 guaranteed conversations with the driver is 1- How terrible Chinese tourists are 2- How many different Prius's their personal Prius is made from. :) @@davidj.7779
If you are from Australia, New Zealand or the UK make sure you check the operating voltage of any used equipment before you buy it. Anything rated 220 -240v is fine (some units will have adjustable voltage selectors near the AC input). Anything less, don't touch it unless you want to use the device with a step-down transformer. As to the cameras, know what you are looking at. In high humidity such as Thailand and Japan, camera lenses will develop mould between the lens elements very quickly so you need to look through the lens and if you spot any sort of furry gunk inside, no matter how small, just leave it as the mould is already inside. In Japan people often store their lenses in sealed pouches or containers with silica gel capsules or pouches from medication bottles to keep the lenses dry. Also look at the upper most glass element and the rear element to look for signs of scratches, coating aberrations or glass pitting. Any of those things will render a lens useless.
Wow exciting place! Please compile more secondhand places like this! Is there a place selling used international English magazines and books? These places make Bangkok more interesting to visit then the usual malls. Thanks Serg😊
There’s quite a few markets like this. I’m not sure if you’ve seen my video about Pattavikorn market. If not go, check it out I will go to see more of these types of market some stores for sure.
@@LifewithSerg yes I watched your very interesting talk on thairish times when it first dropped then I saw the pattavikorn video too when it came out then subbed since. I like that you can talk in depth about a variety of subjects from automotive to vintage. However, don't be too stressed about view / sub numbers, because youtube does a lot of manipulation to their creators, then they burn out. Take care Serg 💕
In 2019. I bought a Nikon F-401s SLR from there (Body only) because it took AAA batteries AND had a flash. It was 3000 Baht. I bought a Nikkor auto focus zoom lens of the same vintage (1987) from Fortune Town mall later on in the same year. They still work to this day and I'm loving the film experience.
Then you probably don’t want to know that about four days after I went, everything was 90% off! They get a new shipment every couple of weeks and then start the sliding scale discount. There was definitely some gems there. However, I question the condition that most of it is in, and having run worldwide vintage toy business, it would cost you a fortune to ship stuff like this overseas believe me, I’m definitely gonna go back there again and look around some more.
The problem is most, not all, Japanese speakers aren't that great. Just so so. Now if the have accuphase amps and such then it would be worth going too. Now, Japanese turntables are great. I'd definitely look for a decent table
Lets say there is a monster receiver that cost 2K in USA. You buy it there for 50$ and ships with Fedex to US for about 200$ I would say its good deal )) @@LifewithSerg
Honestly, that market has next to no collectibles. I would not recommended it comes for anyone seeking any kind of vintage items. There is, however a market right next to it that is a building with Seven floors that is all vintage collectible items.
Wow, I'm glad there isn't a warehouse like that near me or else my house would be even more full! That is very cool although I am quite surprised at the prices.
Don’t forget that everything was 40% off. They bring in a new container I believe every two or three weeks. About four days after I went to one of my subscriber said that everything was 90% off. At 90% off, that’s a bargain, at 40% off those prices were not great
@@LifewithSerg Ahhh yes, at 90% would defs be the right time to go. I was recently in the Philippines, Sth Korea and Japan and expected to find places like this but had to stick with the group. The new electronics were about the same price as at home and couldn't find anything I don't already have. Would love to go to Thailand and Indonesia sometime soon. :)
I love second hand things. This triggered my shopping addiction ahah. I better re-read that book "30 Days to Stop Being a Shopaholic" by Harper Daniels before I split for the thrift store again.
I love secondhand markets as well. There’s quite a few more here that I need to explore. I will make sure to make more videos to feed your addiction. Lol.
There’s actually quite a few of them here. I’ve been to another one that had all sorts of items imported from Japan. I’ll have to find one that has a wider variety of items and make another video for you guys.
This is not their business model. They get in a container form Japan at super cheap prices. They put everything out and keep marking it down till it’s all gone, and then they repeat the process. All of this stuff comes from Japanese secondhand stores, and her items that were unsellable in Japan, but there is a market for them here.
I've also seen some videos of second hand audio shops in Japan and they have a lot of incredible vintage audio equipment in excellent condition. Of course the prices are going to be higher. I suspect this place buys all the sub-standard and unwanted stuff from Japan because it sure looks like it.
Looking at the language, it seems to be the 1996 japanese version. They don't seems filter the stuffs before putting it in bin, so adult stuff ends up shipped to warehouse and now available publicly. 😂
Remember people, ALL these items are 100V AC ONLY & NTSC TV system ! The majority of JDM household electronics are NOT 100-240V multi voltage. Much less of a problem with anything that uses a plugpack adaptor 👍 Audio production/Computers/Hi-Fi/Musical gear/Portable Audio is normally the exception.
@@LifewithSerg Thanks for the reply Serg, but when I was in Japan that's what surprised me, all the domestic stuff was 100V only. With the exceptions I listed. I think this warehouse must be buying in bulk from Hard Off or similar. Glad you're feeling better mate 👍😆
I’ve never seen anything second hand in Thailand that isn’t way over priced for its age and condition, from cars to electronics. Most old tat you see here the West would bin it in a blink of an eye
I would have to agree with you on that. They do tend to overprice used things. I’m currently looking for a used motorbike, and a lot of the used prices for one or two year. Old bikes are within 10% of a brand new one. Makes no sense.
1:14 there is a Kenwood HM-331 , behind the turntable, next to tape deck at left. its speakers are in blue shown at 5:03 I have that Kenwood! . so sad and deeply depressed when after a few days I got it by auction, my cat scratched the CD lens. I have the onkyo FR-X7A there 2:34 and , lucky I could relace the flat cable of minidisc (after my cat unpluged it and I damage it trying to plug it on again.)
Hey Serg! I really loved the content of this episode. If my memory serves me well, you already made a video about this warehouse once. It's much different this time though. All the stuffs seem to be sorted out well and got more expensive price setup. I'm kinda like it more the previous time, this time the bad stuffs were removed, any way the best stuffs seem to be also opted off as well.
Of what good is it to buy audio equip in Bangkok if you live in the US? The cost of shipping it would only add to the cost of getting say, an amplifier, which are quite heavy.
The little television won't work without a digital to analog converter for reception and would likely be unwatchable due to aspect ratio difference these days. Still cool. I had one as a child and I loved it !
as a vintage camera dealer i can tell this is the worst way to store this cameras and lenses. open bodys in the bankok heat, dust everwhere, cramped togheter. you will have a big big amount of defects there if not everything is broken in some way. and to be honest 23dollars is way to much for a big chunk of the gear i saw in this video. so for sure pretty fun to whatch but i would never buy there. thanks for the video. very interesting 🖤
I know exactly what you’re saying. You are very correct about the dust of the dirt. Eventually, all of this gear will be 80 or 90% off. It’s really a bad way to store it. However, I think once they have a huge discount, before they bring in the new container, there are some deals to be had. At the end of the day, I found this place really interesting to browse.
So I probably shouldn’t tell you that they get a new container in every couple of weeks, and completely replace all the merchandise. Lol. I think you’ll be ready to move in. By the way, if you like secondhand stuff, I think you’ll like one of my videos later in the week.
You have to be very careful because Japanese electrical supply is 110 volts to you will need a transformer 230volt to 110 before you can use anything also the FM radio band is about 76-91 mhz not as the rest of the would 87,5 -108mhz so you wont hear many stations
The market for loose figures is great. I have sold thousands of loose figures. There’s a lot of very rare vintage, Star Wars figures, that even loose, sell for big bucks.
@@LifewithSerg That is very good news, cause I have all the figures but are loose. I live beautiful NorCal, but other than my local card game/comic/MTG shops is there any good contacts?? Thanks for the response!
The items were a little expensive, and the heat and humidity have done them no favors. Personally, I wouldn’t buy any of that stereo equipment with high hopes of it, lasting, or being super usable. Keep in mind that Japan runs on 110 V
Your videos are cool. I love and respect the way you take things so carefully and depict it in your videos. I too love 2nd hand items because somehow I feel we all can make good use of them if we get something descent which is value for pocket and recycling at the same time. How can I connect with you ?
japanese accousic guitars are premium quality,,, and the fender and gibson copy guitars are normally as good as the real deal. you can pay $100,000 for the legendary kenwood turntables,, $100,000 U.S ,, the platters alone are $40,000 used and sell.
I’ve never considered Kenwood to be audiophile level equipment. And I’ve owned a bunch of different Kenwood equipment. As for the guitars, I have no knowledge of that, but I know they can be quite expensive.
Those prices were before the discount. This location was just musical instruments, audio gear, and camera gear. There are several large Japanese secondhand stores like this throughout, Bangkok, as well as quite a few secondhand markets.
I’m sure they are gone, but this place gets a new shipment I think every three or four weeks. Before they get the next shipment, everything comes down to an eventual 90% discount.
It’s definitely interesting to go and browse, but I don’t think I would buy anything with expectations of it being trouble free. Too much heat and humidity and dust.
Hi, any chance you know the shops that carry Japanese lacquerware urushi and better quality ceramics? Much appreciated of you could share your expertise. Thank you
I love Lucky Home! I got some harmonicas and an old tripod there. You have to be careful, coming from Japan, most electronics run on 110v. Some stuff I tested was blown out on 220v already.
Hi @LifewithSerg . thanks for your great content . I am a electronic enthusiast but not the vintage one. Do you have any idea in Bangkok where to buy the second hand electronic product ? likes, "the Place" to buy it such as smartphone, speaker, smart TV , laptop and accessories etc. Thank in advance.
Go to MBK mall, there are lots of second hand vendors. Also second hand markets. Check out my secondhand market playlist, most of the markets on that list. Have a wide variety of secondhand items like you’re looking for.
I would have to completely agree with you. Keep in mind that everything goes on a sliding scale, and eventually becomes 90% off. There are definitely some gems here. And they bring a new container every one or two months and start the whole process over.
I have lived in Thailand for two years and found that Thai people are gentle and hospitable. They are very lovely. This comes from the education and political institutions (very different from communist countries).
Just keep in mind that most of the stuff runs on 110 V, and sitting in this kind of a warehouse in this heat with humidity is not very healthy for electronics
Time , patience,love and skill I reckon I could put something together .. Definitely got the time and patience living up here in the sticks . Many thanks for the advice .
