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retro stuff-clothes,cars,toys,tv

  • 20-06-2007 7:04pm
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    eurotrotter
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    anyone here notice themselves buying more retro clothes than new fashionable ones?
    i know now that retro is back in, in some regards, but do u find yourself looking out for retro clothes more than new ones?
    ima car nut, and notice that I prefer cars from teh 80's/90's more than any the trollep thy're rolling off production lines these days.
    I dunno if its a case of keeping the good ole days alive by buying this gear or what!
    how about ppl with kids, would u buy your kids old toys/clothes over new toys, say toys/clothes/tv that u wood have played with as a kid, clothes u wood have worn/tv shows u wood a watched, u see where im going.
    id love to hear ppls replies on this one
    as well as finding out about this obsession i have with retro gear, im interested to see wat size/potential the retro industry is/has?


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  • #2
    DublinWriter
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    eurotrotter wrote:
    im interested to see wat size/potential the retro industry is/has?
    It's massive in Japan, with original LED watches from the 70's changing hands for up to 4 figure sums.

    I always thought there was a market for this, but there are various speciality shops (like Flip! in Temple Bar who cater for retro-clothes) and then there's the bethemoth known as Ebay for everything else.

    Again, you'd need to focus on a particular niche area. I know of one guy in Dublin who makes a handsome living refurbing old VW Beetles.


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