KEEN PURCHASERS
USED HOUSEHOLD GOODS
PRICES ABOVE PRE-WAR COST
One of the most notable wartime developments affecting the domestic economy o.gkw Zealanders is the extent to jvilßch used household articles of jw kinds have' appreciated in vlfae. Auctioneers are agreed that at present it is a sellers' market, and prices received- at auction for some classes of secondhand goods are often several times their original pre-war cost. . Hardware of . all kinds, crockery and glassware, wringers, wire-sprung beds and carpets, which' in the main used to comprise the least considered portion of household auction sales, are now in keenest demand. The inclusion of any of these items in a catalogue is sure to attract buyer-s, who apparently are prepared' to travel considerable distances to secure their requirements. Some kinds of saucepans are today unprocurable from shops. A saucepan that three years ago would have fallen to the first person who raisecLhis voice to the extent of 2/, nowadays- has no difficulty in finding a new owner at .15/ or more. Soft furnishings in heavy materials and carpets, not, obviously worn, often bring more, than- their : original vakie.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 40, 17 February 1943, Page 4
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186KEEN PURCHASERS Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 40, 17 February 1943, Page 4
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