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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17270, 20 September 1919, Page 11

THE TRADK IN USED FURNITURE IN AUCKLAND. IT REPRESENTS £2000 A WEEK! _ The traffic in used furniture in Ibis citv is more considerable than most people have any conception of. and represents, approximately, it is considered, an outlay n! wJfS« than °°° a week ' or »P ward ' s of £.100,000 per annum. Anxious to glean a little information touching the second-hand furniture trade (as a matter of general interest), the writer waited upon Mr, Leonard Coaklev, the wtll-known auctioneer and valuer of i.ower Queen Street (his premises adjoin those of Hugh Wright), who probably knows as much about furniture—new and old—as any man in Auckland. " Where does all the used furniture one sees for sale in this city come from?" was the first question. -Well" said Mr. Goakley, "most of the goods you see for sale in our mart * purchase from householders who arc leaving Auckland. When people arc Kiving up housekeeping and are confronted with the question: 'How about the furniture?'—there are two or three courses open to them. They can, for example take the goods with them ; but if they are quitting the Dominion, the freight charges on their oeiongings would be simply prohibitive. If they are only going awav for a few months, or a year, they can'store the stuff. But furniture does not improve in store: in fact, it often deteriorates very considerably. Besides storage charges have a trick of mounting up, and soon become quite formidable.

" So it frequently happens, in the end, that the perplexed owner of a houseful of furniture he has no further use for will come along and see us. and ask • us to make an offer for his goods and chattels. This we arc always prepared to do, ami I don't think it has ever been "harmed against us that we failed to treat our clients generously. We have a keen demand for good to medium second-hand furniture, and we can afford to offer alright prices for it. Apropos of that I might mention that recently all the Auckland auctioneers were invited to tender for the furniture contained in a certain well-known local .institution. Wall, we put in a price along with the rest, and our tender was acceptedbecause it was a good many pounds higher than that of the next highest bidder.' That. I think, is proof-positive that we do pay good prices for used goods of the kind we have been discussing. "But we're open to meet owners in every possible way. We'll sell for them on their own premises; we'll sell here at the mart for them; or we'll buy straightout from them for cash. It's all one to us. We strive to advance the interests of clients to the very best of our abilitv, and I think the number of sales with which we are entrusted is the best criterion of our success as auctioneers.''—(Advt.)

CREME PARMA. Indispensable for ballroom use. Prevents the skin becoming greasy, and instantly transforms the most worn-out complexion to one of dainty freshness. Price, 5s 6d. —W. H. Woollams, Chemist, Queen ,Stj Auckland. Posted any address, 6d extra.

Wonderful value now being shown in voile frocks, from 25s 6d to 496 6d.At the A.8.C., Newton.