Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 2003
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1857289668
ISBN-13
9781857289664
Description
This study explores the worlds of second hand goods--where they are bought and sold--and what happens to these goods once they have been purchased. The book focuses specifically on three of the most important sites of second hand car boot sales, charity shops and retro retailing. It examines the geographies of location; looks at the principles of second hand exchange; discusses how sites are differentiated from each other and from more familiar forms of retailing; and analyses practices of second hand shopping.