Junk shop

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A junk shop in Caravanserai of Nishapur, Iran.
A junk shop of Ueno Park, in Tokyo (Japan).

A junk shop is a

thrift store which sells mostly used goods at cheap prices. A low-quality antique shop may border on being a junk shop. Shoppers who frequent junk shops are often referred to as "junkers", "pickers", "bargain hunters", "rummagers", etc.[1]

Pop culture

Reality television

Junk shops are often showcased in such reality television shows as American Pickers, Canadian Pickers (known as Cash Cowboys outside of Canada), and Ghost Town Gold.[citation needed]

Junkshop glam

Junkshop glam (less commonly referred to as junk shop glam) is a nuanced

thrift stores, and the like. With the resurging interest in vinyl records, such obscure glam rock records can command high prices among avid record collectors and even band members themselves looking to fill missing releases in their own discographies.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "What it is to be a junker". etsy.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ Cumming, Tim (19 March 2002). "The emergence of the nuanced glam rock genre tag, junkshop glam". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Junkshop antiques". Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "The collectibility of long-lost junkshop glam records among vinyl record collectors". popsike.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

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