Turning old junk into gems


Ch’ng searching for merchandise in his van filled to the brim with old stuff.

THE next time you walk around the Lorong Kulit flea market in Penang, pay close attention and you might earn thousands of ringgit with little effort.

A collector recently found a 1959 made-in-France saxophone there, bought it for RM4,000 and sold it a few days later through the Internet for US$3,500 (RM15,155).

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