Pasar Lorong Kulit - Part 2 of 2

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Menurut Presiden Persatuan Kebajikan Pembangunan Peniaga Kecil Lorong Kulit, Mohamed Fauzil Mohd. Kadersah, walaupun telah lama berpindah tetapi nama Rope Walk masih kekal sehingga hari ini.

"Kini bilangan peniaga yang terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum sudah meningkat dengan kira-kira 523 tapak berniaga. Masing-masing menjual pelbagai koleksi antik dan terpakai termasuk pakaian dan aksesori diri.

"Semuanya boleh diperoleh pada harga serendah 50 sen sehingga mencecah ribuan ringgit bergantung kepada jenis dan usia sesuatu barangan.

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Pasar Lorong Kulit - Part 1 of 2

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Hiruk-pikuk jeritan peniaga dan pelanggan bersilih ganti membingitkan suasana di Rope Walk, George Town, Pulau Pinang. Lokasi berniaga barangan terpakai dan barang antik itu sudah cukup dikenali di negeri ini.

Mata pelanggan pula terpandang ke arah pelbagai barang-barang jualan sambil berjalan perlahan-lahan dan berhimpit-himpit.

Dikenali juga dengan nama Pasar Lorong Kulit sempena nama jalan di situ, Rope Walk tidak pernah suram dengan pelanggan yang membanjirinya setiap minggu sama ada untuk mencari barangan yang diingini atau sekadar mencuci mata.

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Making Money from Hobby

A 49-year-old antique collector from Kesang, Muar, has turned his hobby into a money-making venture.

Abd Razak Abd Karim started collecting antiques in 1995 and has amassed more than 1,000 antiques with the help of business partners.

"I have brass items sourced from the rural areas in the state such as tepak sirih (betel leaf containers), trays, candle holders and tea sets," he said.

He also has motorcycles from the 1970s, a Jaguar bicycle, coal irons, old bottles and dinnerware.

Razak runs a shop in Jalan Lama Kesang-Muar and sells items priced between RM1 and RM3,000.

He said he started the business with his two partners five years ago.

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