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HMV liquidation sale: massive discounts see hundreds queuing up to buy vinyl records, CDs, toys and more

  • The largest liquidation sale in a decade for a collapsed retailer continues until August 29
  • The most popular items on sale are the 9,000 vinyl records among the 100,000 articles that includes CDs, DVDs and toys at discounts ranging from 50 to 90 per cent

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HMV’s liquidation sale at W Square in Wan Chai feature more than 100,000 items ranging from CDs to toys. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hundreds of people showed up much before the start of HMV’s liquidation sale on Thursday morning, eager to get their hands on heavily discounted items.

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HMV’s two-week long liquidation sale, the largest for a collapsed retailer in Hong Kong for a decade, started at 11am at W Square in Wan Chai. More than 100,000 CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, toys, iPhones and headphones are available at discounts ranging from 50 to 90 per cent.

Alex Fasso, a music lover, was among the first customers who patiently waited for nearly an hour in the queue to enter the venue.

“It is the last chance to look for a good bargain for vinyl and CDs at HMV,” Fasso said as he browsed some 9,000 vinyl records featuring Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and David Bowie and local stars like Denny Chan Pak-keung, Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing and Anita Mui.

HMV went into liquidation last December. Photo: Edmond So
HMV went into liquidation last December. Photo: Edmond So
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“It is a shame to see HMV close. My dad and I used to visit the HMV shops regularly. They used to be very crowded until around 2010 when CDs were still popular.”

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