Phnom Penh - The Russian Market

My mate goes to the Russian market to buy all his junk to sell on ebay, its real name in Cambodian is Psar Toul Tom Pong, but since the 80's it has been known as the Russian market due to loads of ruskies going there to buy and sell their junk.

Supposedly the clothes aren't pirated copies but real ones with slight imperfections, got to admit I doubt if that is true and whats wrong with pirated clothes anyway :)

Anyway, they sell all the tourist junk you can think of, ie antiques, wood carvings, DVDs, silverware, food and drinks, obviously being an Asian market its going to be hot in there.

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Sell ice blocks? fk need to sell quick - i'd think?

^How little you know, there is an extremely large demand on ebay for bottled glacier water from the fjords of Cambodia.

Where are the kalashnikovs and have AK74s arrive on the SE Asia market yet?

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Originally Posted by britmaveric

Sell ice blocks? fk need to sell quick - i'd think?

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That's not water, that's Ya Ice.

The DVD's we bought there were the worst quality I have ever seen, nothing you can't get anywhere else from what I saw.

Nice silk stuff - bought for my nieces and dirt cheap. However knowing me every time I thought I had a bargain there - guide I hired said I could have gotten it way cheaper. :( Course I asked the silly fk why he didnt tell me that - well Mister Brit I live here - sellers get angry with me. :(

those block of ice things are everywhere in PP - strange custom really, guess most people can't afford a deep freeze/ice machine

im sorry to say the russian market is a bore. Hot and crowded.
And very small
One of the biggest markets in Asias is Kasgar in China
Good for your friend though to have found his way

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Originally Posted by crazy dog

The DVD's we bought there were the worst quality I have ever seen, nothing you can't get anywhere else from what I saw.

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The ones I bought were excellent.

Would this market be bigger and more fun than the one in Aranyaprathet (close to Poi Pet) ?

I'd imagine scraping my eyeballs with sandpaper is more fun than anything in Aranyaprathet.

Russian market is not cheap anymore,too many tourists.
Silk is incredible value though.
Locals whether khmer or barang have to play the game as far as prices are concerned,we tend to look after each other and not give anything away.
Khmers ALWAYS say you pay too much to the barang,it is a stupid national custom.
If one is serious about buying fabric or clothing far better to go to orussey or olympic markets where only khmer is spoken.
Brand name clothes,jeans and bags are genuine,usually stolen-another quaint khmer custom.

Fuck! They let you take photos inside the russian market? So I guess all the drugs and guns are gone then?

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Originally Posted by cambtek

Brand name clothes,jeans and bags are genuine,

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No way Jose

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Originally Posted by Halfaboy

Would this market be bigger and more fun than the one in Aranyaprathet (close to Poi Pet) ?

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Not bigger. It is a dying market IMHO. DVD's can be found in the comfort of air conditioning of Soryo Mall at $1.usd per for normal, $1.50usd each for compressed. As for the quality, I suspect they all come from the same place, Malaysia so I'm often told. Generally good quality, some problems with the compressed but no real complaints. Cheap enough. Cheers. Nok

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Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

I'd imagine scraping my eyeballs with sandpaper is more fun than anything in Aranyaprathet.

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Poi Pet remains one of the very few last frontiers for the real adventure traveler who enjoys third world countries and life at its finest. Nok

Backpacking filth... yes, I am envious of their desire to life in shit. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by cambtek

Russian market is not cheap anymore,too many tourists.

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The Russian Market used to be a great place to get cheap fake bags; handbags, laptop bags, purses and wallets, however it seems that they have raised their prices beyond reasonable and are negotiating for ridiculous sums of $100 and such.

I used to grab the missus a few when I was over (probably out of guilt because I had a Khmer g/f there) but I returned about 9 months back and they were asking stupid money.

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Originally Posted by NokTang

Poi Pet remains one of the very few last frontiers for the real adventure traveler who enjoys third world countries and life at its finest. Nok

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Poipet is arguably the most dangerous place in Cambodia and many people are murdered there due to gambling debts and at the whim of the Casinos which are all controlled and ran by some very unsavoury characters indeed. My Thai g/f used to work at one of them.

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Originally Posted by EmperorTud

My Thai g/f used to work at one of them.

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Originally Posted by EmperorTud

I used to grab the missus a few when I was over

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So why didn't she buy her own bags and stuff?

Just asking :)

Apart from the fact that Poipet (where the casinos that I was talking about are) and Phnom Penh (where the Russian Market is) are 12 hours overland apart, the g/f I am now seeing is not the one I used to buy handbags for.

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Originally Posted by EmperorTud

Apart from the fact that Poipet (where the casinos that I was talking about are) and Phnom Penh (where the Russian Market is) are 12 hours overland apart, the g/f I am now seeing is not the one I used to buy handbags for.

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Oh, OK. :)

Wasn't impressed when I visited this market. Although we did get a genuine pair of Dockers pants for the wife's father at a knock down price. I know they were genuine as they had Docker labels on the outside, Levi buttons on the fly, the rivets were from another company and the label inside from a forth company. Three years later he's still wearing them.

What's the fair price for silk stuff ?

Nice thread. Pretty informative.

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Originally Posted by Frank68

What's the fair price for silk stuff ?

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Same as for silk in Thailand. Maybe a bit more expensive for the heavier stuff.

Starts around 6USD/m and goes up to 30, 40USD/m.

At the time Russians were only allowed to go on holiday to country's that had communist leanings, now Russians are allowed to go anywhere in the world;including,of course, Pattaya.

If u want Cambodian silk and see how it is made head over to Silk island. Its about 15 kms or so north of Phnom Penh (go across the japanese bridge) and then u take a ferry across to the island. Its not posted so take some that knows where u want to go or a tuk tuk
Many of the familes have the looms set up under their homes and they will sell you the silk merchandise at a good price and u feel good knowing all the money goes to the family, not the middle men

AS far as dvd's go u can also get them at the two shops on Riverside for $1.50

I like the Russian market and its good in the late afternoon.