중고품 (jung-go pum) is the Korean word for used or secondhand articles. I had a Pinay friend visit me last Thursday afternoon. I was gonna give her a used computer, computer desk and chair, however they’re too big and heavy for her to carry so I told her I’ll just bring them over to her place this weekend. It’s costly to get rid of big furnitures and appliances, specially when you live in an apartment complex where there are guards. You can’t just leave your used stuff where the garbage cans are. You have to notify the apartment office and pay so they can pick up and dispose your stuff. I think they all end up at the 중고 shop anyway.
People do buy secondhand things here. Including “ukay-ukay” (used) clothings near Dongmyo station. You can buy used computer units at Yongsan. And as far as I know, there’s a used goods shop in every district. They sell items from baby cribs to desks, gas ranges and even used cisco. Not really sure about the latter 
but they do carry a lot of things in their shops and all in working condition.
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I think the second-hand shop is great for certain things. I would not go with clothes, but things like books and electronics you don’t care about are worth the money you save. In fact, there is little point in getting an unused book.
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