Location
Tao Street Electrical Appliance Market is located in City center which is close to the historical Six Banyan Temple and Guangxiao Temple etc. Also, close to the metro station Gongyuanqian. Therefore, if you only want to go slightly off the beaten track and get a feel of Chinese wholesale market and esp. the price level of low-end market, you can consider paying a visit.
Products
You can find all sorts of electronic product in this market include: audio accessories, audio/video cables & adapters, audio/video media, batteries, camcorder accessories, cell phone accessories, telephone accessories, video accessories, DVD players, DVD/VCR combos, digital video recorder (DVR), remote control, copiers, fax machines, cell phones, corded telephones, cordless phones, camcorders, camera accessories, cameras, digital camera accessories, digital cameras,CD players,CD recorders, cassette decks, home theater systems, integrated amplifiers, stereo separates, stereo speakers & headphones, portable CD players, portable cassette players, portable radios, portable tape & digital recorders.
Product quality
The vendors would mainly sell totally unknown brand in this market, and of course, they do not pass CE, UL, RoHS etc. So, you need to pay close attention to check the product quality.
Outdoor Gear
The other popular items in this market are the stores selling outdoor gear or army combat uniform with prices ranging from half to a quarter of price in western market, which many western buyers regard this as great bargain.
Second Hand Computer Market
The Second Floor of Taojie Market is named Jiangjun East second hand computer market which is one of the biggest second hand IT and computer market in Guangzhou.
Here you can find lots of stores selling computer hardware ranging from PC, monitors, motherboards, hard disks, processors to printers, scanners etc.
Price Range
The price of PC ranges from US$30-200, some of them are the phase out PC from other countries, esp. Japan, as you can see the vendor have lots of PC of the same model with Japanese window installed.
Potential Consumer of the market
For those who plan to set up their office in China, yet, do not have enough capital, or not sure about the future prospect, especially not sure if they should set up their base in Guangzhou or Pearl River Delta or Beijing, Shanghai, therefore, eager to minimize the initial investment cost, may consider to buy these second hand PC.
Or if you need to buy any outdate parts which are compatible for antique computer, such as those P III, may find this a treasure ground.
Another reason to visit this market is to feel the dynamic of China market, that it is such a vast country which contains market for all ranges of product, from high end to extremely low end product.