Yongsan electronics market

I didn't want to buy any electronics, phones or computers since these days it's easier and cheaper to order them over the Internet. But I was curious about the goods sold in the Yongsan Electronics Market. It's actually not a single building or even market, but an area in Seoul that such shops are concentrated in. It's near the Yongsan metro station, but I had to hunt a bit for the connecting walkway to the area.

This is the phone market. Besides the latest models there are also many used phones looking for a new owner when the previous one upgraded. It's said that a used phone can be acquired for a pittance, but I didn't need one. Korea is a very wired country and latest models are eagerly sought after. On the bus from Seoraksan I observed a passenger watch live TV on his phone as we barrelled down the highway in the middle of nowhere. 

The inside of one phone shop.

This was another building which housed a PC market. Besides new computers and peripherals, there were also many shops selling refurbished computers. They took working parts from old machines, and combined them with replacements in new cases to rebirth a PC.

This was a store on the street selling phone cases.

This is in fact the last photo I took in Korea. Not even a photo of the departure lounge at the airport. You might guess I was suffering from Korea fatigue at this point and wanting to move on.