Sion East Mysteries

honestly that "haunted" bit is mostly kids from the nearby chawls messing with outsiders. the lane you're thinking of runs off the Sion Circle side, behind the old market, and yeah it does cut you through to the station east exit if you dont mind squeezing past a couple of parked tempos. i use it sometimes when the causeway traffic is jammed and im running late. no ghosts, just a lot of stray cats and one aunty who will absolutely yell at you if you step on her rangoli.

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both those lanes exist btw, there's actually a third one people mix up. the one off sion east road near the BEST depot gate takes u past the old ganesh mandir & dumps u right by the east foot overbridge, faster than the market cut but nobody talks about it cos the entrance looks like someone's building gate. just walk in like u belong there. avoid it during aarti hours tho unless u want to stand around for 20 mins

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the lane everyone's talking about is prob the one that cuts past the back of Sion hospital compound, not the market side. it does spit you out near the station but its properly dark after 7 once the clinic crowd clears out, so id only use it in daylight. if you want the shortcut without the sketch, walk the main road past the bus depot instead, adds maybe 6 mins. the "haunted" stuff is just because of the old cemetery wall you pass, nothing more.

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have u tried the chor bazaar route? not for selling to shops but the friday morning flea guys near mumbadevi, some of them buy vintage/retro pieces outright and pay better than the bale walas if ur stuff has any character. got 800 for a bunch of old levi's and band tees there. thing is u gotta go early like 6am and know how to hold ur ground, they smell desperation instantly

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one thing nobody mentioned, watch out for the weight vs piece thing. kabadiwalas and bale buyers pay by kilo so heavy stuff like denim and woolens actually earn more than fancy light stuff. i cleared a whole bag of old jeans to a guy in Malad for way better than what my branded shirts fetched. also wash everything before u show it, sounds obvious but dusty clothes get lowballed on sight.

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honestly the timing matters more than the platform. end of month is when people get salary and actually buy, so list ur stuff around the 1st or 2nd. also post pics in natural light near a window, not on ur bed with flash, makes a huge difference on OLX and insta thrift pages. i've flipped a lot of my old stuff this way and the same kurta that got ignored at 300 sold for 500 when i relisted it properly.

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