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[Guest]

Hello!
I am in Beijing at the moment, and I just came back from my first Silk Market trip. With this posting I would like to find some kind of guideline of the prices at the Silk Market, which I am sure is the most expensive one in Beijing. However, I do not really know any alternatives.
I paid for 2 Ed Hardy T-Shirts (ladies) 100 RMB, which I think is quiet reasonable (was also confirmed by another sales person not involved at all in the deal), however, I am sure it could have gone lower. Anyway, maybe we can get kind of summary of prices and places with good deals besides Silk Market.
Items of Interest: T-Shirts (Polo, Hilfiger, Ed Hardy), Mont Blanc pens, Bathing Shorts (Billabong, Quicksilver) - not available at the moment at Silk market, etc.
Appreciate your input. Thanks!

[Guest]

Try the Pearl Market. We were in Beijing in March and our guide recommend we paid no more than 20% of the price quoted. He said we should get it around 10-20% of the price quoted but not more. I've seen all the stuff you mentioned at the Pearl Market...also known as Hong Qiao market.