Dozens of local citizens opened shop on Saturday to sell their unused stuff from the trunks of their sedans on Yan'an Road in Hangzhou, the capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province, April 26, 2008. [Photo: Qiangjiang Evening News]

Dozens of local citizens sold a variety of their unused items from the trunks of sedans on Saturday in Hangzhou, the capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province.

Although such "garage sales" are common occurrences in western countries they are rare in China, so a crowd of curious passers-by were soon busy looking for bargains.

The Qianjiang Evening News reported that the flea market was organized by the residents themselves.