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Collectors from around the North Island visited the St John Annual Collectors Fair in Whanganui.
Organiser and St John op-shop manager Fiona Sibbald said the fair was especially busy on Saturday with around 300 visitors.
Sunday was off to a slower start but Sibbald said things were likely to pick up.
"We are well on the way to meeting our target anyway.
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"Things are selling well online as well and we have a couple of raffles."
There were seven other stallholders selling their wares at the St John site in Tawa St and all said they had made plenty of sales on Saturday.
" Yesterday there were dealers here from New Plymouth, Palmerston Nth and Hunterville," said Bruce Annear.
"I actually sold quite a few books with New Zealand titles."
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Visitors paid $2 at the door and all profits from the fair will go towards supporting the St John Ambulance service in the Whanganui region.