Never ever buy phones from Chor bazaar or any electronic items for that matter.
The shoes lane is usually open at around 4 am and closes before 6.
Whatever you're looking to buy, either shoes or clothes, from what I have seen is that a lot of the stuff is used. The remaining are 1st copies. You will find very few actual originals. But you'll have to really search for that.
You can find a few antique interesting stuff too.
They literally sell everything and anything over there! One guy was selling different kinds of shirt buttons! :S Another had a really really old AC remote, only the remote! :S
Last time I had gone, I didn't find anything interesting. While we were leaving, I spotted one guy selling some crap stuff. Within that crap was a CD of Indian Ocean's Kandissa. The best part was I was trying to source it at that time and couldn't find it anywhere else.
Another advice is be very careful while roaming around in these lanes. If you try to bargain very hard or argue, the sellers will think you're just fooling around and not interested to buy. You DON'T want to get these guys pissed.
Always keep a check on the things you're carrying and make sure it's safe. If you're carrying a bag, keep it in your front side and not on the back.
Once while my friend was roaming around, he bought a couple of shorts and kept it in his bag which was hung behind him. Later he bought something else and went to keep it inside his bag and realized his bag was slit with a knife from the bottom and whatever inside was stolen. Luckily nothing too expensive.
Pickpocketing is very commonly done.
Don't be surprised to find a guy selling something which you were carrying. Don't dare to argue with him, you'll get pounded by everyone.
One of my friend's uncle had taken his car there and parked somewhere nearby. Later he finds his own car music system being sold over there. Poor guy had to buy his own system.
When I had gone the last time, I had reached the place at around 4 am. As soon as I got down from the cab, I saw a wh*re running behind a guy, trying to wear her clothes at the same time and shouting, "MC! ch*dke chala gaya aur paisa nahi diya kameene!!!" :rofl: