Regent Theatre staff are expecting to raise hundreds of dollars through this year's Anything But Books Sale.

All money from the sale goes towards repairing and upgrading the theatre.

The sale is a spin-off from the Regent's annual 24 hour book sale, which has been going for more than three decades.

In 2010 the theatre was refurbished, and staff decided not to place sale items on new seats.

So they split the annual sale into two separate events.

Doors opened at 2pm when shoppers started browsing the items on offer.

They include dvds, games, jigsaws, music records and magazines.