good points.

The local flea markets here, always seem so barren of good stuff. So I
managed to get to one 35 minutes before official opening time.

I was surpised to see the smart buyers already walking out with boxes
full of all the good stuff !

The best items sell, as the spots are still being set up.

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good points.

The local flea markets here, always seem so barren of good stuff.
So I
managed to get to one 35 minutes before official opening time.

I was surpised to see the smart buyers already walking out with
boxes
full of all the good stuff !

The best items sell, as the spots are still being set up.

I have to agree. I got to Dayton last year shortly after
the opening, and there were already some R5000's
and some beautiful old Hallicrafters that already had
"sold" tags on them.

--Mike L.

managed to get to one 35 minutes before official opening time.
I was surpised to see the smart buyers already walking out with
boxes full of all the good stuff !
The best items sell, as the spots are still being set up.


Shuuuu, don't tell everyone. That's half to reason to get a
flea market space. That way most of the time you get in
before the general public and scoop up the good deals....

Ron
--

Radio Collection Web Page,
http://www.radioheaven.homestead.com

I have a friend who's a professional flea marketeer, he told me that
for an 8 AM opening time, he's already walking around at 6:30 AM buying
stuff- and by the time the public gets there, the stuff that's worth
$200, that was selling for $25-50, is gone- other marketeers already
bought it

then, they put it on ebay when they get home

what doesn't sell, goes back to the market 2 weeks later

constant cycle

the average joe can get lucky here and there, and find some stuff under
bushels, etc., or from someone that set up late, or someone that
finally moved off a high price

but for the most part, the VERY early bird, gets the worm