Detrius

I went to "Swap-o-Rama", the local flea market, today for the first time. There are three types of vendors here:

Old man selling used ashtrays and pliers.

Urban person selling stolen merchandise.

Alcoholic/downtrodden redneck selling his tools.

Asian person selling cheap "imported" goods.

Yeah that's four, which only serves to show how bizarre this bazzar is. One guy was actually selling used Sawzall blades. I also noticed that much of the stuff was priced very high, especially anything electronic. I'm not sure what the deal with that is.

A couple useful things that I found you can purchase there: professional antenna cables like the cable-tv installers use that you cannot purchase anywhere else and some restaurant-quality food equipment. I found a brand new steak weight (bacon press) for $8.

From the Asian "imported" goods, I purchased a 4" magnifying glass with a surprisingly good lens, a bamboo back scratcher and a small pair of cheapo binoculars. Each thing was $1. The binoculars have rubber grips and eyepieces on them, and the rubber actually smells like gasoline. Say, that's environmentally friendly!

Most of the indoor sellers were permanant, with a variety of terrifying structures built up in their allotted spaces. I assume if you pay ahead, you keep your spot. Otherwise it's completely transient, the outdoor sellers pull their bitchin' van/truck/car to the spot and either sell right out of it or set up tables and such.

I've never been to such a place, and I am fascinated by it.