does your city have swap meets?

Soulbrotha · March 4th, 2006, 07:15 AM

I know West Louisville has them. What about in your city?

bay_area · March 4th, 2006, 08:57 AM

Oakland
1. Laney College Parking Lot(Sat/Sun)..mainly peoples junk from their house..I got this nice sterling silver tea service from there once for 20 bucks; turns out its worth 3 thousand dollars(hooray)..gave it to my mom.

2. Coliseum Drive In(3-5 days a week)..mainly designer knock offs, apparel, household items, tools, stereos, pirated and legal music and movies, excellent produce, etc...

3. Durant Square(Indoor)(7 days a week)Once an abandoned warehouse, now a shopping arcade that has low quality jewelry, street clothes, designer knock offs, cell phones, stereos, pirated and legal music and movies, shoes, household items, furniture, etc.(there are now condos and lofts immediately adjacent to Durant Square...very interesting hood development(Condos sold for about 400K 2 years ago)

4. AC "Mall"(Indoor)(7 days a week)...pretty much the same as Durant-only a lot smaller

5. Ashby BART Station Parking Lot(Sat/Sun)(this ones in Berkeley)Pretty much the same as Laney, but some relics from hippiedom too.

There are some smaller ones, but these are the most noteworthy IMO.

ReggieZ · March 4th, 2006, 06:49 PM

Yeah, but in the Houston area they are called a "Flea Markets"

In the Dallas area they call them "Bizarres"

pwright1 · March 4th, 2006, 09:16 PM

Never heard of swap meets till I moved out here to Seattle.

***Xusein*** · March 4th, 2006, 09:58 PM

There's some in Hartford, but we call them Flea Markets also.

illmatic774 · March 4th, 2006, 11:53 PM

Las Vegas has butt loads. All up north in the inner city areas though.

waj0527 · March 9th, 2006, 09:09 PM

Yes, but In the Baltimore-Washington area they're known as flea markets.

NovaWolverine · March 9th, 2006, 11:44 PM

Yeah DC has flea markets, so does Queens.

TalB · March 11th, 2006, 04:58 AM

Manhattan is known to have lots durring the summer that have flea markets.

Cali4nia · March 11th, 2006, 06:01 AM

They have a large one in an old drive in movie theater. Also a small one near a train station in Solana Beach sometimes. So yes I suppose.

sequoias · March 11th, 2006, 09:31 AM

I've heard of swap meets, but haven't been to one. There's a few here in Seattle metro area.

March 4th, 2006, 07:15 AM	#1
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March 4th, 2006, 08:57 AM	#2
bay_area Live and Let Live Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: here and there Posts: 1,620 Likes (Received): 0	Oakland 1. Laney College Parking Lot(Sat/Sun)..mainly peoples junk from their house..I got this nice sterling silver tea service from there once for 20 bucks; turns out its worth 3 thousand dollars(hooray)..gave it to my mom. 2. Coliseum Drive In(3-5 days a week)..mainly designer knock offs, apparel, household items, tools, stereos, pirated and legal music and movies, excellent produce, etc... 3. Durant Square(Indoor)(7 days a week)Once an abandoned warehouse, now a shopping arcade that has low quality jewelry, street clothes, designer knock offs, cell phones, stereos, pirated and legal music and movies, shoes, household items, furniture, etc.(there are now condos and lofts immediately adjacent to Durant Square...very interesting hood development(Condos sold for about 400K 2 years ago) 4. AC "Mall"(Indoor)(7 days a week)...pretty much the same as Durant-only a lot smaller 5. Ashby BART Station Parking Lot(Sat/Sun)(this ones in Berkeley)Pretty much the same as Laney, but some relics from hippiedom too. There are some smaller ones, but these are the most noteworthy IMO. __________________ This Space For Lease.

March 4th, 2006, 09:58 PM	#5
*Xusein* Y U NO LIKE?? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kingdom Come Posts: 24,611 Likes (Received): 568	There's some in Hartford, but we call them Flea Markets also. __________________ SkyscraperCity SOOMAALIYA

March 9th, 2006, 09:09 PM	#7
waj0527 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Baltimore Posts: 2,098 Likes (Received): 3	Yes, but In the Baltimore-Washington area they're known as flea markets. __________________ Click here to see '10 Inner Harbor' and other Baltimore developments

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March 4th, 2006, 06:49 PM	#3
ReggieZ GULF COAST TEXAN Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: GALVESTON ISLAND,TX Posts: 227 Likes (Received): 0	Yeah, but in the Houston area they are called a "Flea Markets" In the Dallas area they call them "Bizarres"

March 4th, 2006, 09:16 PM	#4
pwright1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,867 Likes (Received): 66	Never heard of swap meets till I moved out here to Seattle.

March 4th, 2006, 11:53 PM	#6
illmatic774 Midwest, young n restless Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Detroit, Toledo, Las Vegas Posts: 474 Likes (Received): 0	Las Vegas has butt loads. All up north in the inner city areas though.

March 9th, 2006, 11:44 PM	#8
NovaWolverine Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 2,604 Likes (Received): 1	Yeah DC has flea markets, so does Queens.

March 11th, 2006, 04:58 AM	#9
TalB BANNED Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 7,587 Likes (Received): 0	Manhattan is known to have lots durring the summer that have flea markets.

March 11th, 2006, 06:01 AM	#10
Cali4nia (The Republic of) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10 Likes (Received): 0	They have a large one in an old drive in movie theater. Also a small one near a train station in Solana Beach sometimes. So yes I suppose.

March 11th, 2006, 09:31 AM	#11
sequoias Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midwest US Posts: 1,600 Likes (Received): 0	I've heard of swap meets, but haven't been to one. There's a few here in Seattle metro area.