>TFW you find a rare toy youve looked for for ages, in a dollar toy pile in a flea market.
>>5393172
>tfw there are barely any active flea markets near me
>tfw there are barely any thrift stores near me with anything other than old raggedly clothes from the 80s
New Jersey sucks
>go to a flea market
>jack shit, it's all trash
>and there is some family selling a bunch of cleaning products for some fucking reason
>>5393172
> Tfw you find a short packed figure in the dinky toy section of Walgreens/CVS/Rite Aid
>>5393259
That's where I found my 6 inch Rey
>tfw you find a Battle Beast at a garage sale
>>5393172
>Tfw you find a rare toy online cheaper than what it cost retail
>Got an IBM mechanical keyboard for 1$ last month.
>>5393259
>5 Defining Moments Ricky Steamboats for 11 bucks
>>5393259
I found a ML Carnage misplaced in the aisle cap facing towards the pharmacy a month ago.
That was a good day.
>Flea Market near my home
>SJ Sharks fan since I could walk
>Found Joe Thornton figures in box $1 each
>Was a good day
>tfw Mandarake has that one figure you've been wanting for half the current scalper price, and it's new with just some box damage
>i want to take pictures of cool stuff i found at the flea market
>but that would give away a secret
>>5393191
Bruh North Jersey has at least 2 goodwills with toys and vidya and weekly flea markets
>>5393590
>Bay area flea market
>everyone has the same shit
>everyone is mexican
>>5393172
> TFW you see a young couple selling loads of unused baby stuff
> The woman looks like she's been crying
>tfw you see a Phasma on the pegs a week after force friday.
Then that same face again when you sell the figure for $30 a week after you see the movie to someone who hasn't seen it yet.
>>5393596
Which area? Im in napa and the best one I go to is he sebastopol one, I just got an original boxed fortress maximus there 5 months ago
>>5393870
Oakland/San Jose
>>5393262
you'll never believe where your mom let me put my 6 inch rey.
>>5394416
In a garbage disposal?
>>5393172
>TFW the only toys you can find in flea markets are either vintage MOTU for high prices or ROTF Leader Optimus Prime in horrible conditions
>>5393172
>mfw the only flea markets by me are just hatians selling fake jewelry and stale fruit
I found this guy for a dollar at a flea market. I know he's not Eddie Brock but I can pretend, all he was missing was his tongue but I sculpted one and glued it. Love how disgusting and hulking the figure looks compared to the upcoming legends Venom.
>>5394662
Forgot pic.
>>5393596
>PASELE PASELE
>BARATO BARATO
>go to flea market
>buy stuffed toy elmo
>days later get flea infestation
I don't even know how to react
>>5393172
>you grab it
>you notice a kid eyeing it
>give it to them and the money to buy it 'cause flea market prices are low
>>5393596
>everyone is mexican
Fuck man, they took over all the local flea markets.
>>5394705
Thats why its called a flew market ya dangus.
>>5394680
>DESHI DESHI
>BASARA BASARA
>tfw local hospice store was goat
>found queen and zep records
>game boy with 3 games for $15
>world war 2 and American history books
>Robert crumb comics
>it closed down about 3 years ago
>>5393203
>some family selling a bunch of cleaning products
every time.
>>5394777
>Robert crumb comics
which ones?
>>5393191
What part of jersey? Im about 30 mins away from philly and we have quite a few thrift stores, comic shops, and swap meets
>>5395312
South Plainfield
>go to old flee market or comic book store or thrift store
>ebay prices on everything
>>5393172
>The meme about anon's wife selling all of his toys for far less than they are worth was true all along
>>5395912
The days of flea markets deals are over
Even the most retarded old man with a table has an iphone with an Ebay app
>>5395912
>"Oh cool, a store selling old games/toys"
>Find something interesting
>"How much for this?"
>Guy whips out his phone
>50 bucks
>"But I don't think it's-"
>50 bucks
>"But I am looking at it here myself and it's only 50 if it's brand new, all the others are listed at around 10 used"
>If you want ebay prices, go on ebay
>>5396021
Yeah but sometimes you get absolute idiots about it. I met one guy at a flea market who had ebay prices on all his new/reboot/next gen or whatever toys but had all the old ones in a bin with a $1 price sticker slapped on front. Apparently they "look shit" compared to the new ones so he assumed they were knockoffs. Dude didn't seem to understand that reboots were a thing with toy lines.
>>5393172
>Be at a Goodwill
>Find rare toy I've been looking ages for.
>My local Goodwill has gotten pretty pricy
>Even though it's a store meant to lend a hand out to poor people it's become more of a hipster shopping Hot Spots.
>Take gulp and check the bottom of toys foot for price
>Expecting to see no more than $4 ...$6 tops
>It's marked $49.99
>its not even new
>it doesn't even have its original box
>it's actually a little dirty,scratched up and missing accessories.
>I actually donate a shit loads of stuff to that goodwill once a year including New name brand clothing (which they never put out for the people to buy) .
>Repulsed by price gouging
Into muh pocket it goes or I rip it's head off to insure they can't sell it.
Goodwill is meant to help poor people out who can't even afford Walmart prices.
It's not meant to be a garage sale for reddit hipster types who have shit loads of money and view it as a super posh thrift store.
>>5394590
I'm so sorry anon. You deserve some thing good to happen to you soon.
>>5394705
I sometimes worry when I buy Plush at those stores.
>>5395912
>>ebay prices on everything
You can thank smart phones for that mate.
Back in the day you could find jems at thrift stores for low prices because most of the time the people putting the items out didn't know what they were worth. Now they just pull out their smartphones and within a min they know just what it's really worth.
The Old Days Are Dead.
>>5393393
Paul?
>>5396734
reddit?
>>5396721
Reminds me of the time I stopped in at a small thrift shop that mainly had older toys and video game systems. Asked about an Atari in box, wife of the owner called husband, he pulled up price that he had it listed on eBay for, says he'd sell it for $20 on top of the eBay price to end the listing early. I walked out.
>>5396721
Haggle motherfucker.
>>5393172
>TFW found intact vintage Slave 1 at barn sale
>>5396763
Haggling has never worked for me. I've tried many times in many different places. I always get the same reply. "Sorry prices as marked"
>helping my brother move
>going through his shit packing
>pile of stuff he's giving away
>find his NECA collection
>DS1 Isaac, Agent 47 and all the Bioshock shit
>mfw he lets me take it all
Holy fuck that shit was amazing.
>>5396367
That's terrible.
>>5395912
Those people are the worst. Funny thing is, they never have much customers from what I've seen. The people that give me good deals get my money every time I visit.
>>5395912
LOLWUT?
So, you wanting something for nothing is good, while others doing the same thing is suddenly bad?
Nah, you all are the same.
>>5396617
So which type of customer are you then?
You are the one who can't afford Walmart?
Or are you the cunning ebay reseller yourself? Then stop being jelly of other more suxxessful bizznessmen.
>>5397180
I'm a poorfag who can barely afford Walmart prices sometime. It's disturbing to see a goodwill selling used, broken and sometimes dirty items at a higher price than Walmart charges for them new.
>>5397179
>So, you wanting something for nothing is good
wut
>>5393172
>You buy it
>It's garbage
Fucking Marvel Legends 8 Iron Man. It was still on card and everything.
