Quote Originally Posted by dra600n View Post
I am thankful that this didn't turn into a thread war... and I wasn't trying to make it a "what it's worth" thread... more like a "what good deals and bad deals have you found at flea markets and small mom and pop shops" thread. I just decided that it'd be easier to wait it out to see the hidden forums than bitch about it...after all, I'm a n00b here



I HATE that at flea markets. I told a vendor there "if it's so rare, why are they selling it for $X and they have 3 of them?" When they ask "then why do you want this copy?" I say "Because yours is in better shape so I'd offer you a few dollars more", which most of the time is true, but sometimes I do just say that. If they deny me, I'll go back to the other spot where I saw it, walk by and hold it up and say "see?" and in 2 months, they still haven't sold it. I love how these scum of the earth flea market vendors think they're so much smarter than us hobbyists/collectors. Unless you've got some deep pockets and need that one cart to finish a collection, nobody in their right mind will pay for it IMO
I've always been tempted to go off on some of these guys like you do just to show them off. Maybe one day...