An Epic Flea Market Flop

[sanjosefuji]

Some days... you're just better off staying in bed. Today was one of those days.


My buddy was setting up at the San Joaquin Delta College Flea Market in Stockton and invited me to come out and join him. It was an opportunity to clear some more stuff out of my garage, plus get to hang with my friend. So this morning I woke up at 4:30, loaded my car, grabbed some much needed coffee, and was on the road by 5:05.


Ninety plus miles and an hour, twenty-five minutes later I arrived in Stockton...ready to sell my junk and add some extra spending money to my wallet. There were a couple of small bumps in the road, but by 7:15 we were set up and ready to "rock & roll". And within 10 minutes, I made my first sale: a 1990 Pro Set Bo Jackson & a 1991 Pinnacle Marcus Allen for $1. Things were definitely looking good.


I'll spare you the boring details and fast forward to 2:05: clean up & count the money time.


Let's see...


Total Sales: $4
Total Expenses (Flea Market Space Rental, Food & Beverages, and Gas): $51
Total Profit: -$47


Essentially... it cost me $47 to load my car this morning, spend 85 minutes on the road, unload my car, hang out with my buddy for seven hours at the flea market, load up my car (again), spend another 90 minutes driving home (where I heard the sad news that Whitney Houston passed away), and then finally unloading my car for the second time today.


LOL. Now do you understand why I should have just stayed in bed? I hope everyone enjoyed their Saturday more than I did. Sayonara!



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[key2win]

Sorry to hear that you didnt really make any money Mark. I enjoy reading your blogs and stories.

[ac-n-mike]

OUCH.... but I agree, I love reading your posts/ blogs lol

[sanjosefuji]

Thanks Kerwin. That $47 could have gone towards some nice PC additions on COMC, but oh well... win some, lose some... I guess.

Sorry to hear that you didnt really make any money Mark. I enjoy reading your blogs and stories.

Thanks AC. I appreciate you guys taking the time to read it.

OUCH.... but I agree, I love reading your posts/ blogs lol

[tndcollectables]

I love reading about your fleamarket finds. Might have to take a trip on the Harley and check it out!

[ucffans]

Sorry to hear about your trip. I guess that makes sense on why a few months ago I had $15-$20 to spend on cards from a guy and he was throwing everything but the kitchen sink at me (Lots of late 80's and early 90's stuff, but some other good stuff too).

[sanjosefuji]

Thanks... I actually found a pretty cool card there... but I'll save it for it's own post. I appreciate you taking the time to read the blog.

I love reading about your fleamarket finds. Might have to take a trip on the Harley and check it out!