Through the bitter downpours, we trek on. Through the early morning wake-ups, we move on. Through the jerkoff vendors who won’t go down a dollar on a copy of Paperboy 2, we complain, but proceed. We are Flea Marketers, and this is our journey!

May 15, 2005

Comics - $21

Some great Spidey stories, including Dr. Bart Hamilton as the Green Goblin, Peter Parker’s graduation, and Peter proposing to Mary Jane.

Ronald Reagan Time Magazine - $0.10

I was only glancing at this magazine, and the woman tells me that all of her magazines are a dime each. Sounds good to me. I then alerted O’Brien to her Green and Yellow Lions that she had for sale, and I thought he was going to lose it.

Hannibal Smith A-Team Figure - $1

I actually went against one of my own rules by not being ignorant to Hannibal’s identity. I took one look at it for $1 and said, I’ll take the Hannibal Smith figure, giving the woman a loonie. The woman with her was all like, Hannibal Smith? I then said, yeah from TV’s A-Team. She handed it to me and I said, I love it when a plan comes together, probably looking like a moron. But I know my toys!

ET Figure - $1

A fully posable ET figure for one dollar. I couldn’t pass that up!

Cy-Kill - $3

The overpriced Transformers table has now added Go-Bots to their collection of toys that are brought out each week and packed up each week, as they are overpriced. It came down to Cy-Kill or a fancy looking car with a top hat. I stand by my decision. I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing more out of the leader of the Renegade Go-Bots in the near future.

May 22, 2005

PWI Ringmasters: NWA The Great American Bash 1985 Video - $3

This was a huge find, as I have looked at this video in old Apter magazines for years now. The card features Ric Flair vs. Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard in a steel cage. As well, we have the Road Warriors vs. The Russians, and Magnum TA vs. Kamala. That’s right, Kamala is on this tape, which is easily worth the price alone.

Ghostbusters Puzzle - $0.50

I’m not really concerned if this has all of the pieces or not, I mean, c’mon its Ghostbusters. Plus it has a Kid Icarus sticker on the side of it. Kinda like a cherry on top, confirming my purchase.

Lips Manlis and Foot Soldier Figures - $2

I finally found a Foot Solider that wasn’t missing a leg. That was actually on ongoing trend at flea markets. Foot Soldiers missing a foot, Man At Arms missing an arm, Headmasters missing their heads, and so forth. Plus it was nice to pick up Lips for less than $8.99. I swear, Zellers had this guy for like 6 or 7 years after Dick Tracy came out, never reducing the price. Sadly my figure doesn’t come with his cement shoes, but I get solace from yelling, Not the Bath, Big Boy, not the Baaaaath at random intervals.

Fido Dido Stuffie - $2

This was just unbelievable, as Fido here is still in his box, and all at the low low price of $2. Considering that the prices at other tables were ludicrous, including a 1984 Michael Jackson magazine for $30, it was nice to find such a bargain. Kind of a strange character, and his box spouts slogans like “Fido is youth”, “Fido has no age” and “Fido judges nothing”. After reading these I was kinda concerned that he might be a commie, or hippie, or both, but then I read, “Fido is for Fido”. Ah, that’s more like it!

Good Times, Good Times! Its sad though, because the once awesome County Fair Mall flea market has become worse than ever. The only really good deal that they did have was the 2 Bacon and Eggers for $3 at A&W. Mmmmm, those were some good Bacon and Eggers!