$2 in NJ is nothing. The flea market is in Englishtown which is a major town for drag racing. There are 5 buildings filled with retail vendors and a HUGE outdoor area mixed with retail vendors and people selling their yard sale stuff. It makes our big flea market here in Raleigh look like a joke. Not many people pay the parking fee because there's plenty of parking on the public streets convenient to the flea market. I'd say at any given time, their parking lot is about half full. This was also about 10 years ago..

I just checked their site and apparently they are no longer charging for parking..

I suppose the wood example was a weak example. However, the moles, home demo, auto repairs.. yes auto repairs.. all seem a bit ridiculous.

I can see how trees can be beneficial to people who cut the trees down. My apologies.

True story Cobia!

On 4/1 I won 4 lockers. Haven't bought one since. I still have stuff to post on CL and inventory for the flea market. That day marked the first, and probably last day I'll buy 4 units. With that day, came the added expense of renting a storage unit/flea market space, had to rent a truck to get my stuff there in one shot, and my weekends are now consumed with getting rid of this stuff! But I love it!

I haven't noticed them getting worse. But I don't advertise that I accept credit cards anymore. I only bring it up after we've established somewhat of a relationship. I feel like putting that I accept credit cards/Paypal in the ad brings on the scam artists.

We don't own a store (yet) but we do keep track of everything we buy and sell. It's not too bad as long as you keep on top of it. If you have to go back and "remember" what you sold, you might as well just make it up.

@Alloro: I don't think he knew them. He was just glad to collect something on the ****ty units.

@Parksleyman: I typically clam up and don't let my anger/frustration get to me. I protect myself by not buying. But man, I could have used some more inventory!

What these guys are failing to mention is that you get out of it what you put into it. If you only work part time hours, you will get poor results. You have to hedge your bets, (to use a gambling term). You will buy a locker that loses you money, you will buy a locker that doubles your cash within 24 hours. By and large, you will buy a locker that makes you a decent profit, if you stay focused.

Do not underestimate how much time it takes to sell your stuff. Meeting people from craigslist, posting ads, keeping track of your ebay or amazon, going to the fleas on the weekend, all eats up time.. If you need to flip stuff quick, you have to be available at all times. If you wait until after your day job to answer your craigslist responses, chances are, that person found their item somewhere else.