Between prior commitments and wet weather, I haven’t been to the flea market lately, so I don’t have much of an update on my idea of buying something and eBaying it. I did go the other week and snap a picture of a near miss, though. Let me start by showing you the place I frequent:

Flea Market wide

It was an interesting day. First aisle, first booth, I saw a gigantic gaudy box that had a two foot tall singing bobble head of “Bocephus,” otherwise known as Hank Williams, Jr. My apologies if you own one, but it was the most gloriously god-awful thing I have ever seen. I craftily continued on, surreptitiously pulled out my camera, and then casually sauntered back, camera in hand, expecting to bag a picture of the craptacular beast. To my horror/amusement, a couple was in the midst of purchasing the monstrosity, so unfortunately I could not obtain a photograph in situ. I did snag a shot of the bad boy off an eBay listing, but it really just isn’t the same without the box. Even so, here’s the contents:

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Even without my Hank trophy shot, I soon cheered up. Making my way down the first aisle I came across a marvelous old candlestick/crank phone. It was in great shape and would have cleaned up nicely, but the seller wanted $125. Even assuming I could have bargained him down to $100 or so, I think I would have taken a loss without doing a complete restoration, which is not a project I was willing to take on. The seller let me take a pic for your appreciation, though, and here it is:

Antique Phone

Next week I’ll elaborate on the essential tools in your flea market bargain hunt, and hopefully display some treasure I picked up for a song. Maybe even a Hank Williams, Jr. song.