Early Bird Antique & Vintage Flea Market Bargain Shopping!

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2 ай бұрын

The semi-annual "big" flea market is on this weekend, and I'm going early to find the freshest antiques and vintage for my collectors! We get to the flea market in Greenville, Kentucky at the crack of dawn, where dealers are still setting up after an overnight rain delay. Will we see the best stuff first, or is it all still packed in their vehicles?
The answer (for us) is to make the rounds a few times while the sellers dry out and put out all their stock! We head to the vendors out on the edges of the field first, figuring they're the folks we don't see here the rest of the flea market season. A huge row of $1 tables, a massive collection of old gas & oil signs, a storage cleanout reseller and a yard sale all live out on the edges of this market, and we start finding the goodies right away...a fab 50s boudoir lamp, a $5 Murano bowl and a hanging shelf that needs much cleaning but costs just $1 are the first things we take back to the car!
The shopping just gets better as more dealers and more shoppers arrive, and we find everything from Treasure Craft pottery and a striped Pyrex bowl to 1930s toothbrush holders and vintage costume jewelry as we peruse! The mainstay vendors here bring out their best for this show too, and we explore everything from 1950s western movie posters and a strange woodman's machete to MCM glass and real frontier powder flask as we comb this place for things we can sell at our shows this summer!
The bargains pile up, and we pick up the best looking antique steamer trunk we've ever seen, then take it back to review the haul. We're sure happy with what we find! Our total spend of $240 has potential to intrigue a lot of different collectors visiting our booth, and we figure (conservatively) we'll sell it all fast for around $750. I'm not a morning person, but this flea market makes it worth getting up early!
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@john-robert1961 2 ай бұрын

You really do the best shopping videos, George!! Clean, concise, informative and paced out really well. No wonder you’re the king of the community!!

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! That is a major compliment.

@john-robert1961 2 ай бұрын

@@TheAntiqueNomad you’re quite welcome. I sincerely mean it, too!

@janetpogue4970 2 ай бұрын

Very well said!

@BayouBelleVintiques 2 ай бұрын

gah, that trunk was gorgeous!!

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

I thought so too!

@BrydiHeebner 2 ай бұрын

flea markets are better than thrift stores in the summertime

@janetpogue4970 2 ай бұрын

Oh yes !! Especially when you are with George

@9lavender 2 ай бұрын

"Poor slow children." 😄😄 Punctuation saves reputations and lives. The lamp is fabulous!

@dlday7821 2 ай бұрын

Love the steamer. My mother toted her fathers from 1926 until it gave way in 2000. Thank George! 😊

@OriginalNethead 2 ай бұрын

27:19 We had a Caloric when I was kid. Gas stovetop that died of old age eventually. Or rather, one burner control died and it was so old we couldn't get parts. The KI railroad lantern was probably a shortline. I don't know it, and my dad would have taught me. If it was K&T it was Kentucky and Tennessee. I found a little lapel pin from a LA/TX shortline once, in a random lot. Paid $10 for the lot. The pin sold for over $300 in an online auction. Stuff from the line was rare and collectors were rabid. So... if you find marked shortline pieces, nab 'em.

@susielopresti7879 2 ай бұрын

George, it is so fun to tour the States with you! I see much of my childhood as you explore. Love the info provided with each video. Thank you!! Susie

@BHatMusic 2 ай бұрын

Love the "hammered" clock over a bar idea. 👍

@LauraMe... 2 ай бұрын

Hi George! 👋 Had to pause to comment before i forget...lol I wonder if Boy Scout Memorabilia will go up in price with the new name change to Scouting America in feb 25. Might be a good time to prospect before everyone thinks about it. We still have to have yearly inspections on our vehicles in Maine. And going back to the beginning, as a young girl my Mom brought home a steamer trunk like yours but it was pink and pretty. Since our old house had only 2 closets, my sisters in the bunks shared a big dresser and i got the steamer for my clothes. It felt really special. I also slept on spring cot that could be folded out to sleep two. It was so comfy. And we shared the room until i was a teenager. My 3 older brothers eventually made the attic into their cave and i got a room that myself and my littlest brother who was under 5 and only went there to sleep, shared.

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Agreed about Scouting, but I've always done well with it anyhow! Maine too, a bunch of places apparently still do them. I think the steamers are great for kids wardrobes!

@george.carrasco Ай бұрын

Great video George! Thanks for sharing!

@VickieV1333 2 ай бұрын

The old lady on the swan is mother goose. Great and informative video as usual! Thanks George.

@LindaKayHolevas 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s always fun shopping with you! 😊

@martisteele6542 2 ай бұрын

Omg, that baby seat is terrifying 😂😂😂😂!!!

@Chereese0808 2 ай бұрын

😄😆

@janetpogue4970 Ай бұрын

😂 yes,

@janetpogue4970 2 ай бұрын

I missed your entire video, so I am back. Its a bummer that the books 📚 and cardboard Lincoln log container were lleft out in the rain ☔

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

I agree...

@joantrainor6584 2 ай бұрын

Another fun shopping trip! Thanks so much, George!

@maryfelegy9611 3 күн бұрын

Thanks George, in PA we still have to get our cars inspected every year.

@julesa.5887 2 ай бұрын

My dad was a Studebaker man. He said they went out of business because they made their cars too well!

@dtruetheeness 2 ай бұрын

Early bird gets the worm.

@marthaball8029 2 ай бұрын

George, you're a doll!

@kathyallen6238 2 ай бұрын

I always learn so much listening to you and am boggled by how much knowledge you have! I got my oil lamp in the mid 70's at a flea market in Amish country in Pennsylvania.Mine is clear and I used colored lamp oil in it. I still use it when the power goes out in Maine!

@lauraansara5066 2 ай бұрын

George your historical information is priceless!! Big thank you!!

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@janetpogue4970 Ай бұрын

😊

@marthaaweber 2 ай бұрын

Trunk was a Fantastic find!

@annaking9213 8 күн бұрын

Thanks you for your knowledge.

@Jupefires 2 ай бұрын

Thanks George. Always love your videos.

@MamaJo3rd 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your Flea shopping videos, your knowledge NEVER ceases to AMAZE me🥰 thank you, George, I've learned so much!!

@janetpogue4970 2 ай бұрын

Looks like fun !! 🎉

@barbaragahimer2314 2 ай бұрын

I love that big grasshopper you said your grandma had I would have bought that

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

I kept hers and still have it!

@emilyburton4095 2 ай бұрын

It would scare me.

@mamaG4 2 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen a bottle like the one with the Scottish dancer! Having Scottish ancestors and a weakness for anything in a kilt, that would make me very happy! 😊

@elizabethfrederick2434 2 ай бұрын

thank you George!

@CONSTELLATION_PEGASUS 2 ай бұрын

Hey George. That was a nice flea market, with many interesting items. There were a lot of items there that caught my eye. I would've likely bought a few of them, too. Thanks for the take-along!

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you got to see it! I figured this one would have some things up your alley, being in Kentucky means seeing some older stuff too.

@janetpogue4970 2 ай бұрын

Great trunk ! Colors remind me of Bayberry brand (spell). Though, it is more distinctive. Nice find, the early bird caught the worm 😊

@janetpogue4970 2 ай бұрын

Your asides are fun, love your dry delivery 🎉

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Burberry!! You're right. That makes me like it even more

@bellbottomblus3599 Ай бұрын

Love the meat puppets!!

@warriorgirl8118 2 ай бұрын

The key is the top drawer 😊

@Chereese0808 2 ай бұрын

You were a somebody if that was your steamer trunk. Great find George! The LV one's go for big bucks!

@TheAntiqueNomad Ай бұрын

Thank you! And yes, I appraised a LV for around $15000 a few years ago, conservatively

@MC-qb1jg 2 ай бұрын

George, I like to get out early, too. It's sad to see items get damaged from the rain.

@minie4887 2 ай бұрын

Your videos are the best I learn so much

@DebbieInOregon 2 ай бұрын

Hi. I live in Oregon, about 4 hours from Portland. I am one of your many subscribers and am hoping to get to the Portland show in July. Maybe I’ll see you there! Love your videos, always very informative!

@sativakween6007 2 ай бұрын

Steamer trunk of my dreams 💚 or a past life (same difference) So glad you bought it 💚💚💚

@TheAntiqueNomad Ай бұрын

Me too! It's really nice

@ashleykyser6980 2 ай бұрын

Love the candle 🕯️ sign I want. ❤❤

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

email me at theantiquenomad@gmail.com

@ashleykyser6980 2 ай бұрын

@@TheAntiqueNomad done

@ashleykyser6980 2 ай бұрын

@@TheAntiqueNomad done

@tamarrajames3590 Ай бұрын

George, with your many years in the field, and your broad travels all over the USA, you are a fount of obscure information that is always welcome. I think you found some great buys at this one. That steamer trunk is a rare beauty, you don’t come across Deco luggage in such nice condition every day. Thanks for sharing.🖤🇨🇦

@giselawilliams1877 2 ай бұрын

Always amazed at your knowledge base and how broad🥰

@user-ls6ix7gv1u Ай бұрын

Thank you

@jacquelynkirby1442 2 ай бұрын

I love the thrill of the hunt made complete w great finds and buys. Thinking on your feet about prices profits customers locations and weather. It's alot to juggle in mere seconds. George, you do a fine job w all the calculations. Wishing you safe travels and awesome days. Hugs❤❤❤😊

@cecoya 2 ай бұрын

I really like that hobnail opalescence box that would clean up and shine beautifully. I am amazed at the amount of TupperWare available now a days especially the vintage ones. I picked up some last night at the ARC actually filled up the cart with it for less than 35 and they were in very good condition not scratched up or broken with the lids too. Wow was what I said. Have a great day and safe travels

@GrannysGarage333 2 ай бұрын

My first car was a Dodge Duster… Daddy insisted I get it because of the Slant 6 engine… it was white with a gold vinyl half top … drove that thing a long time!!

@TheAntiqueNomad Ай бұрын

They were hard engines to break, they never should've changed them!

@kathleenworkman3884 2 ай бұрын

Just FYI, Arkansas had the inspection law, too. I remember from my childhood. Thanks for another informative shopping video.

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Good to know! I wonder how many states did.

@SHERRY0010 2 ай бұрын

I have my half uncles trunk from WW2. He was killed overseas in Germany . It’s not fancy , but it’s history .

@roscaines-prentice3888 2 ай бұрын

I have my mum’s trunk in my living room as a coffee table, just cleaned it up and added legs. She was Jewish and fled Vienna and came to the U.K. in 1948 a couple of weeks before Hitler got there.

@roscaines-prentice3888 2 ай бұрын

It’s so funny when sellers try to explain to him what they are selling. They don’t realise that they are talking to an expert!

@SHERRY0010 2 ай бұрын

@@roscaines-prentice3888 many don’t realize the history behind certain items . In fact one might say all items have a history . But certain items have more of an interesting history than others .

@annzaff2866 2 ай бұрын

Hi George Just FYI, it’s 2024 and the Commonwealth of PA still uses that sign and still inspects all vehicles yearly. Very expensive.

@lynnraynor2043 2 ай бұрын

Same in NC

@dorisbern6539 2 ай бұрын

Wild George what a wonderful adventure. I loved it. I really love when you go to the fields and find those great articles of yesterday have fun, be safe.❤😊❤😊❤😊

@beckyc.5743 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like someone had some Purple Martin houses set up! I can hear them when you’re at 7:12 mark.

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Yes! There are a bunch set up right near the flea market at an adjoining farm. Impressive you got that!

@markmckie843 2 ай бұрын

I used to go to Greenville in the early to mid 1990 after setting up in Nashville each month.I would shop on Monday and early Tuesday then set up and sell a few things.Mostly vintage toys.Some nice western toys when they hot.I never found any good records there.I would buy fantastic space toys from visiting someone who bought here every week.

@lenaraay 2 ай бұрын

By George you always find the dancing woman

@dawnhaynes7784 2 ай бұрын

Love shopping with you 😊❤

@pennyorlop7557 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed looking around with you at this event. Thank you!

@SouthernVermontVintage 2 ай бұрын

Sad seeing so many things wet, a lot of folks are not curators. Good luck stay safe. ✌🏻💚🙏🏻🙏🏻

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Very true

@lenaraay 2 ай бұрын

By ...George ... her mama told her to sing in sunshine ... thn be own her way

@susannahfreed3558 2 ай бұрын

A little Grass for good measure 😂

@Followthatbugvintage 2 ай бұрын

I think we need to go to the Studebaker museum

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! I'm in! Later this summer maybe.

@joannedechevalier7335 2 ай бұрын

OK. I haven’t even watched the shopping portion of this yet, but I HAD to jump to comment that the intro / countdown to this is one of the best, baddest a$$ things I’ve ever seen! Absolutely stunningly awesome! Great job!

@LizaCorbisier-pu7ux 2 ай бұрын

Hi George!! I was just watching an old episode of the Dead Files and was surprised to see you talking about some of the people that were in connection with the location they were at. The location was the oldest restaurant in Seattle.

@katieg2161 2 ай бұрын

Nice haul, George! Fun fact: my dad had a Toyota Corona, too.

@kimmie-kat 2 ай бұрын

K&I railroad was the Kentucky-Indiana railroad. Isn’t Greenville near Dawson Springs where that tornado hit Memorial weekend? Thanks for taking us along on your thrifting. And this KY gal has got to close by saying GO BIG BLUE!

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I hadn't had time to look that up yet, the K & I is not a familiar line to me so now I'll have to research them. Greenville is 45 minutes east of Dawson Springs, they had terrible storms every day except this one, but not the tornado. So glad you're having fun and yes, go UK

@silverstatepicks 2 ай бұрын

George, glad you folks are ok, I watched those storms live on RyanHall y'all and was scared for that area as I knew you have a place there, whew! Enjoyed everything you bought that lamp shade is fabulous.

@jojothriftyteacher 2 ай бұрын

I just bought that same sand timer. I have it listed but am keeping it out until it does. Too kitsch and cute.

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

It's so good!

@LannieLord 2 ай бұрын

5:33 Helpful Hint: I buy these lamps for CHEAP. Take them apart (they unscrew from the bottoms VERY EASILY! ). I then sell the glass parts to people who make SWAGS out of them !

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

That is genius, now I want to figure out how to get the parts to redo them!

@user-jp9kr4ll1i Ай бұрын

You are Good!!

@barbaramcfadden3965 2 ай бұрын

I have the match to that pink lamp

@persiphonehellecat 2 ай бұрын

Tell Xeno my mom liked those amber lamps, too. We had the exact pair in our living room. One day it got broken playing Lava Football - our own particular brand of Lave and football at the same time - great when you have a big bowling alley shaped living room. Nobody ever owned up to who broke it. Or what we were doing at the time. The broken base - the metal part - was still there when I moved for the estate sale.

@Chereese0808 2 ай бұрын

Did you have gold or green shaggy carpeting?

@janetpogue4970 Ай бұрын

I think Tiffany, Thrifting Vegas would love them too. 🎉

@janetpogue4970 Ай бұрын

I had orange shage rug in my, yellow walled & bright green painted woodwork, bedroom 😂 1970"s. I can't believe that my parents went along with the color combo 😂

@TheAntiqueNomad Ай бұрын

Lol, great story!

@persiphonehellecat Ай бұрын

@@Chereese0808 Ha ha - GOLD - with all the colonial accessories - eagles everywhere

@TcTess Ай бұрын

I was confused for just a minute. I had a video of yours pop up right after Preston Dennett, and I swear you guys are each others doppelgangers!

@BarbaraAbernethy-mk1ph 2 ай бұрын

Hey George thanks for saying your mom had a blue satin Westmoreland candy dish, I have one and always wondered what it was!!

@emilyburton4095 2 ай бұрын

7:45 Pokey!

@persiphonehellecat 2 ай бұрын

If it's an oily stain on a shade, they come right out with a bath in oxy clean. I have done many.

@TheAntiqueNomad Ай бұрын

That's good to know! i'll try that sometime.

@OGTallis 2 ай бұрын

I’d give about anything to shadow you for a few days: I made a nice living selling junk that appealed to me. Now hat I’m retired, I wish to learn so much more for next Endeavor.

@lenaraay 2 ай бұрын

A rolling george never gathers any moss

@DawaSupplyCo Ай бұрын

I think I saw something similar to the woodman’s pal on ScoutCrafter’s channel.

@hollmanrobin Ай бұрын

FYI Texas still has yearly vehicle inspections.

@LannieLord 2 ай бұрын

8:30 Collector Plates: $1.00 each ! Don't everyone crowd the table at once !

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

lol no kidding

@lenaraay 2 ай бұрын

27 hours ........ brb

@BrydiHeebner 2 ай бұрын

Have a question, Why didnt you buy the pair of lamps at a discount? Thought a pair gets more money, Id be tempted to buy the pair despite the chip. maybe Im wrong.

@TheAntiqueNomad Ай бұрын

It was that it had a chip and had stains, if it were just one or the other I'd have gotten both

@mizfrenchtwist Ай бұрын

hello .....cool stuff , what show are you doing in portland in july.........new subbie😁😁😁😁 great share, thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰....................

@barbaragahimer2314 2 ай бұрын

Hi George I miss you I hope you're all right be careful

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

So great to hear from you! I hope you and yours are doing well.

@CountrySing 2 ай бұрын

How fun! Other day I found the rare double clam shell bowl by hull in the drip ware. It may not seem to special but is one the most rare pieces in that line. Made a short video on it. 😊 it’s one to look out for if people don’t already know.

@leanndoolin4284 2 ай бұрын

The steamer trunk is fantastic! Are you saving the Candle-lite sign for Portland or another sale? Its fantastic!

@LannieLord 2 ай бұрын

NOTHING more depressing than a rainy - questionable flea market . . That said ; on a rainy market day - I had the score of my life: a small suitcase filled with Howard Johnsons and other restaurant menus from the 1960s and 1970s !

@LannieLord 2 ай бұрын

Also inside the suitcase was some old newspapers ! One NY Daily News cover said "Judy Garland Found Dead in London".

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

Interesting, cool stuff! I had a hunch this flea would produce rain or shine because it's the bigger one of the season usually

@stache1954 2 ай бұрын

Shirley Temple's parents spent all of her money.

@alisondailey3834 2 ай бұрын

Did you ever attend the Harpers Ferry WV flea market? Now gone. It was on the grounds of a previous drive-in movie theater. I sure miss the old drive-in theaters outside! Maybe there are just a few left. Thanks for sharing.

@margethibeault6950 2 ай бұрын

There's actually still one open in Madawaska, Maine. The Skyline Drive In....

@lenaraay 2 ай бұрын

18 minutes brb

@HanSolo-qd7wx 2 ай бұрын

Welcome welcome. I love ya darlin but please explain this steamer trunk fascination. 1. Too big. 2. Tommy hillfiger knockoff 3. Too big. I digress...

@HanSolo-qd7wx 2 ай бұрын

I guess I just don't see it. Europe has sooooo many. In leather and Lace. Fabric galore

@debd353 2 ай бұрын

We still have yearly inspections in PA, George. Now I want to try Speed Tufting!

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

You do? Wow! Most places abandoned that a long time ago, once emissions standards became more universal

@debd353 2 ай бұрын

@@TheAntiqueNomad Those signs still hang in garages approved to do inspections.

@gailcathey5642 2 ай бұрын

And for a long time PA had inspections twice a year! But yep we still have yearly inspections with a second costly emissions inspection.

@margethibeault6950 2 ай бұрын

Still have yrly inspections in Maine...they did build emissions stations years ago but they never opened..the law never passed.

@janetpogue4970 Ай бұрын

Speed tufting, 😂😂

@Jupefires 2 ай бұрын

What do people do with the steamer trunks?

@roscaines-prentice3888 2 ай бұрын

Another fascinating video. I’m from the U.K. where we all have to have our cars (except some vintage motors) on an annual basis at an authorised garage to ensure that they are safe and roadworthy. Don’t you have to have them in the U.S?

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

It is done by state, and only some do it stilll. Most cars are so uniformly made now that the assumption is a cop can pull you over if you're really in bad shape, otherwise if it's drivable it's fine!

@pamelaconkin1361 2 ай бұрын

In PA we still have to have our cars inspected every year🤦🏻‍♀️

@janetpogue4970 Ай бұрын

So does Vermont.

@karenchasenvintage2029 2 ай бұрын

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@Mary-fe2fz 2 ай бұрын

I figured that you went to college. That's why I asked about it previously. Did you major in history, or just have a photographic memory?

@patriciawand4768 2 ай бұрын

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@AliceGoesNomad 2 ай бұрын

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@persiphonehellecat 2 ай бұрын

Isn't that the key in the top drawer?

@TheAntiqueNomad Ай бұрын

Yes, I overlooked it at the time! lol. Thanks!

@helen1962 2 ай бұрын

You didn’t have much from Springfield George. Any particular reason?

@TheAntiqueNomad 2 ай бұрын

I decided to try putting all my best stuff left from the shows in my antique mall spaces so they have fresh things I just got too! I'm taking the chance that I can replenish a van full by the time of my next show, now that I'm not doing shows as often as I used to do. So far, it's working!

@helen1962 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanation but I meant that you didn’t produce any videos except a short from Springfield. My question was cryptic and incomplete. My mistake.