Flea Market Drama: Thieves Steal Vendors' Goods!

[@pickingandpunching]

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[@malcolmharing3744]

Great to hear you say that you're an artist/designer. Im a retired art/design professor. But an artist never retires! My focus is usually painting, assemblage and sculpture. Also, it never fails that when you meet sellers at flea markets who work hard to make a buck, there's always someone there working harder to rip them off.

[@pickingandpunching]

Unfortunately, People can be the worst sometimes.

[@malcolmharing3744]

​@@pickingandpunching I imagine that sellers deal with theft a lot. It makes you distrust people. I do love seeing the thieves caught on video!

[@WinningScore-e6z]

Great video! Exciting finds and deals. Crazy to hear about the flea market drama.

[@pickingandpunching]

Unfortunately, sometimes that stuff does happen.

[@BigMcFlips]

There's nothing more annoying about flea markets and yard sales than people leaving their stuff laying in the rain! And that guy seems like he's a toy dealer. No excuse to have a new, old toy laying in a puddle.

[@pickingandpunching]

It wasn’t rain it. They were in a giant field and the table got morning dew on it. I would always bring towels with me to the markets. I am a lot like you. I can’t stand it when Items get wet.

[@BigMcFlips]

@@pickingandpunching hey, same thing applies lol. I've been to flea markets in fields too and see the same crap. Toys end up with water damaged, wavy cards/boxes. Things like PS1 games end up with cracker manuals. It's a travesty (as a collector).

[@pickingandpunching]

@@BigMcFlips I agree 100%. No excuses. It’s hard to watch as a collector.

[@kylec.8350]

Agreed 100%

[@malcolmharing3744]

I would imagine that these flea market and yardsale sellers don't care about rain or dew because they figure someone will eventually buy them. But without the moisture, I also imagine that they could get more.😊 Smart move to take towels with you! I'll have to remember that.

[@brendawhitt1964]

Awesome ❤

[@pickingandpunching]

Thank you!

[@PapaPunching]

It was great when I rang the bell to wake you up.😂😂 Remember when i took stuff to Perkiomenville auction all the time and all the times we caught people stealing off my tables right in front of your eyes.We took care of the Kleptomaniacs!!!!👍👌👊💪

[@pickingandpunching]

I remember.

[@barbarapond1510]

Another great video Rod, thanks for taking us along. You bought some fun things and got great deals. Well done!🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩

[@pickingandpunching]

Thank you for watching!

[@diggin-usa3863]

thanks for that good to grow tip!

[@pickingandpunching]

No problem!

[@reynanledesma9580]

Love all the knowledge I learn from you Rod!!!

[@pickingandpunching]

Thank you!

[@maskedathiest]

Last month at a vhs swap someone stole a vendors float. 1200 bucks in a zipper bag sitting on a chair beside him. I just finished buying a few motel horror tapes from the Philippians. I walked over to the next table and heard a lot of commotion. Guy just grabbed the bag and took off out the door.

[@pickingandpunching]

Omg! Did they catch the guy???

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

Interesting Flea Market finds. Sorry the guy had his hard drive stolen.. Thanks for teaching us about the pieces you found..

[@pickingandpunching]

You’re welcome!

[@markthompson7503]

New sub. Love seeing all the vintage WWF/WWE items.

[@pickingandpunching]

Those are my favorites!

[@allantardiff4188]

You should set up cameras if you're selling at the flea

[@pickingandpunching]

Unfortunately, you will always have people stealing no matter where you are. I was recently at a garage sale and I got had a camera setup to film people that were there to buy. He said it help him keep the A-holes away, lol.

[@desertfairychickres4021]

Thank you for the heads up on the juice box toppers. See you this evening on Kats show. Blessings, K.T.

[@pickingandpunching]

I had no idea what they were until I found them at a garage sale one day.

[@POPSYZE]

❤franchement belle trouvailles bonne continuation, ❤

[@pickingandpunching]

Thank you!

[@Merylstreep1949]

Oh dude hope u bought that Return of the Living Dead dvd, it's kinda out of print and hard to find, that movie was never reissued past 2003 I believe...the green cover one and the Tarman one which I paid about 30.00 for

[@pickingandpunching]

I passed on it. The green one you can get brand new on eBay for $9.99 free shipping.

[@kimross6279]

As always great finds, what is this world coming to, hate thieves low moral.❤😊

[@pickingandpunching]

I can’t stand people who steal!

[@kathymckay5286]

Very knowledgeable with toys!!! Well done

[@pickingandpunching]

Thank you!

[@therizman4129]

Thanks for the shot out

[@pickingandpunching]

Thanks for always taken care of us!

[@BootleggedAtTheGathering]

Great finds again bro! I found some good stuff today too. Keep it movin brotha!

[@pickingandpunching]

Thanks! What did you find?

[@BootleggedAtTheGathering]

@@pickingandpunching I found a big lot of Skateboarding VHS and cheap as hell too

[@nycflip5192]

The 360 with put the hard drive is 4gb inside great pickups

[@pickingandpunching]

👍

[@francis-kp9cw]

9:16🇺🇲Hawaii🤙

[@pickingandpunching]

🤙

[@WolvePlex]

loving the gpt titles

[@pickingandpunching]

Hahaha! I was waiting for someone to say it. They come in handy when you got writers block.

[@vintagesportflips]

Great video rod - that flea market seems to have a ton of cool vintage toys

[@pickingandpunching]

You would love it. Tons of vintage items all over the place.

[@vintagesportflips]

@@pickingandpunching looks like an awesome market!

[@Keeps-]

Which flea market is this?

[@illfusion2058]

Final Fight Rules! One of the best fighting games ever! Haggar with the Piledriver!

[@pickingandpunching]

Its one of my favorite SNES Games of all time. I used to play it all the time as a kid.

[@nickm138]

Dang I had no idea people collected those juice toppers! I've been throwing my daughter's away! D'oh! ... Anyway, great video!

[@pickingandpunching]

Now you know to save them.

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Call the Waaambulance!!! We get robbed regularly while setting up at the Local Flea Markets and it's never going to change. 😡😳

[@pickingandpunching]

I believe it! It sad. Have you ever caught someone stealing?

[@lxcas5401]

I was about to comment about that ds laying on the wet grass and then you found it 😂

[@pickingandpunching]

lol

[@eltenda]

Some great picks man ..especially the horror movies! I felt bad for the guy too...the world its getting full of scumbags 😢. Thursdayim goingto check a local garage sale theyare selling 1500vhs

[@pickingandpunching]

I was waiting for you to comment about the VHS pickups, lol.

[@eltenda]

@pickingandpunching you know it lol 😆

[@eye4eyelights]

bro just walks right past the motu playset without even checking it out. crazy times we live in

[@pickingandpunching]

If it’s the guy I’m thinking about, he is a regular there. I already was aware of pricing on it.

[@burkesbargains1431]

Is this at the Plant City Flea? Im gonna sell there in a few weeks to get rid of some random things.

[@pickingandpunching]

It's actually Webster Flea Market.

[@jordanfitch6909]

I love Lego minifigs....

[@pickingandpunching]

Me too!

[@LegionofComics]

Man. . . .godzilla and WcW. . . Thats the flea market for me!

[@pickingandpunching]

You would love it!

[@lynnstanton7018]

I hate a thief

[@pickingandpunching]

Me too! It makes my blood boil.

[@cherylbajangem]

Never knew about juice toppers

[@pickingandpunching]

I was shocked when I first found out about them.

[@LoriRustrom]

I loved it when your dad scared - I starting laughing. that sucks about the theft of the hard drive. ugh.

[@pickingandpunching]

I’m glad that you loved it, because I didn’t! 😂😂😂

[@PapaPunching]

I thought that was funny too. Have to keep him on his toes😂👌👍👊💪

[@juliettewannet6594]

👍🏻👊🏻👍🏻

[@pickingandpunching]

👊🏻👍👊🏻

[@sneakerdoc23]

Now we know why he lost his job lol cuz them things are big cheeks lol

[@scottishdude9682]

Why do people collect vhs? Crappy sound. Crappy pic. I just don’t get it.

[@pickingandpunching]

Great Question. For a lot of people VHS wasn't always about just watching the movie. It was an experience. You would take the whole family to blockbuster each week to rent movies. A lot of people like to collect them because it's what they grew up on. Other people collect them because of the artwork of the boxes. There are a bunch of B-Movies that never made it to DVD that people like to collect. There are multiple reason why people collect them. Some people like the grittiness of the picture. I know a lot of collectors that will collect the VHS but will own the same movie on DVD because it has better quality to watch.

[@thethriftbandit]

Usually they go on the shelf for display.

[@pickingandpunching]

@@thethriftbandit I love displaying my graded VHS.

[@AHavenOfWellness]

I ❤ the tops I have a ton🎉

[@pickingandpunching]

Great!

[@79TEOG]

I doubt someone stole it there, no way they opened it and swiped it without him hearing or seeing them. He prob forgot he sold it long time ago or didnt even realize wasnt one in there to begin with, he didnt even know what the hard drive did

[@pickingandpunching]

This is the biggest flea market in Florida. Sometimes these stands get swamped with a bunch of people. I can see it get stolen. It just slides right now of the system. You could take it within a few seconds. It’s common that these get stolen from Thrift Stores as well.

[@therizman4129]

Facts! I wish I was more aware 😕 it gets exmtermly busy at my booth because of the deals I give out

[@pickingandpunching]

@@therizman4129 you are good people. I made this the main part to the video to bring attention to it. I was hoping someone who was there may of seen it. Thanks for always taking care of us.