The Spring Flea Market at The Past Antiques Marketplace Was Definitely Worth the Trip!

Join me as I make my first ever visit to the Spring Flea Market at The Past Antiques Marketplace at Nature's Art Village in Oakdale, Connecticut!
This was filmed at the Spring 2024 show.
This is part 1 of 1.
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[@OriginalNethead]

28:14 we got those Pop Shoppe sodas a few times in the 70s. You went in and picked the flavors you wanted, back when they used real sugar and it tasted good. The bottles had a deposit, IIRC. The modern big name high fructose corn poison stuff isn't worth drinking.

[@fleabittenadventures]

I definitely missed out on that. Too bad.

[@melaniehoback6476]

I love anything Peanuts themed! So happy you picked up those plates! Great score!

[@fleabittenadventures]

Yeah, that was a pretty amazing deal!

[@AirplaneDoctor_]

The Pop Shoppe was a Canadian company that was popular during the 70's mostly. The name and branding is still in use though it's not the original company and has changed hands quite a few times over the years.

[@Foxonian]

My aunt used to go to them when she lived in CT. Mainly due to their sodas being cheaper than what Coke and Pepsi were charging. I remember their sodas having a lot of sugar in them and they tasted disgustingly sweet.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Good to know. Never heard of them before. The lady selling them said there was shop in Manchester, Connecticut.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Yeah, I actually prefer the taste of high fructose corn syrup to real sugar. The real sugar tastes too....... soft??? It's hard to describe.

[@alfonsoalfonso647]

The "hood Ornaments" are likely racing trophy parts.

[@podbenn_2605]

Yes, if plastic, but if they're chromed or galvanized then they are like to be "Hood ornaments" as these were still a relatively cheap way of either replacing older, pitted or damaged Hood ornaments on vintage vehicles, or a way of adding a "bit of class" to 60s on vehicles, à la Rolls Royce, Mercedes Benz, Jaguar etc. They went out of vogue after being recognized to be dangerous to pedestrians who go onto the hood (bonnet) when hit by cars, and children who were head-high to the front hood ornaments. RR & Bentley made theirs 'sink' when the engine started and Mercedes, cleverly, put their symbol on a ball-fitting, which allowed it to fold flat when pressure was applied. I have seen large trucks and 'big-rigs' at Shows with a variety of highly polished chrome ornaments along fronts of roofs. I think these would be worth re-furbing & then chroming or perhaps powder-coating and Sold at a Specialist Auction or car show. But, if they are non-metal trophy tops, then they're not worth taking home for 'Free' even!! 😊

[@fleabittenadventures]

Makes sense. Not sure why I didn't think of that.

[@fleabittenadventures]

I honestly can't remember if they were plastic or metal.

[@jeffwalker8101]

Tom that was a good deal on those looney tune glasses. I saw a Slowpoke Rodriguez in an antique store for 120 dollars but they are very are to find.,Always enjoy watching your videos. 😊

[@fleabittenadventures]

Yes, $5 per glass is pretty good. I've never seen a slow poke at a flea market, only on eBay. They seem to go for minimum $70.

[@user-nm3gd5kg6q]

The "hood ornaments" look to be tops from racing trophies.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Make sense. Thanks!

[@Madness832]

At 23:22: a Crosley Stack-O-Matic. Those have become highly collectable.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Really? I thought all Crosley's were generally thought of as garbage.

[@Pickles-the-Junkyard-Cat]

Thanks for another great video! Keep up the the good content

[@fleabittenadventures]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

The amount of flea markets in you region is crazy. Unfortunately the flea markets down here in SC are full of knock off clothing and literal garbage. I miss finding vintage stuff at flea markets back up north.

[@fleabittenadventures]

There are probably a lot more small flea markets that I'm not even aware of... I keep finding more every year.

[@oldskool1979]

I like that Fiero.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Me too! If it were in better condition, I probably would have bought it.

[@frankaltman8789]

Tom was going to go to Mays Field Thursday but the rain is keeping me away . May. Go to the Graftion Flea Marley rte 140 Sunday. I do have some PAC-MAN Glasses if you’re interested. .Also have apple Pepe skunk glass somewhere around here

[@frankaltman8789]

I mean Pepe Lepue skunk Grafton Flea Market rte 140 runs Sundays both indoors and outdoors

[@fleabittenadventures]

I ended up going to Brimfield on Friday and Saturday. I'll probably get up to Grafton sometime later this year, but not sure when.

[@fleabittenadventures]

I actually have the Pepe glass. I'm only missing Slow Poke and Henry Hawk. I almost never see them show up a flea markets.

[@frankaltman8789]

Great! Never made it to Brimfield because of weather probably September I do have Pac-Man glasses for sale

[@JanRaz1955]

2 bucks for Disney 😮. I would have bought them all.🦄

[@fleabittenadventures]

Yes! I didn't have to think about that offer for too long!

[@NoahSmith-gb5go]

Nice video what was your favorite thing there?

[@fleabittenadventures]

Thanks! Definitely the Disney plates!

[@courtly5982]

Hey Tom! What's your rarest find from these flea markets?

[@fleabittenadventures]

From all the flea markets? That's a lot of flea markets. As far as "rare" goes, probably when I found an entire box of sealed computer games from the 1980s. Those are very uncommon in my experience. Nothing else comes to mind right now.

[@grahamnoble491]

Tom the coke bottles in the crate was it 15 dollars for the lot ?🤔

[@fleabittenadventures]

Yes! Sounded like a very good deal, but I just didn't have room for them, and I'm not a reseller.

[@srfjay]

Hey Tom. Do you have the slow poke Rodriguez glass? Man I saw it the other day and now I really want it haha hard to find it seems.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Nope. I'm missing that one and Henry. I've never seen slow poke at any flea markets, only on eBay for about $70 minimum.

[@ericsackman6896]

Drillpress for barn fits on the side of standing beem.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Oh OK. Makes sense. Thanks.

[@frankaltman8789]

Tom, going to Brimfield this week?

[@fleabittenadventures]

Of course. Not sure which day(s) yet. Waiting to see the weather forecast.

[@ryanchinh1040]

I don't recommend go buy any antiques or old stuff. You may bring home a ghost spirit with you. 👻

[@fleabittenadventures]

Well, if I do, at least I'll have someone to talk to.

[@ericsackman6896]

Trophy tops

[@fleabittenadventures]

Oh yeah, I should have thought of that. Good call!

[@CherryBerry48]

all those prices are unreasonable, antiques dont or shouldnt sell for those prices

[@fleabittenadventures]

Are the prices too high or low? I thought the prices, in general, were fairly low.