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us Offline Pacu

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The mother of all flea markets
on: March 27, 2009, 06:36:51 PM
So next weekend i'm headed toward Canton Texas for their monthly swap meet/ flea market. March April and May are the best times to go as their are way more vendors due to the nice weather. It takes 3 full days to walk around and see everything. Last year i scored a Leatherman Supertool (Leatherman123 has it now :D), a SOG crosscut, Bear and Sons multi, 3 different Gerber multis NIB, and a Made in the USA PST. I didn't pay over 15 bucks for any one item.

I know a little corner booth out there where the guy has a display case full of multitools of all types..from chinese junk to the high quality we are used to. Damn good prices too. He had a Charge AL for 30 bucks!  Used but really good condition. I was broke after 3 days. :oops:

Anyway if you are in Texas or nearby check it out.  It's between Tyler and Dallas on I-20. April 2-5
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #1 on: March 27, 2009, 07:05:13 PM
I have always wanted to go there. I live in North Texas near Denton. I have been to that place in Grand Praire though. It is big but not like Canton big.

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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #2 on: March 30, 2009, 05:24:08 AM
I love flea markets. We have the Barras in Glasgow but it's went downhill  :-\
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #3 on: March 30, 2009, 05:39:15 AM
I think I need to become a Texan.
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #4 on: April 05, 2009, 04:29:43 AM
And i'm back from Canton. Texas in April is one fine time to be outdoors...one of the very few months to were you don't freeze to death, melt to the pavement , or get blown away by tornado or hurricane. I did find some goodies sifting thru all the acres of junk out there. I found a SOG Paratool, a SOG multi (?) a Leatherman Crunch and a 80's model PST.













The Crunch i got for 10 bucks. It was in a lot of old and broken knives. I think because of the Crunch's unique way of deploying the guy thought it was broke.
The PST is in brand new condition. As far as i can tell it looks to be an 80's model. I'll have to check the PST thread here in a bit.
Some old farmer sold me the Paratool for 8 bucks with its sheath. It needs a good oiling but it's in great shape too.
I'm gonna have to look on here to see what kind of SOG multi i bought but that same old famer sold me that one today for 10 bucks with sheath. He had a bunch of old Shrade, Case and Wegner knives.

The Crunch is going into edc :multi:
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 04:57:21 AM
 :o Good haul man :cheers: I can't believe you got a Crunch that cheap :ahhh That is an awesome price :tu:

The PST is a late 80's very early 90s PST before they starting putting datecodes you can tell by the saberpoint blade :tu:

and the SOG seems to be in good order as well

I would say that is a good days work in the Flea Market world :D
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 05:23:49 AM
Damn! You did good son! :tu: :tu: 
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #7 on: April 05, 2009, 05:29:41 AM
Just got em out of the dishwasher and now they are soaking in Remington gun oil overnight in a ziplock bag. The sheaths are gonna get a little Brooks proofhide to clean them up.
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #8 on: April 05, 2009, 06:28:36 AM
Awesome haul!

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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #9 on: April 05, 2009, 06:49:21 AM
Congtrates on a great day,if you want to double your money on that crunch let me know (fat chance)!!! :salute:

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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #10 on: April 05, 2009, 04:14:57 PM
I often wish I was a Texan . One texan Lady told me I should slap my Mama for not being born in Texas . Another Old Doll tlod me I must be a Texan , ass I'm polite to older Ladies ( Mostly cause if they hail from Texas , they will be packing !).

Sounds like ya had a good time , an some good deals !

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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #11 on: April 05, 2009, 09:33:33 PM
Well carboot season has started up again over here.  I failed to get any interesting tools today but I did grab a bunch of Maglites.  I'd have been happier with that haul of Pacu's though  :-\

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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #12 on: April 05, 2009, 09:34:38 PM
Great haul.  :tu:
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #13 on: April 05, 2009, 09:42:41 PM
Very nice day at the flea market.  That was an incredible find on the Crunch, and a very nice PST.
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #14 on: March 04, 2011, 04:53:47 AM
Im back at canton this weekend...today i found a nib sideclip for 15 bucks and a pst2 used for 8...not a bad day..2 more days of lookin left :multi:
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #15 on: March 04, 2011, 05:47:43 AM
Quote from: Pacu on March 04, 2011, 04:53:47 AM
Im back at canton this weekend...today i found a nib sideclip for 15 bucks and a pst2 used for 8...not a bad day..2 more days of lookin left :multi:

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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #16 on: March 04, 2011, 06:32:25 AM
Pacu day one had a good haul.    :tu:   Sideclip and PST II    8)
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #17 on: March 04, 2011, 07:30:08 AM
What I would like to see, other than good stuff u got from there, are actual flea market pics...  :pok: :pok: :D
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #18 on: March 04, 2011, 11:10:53 AM
I'll second that  :pok:

Might stop me going off you for landing such bloody bargains! :P  Me jealous?  :angel:   Too right :D
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #19 on: March 04, 2011, 01:55:53 PM
Time to find more bargains...ill get some flea market pics today while out. This place is massive.
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Reply #20 on: March 04, 2011, 03:01:35 PM
Quote from: Pacu on March 04, 2011, 01:55:53 PM
Time to find more bargains...ill get some flea market pics today while out. This place is massive.
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #21 on: March 04, 2011, 03:12:29 PM
Quote from: Pacu on March 04, 2011, 04:53:47 AM
Im back at canton this weekend...today i found a nib sideclip for 15 bucks and a pst2 used for 8...not a bad day..2 more days of lookin left :multi:
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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #22 on: March 04, 2011, 08:31:26 PM
Quote from: Neil on March 04, 2011, 11:10:53 AM
I'll second that  :pok:

Might stop me going off you for landing such bloody bargains! :P  Me jealous?  :angel:   Too right :D

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Re: The mother of all flea markets
Reply #23 on: March 05, 2011, 04:26:44 AM
Todays haul..one nib c2 and a nib cs4 ..got both for 15.....also found a purple and green nib micras...usa labeled old packaging....might be painted?
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Reply #24 on: March 05, 2011, 05:15:58 AM
That sounds great Pacu!

A carboot sale that you need to take a holiday to visit rather than going only if you have nothing better to do on a Sunday morning  :drool:
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Reply #25 on: March 05, 2011, 05:26:06 AM
We need to have a mto meet here...knives everywhere. Need a sak expert here. Ive seen quite a few but dont know if they are good deals or not.
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Reply #26 on: March 05, 2011, 01:49:47 PM
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Reply #27 on: March 05, 2011, 03:02:56 PM
If you pay for Neil and myself to come and stay  :tu:




Neil can advise you on SAKs and I can follow around behind you with

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Reply #28 on: March 05, 2011, 03:06:24 PM
Quote from: sparky415 on March 05, 2011, 03:02:56 PM
If you pay for Neil and myself to come and stay  :tu:




Neil can advise you on SAKs and I can follow around behind you with

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Yeah right... And then Neil and you will need something like this to take all stuff back to UK....



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Reply #29 on: March 05, 2011, 03:07:59 PM
One each for me and Neil I think  >:D
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