THE ESSENTIAL FLEA MARKET SHOPPER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE BUYER BEWARE! DON'T GO TO A FLEA MARKET WITHOUT THIS BOOK! Harry Rinker--nationally recognized expert and authority, editor and author, columnist and TV personality--teaches you how to hone your skills when shopping for antiques and collectibles...while having fun at flea markets! Treasures await you at flea markets. But to find the best deals, you first need to know how to recognize value. This book will help you separate gems from junk in your quest for flea market antiques and collectibles: - Find and evaluate the best flea markets - Tens of thousands of up-to-date market prices for more than 500 collectibles categories - First-ever listings of close to 100 brand new collectibles categories, from Art Pottery to Photographs to Yo-Yo's - An extensive listing of 'required reading' must-have references for serious flea marketers - Lists of collectors' clubs, newsletters, and periodicals - A special report on Internet flea markets

Finding and evaluating flea markets, list of top flea markets in the U.S., honing your shopping skills and price guides.

"This guide describes more than thirty markets, along with their specialties and the regional items you're likely to come across, and offers practical advice on visiting the markets, tips on bargaining, and relevant French phrases"--book cover

An illustrated guide to finding good values on over 700 categories of collectibles at flea markets.

This pocket-sized guide will prove indispensable to foreigners at Japanese flea markets. Includes: 117 flea markets, descriptions of things to buy, a "survival kit" of Japanese words and phrases, and bargaining techniques.

Containing over 10,000 alphabetical listings with current values, this unique and completely revised price guide provides information on the latest market trends. Hundreds of sharp black-and-white photos have been added to make identification even easier. Designed specifically for the flea market enthusiast, it includes the well-established collectibles subjects, plus many items that are unique to flea markets but not found in many general antiques price guides. This book is organized into categories from advertising to World's Fair collectibles, and comes equipped with a handy index and a directory of advisors. It covers many current, modern categories like Strawberry Shortcake and Anchor Hocking's Fire-King glassware. This current edition is a must for collectors everywhere, and is brought to you from the editors of the #1 bestselling Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide.