Coliseum Public Market — Attraction in Oakland

Today July 6th 2019 at about 4pm I went to the Oakland Coliseum flee market swap meet in order to pick up a few essentials- a pair of gloves for work and a lock for my locker. there was no line to in order to pay to get into the swap meet so I paid the dollar fifty required for entry- then a security guard sitting on a golf cart tells me to come hear- I'm like whats up-He's like either u come here or I'm gonna ask u to leave( I notice he's on his power trip so i comply)he then says i need you to open your bag for me-so I hand the bag to him-to which he replied no u open it-so I opened the backpack which had essential- no guns knives or anything of the sort- but nevertheless- his response was-you cant come in with that-my response was- listen man u sat here and watched me purchase the ticket-why didn't warn me ahead of time that i couldn't get in with the backpack if that were the case? Another security who was a very nice lady interjected and asked what was in the bag i told her just some stuff i picked up from the dollar store on the way here- He was like u cant get in with that -I was like fine can u watch my bag i just need to grab a couple quick items and I will be right out- He was like-I can't watch ur bag- we are not liable-so i said u just watched me pay for a ticket and now ur not letting me in because i have a backpack so I'm out of a dollar fifty? He just shrugged- The lady security-offered me a refund which i accepted- i also was told by her that his first name is Terry and He works for Legion Security. I for over 30 years have gone to this coliseum flee market- i am familiar with the bag check by security i have never been denied access- its not like i got all belligerent or loud with him-i think he judged me based on appearance alone (I am a Moore with shoulder length hair locks and wear golden state warrior gear). I will be writing a couple reviews every Sunday with some good reviews as well because I think we are obligated to not only speak out against the tyrants in society but also give much kudos to the businesses treat people with respect and hire...

I am so glad we have the flea market so close to my house there's always amazing deals there. I forget Sundays you have to at least take one hour to allow for parking because it is that crazy trying to park but well worth it. You may have to walk aways if you can't get parking that's how crowded it gets. Yesterday was no exception very crowded but lots of stuff. There were a few things I wanted to get I just didn't have the money so I settled on one thing tools. If you're going for tools you'll find them used and new my advice is find someone who is there just for that day and not for a business you'll find better deals. If you don't know if they're there every weekend ask them usually they'll have canopies that means they're there all the time that's my hint I give it out...

I've gotten a lot of great stuff from this flea market. There's tons of video games, collectibles, antiques, tools, junk and not to mention your every day convenience store things. There's also a great little section with produce. Takes about an hour to walk the whole thing if you keep a good pace but also take your time to look through some things. Some of the venders don't bend on prices but a lot of them will, so make sure to haggle a little! It's open every day of the week but I've found Tuesdays and Thursdays are the best days to go! Saturday and Sundays are fun but they tend to have a lot more newer msrp value things opposed to old used things. Definitely recommend this flea market for anyone in...