This Flea Market has it all. First I walked into the market inside and found an antique train seller who set me up with my first train set I had as a child for my Christmas tree this year. Total cost for the engine, six cars, tracks and the converter was $20!! I then walked around with my fiance and our daughter and we found amazing deals on antiques, pictures, wall hangings, plates... just about everything.... I had to drag them out before they spent the rent money!!! The outside vendors on the weekends are amazing... so much to look at. The cub scouts selling hot dogs are great, so sweet and amazing deals. Every Saturday my fiance and our oldest daughter go yard sailing... and this is now their first stop every time because there is always new things to see and buy. And lastly, there is a metal workshop there that makes custom pieces... they are absolutely amazing. I have several items i want fabricated... Can't wait to pick them up!! You don't want to miss...
Read moreI began traveling to the Merchant Center after hearing about it from a friend who enjoys antique shopping as much as I do. In the beginning I was able to find several antiques I really liked, but over the next few years their store changed. They no longer carry antiques with a side of "other stuff." Now, it is mostly the other stuff. One large section is cowboy boots, expensive high end ones at that, along with cowboy hats. They put in a game room. Many of the antique vendors have been replaced with what I can only call flea market finds. Not antique or vintage, but items from someone's garage or basement. If that's the kind of thing you're looking for, great, but if you're looking for a trie 'antique' store,...
Read moreI happened to be in town and stopped by the Wysox Merchant Center. I love the setup of the store/antique mall! Big fan of the way you have several small businesses within a larger small business, like a business matryoshka doll. I found some really great things in some of the booths, including 100+ year old self-help books!
4 stars instead of 5 because there were at least three MLM scams taking up a lot of space, and that was kind of a bummer. Some of the booths with actual antiques/vintage pieces are real gems, though! I'd love to come back if I'm ever...
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