Uncle Bill's Flea Market — Local services in Dillsboro

Hi,folks..THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING A VENDOR THERE OR GIVING THESR PEOPLE YOUR BUSINESS..WE HAVE SOLD VARIOUS ANTIQUES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND VARIOUS HOME REPAIR NECESSITIES,AND TOOLS AT UNCLE BILLS OVER A YEAR NOW.WITH NO PROBLEM,AND WE DIDN'T JUST RENT ONE VENDOR BOOTH WE RENTED THREE TO FOUR ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND WE WERE THERE,,SO KEEPING THAT IN MIND WE BROUGHT ALOT OF STUFF PACKED IN CRATES STACKED IN A SMALL TRAILER THAT WAS NO BIGGER THAN A SMALL TRUCK ALL DAY LONG WE UNLOADED THINGS TO SALE TO REPLACE ITEMS WE SOLD AND BY THE TIME WE DID THAT ALL DAY PEOPLE WOULD STOP COMING AND IT WOULD BE TIME TO PACK UP AND LEAVE THIS ENTIRE PAST WEEKEND WE WERE HARRASED BY MANAGEMENT TI MOVE OUR TRAILER TO THE BACK WHEN IT TOOK UP LESS ROOM THAN A CAR WHICH PARK THERE CUZ THATS THE ONLY PARKING..SO I ASKED HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO SALE AND IF WE CANT HOW DO WE PAY YALL?? WE WERE FORCED TO MOVE IT AND WE OF COARSE WERE EXPECTED TO PAY .WE ALSO WERE ASKED AFTER BRINGING UNK OWN BUSINESS THERE FROM PEOPLE MEETING US THERE MOSTLY FOR OUR ANTIQUE SALES AND USED TIRES AS FAR AWAY AS HENDERSONVILLE EVERY TIME WE ARE THERE AFTER WE WAS PACKED UP AND READY TO GO WE WERE CUSSED NEARLY ASSAULTED WENT TO CRANK OUR TRUCK AND OUR BATTERY WAS MAKING A NOISE..WE DO BELEBEL IT WAS TAMPERED WITH AND THINK THE OLD MAN HAD ONE OF THE YOUNG GUYS THAT WORK FOR HIM DO IT CUZ EVEN THOUGH HE WENT AROUND AND TOLD THE REMAINING VENDORS AND THE PEOPLE THAT STAY IN HIS LITTLE CAMP GROUND AS WELL,THAT IF THEY JUMPED US OFF HE WOULDN'T RENT TO THEM AGAIN AND THEY COULD LEAVE THE PROPERTY AND NOT COME BACK RIGHT ALONG WITH US..PLEASE NOTE THIS OLD MAN PREACHES AND HAS A SUPPOSED CHURCH ON HIS PROPERTY BUT HE CUSSES IS VIOLENT AND WILLING TO LEAVE GOOD PEOPLE STRANDED OUT OF TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ABOUT 75 MILES AWAY FROM HOME.SOME CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR HE DISPLAYED LADT SUNDAY TO US AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT WAS LEFT THERE AT LEAST HE DID WAIT TILL THE FLEA MARKET WAS CLOSED SO WE WERENT HUMILIATED ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE.BUT I AM POSITIVE HE WANTED HIS BOOTH RENT,WE WRRE GOOD ENOUGH TO LET STAY THERE THE WEEKEND GET OUR BUSINESS BUT BECAUSE I QUESTIONED A REQUEST TO MOVE OUR VEHICLE THATS HOW WE WERE TREATED SO SUPPORT HIS BUSINESS IF YOUD LIKE BUT AT LEAST I KNOW THAT I TOLD WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE YOU WILL BE SUPPORTING.. THANKS HAPPY FLEA MARKETING,BUT I WOULDN'T EXPECT IT AT...

EDIT: As of this post October 24, 2024 it has been brought to our attention that the new owners have a table in the flea market. On this table and in the booth are items that were DONATED to victims of Hurricane Helene. They are selling these items.The money is not going to the victims. People who have lost everything and that cannot feed their babies would be overwhelmed with gratitude to have just a couple of things off of that table. What's happening is disgusting, disheartening and a crime against your own community. Uncle Bill would be absolutely heartbroken.** We lost our beloved friend, 'Uncle Bill' of Uncle Bills Flea market very recently. He treated all of his vendors with respect and did all he could to ensure your booth thrived! The market is now under new management. (family member) and the new guidelines are nothing short of fanatical and tyrannical. No crystals, rocks, jewelry, clothing, knick knacks, decals or art that doesn't agree with their Christian ideology. On another note, the people who live their in their RV's and campers have been told that they must move IMMEDIATELY. At the VERY BEGINNING OF THE TOURIST SEASON!! And if you're not allowed to sell your own merchandise how are you supposed to move BOTH your home AND your business?? I hope the powers that be are happy with themselves,if they think they're going to get into heaven treating people this way they are sorely mistaken. Keep all of these good, hardworking folks in your thoughts and please go buy a little something from them if you can. They're going to need all the help...

I don't understand how this even has a four star rating. There are a lot of nice people here. But it's not always about the vendors it's about the flea market itself. They have ran out many of the vendors. Just two years ago this place would be packed right now from end to end.

Over half the flea market is empty.

There used to be a totem pole at the entrance. I talked to Uncle Bill myself and he said that was to welcome the natives. Guess we're not welcome because the new owners cut it down. I've tried walking this flea market today and even the vendors that are there I don't know with the exception of maybe three. There was a time you could come years later in the same people would be here. Most of them are gone.

They honestly should have just sold the place. Because it isn't even worth anything now. It's only worth land value now. If you're going to run a flea market you definitely shouldn't be racist or judgmental. This is where struggling people can sell their wares and crafts. I feel bad for the people that still sell here. Because they're the ones paying for this. Not the people that took it over because they never had this until...