Blue Ridge Flea Market — Local services in Hamilton Township

Wow. Rude, miserable vendors. EVERY set up we went to, just the most disgruntled people you ever met. Like they were disgusted to be there and wanted nothing to do with making money.

For context, I’m in town visiting family, so I’m not a regular here. I’m dressed non-descriptly in just jeans and a simple black hoodie (so nothing offensive about my appearance). I smile at each vendor when I enter their booth areas. Yet everyone has been so incredibly rude! The looks of distain I got just for shopping!! Like, “who the hell are you to come into my booth.” All morning!!!

Here’s an example of the unfriendliness I experienced from the person at the front directing traffic when we stopped to ask a basic question. Dismissive and sarcastic response when we simply wanted to know where we should park. (Correct Answer: there’s a lot down the road, in the back of the market, with a big yellow sign, which we would have found if we continued driving down the road, past the market entrance. But the Answer Staff Gave? “Ugh, Can’t you read the giant yellow sign?”).

I know it’s a small momentary thing, but just… why? Why be a jerk about it? Isn’t the whole reason you’re standing there to direct cars? And if I didn’t know where to park, clearly I’m a new customer, so why would you be rude to a new customer? Like what the hell!

Why does everyone here seem to have a giant chip on their shoulder? Made me seriously reconsider my purchases because I didn’t want to give my money to such rude, inhospitable people. It’s a nice autumn morning. Cheer up!

It feels like this is a small area, where every vendor and customer knows each other too well, and this is their market: no one else is welcome. So if you’re swinging by, be warned. We left there thinking “what the hell is wrong with everyone here?”

Also not a fan of watching every single vendor blow cigarette smoke all over everything and...

Not a bad flea market.

Lots of variety, new stuff mixed with old. Carved antique African wooden faces, wall ornaments, some made of metal.

Bullets/cartridges/shells of all kinds in quantity. Good new clothes, jackets, hoodies, baseball & patriotic caps, (some well made), scarves, eye wear, gloves. Many tables with old tools, vintage items not necessarily antique. Toys, games, cds (basic stuff), books (commercial authors).

You'll find plenty of Stephen King, James Patterson & Joyce Carol Oates but no Jack Kerouac, John Fante or Bukowski.

Vegetables & pumpkins. Metal sign reproductions, banners, floppy hats, phone accessories, novelties.

Lots of walking but on a nice day it goes by quick. A little tricky negotiating where everything is & if you missed any thing. Tables are not arranged horizontally in a straight order.

Facilities are available, some food & drink. Most items reasonably priced & negotiable. Places to sit down if u run out of gas.

Would I return? Yes, but only once a year. October is best. It's basically the same items as any flea market in the USA.

Same cd & dvd titles as everywhere. Same toiletries, shampoos, cologne, tube socks. The hard to find stuff, the interesting artists, movies & books -- they aren't to be found here.

Though...one good find was a new huge hardcover book of all of Shakespeare's work that could give you a hernia if you tried to pick it up...was a mere $5.

Good for people who can't read or see normal type.

But that's what a flea market is. The hunt, the search for that...

The items are overpriced, and multiple vendors are reselling products in person to avoid online fees. I was told multiple times that they can easily sell said products for a, b, and c. I would avoid this location if you're looking for sensible prices. I see that multiple individuals have reported not finding any actual items to purchase, as it is all junk. I agree, but to a point. The purpose of a flea market is to offload unwanted items. Although, this location seems to be their local dumping ground. The items I did find were way too overpriced, and the sellers were off-putting when just viewing/asking for prices. I recommend flea markets that are further away from the New York/New Jersey border.

Update:

The owner seems very emotional and does not take critiques very well, as you can tell from their response below. The purpose of a flea market is to sell items in person for cheap and not market value. It defeats the purpose of attending a flea market and paying for items I can easily purchase at the comfort of my own home. The increase of declining reviews tells all that you need to know, even if they've been in business for 50 years. I would still consider other flea markets over this...