Flea Market facts
While investigating facts about Flea Market Near Me and Flea Market Flip, I found out little known, but curios details like:
In 1989, a man bought a an old painting from a flea market for $4 because he liked the frame. Hidden behind it was an original printing of the Declaration of Independence which went on to sell at auction for $2.42 million.
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In 1991 a man found a first printing of the Declaration of Independence, inside the frame of a $4 painting he'd bought at a flea market. It sold at auction for $2.4 million.
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In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what flea markets are open today. Here are 13 of the best facts about Flea Market Paris and Flea Market San Jose I managed to collect.
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A man almost melted a $33,000,000 gold Fabergé egg he purchased at a flea market for $14,000.
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An American researcher on Chinese history was able to uncover sensitive information on the Cultural Revolution through "garbology" or by digging through archival materials at flea markets and vendors because access to the official archives is strictly controlled by the Chinese government
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Despite being worth €37.3 billion the founder of IKEA drove an old Volvo, travelled by economy class, brought a lunch box to work, visited vegetable street markets right before they closed for the day, hoping to get better prices and shopped for clothes at the local flea markets.
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In 1991 an original Maltese Falcon prop from the movie was found at a flea market and purchased for $8. In 2010 it was auctioned off for $305,000 to a group that included Leonardo Dicaprio.
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In 2004 a U.S. scrap dealer bought the Third Imperial Egg of Alexander III, worth an est. $33,000,000 USD, on a flea market for $13,000 USD.
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Carrie Bradshaw's medicine cabinet was purchased from a flea market, where it was also spotted by Sarah Jessica Parker. SJP returned the next day to buy it, however it had already been sold to "some show" - that show being "Sex and the City"
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The Mary Ellis grave is an 1828 gravestone located in the parking lot of a movie theatre in New Jersey. After Mary Ellis' burial, her home and property became the site for a department store and, after that became bankrupt, a flea market. Now the site includes an AMC Theater and a restaurant.
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There was a Pepsi game made for PlayStation call Pepsiman. It was solely distributed in Japan. I have friends here in Mexico that somehow got copies of this game in underground flea markets. It was supposedly very popular here in Mexico. I am currently loosing my mind.
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These guys go to an amazing flea market in MA with collectibles and retro games
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An alternate, more faithful, ending to 1999's "Election", was found at a flea market. It tested so poorly the movie was shelved for a year and the end re-written and filmed. If you've not seen the movie, these crucial six minutes will not make sense and spoil the movie.
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In 1994, a heated trademark dispute between World Pog Federation and Universal Pogs Association resulted in nasty, sometimes violent confrontations at swap meets, trade shows and flea markets.
