Not Sure What to Expect...

On Mother's Day, I was looking at May's edition of Discover Vintage America, and I noticed a half page ad for Junk Extravaganza in Parkville.  I was off that Saturday, and I noticed that it had free admission.  I looked up as much information about the event as I could find, and the group showed several photos of items that would be included in the sale on their Facebook.  I felt that it was well worth the look, and I convinced the wife to come with me.  Neither of us knew what to expect, but we were definitely surprised at the finds we found.

The Junk Extravaganza was in a gravel lot in the English Landing Centre.  Some of the booths were covered and others were out of the backs of vans.  Regardless, all of the booths were very organized.  Nothing was piled nor was there anything a hunter could not look at because of a mess.  This was the first event, so there were not a lot of vendors.  However, there was a lot of selection.  A little bit of everything could be found at this event, which made it a lot of fun.  The best part... PRICES.  Everything seemed priced to sell, and the vendors were definitely willing to strike up a deal or a conversation.  The wife wound up buying the bottom half of a globe.  It was at a great price, and she will wind up making something out of it. 

I found a vendor who was selling glasses at bottom-dollar prices.  I was floored!  I really wanted to buy all of their inventory, but I only bought four.  I bought three Star Wars glasses.

And one Popeye glass.

The Junk Extravaganza was right out the front door of an antique store called La Bottega Vintage Market.  It is a single-story store that twists with several booths.  Some of the booths are very nice items, but they did have a few that were boutique-y (which are quick for me to skip right by).  The prices were hit and miss, but it was hard to judge after being at the Junk Extravaganza.  

Parkville Antique Mall is down a little ways from all of this.  This is location has a main story with plenty to explore and a basement with much to offer.  

The prices were similar to La Bottega, and there was a great variety.  The basement did not seem too full, but there was still quite a bit of stuff.  The wife did find some fabric, a handkerchief, and a metal form.  All of them will be used in some craft, I'm sure.

There was another store in Parkville called Colorful Memories Design in a bright building in the downtown which cannot be missed.  It had quite a few items in it, but it looked like most of it would be for repurposing or shabby chic.  That isn't our style, but the store does fill the void of such product in Parkville.  The prices were set to sell, so I'm sure there is a lot of inventory moving going on at this store.

We left Parkville and decided to find 600 Central, the sister store to River Market Antiques.  600 Central has a ton of furniture.  In fact, that's what the majority of the merchandise is.  It has four floors.  The bottom floor is vintage clothing.  The wife didn't like the stairs (she can be quite clumsy), so we did not check it out this time.  We will have to see what is down there sometime.  The prices were a little high, in my opinion, but I am not one to know much about furniture prices.  There were a lot of neat pieces.

So, a day which was on the brinks of uncertainty turned into a day with a lot of goodies.

Until next time... Happy Hunting!