Thread: Flea Market find for $5 for all you pirate haunters out there

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The day before Christmas EveI went to a little outlet -mall flea market kind of place. I hadnt been in there since before Halloween ( I am banned at buying anything until at least spring ... I found this heavy duty plaster white dock piling for $5 .( It weighs over 30lbs) For the pirate haunter I couldnt pass it up and I bought it even though it isnt spring. I am going to paint it to look more natural (wood tones etc) so it will look like a dock piling and put it with my haunt. I just wanted to let you guys know that flea markets are such a great place for unusual finds and CHEAP too!!!

I got a metal bronze/looking fancy cross like an antique grave marker, about 12 inches high by maybe 8 wide.
Perfect for my mausoleum walls where I needed to effect those slide out crypt drawers.
For humorous effect I left my purchase attached to it's own display cardboard that has the price on it. (I coated the cardboard with spray can laqueor? to allow it to resist the natural humidity of the outdoors.)
"Oh, how thoughtfull! You paid alot of money for Great grandpa's drawer decoration...and I see here that you spent a whole dollar on it!?"

Awesome find ELH! I have to say I have been banned several times but I dont think finds for 5 dollars count I think that will look great in your pirate display cant wait to see what you do with it Isnt it funny how when we find these great deals the first place we want to announce it is here I love that I have you guys to share in my excitement because my friends over here would just look at me like i had three heads

I sent a text message with pics of it to my outside friends and they said What in the heck are you going to do with that??? I said to myself forget it and I would post it here and knew people would appreciate it... I love my halloween friends they know a great score or prop and appreciate it.. And five bucks is a happy meal now days..

What a great find. I do not know of any flea markets here. But I need to find if we do. Flee Markets, yard/garage sales can have some great stuff cheap for the haunt.

Great buy! Make sure to post a picture of it once you've added your details.
Have fun,
the halloweenie

5 bucks? Thats a steal! It'll fit right in with your theme! Be sure to post a pic after you paint it........

i LOVE finding things on the cheap and re purposing them!!

I cant look at anything without thinking how it might fit into a haunt. LOL

I picked up a few of these fur-real animatronic type animals. you touch them adn they move, make noise all sorts of things. I stripped the fur off one and i cant wait to fix that thing up.

I got them for 99 cents each at the second hand store.

Great find, ELH, and great price!!! We have a huge flea market here, but it consists mostly of cutesy crafts or stolen stuff from Rite Aid, i.e aspirin, etc. Never go there, well, unless I have a headache.

do you have any antique or junky looking stores? That is where you will find the gold mines!!