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Computer/Tech Flea Markets?

Spamlent Green asks: "The recent 'Cashing In On Antique Computers' thread, and the PBS Flea Market documentary made me all misty-eyed for the MIT Swap Fest. I moved from Cambridge to D.C. last year, and haven't been able to find anything like it down here, and I don't mean those bogus 'Comptuer Show and Sale and Monster Truck Rally' events advertised constantly on cheapo UHF stations. So I was curious -- do any DC-MD-No.VA-area Slashdot-ers know of events like this down here -- or anywhere else in the country for that matter? They must be out there ..."

There's something called First Saturday in Dallas, too, and a google search turned up a number of interesting possibilities. What recommendations can you make for the seeker of swap?

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  1. For those in the LA area... by Chakat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    There's always the near-legendary TRW swap meet. It's held in the TRW parking lot every last Saturday of the month, and there's always a lot of interesting stuff being moved there. If you're in the LA area, it's one of those places you check to augment your pile of "interesting" stuff.

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