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?

Comments

Why?

[punkass]

When you can get it new for damn cheap on pricewatch or used for damn cheap on ebay, what market is left for something like this?

MIT's Swap has always sounded pretty mythical, and I think that helps it to attract people. But for most other flea markets, I can't see why they would focus on technology and pidgeon hole themselves into one category when they can run a generalized flea market and attract a wider demographic.