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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. Be careful by Nastard · · Score: 5, Informative

    Watch out for those shady "Pentiom Processor" dealers. And never buy a computer from the back of a monster truck. Ever.

  2. Re:Sorry Offtopic by Dr.+Prakash+Kothari · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're going to miss ComputerFest for some silly wedding. I'm sure your fiancee will understand your need to put off the wedding until another weekend.

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    "Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or dead." -Kurt Cobain