If you live on the West Coast, the biggest monthly swap meet is Alameda at the former Naval Base and well worth your time. While it is mixture of everything imaginable of trash and treasure, there can be some model trains (Marx to Aster - although priced accordingly) and even 1:1 scale items. Los Angeles has both the Rose Bowl and Long Beach monthly swap meets although the Rose Bowl with its narrow aisles and those miserable two-wheel shopping carts can be a challenge. Paying the early entrance fees for all of these swap meets is worth it as the good stuff goes fast and by 1:30 - 2:00 pm the vendors are beginning to pack up despite what the show promoters claim. The Portland and Seattle areas just don't seem to have the same amount of interesting items available although when you consider the lesser proportion of Pacific Northwest TCA or TTOS members compared to those living in California, I suppose it makes sense; less buyers = less product for sale.
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