It s closer to an open-air Costco. When we first started six years ago, says Campbell in a raspy but gentle voice, there were a lot more people selling older things. Now it s mostly the new clothes or electronic equipment. Jason Randlett, co-owner of WOW Wireless, stands at the opposite end of the spectrum. It s a very lucrative place, he says, because there s very little overhead.
People come in with a trailer full of stuff, sell it and walk away with the money.
Anything you can buy wholesale and sell at a huge discount is there. Whatever the vendors are selling, plenty of people are buying. On a typical sunny Saturday during the spring or summer, between 3,000 and 4,000 buyers come through the gates to visit 350 vendors. On a Sunday, it s between 8,000 and 9,000 buyers for over 500 vendors. Every vendor pays rent.