De Anza Flea Market

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2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Alternative to the 99-Cent Store for Nerds

Since this is Silicon Valley, it's only fair that geeks not be shuffled off to one obscure alley of a regular flea market. Thanks to the Association of Silicon Valley Amateur Radio Organizations, we have our own every second Saturday of the month, March through October. Need an oscillator? Of course you do. Why not pick from a box of 20? Hard drives, flash drives, laser tubes, plasma lamps, air variable caps. If you even know what half this stuff is, you really ought to be getting it here. (SP)


2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Alternative to the 99-Cent Store

Dollar stores are great in theory, but in reality they're full of window cleaner and candy bars with weird names. Bargain junkies need a better place to get their fix, and they can find it the first Saturday of every month at De Anza College. There are plenty of flea markets in this area but at De Anza, there's cheap, and then there's dirt cheap. There's so much for $5 and under, and it's surprising what you can pick up for just a dollar. Books, DVDs, action figures, knickknacks, even clothes. Wear your game face and look for street parking. (SP)