Wolff's Flea Market Blog

In keeping with state law and safety standard, we do not allow the sale of novelty lighters at Wolff's Flea Market ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUBLIC ACT 096-1174 EFFECTIVE DATE 7/22/2010 SOURCES & LINKS:   http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-1174 http://www.ncdoi.com/osfm/Fire_Safety_Programs/Default.aspx?field1=Novelty_Lighters&user=Novelty_Lighters   ACCEPTABLE LIGHTERS A Novelty lighter is a "mechanical or electrical devise typically used for lighting cigarettes, cigars or pipes that is designed to resemble a cartoon character, toy, gun, watch, musical instrument, vehicle, animal, food or beverage, or similar articles, or that plays musical notes, or has flashing lights or other entertaining features" A novelty lighter may operate on any fuel. including butane, isobutane or liquid fuel Novelty lighter does not include any of the following: A lighter manufactured before January 1, 1980 A lighter incapable...

PART ONE: IPHONE ACCESSORY EDUCATION - BOXES For Merchandise Rules, go to:  http://wolffs.com/pages/merchandise PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE SEVERELY RESTRICTING THE TYPES OF  COMPATIBLE APPLE/IPHONE/IPOD/IPAD ACCESSORIES ALLOWED AT THE MARKET We appreciate everyone's cooperation as we enact this protocol. Due to the popularity and exclusivity of Apple products, several versions of infringing chargers, cases, earbuds and packaging, etc. exist online and from other sources. It is possible that generic, compatible non-infringing items would be allowed, but this is a complicated situation and we must take it upon ourselves to analyze various parameters in order to make a final decision regarding the appropriateness of individual products.  Please call with questions. While we are not legal or trademark experts, we are currently studying this ever-changing, developing situation and creating our own guidelines.  Ask before you buy cell phone accessori...

By Sharon Wolff I grew up watching Clint Eastwood movies and have been observing his head for two years. Mr. Eastwood resided high upon a shelf in Stan's booth at Wolff's Flea Market, Palatine. He appeared to be a creation by an unknown sculptor that I believe captured his calm and self-confident persona. Just kind of hanging around, perhaps a little dusty as funky like other funky flea market treasures. Just waiting for the right buyer, any buyer. Passers by may or may not have noticed him. But I saw him. In fact he inspired me to create the SIMPLY HEADS facebook photo collection. Every time I passed him, I thought, "Yup, that's Clint, he still there, his fixed stern gaze perhaps guarding Stan's antiques and collectibles booth. No one would mess with Clint Eastwood. So, imagine my wonder when I saw one of our more colorful shoppers, Mark casually carrying Clint off into the sunset. Well, not really the sunset, just up and down the Palatine aisles and int...

TROPICANA HOTEL, LAS VEGAS FEBRUARY 4-6, 2013 Wolff's 2013 NFMA Conference Crew Wolff's Flea Market is a member of the National Flea Market Association (NFMA) . This organization "exists to serve the public interest and to benefit the flea market industry by fostering high standards of business conduct which merits public trust". ( http://www.fleamarkets.org/ ) Trademark Panel Discussion This annual conference is open to the owners, managers and staff of flea markets across America. The conference includes two days of educational sessions led by professionals and market representatives. We were all able to glean information useful to our businesses regarding social media,  customer relations,  advertising, networking and more. It is a  wonderful venue for us to share expertise and experiences. We can always learn from each other! Read more about the NFMA HERE Flea market lovers can also follow the NFMA facebook fan page HERE This...

The new year begets resolutions. Maybe you are thinking about finally tackling your "junk drawer".  Don't have a junk drawer? Surely you have at least one (dark) area in your home wherein resides those pesky bits and pieces that you don't think you should throw away. Yet, deep inside, you know they will never serve you in their original purpose. Don't despair! We will help you repurpose your junque into a Recycled Art Collage. It's easy, just dig in to your pile and find a couple of grateful bits and pieces that are ready to embark upon a new purpose in life. Please read the guidelines below. In a mere 4 minutes, we found these items:  Ooh! The possibilities! Click here to see our Pinterest Board that shows examples of Recycled Collages PART 1-THE DESIGN Kids and adults, present drawings for suggestions of the collage outline. Use your own paper or pick up a form at the Palatine information table. Customers and vendors will vote on the th...