Been going to the Hillsville flea market my entire life and I've watched it just dwindle down to almost pointless of goin. The "gunshow" inside the vfw has the same old crusty guys that's been there for 30 years trying to sell the same old over priced crusty guns for 30 years. And there's always a couple that are only there to show off there collections and don't want nobody lookin or touching anything. One of the guys had his stuff set out few years ago and I was standing lookin at some knives at table beside him when i seen a little kid probably 5 or 6 come up with his dad and the kid reached up and just touched one of the rifles the guy had on table and he jumped up and flew off the handle at the little boy about not touching the stuff. The dad grabbed his son and walked off. I would have flattened the guys nose for him had it been me. I didn't go this year cause I didn't need cell phone cases or mil surp clothing items. I enjoy more all the small flea markets and yard sales that set up everywhere around the main show. Alot of what used to be vendors is now extra parking it's really a sad sight from what it was 10 20 years ago.
