So apparently a vendor was booted from the Trader Marc flea market in Fort Mill this past weekend for attempting to sell caskets. Merritt Eggleston, who builds the wooden caskets at a fraction of the cost of the ones you find in funeral homes, was given a 200% refund on his booth fees and asked to leave after some flea market customers complained about his product.

Eggleston told WCNC that he had a few interested parties come into his booth before he was asked to leave. I think it’s a shame that a few complainers ruined it for anyone else who might not otherwise know about Eggleston’s more cost-effective alternatives.

The Trader Marc’s website has been updated to say that the indoor flea market is opening tomorrow, Friday, July 24. The flea market will only be open on weekends and had a vendor open house last week. I’ll be heading over there tomorrow to check it out and will report back to you, [...]

I don’t know about you, but I’m not a huge fan of the flea market over on US 51 heading towards Pineville. The traffic is ridiculous when that thing is open and the only way to avoid it is to, well, AVOID it. Added to that – I’ve never found anything good at [...]