"The market opens around 5:00am and closes at 12:00 Noon."

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?? I've yet to make one of these because of it's random timing and, most importantly, the ridiculous time it's open. If I do get lucky and remember, it's usually around 11:45 a.m. on the day of...

Garage sale people are early people. My mom deals antiques, and on the weekends when she goes to garage sales, she's out the door before 6AM. 5AM is maybe a little extreme, but 6AM is what I would expect of something that targets garage sale and flea market type shoppers.

It's competitive. There's a finite supply of good deals and if you're profiting from flipping this stuff on ebay as a major source of your income, 0500 is just a number.

The people who go to these things are maximum early-birds. These are the people who will knock on your door at 6am if you post a yard sale sign.

I will always love Dallas' First Saturday Sidewalk Sale.

They too lost their lease.

Gather under the Woodall Rogers Freeway throughout the night, and into early morning, eat some potato chips, buy some cheapo gear and get on with your project.

I'm astounded we don't have something more like it in the Bay Area.

Wasn't there a recurring swap meet at De Anza College at one point?

Yes, every month. I guess it's moving to the Sunnyvale Fry's parking lot as of this month though:

http://www.electronicsfleamarket.com

some vendors show up later in the morning