An avid antiques hunter, he had been scouring markets, collecting furniture and odds and ends for years.

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In my early twenties it was a year before she learned my boyfriend's last name, though she would dedicate weeks to hunting in flea markets for just the right piece of furniture for my apartment.

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Mexican immigrants running flea markets in the area routinely roll up their trucks to buy up clothes, furniture, gadgets and other items in bulk.

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