Broadway Flea Market — Page 3

As you can see it took up the entire width of my trunk and the length of my trunk and backseat.

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Updated On: 9/19/09 at 06:02 PM

In response to an earlier question, I don't think that most tables for currently-running shows sell the merchandise that's available in the theater (although they might sell some signed versions of some of them). So if you are looking for a T-shirt/magnet/program/etc, I'm not sure you'll be able to get one.

A closed show will sometimes have their regular merchandise available (at a different show's table), often for very cheap.

In terms of the tax deduction, you have to be a little bit careful about it if you are buying something that is commercially available. If you make a donation to a charity, and they give you an incentive (free tickets, for example), I believe you have to subtract the fair market value of those tickets from your donation when reporting to the IRS. If the charity is giving you something that is not commercially available (such as a marquee/walk-on/etc), then the fair market value is harder to determine and you could potentially argue that it is zero (the marquee would go into the trash otherwise), allowing you to take the full tax deduction.

And if the donation is more than $250, you need a letter from the charity even if you have a receipt.

(I am not a tax lawyer or an accountant, so someone who is should feel free to correct anything I just said!)

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Updated On: 9/19/09 at 06:11 PM

Found this info on the On-Line auctions for the Flea Market on the 27th at Shubert Alley, there are live auctions and silent auctions, you can check out some of the items they are offering.

https://www.cmarket.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?auctionId=92629420

http://www.BroadwayCares.org/events/auction.cfm

Their current ebay offerings:

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Broadway-Cares-Online-Auctions__W0QQ_armrsZ1


Celebrity table:

http://67.59.184.251/events/CelebrityTable2009.cfm

I am not seeing any one from Hair on the schedule : (

****Sorry if this was posted already.

Do most of the tables of closed shows sell props form the show? Does anyone know if RENT is going to have a table?

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wow, thats a bargain for the marquee pictures, i paid $250 for one once.

I cannot remember now but I'm pretty sure I had something that said "BCEFA". I think they had a stamp but I just cannot remember.

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RENT had a table last year and didn't even have much then so I would say it's very likely they won't have anything.

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I have a shirt that says "Eris" on the back and am considering wearing it. But, last year I had an issue with someone I was hoping to avoid.

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Question: If I get there at the beginning of the day and buy some stuff, will I need to hang around all day if I am not interested in the autograph tables or the photo booth? Just wondering if I should book tickets for shows that day.
Thanks for your advice!

Also, on a lot of the stuff, the prices come down as the day goes on. The last hour is basically "name your own price" for whatever is left.

I just have one more question. I understand that this event gets crowded, which I wouldn't doubt at all. However, does there end up being a mob in the alley like what happened at Broadway Barks? That became extremely difficult to walk through because everyone was waiting for the action on the stage.

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No, because at Broadway Barks, the activity is mostly centralized right in Shubert Alley, especially when the performer presentations happen. At the Flea Market, the majority of the activity is on 44th Street, so the crowds get spread out more. Until the auction, there's not nearly as much going in the Alley. There are only a few booths; traffic general moves fairly smoothly through there, but it does get crazy for the auction, and if people are watching the photo booth, which is by Junior's.

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As of right now there's a 40% chance of rain for Sunday.

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