Skyview Drive-in Flea Market
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Upwards of 250 Yard Sales and Garage Sales in 1 Great Location!
Located just 3 miles East of downtown Lancaster, Ohio, the Skyview Cruise-In Theater is now home to one of the largest outdoor yard sale and garage sale locations in central Ohio. At our giant yard and garage sale, upwards of 250 yard sale dealers off all kinds of treasures, from clothing to footwear, to housewares and tools, electronics and computers, art and photography. Yard sale pricing on everything for adults and children. Lancaster’s giant outdoor yard sale and garage sale dealers also frequently have fresh produce.
Turn your unneeded items into cash at our Garage and Yard Sale!
Your junk is someone else’s treasure. Anyone can be a seller at our giant yard sale and garage sale. Just load up the car or truck with all of the things in the attic, basement, garage, and storage shed that you no longer use and sell them for cash. Try selling at our giant yard sale and garage sale and we are sure you will like it.
Come early to our Giant Yard Sale and Garage Sale and expect to spend an hour or two!
The early bird does indeed get the worm at Lancaster’s giant outdoor yard sale and garage sale. Yard sale dealers arrive beginning at 7 in the morning and the early buyers are out scavenging yard sale bargains with their flashlights and miner’s hats in the dark. So, if you want in on the best bargains, you need to get to our yard and garage sales as early as possible. Our giant yard sale and garage sale is so huge that it takes at least 2 hours to go through everything, so be sure to arrive no later than 9 am. We have GIANT flood lights that will help illuminate the lot before the sun comes up.
SOME OF THE ITEMS AT THE GIANT YARD SALE AND GARAGE SALE:
• Appliances
• Art
• Auto Parts
• Avon
• Baby Items
• Bikes
• Boats
• Books
• Building Materials
• Business Supplies
• Cars
• CDs
• Clothing
• Collectibles
• Computers
• DVDs
• Electronics
• Fishing
• Furniture
• Games / Toys
• Gardening
• Groceries
• Household
• Jewelry
• Knives / Swords
• Lawn Mowers
• Motorcycles
• Musical Equipment
• Outdoor Furniture
• Photography
• Records
• Sporting Goods
• Television
• T-shirts
• Tools
• Much, much more!
Who Are We?
We are Rainbow Venues & Concessions, LLC. Our affiliate purchased the Skyview Cruise-In, in 2022. We run all Flea Market & Concession operations for our affiliates.
We have been in the business since 2000, when we began working at the South Drive-In Flea Market as an hourly employee. We purchased the South Drive-In & Flea Market in 2018.
Vendor Information
1. WHAT DO I DO WHEN I GET THERE?
Reserving spaces is suggested or you can pay for your space at the ticket office and take your pick of any of the spaces between two speaker posts. The space between two speaker posts defines one space. Please set up facing the right direction so that we can have uniformity. You will see signs with arrows pointing the correct direction for each row. If you set up in the grass instead of the ramp area, restrict yourself to a similar size space as in the ramp area. Do not park as if you were watching a movie, you must park parallel with the posts and the screen.
2. WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
A folding table would be nice. But if you don’t have room in your vehicle for a table, you might want to bring some blankets to spread on the ground. You can also display on the hood of your car. You should also bring some money to make change. Also, to avoid loose paper flying around, please bring a plastic trash bag and put all your packaging in it.
3. HOW MUCH DOES THE DEALER TICKET COST?
Pricing is $5 weather you are registered or not.
If you are a registered dealer, it is $5 on Saturday and Sunday. You can become a registered dealer by applying for an ID – Click here to register. Or you can Print the form out HERE, fill it in and either bring it with you or mail it to the address on the form (the ID card will be mailed to you in approximately 7-10 business days).
4. WHAT TIME SHOULD I GET THERE?
Pricing is $5 weather you are registered or not. As early as possible, but no later than 7:30am. We open at 7:00 am for vendors and 8:00 am for shoppers.
5. DO I NEED A VENDOR LICENSE?
Ohio law requires a vendor license to sell at a “flea market” even if the sales are non-taxable like selling produce or your own personal items. You may think you are just here for one day to sell a few things, but you will probably get the flea market bug and want to get into buying and selling, so we highly recommend that you apply for a vendor license. In our opinion, having a vendor license is as automatic as having a social security number. We have the transient vendor license applications at the gate, or you can go here and enter ST-1T for the form. You can submit it online, or you can mail it in, or if you are in a hurry, you can go to the State offices at 4485 Northland Ridge Blvd, Columbus, Ohio 43229. The license will cost $25, and there is no annual renewal fee. You will have to fill out a form every six months and send your sales tax collections into the State. Remember that with a vendor’s license, you can buy items for resale without paying the sales tax, saving of 6.75%.
6. HOW MUCH INVENTORY DO I NEED?
The more you have, the more you will sell.
7. WHERE CAN I FIND PRODUCTS?
You can get a lot of stuff cheap at the end of a yard sale. Also check out yard sales in low-traffic locations. One of the best sources of merchandise is at the flea market. Buy in quantity and resell in individual pieces. Offer to buy everything that someone has left. Make low-ball offers on slow-moving merchandise that you can eventually sell for a much higher price when the right person comes along. Search online like CraigsList for good prices and liquidated merchandise. Also, look for exceptional deals at discount and bargain stores and buy a large quantity.
8. WHAT CAN’T I SELL?
You can’t sell any merchandise which may be stolen. State law requires that you need to be able to show receipts for new merchandise, and for used merchandise you need a comprehensive log of who you bought it from. No counterfeit merchandise such as movie DVDs and designer handbags, or athletic shoes are allowed to be sold. The sale of food items is limited to candy, chips, and food to be taken home. Home-canned foods, home-baked goods, and other home-prepared foods need to be properly labeled and prepared foods need to have been cooked or baked in a licensed kitchen. We do not permit the sale of live animals, guns, fireworks, or ammunition.
9. WHAT CAN I LEAVE BEHIND?
You need to take your unsold items with you. Our dumpsters are only for trash such as empty boxes and packing materials. If you don’t want to take it home, try to sell it to another dealer. If not, hopefully, you can sell it next time. Please put any trash you have in one of our dumpsters or trash drums. Do not leave behind tires, chemicals, paint, etc. or put them in the dumpsters. These are expensive to get rid of and take special handling.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. CAN I USE MY CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD?<br/ >If you reserve your space online you can use your debit or credit card, we are cash only at the gate. we do accept credit and debit cards in the concession.
2. HOW IS THE PARKING?
We have parking for hundreds of cars. Buyers park out front in the grass fields on either side of the drive way, please park in an orderly fashion so we are able to maximize the parking space, buyers are not allowed to park on the vendors lot. Buyer admission is (For a limited time only for the grand opening) $0.50 per person. All buyers must park out front and walk through the gate to pay.
3. WHAT FOOD IS AVAILABLE?
The theater snack bar is open and in addition to the theater menu, we have an expanded menu for the flea market including breakfast sandwiches and coffee.
4. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO COME?
Come early because our dealers start at 7:00am and many have sold their merchandise and are packing up as early as 11:00am. Also, on a busy day, it can easily take two hours to look at everything. We recommend coming no later than 8:00am in the morning.
5. ARE THERE REALLY OVER 200 DEALERS THERE?!?!
Yes! You won’t believe it until you see it. It is a phenomenon. If the weather is nice, we can have 250+ dealers. We typically fill up on vendors on a good weather day.