Authorities Busting Flea Market Fakes

TRENTON, N.J. – The seizure of $150,000 in fake goods at Rice’s Market near New Hope is just part of a trend for the New Year: the Feds going after people who sell -and buy – counterfeit goods. This month alone, customs agents seized $250,000 worth of items at a swap-meet in New Orleans, $350,000 [...]

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Authorities warn N.J. flea market shoppers to be wary of counterfeits

Published: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 8:04 PM Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerThe flea market at Cowtown on a Saturday afternoon at Cowtown in Salem County in 2001. Used to be, if you wanted a knockoff handbag or fake fragrance, Lower Manhattan’s Canal Street was a mecca. But with flea markets across the country now carrying the same [...]

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