Flea markets have the stereotype of being unorganized rummage sales of dusty old antiques. However, one flea market in Eugene defies this stereotype and is a gold mine for anyone who’s looking for something unique and inexpensive.

At the Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market, located at the Lane County Fairgrounds, you’ll find a wide variety of items. You’ll see vintage clothing, comic book collections, homemade lotions, jewelry made from small antique pieces, record players and even old video game consoles like the Atari, which you can use to play the oldest versions of PAC-MAN.

Suzanne Jackson, co-owner of the market, describes the Picc-A-Dilly as a “true flea market,” with a huge variety of items for a range of tastes. It features items from 100 years ago and things being made today. One of the Picc-A-Dilly’s most fascinating traits is how long it has stuck around in Eugene.

Rosemary Major founded the Picc-A-Dilly back in 1970. According to Jackson, Major had been a longtime antique dealer and came up with the idea to start her own flea market in Eugene.

The market began at the Lane County Fairgrounds in one of its smaller buildings. However, Major’s first event was so successful it was forced to move into a bigger space to accommodate its rapidly growing number of vendors.

Twenty-five years later, longtime friends Jackson and Peggy Ward heard that Major wanted to retire and sell the flea market, and eventually they bought it from Major. Today, you’ll find over 300 vendors spread across three different buildings in the fairgrounds.

For collectors and craftsmen, selling at the flea market is easily accessible. Renting a table only takes a phone call to the owners and a flat fee of $25. The price for entrance to the flea market has remained $1.50 for 20 years.

“We’ve started a lot of businesses here in Eugene,” Jackson said. “[At the Picc-A-Dilly] sellers can sort of get their feet wet.”

Chuck and Stephanie Yutzie, owners of one of the largest collections of vinyl records at the flea market, travel to several markets on the weekends. Like many of the vendors, they’ve made a hobby out of buying and selling music at flea markets.

“My grandmother gave me a record player . . . and we just started buying records to listen to,” Chuck Yutzie said, who now owns hundreds of records, cassettes and eight-tracks. “And this is what it turned into.”

Another interesting part of the Picc-A-Dilly is the people-watching. There are the regulars, the first-timers, and the vendors who are always willing to tell you a story.

“The cool thing about the flea market is that it’s constantly changing,” Jackson said. “It’s the variety that’s the big draw.”

Ward mentioned that one woman who came to the Picc-A-Dilly even randomly discovered an old photograph of her deceased grandparent. Truly, you never know what you will find.