Have extended interviews with vendors!
There is also the flea market in Taiwan but not so popular.
The same kind of market in Taiwan more focuses on handcraft products.
People design their own products and sell in the market, such as dolls, t-shirts, and daily stuff.
After this market interview, these vendors taught me many things. We can see it's a hard environment. If you want to survive, you should be scheming. Some of sellers were friendly, some weren't. Basically, I think the key point to result in this situation is these vendors would consider that if you are wasting their time or not because you may not buy their used items.
Otherwise, it is an open/ outdoor market. All the items are exposed under the sun. You can pick anyone you like or check the item's quality. Some venders do not allow you to test the item. I believe it's because they do not want you know it works or not. Once you find it's broken, then this item would become a trash. They can't sell it anymore.
So Paulina Cioce, Charlotte Cooper and I went to Alemany Flea Market.
the location: 100 Alemany Blvd San Francisco, CA 94110-6221
Our Observation Plan:
1. Attend Alemany Flea Market on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 10am.
2. Walk around and observe the marketplace as a group.
3. Ask questions, record and take pictures of the selling process.
4. Split up for individual field research and interviews.
5. Reconvene for observation comparisons and analysis.
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