Turn up in the morning, see me first ( I’ll be upstairs for the Coffee+Cake Morning ) and I’ll keep you a table ( always nice if people bring their own ). We had a bout last year of people setting up at 11, nabbing all the potential customers early and blowing the soul out of the jumble by midday; hence the angry undertone of ” You’ll be told to leave ” if you set up too early. It’s a cracking jumble with, if timed right, a Gremlins’ style feeding frenzy feeling. There’s little-to-no blatant profiteering and everything has a ” mate’s rates ” vibe to it. I ( dis ) organise it on a non-profit basis; there’s no fees and tables are free. The location is on the good will of Jerry Aaron, Mud Dock’s owner so it’s embarrassing when ( month after month ) people still set up in his shop’s carpark, blocking Mud Dock customers so that be a BIG no no.
There’s roughly a dozen+ stalls. Some months there’s loads of sellers and few buyers, some vice versa. Some months it’s pishing down and a jam-packed jumble other’s can be brilliant weather and tumble weed…you never know. Come as a blank page and you’ll find your bargain.
