Thirty-eight dollars used to buy you a decent dinner for two at a chain restaurant, but at Patapsco Market in Baltimore, that same amount transforms you into the Indiana Jones of secondhand shopping.
This sprawling wonderland of pre-owned treasures has turned weekend bargain hunting into an art form, where your grocery money suddenly has the purchasing power of a small lottery win.
Maryland’s treasure hunters have discovered what might be the state’s best-kept retail secret, where vintage finds and modern necessities coexist in perfect harmony at prices that make your calculator question its own math.
The parking lot tells the whole story before you even step foot inside, packed tighter than a holiday airport with vehicles bearing license plates from states you forgot existed…