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The fits were on point. The crowds were unruly. The headliners got half-naked people dancing in a rainstorm. It was a vibe.

"I love trinkets so much," said Jess Stapp, who brought troll dolls and vintage Pez dispensers to trade and was on the lookout for blind boxes, small opaque packages with unknown trinkets inside.

Groovy vintage 70s deer character in Santa hat and christmas ugly ... Kids cartoon monsters, devils and goblins, bizarre creatures of troll, dragon or gremlin and furry lizard with happy cyclops eye ...

Vevchic86/istockphotoPop into any antique store in the country and you’ll likely find at least one porcelain doll sitting on ...