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Flea Market 1st Weekend Camp Foster noon-3 p.m.
2nd Weekend Camp Courtney 7-10 a.m.
3rd Weekend Camp Kinser noon-3 p.m.
4th Weekend Camp Courtney 7-10 a.m.
5th Weekend (if applicable) Camp Courtney 7-10 a.m.

Vendors sign-up 1 hour prior to opening. Space is on a first come, first serve basis. Fee is $15; Members PCSing within 3 months $5 (Submit a copy of your PCS orders).

For more information, call MCCS Special Events at 645-5829.

Flea Market Rules

  1. The Flea Market opens to sellers at 0600 hours on Camp Courtney and at 1100 hours on Camps Foster and Kinser.
  2. Anyone entering before opening time must be a seller with SOFA status and have a valid Department of Defense (DoD) identification card. The following are exceptions to this rule:
    • Visiting family members with valid passports who are accompanying sellers.
    • Local national family members dependants with valid DOD ID card who are accompanying sellers.
  3. The flea market opens to the public at:

    0700 hours - Camp Courtney.
    1200 hours – Camps Foster and Kinser.
  4. Payment guarantees a designated selling area at the flea market on the scheduled day; it does not grant a preassigned selling area. Selling areas are designated on a first-come, first-served basis. The flea market personnel will direct the parking.
  5. Entrepreneurs/Commercial Vendors. SOFA status/DoD ID Card holder personnel who are entrepreneurs or commercial vendors wishing to participate in MCCS-sponsored flea markets must have receipts to verify that the merchandise they plan to sell was purchased from the local economy. When the merchandise is purchased off-island, both the receipts and the custom forms, accompanying the merchandise on delivery, are required to be presented, upon request, as proof of tax payments.
  6. SOFA status entrepreneurs/commercial vendors must pre-register at the Special Events office located on Camp Foster, Bldg. 5677 and must have receipts for their merchandise showing that it was purchased from the local economy. If the merchandise was purchased off-island, both the receipts and the customs forms are required. Custom forms will accompany the merchandise when it is mailed to an off-base post office.
  7. Sellers are responsible for obtaining other desired supplies, e.g., tables, canopies, tarps, and chairs. Supplies, when available, may be rented from MCCS for the duration of the flea market.
  8. Selling must be confined to the parking lot assigned for the flea market on the respective camp.
  9. Items that cannot be sold:
    • New Items. No items that have never been used or worn, still in the original packing, still have tags, etc., may be sold at the flea market. Exception: Sellers who provide proof, i.e., customs forms and receipts, showing that the required taxes have been paid on the items they will be selling.
    • Food Items. No food items of any kind may be sold or given away, to include Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), candy, spices, fresh fruits and vegetables, etc. Exception: MCCS activities will be permitted to operate food concessions.
    • Arts and Crafts Items. Arts and Crafts items constructed or manufactured in any MCCS or MWR facility are prohibited.
    • Explosives
    • Flammable Liquids or Gases. To include, but not limited to gasoline, Coleman fuel, Sterno cups, etc.
    • Firearms and Weapons. These items include, but are not limited to, BB guns, pellet guns, paintball guns, spear guns, bows, etc. Exception: kitchen knives (blades must be under 6 inches in length).
    • Ammunition. These items include, but are not limited to, bullets, pellets, BBs, paintball pellets, arrows, etc.
    • Pornographic Material
    • Alcoholic Beverages
    • Tobacco Products
    • Live Animals or Pets. EXCEPTION: Only advertisements of pets given, free of charge, to good homes are allowed.
    • Fake, imitations of copywrited Items. These items include, but are not limited to Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, Rolex, Prada, etc.
    • Pirated videos, cassettes, DVDs, computer disks, ETC.
  10. Failure to abide by any of the above Flea Market Rules may lead to immediate expulsion from the flea market area, at the discretion of the MCCS Special Events Program Manager or Flea Market Coordinator, with temporary or permanent disbarment from taking part in future flea market events.
  11. The flea markets end at 1000 hours on Camp Courtney and 1500 hours on Camps Foster and Kinser. Sellers must complete their final sales at these times. Sellers are responsible for cleaning their designated areas at these times.
  12. Rain checks, when issued, must have the Flea Market Coordinator's signature to be validated. Rain checks expire 30 days from the signature date.

Assumption of Risk

In consideration for permission to participate in the MCCS flea market, sellers assume all risks and release the U.S. Government and its officers, employees, and personnel of Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan and sponsors of said activity from liability for all claims for loss or damage to property and injury or death to persons arising from participation in the above said activity.

I am fully aware of all risks involved in the activity and have read and understand the Flea Market Rules.

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