Downtown Tailgate Flea Market

October 6, 2019

Scenes from the fall 2019 Downtown Tailgate Flea Market after the market was forced to close early in the afternoon Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Ben Matthews

Poplar Bluff vendor Jennifer House, center right, shows a selection of knives to her final customer of the day, Cape Girardeau resident Nate Malone, left, while packing up her stand with Gary House (not pictured) on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market. The Houses were two of the last vendors open for business after afternoon rains caused an early closure of the market.

John Rogers discards a wad of water-damaged wears Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market.

Cape Girardeau resident Nate Malone, right, picks up a throwing knife while viewing items sold by Poplar Bluff vendors Jennifer and Gary House (not pictured) at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019.

Tim and Kathy Sills lower the canopy on their barbecue trailer after being forced to close early Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market.

Gordonville vendor Susan Rogers dries items with a jacket while packing up items with her husband at their stand Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market. Despite the rain, the couple said they did well during the flea market's reduced hours.

John Rogers, left, loads items into a truck as his wife, Susan Rogers, dries their inventory Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market. It was the Gordonville couple's fourth time working as vendors at the semi-annual flea market. "We tried sticking it out, but everybody left on us," John said with a laugh.

Mike and Nancy Livesay, of Marion, Illinois, load their items into a truck and trailer Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market.

Poplar Bluff vendor Jennifer House, center right, shows a selection of knives to her final customer of the day, Cape Girardeau resident Nate Malone, far right, while packing up her stand with Gary House (not pictured) on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market. The Houses were two of the last vendors open for business after afternoon rains caused an early closure of the market.

Poplar Bluff vendor Jennifer House holds a display of knives for her final customer of the day, Cape Girardeau resident Nate Malone, right, to view Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market.

Jennifer and Gary House fold a pool tarp while packing up their belongings Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Cape Girardeau Downtown Tailgate Flea Market.

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Scenes from the fall 2019 Downtown Tailgate Flea Market after the market was forced to close early in the afternoon Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

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