Vespa Market - Open?

[thelongshoot]

Hello everyone

Apparently there is a market around the lad prao ratchadapisek area that seels old scooters, scooter parts, shirts, gifts etc. Does anyone know if it will be open, owing to the recent floods? I know that area got hit quite hard so dont want to make the 3 hour drive up to BKK tonight if its going to be closed.

Cheers

TLS

[asanee]

frankly: from what I remember this is a kind of mainly 2nd hand-but upmarket-stuff, where there MAY also be the odd Vespa/parts/exchange seller. Also FWIR: only weekends, or maybe only either sat or un-from about 14/15 hrs (remember Thai do not like the sun that much)-untill late eve. Yes-on the parking lot of the MRT crossing Ratchda/LPrao rd. From what I recall from news-but have not been in that area since long time, it is now clear of floods, but did have floods-not too high, fairly recently. If you have by now adapted a little to Thai ideas about how things work= not like in the regulated west, you would have noted that it is not a matter of ''open'' or close-you cannot ban any Thai from trying to sell things- but more of :how many vendors will turn up, how many buyers will know or find it worthwhile etc. Or; just like nay lotteree.

[Sateev]

Before the new condotown development, the Saturday market used to get going around 7PM and last late, although some vendors would leave earlier. It has now moved N of Ladprao Rd, as another poster indicated, in a MUCH smaller place in front of the MRT building parking structure.

The area is perfectly dry now, but finding Vespa parts is hit-and-miss, because there are not nearly as many spaces in the present location. It's been a year since I last walked around there, but I was greatly disappointed at how much clothing/used shoes/trinkets had supplanted the motorcycle/Vespa/car parts sellers.

Worth a quick walk around, but a mere shadow of its previous self.

If anyone knows of another weekend market for car/motorcycle/scooter parts, please post it.