"Yeah, you can put it in the shower—but it'll turn green," a dealer is telling a guy who is fondling a vintage metal hook, one of what must be a thousand hooks on a flea market table in Chelsea. "But I wanted it for my shower," the shopper says. "Ok—I'm gonna give you three bucks for it." With this the dealer explodes. "No you won't! It's five! You should know better!" She is seemingly in a rage, but two seconds later they are chatting amiably about the problems of brass and water again, their financial dispute on the back burner... More >>>