"We're not strictly New Jersey produce, but we do have items people want," said Marin Mixon, office manager for Summit Downtown Inc., which organizes and runs the market.
The inventory of items people thought they saw or heard included grenades, pressure cookers, a bomb-squad robot, the screeching tires of getaway cars.
But The Resolution Foundation disputed the numbers, saying Osborne's favoured measurement including items people would not consider part of their household budget.
The book, titled Carry This Book, will examine how all the items people (both real and fictional) cart around contribute to who they are.
Not just before the Americans arrive, but that suddenly there will be new imported goods rather than the lovely 1950s and 60s items people still use today".
All are keen on the "living wage", the hourly rate needed to pay for the items people reckon they need for an acceptable standard of living.
The similarities between the two are striking and informative.Phones, like cars, are fashion items: people generally replace them long before they actually wear out.
His appeal, though, isn't just from his knowledge; it's from his genuine enthusiasm about the array of items people bring to him from their attics, barns and basements.
"Shoppers are still spending freely and we've seen a return of sustainable growth in the volume of items people are buying, helped by industry-wide price cuts," he said.
It includes bras, children backpacks and shoes dustier and more battered than those at Burning Man – items people abandoned on the way to the United States, before meeting an unknown fate.
