Shopping at Jasper Junction

Six miles north of downtown Rensselaer, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 and State Road 14, there is a flea market/second-hand store called Jasper Junction. It is run by CDC Resources, a non-profit organization that provides services for the developmentally disabled in Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, and White counties.
Jasper Junction was opened in 2005. The building had been empty for a number of years after Weinberg's had gone out of business. There was also a Weinberg's store at Toto that I think specialized in wall paper. I think it was run by a relative of the Rensselaer Weinberg. I have not been to Toto for many years, but according to the Internet, there are still discount stores there. On the north end of the store are about 80 booths that vendors rent. They have a wide range of things, from antiques to collectibles to flea-market junk. On this visit, I ignored them and focused on the rest of Jasper Junction. The section of clothing is Rensselaer's answer to Goodwill.
More of the floor space is devoted to non-clothing items than in most Goodwills. There is a section of dishes and other kitchen items and housewares, plus they have a lot of knick-knack items.Renting half the building to vendors provides a steady stream of revenue for CDC, but it does cut down on the space for the second hand store. As a result, things are tightly packed. The turnover of items is pretty good, so I like to stop in whenever I am in the area (which is actually fairly infrequent.)The store also has a little area that serves meals. The people who run this also cater the annual CDC dinner.
My favorite part of Jasper Junction is the "Man Building" in the back. It has no clothing--just stuff.
It is poorly lit, but that only adds to the adventure of trying to find a treasure. On one visit I found a defuser for an ancient lamp that I have. On another I got a deal on a USB computer mouse. I do not think the ladies who do such a neat job of displaying the stuff in the main store ever go to the Man Building. It looks like the stuff has been arranged by a man.
Do you need old computer monitors or crutches? How about old computer printers or skis? If people donate it, it is there.
Because I have no room to put any more furniture, the furniture building, also in the back, is not as interesting for me. But I am sure if you have some rooms to fill, a trip now and then to Jasper Junction would yield some treasures. Old furniture is often better built than new furniture. One reason is survival bias: if it has survived for a long time, it probably was well made.
If you have never visited Jasper Junction, you are missing one of Rensselaer's adventures.