42 Trending Flea Market Or Marketplace Businesses [2024]

Updated: January 18th, 2023
Start A Flea Market Or Marketplace

Starting a marketplace business is one of the best ways to capitalize on the gig economy and make serious profits. There are clear advantages to starting an online marketplace and being the middleman between suppliers and consumers.

The top online marketplaces in the world sold $3.23 trillion in goods in 2021. Sales through platforms like those operated by Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, and others accounted for two-thirds of global eCommerce sales last year. To create and compete in the marketplace business requires adaptations, modifications, overhauls and innovation.

Looking for some examples of a flea market or marketplace?

Interested in case studies of a successful flea market or marketplace? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Tarkov Market

Price online monitoring, charts, price history on Escape From Tarkov flea market items

Where they're located: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Website traffic: 470K/month

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2. Flea Market Flipper

Last year we made $42K buying and reselling used items from flea markets, thrift stores and yard sales. Now we are helping others fill the financial gaps!

How much they make:
Where they're located: Orlando, Florida, USA
Website traffic: 150K/month

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4. STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN THEATRE

Welcome to the Starlight Drive In website, a multiple screen drive-in located in Atlanta, GA. See current and upcoming attractions, pictures, snack bar menu, and flea market information.

Where they're located: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Website traffic: 80K/month

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5. HalalWorldDepot

How much they make: $2.4M/year
Where they're located: Dearborn, MI, USA
How much did it cost to start: $5K
Current team size: 10

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I Started My Online Food Business At 17: It Now Earns $720K/Year

HalalWorldDepot is a Halal online marketplace that started three years ago as a meat and grocery delivery service and has now expanded to offer a wide variety of Halal products, with a customer return rate of 50-60%, profitability at 16-25%, and over 10,000 customers, with plans to expand to Canada and the United Kingdom within three to five years.

About
Mohamad started HalalWorldDepot over 5 years ago
Revenue
Mohamad grew the business to $200K/month
Costs
It cost Mohamad $5000 to start the business
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6. Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts

Scandinavian Goods Nordic Marketplace

Where they're located: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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7. Scott Antique Markets

Scott Antique Markets, Bremen

Where they're located: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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8. Ukulele Music Lovers and Ukulele Players Love Flea Market Music and Jim Beloff, offering ukulele players a community, books on the ukulele, ukulele CDs and the FLUKE ukulele.

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9. Midtown Global Market

Where they're located: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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10. Columbus Market

Where they're located: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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11. Flea Land of Bowling Green

Where they're located: Hollywood, Kentucky, USA

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12. New Meadowlands Market

Where they're located: New York, New York, USA

13. West Wind Public Markets

Where they're located: San Jose, California, USA

14. Artists and Fleas

Maker markets in NYC, DC and LA where shoppers discover and buy unique local jewelry, vintage clothing, arts and crafts, and handmade goods.

Where they're located: New York, New York, USA

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15. Sunrise MarketPlace

Shop, Dine, Do, Play at the Sunrise MarketPlace Business Improvement District. From Restaurants to services to clothing and food, we have it all.

Where they're located: Sacramento, California, USA

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17. management software for Self-Storage, management software for Trade Show, management software for Flea Market/Swap Meet, management software for Antique/Craft Malls, E-SoftSys, a Gold Microsoft Partner

18. Colorado Springs Flea Market

For over 30 years, the place to buy, sell, bargain and enjoy a great family outing is the Colorado Springs Flea Market. Every weekend up to 500 vendors from throughout Colorado show their wares on our 30 acre paved site.

Where they're located: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Where they're located: Oakland, California, USA

20. The Big Apple Shopping Bazaar

Delray Beach’s First Mini Mall “The Big Apple” Shopping Bazaar, Jewelry Exchange, and Salon & Spa Suites will transport you to the streets of New York City for food, shopping and fun. Complete with streetlights, iconic buildings, brick walkways, and even the Statue Of Liberty.

Where they're located: New York, New York, USA

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21. unknown

Where they're located: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

22. Flea market

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23. Bluegrass Stockyards

Where they're located: Hollywood, Kentucky, USA

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24. Online Stores Made Simple

Where they're located: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

25. Faidley's Seafood

Faidley's Seafood in Baltimore, Maryland ships their award winning all lump Maryland style crab cakes anywhere in the United States.

Where they're located: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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26. Online Flea Market

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27. Marketsofnewyork

Learn all about New York City's best artisan craft markets, farmers markets, flea markets, and food markets!

Where they're located: New York, New York, USA

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28. fleamarket

Where they're located: Miami, Florida, USA

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29. NJ Event Planning & Productions: JC Promotions, Inc.

JC Promotions is a leading NJ Event Planning company serving the entire tri-state area specializing in Street & Craft Fairs, Vintage & Flea Markets, & festivals.

Where they're located: Arlington, Texas, USA

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30. Cypress College Swap Meet

Where they're located: Anaheim, California, USA

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31. Denios Market

Where they're located: Sacramento, California, USA

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32. Pickering Markets

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33. Market 7

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA

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34. Soulard Farmers Market Home

Where they're located: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

35. Madera Flea Market

Madera Flea Market | Shop, Sell, Explore!

Where they're located: Fresno, California, USA

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36. Little Haiti Cultural Complex – Bridging the Gap between Culture and Community

Where they're located: Miami, Florida, USA

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37. bliss

Bliss Marketplace is a new shopping & retail experience in Sacramento offering handmade, vintage, shabby chic decor, and antique furniture.

Where they're located: Sacramento, California, USA

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38. Coupon Flea Market

The best coupon clipping service for major brand groceries, cleaning products, shampoos and conditioners.

Where they're located: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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39. Hartville MarketPlace & Flea Market – Family-owned and operated in Hartville, Ohio since 1939.

Where they're located: Columbus, Ohio, USA

40. New Egypt Flea Market

We are a unique flea market, offering vendors with both new and used items for sale.

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41. Downtown Goderich BIA

Farmers Markets, Events, Tourism, Business, Rural, Concert Series, Business Improvement Area, Goderich, Ontario

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