8 Flea Market Or Marketplace Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 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.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a flea market or marketplace:

1. HalalWorldDepot ($2.4M/year)

Mohamad Saad, one of the founders of HalalWorldDepot, launched the business as a side hustle to list Halal products from his father's store online. With an initial investment of $5,000 for the website and shipping materials, the company quickly gained traction and now boasts a customer return rate of 50-60% and steady profitability. The future looks promising as HalalWorldDepot continues to expand and serve the growing community of Muslims in the United States.

How much they make: $2.4M/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
Current team size: 10

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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2. Flea Market Flipper ($99.6K/year)

How much they make: $99.6K/year
Current team size:

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This case study showcases the success story of a couple who make over $100,000 a year through flea market flipping, and how they help others start their own profitable reselling businesses.

About

Rob started Flea Market Flipper almost 10 years ago

Revenue

Rob grew the business to $8.3K/month

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So... can you actually make money with a flea market or marketplace?

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5. 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

So... can you actually make money with a flea market or marketplace?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

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7. 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

8. 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