Brooklyn Flea: Time Lapse
Thanks to all the vendors and visitors who came out to the inaugural Brooklyn Flea yesterday. By some miracle, it didn’t rain and the day went off without a hitch. While some of them were double-counts to be sure, the security guard at the door clicked off 20,000 entries into the market throughout the day….
Thanks to all the vendors and visitors who came out to the inaugural Brooklyn Flea yesterday. By some miracle, it didn’t rain and the day went off without a hitch. While some of them were double-counts to be sure, the security guard at the door clicked off 20,000 entries into the market throughout the day. Insane. We’ll have more candids up later in the day. If you took photos, please put them up on Flickr and tag with “brooklynflea”; if you a post a big Flickr set, please email us with a link. We also want to hear your feedback about vendor mix and other suggestions. Obviously we need more food; unfortunately dealing with the Department of Health isn’t exactly a simple and transparent process, but we’re working on it. Personally, we want to see more furniture and classic category-killers like antique silver and old watches; maybe a little less new jewelry and arts-and-crafty stuff. This first month will be a gradually tweaking and culling process, so please throw in your two cents.
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I went to Brooklyn Flea and was a bit disappointed too at the quality of merchandise … I am always looking for vintage furniture and love shopping outdoor markets so was excited when I heard about Brooklyn Flea. Anyway, it was good to go to the sale but I probably wont go back…Ive got my guy in Williamsburg that I trust for awesome vintage furniture (yes-he charges less than Manhattan prices and he also sells books). They’ve got an outdoor market in the springtime that probably opens soon but sells on craigslist and they keep me up to date when he gets new stock via email. Look them up on Yelp.com under “Airstream Outdoor Book Market”. Hope this helps you guys find some good stuff!
Guys, New York is expensive. If you live here, you should know that and stop complaining. Rent a car and go hit up some tag sales in New England if you want some dusty old things. Even if the Brooklyn Flea was to provide us with a simulated “flea” market, it would still cost more than everyone is wishing, simply for the hassle of loading it into this town.
There is no need to hate on the local artists trying to make a living! I am one of them and did quite well last Sunday, thank you very much. I’m your neighbor and I make all my stuff right here. Wouldn’t you feel better helping me out than someone trucking in fleas???
i think there’s definetely need to be more furniture and old stuff.
otherwise it’s more of a craft market, and not really a repeat visit.
and anyway, how many t-shirts with birds on can a brooklynite
own??? it was great though, and it could be fantastic!
i think there’s definetely need to be more furniture and old stuff.
otherwise it’s more of a craft market, and not really a repeat visit.
and anyway, how many t-shirts with birds on can a brooklynite
own??? it was great though, and it could be fantastic!
I also was one of the local hand-made jewelry vendors and like the vendor in previous post, I made over $1000 (prices ranging between $20- $80). People were super friendly and complimentary.
Congratulations to the organizers. I have done several other markets but never one that was as well organized or pleasant to work as a vendor
I was one of the handmade jewelry vendors (and a local Brooklyn small business) and I have to say, my booth was packed with really nice people asking if I’d be back all day long.
Guess I’m not sure, why people seem so outraged at small business trying to grow. Why not have a market that celebrates the handmade as well as the vintage?
I guess out of 20,000 people some are going to love it, some are going to post hate-filled remarks about it. Luckily, the people who packed my tent all day long seemed really happy and we made over $1500, with our prices averaging $25-$140 items.
Brooklyn Flea will allow us to stay in business a little longer so Kudos to Jonathan and Eric for a great day and many more to come.
Time lapse photos are awesome by the way.
If they take us back (we do sell jewelry), we’ll be back on April 27th & May 4th just in time for Mother’s Day shopping.
I was one of the handmade jewelry vendors (and a local Brooklyn small business) and I have to say, my booth was packed with really nice people asking if I’d be back all day long.
Guess I’m not sure, why people seem so outraged at small business trying to grow. Why not have a market that celebrates the handmade as well as the vintage?
I guess out of 20,000 people some are going to love it, some are going to post hate-filled remarks about it. Luckily, the people who packed my tent all day long seemed really happy and we made over $1500, with our prices averaging $25-$140 items.
Brooklyn Flea will allow us to stay in business a little longer so Kudos to Jonathan and Eric for a great day and many more to come.
Time lapse photos are awesome by the way.
If they take us back (we do sell jewelry), we’ll be back on April 27th & May 4th just in time for Mother’s Day shopping.
Dear People
I Love Brooklyn.
A lot of people here on this page do not. If you do not like it and want to live in the past then I think that this is not the place for you to live happy. Brooklyn is the now and the future.
That said the market was great and it will only get better. Its a biz and will sort it self out by supply and demand just like any other kkind of shopping
The idea of consignment is a potential hassle of incredible magnitude. Who is responsible for breakage. What if they don’t come back to pick up the item? Who collects and pays the sales tax (what a hassle). The most important thing: if you think vendor prices are high, wait until you see what people expect for their own stuff!!!