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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We enjoyed ourselves at the flea market as well, but I have to agree with most of the commenters: less onesies and ironic t-shirts, and more food, furniture and truly vintage clothing.
Off to the UK for two weeks, but looking forward to seeing the progress upon my return.
One item of note: we have a vintage 1930’s electrified milk glass and gold cross (which lights up nicely) that we want to sell. Does anyone have an idea of how we can sell it? I don’t think we need a stall for just one item, but if you have any suggestions or interest please let me know! gwbrubaker@earthlink.net
you need vendors that take up every iinch of their space instead of only having 20 things to sell…
It was fun. I agree with others that more food and more old junk would be appreciated. But I think there is also a place for crafty stuff–they are local people trying to make it as a small business. ( I don’t have kids so I’m not in the market for onesies!)
First, not a comment on the contents of the Flea Market, per se, but a pat on the back to Clinton Hill and great architecture. Look at those pictures – what a beautiful backdrop for a Flea Market. Two great buildings, interestingly, both of a religious or esoteric vein. The pictures could be from Paris, but this is beautiful Brooklyn!
I think the market will sort itself out, the huge amount of people there will guarantee that. Many of the vendors I spoke to were using yesterday as a trial run to see what people were interested in, and what was totally ignored, and will adjust their wares accordingly. If what they have doesn’t work, they won’t continue to do it. This is, after all, a moneymaking opportunity. No one is going to get up at dawn to sit all day and not sell anything, especially in inclement weather.
Even with the weather, which was like late November, there were thousands of people. I think the Flea will be very successful, and will ultimately have a mix of the kinds of goods that appeal to a wide range of people.
I scored some old school Nike Air Force Ones that I’ve been looking for for a while. Thanks – definately be out through the spring and summer.
congratulations!
what a great start! we had a blast.
but yeah, if you’re taking suggestions: more furniture, antiques, flea market stuff. less ironic $20 silk-screened onesies.
I actually liked the fact that it wasn’t just all old things from grandma’s attic. In my opinion, you can have some new design-y stuff, there were just a few dogs in that category that you need to cut loose. Overall, an incredible addition to BK!
PT in PS
Congrats on even pulling that off! As someone who organizes events for a living, you should be congratulated purely for the execution. I agree that it should skew more towards the old-school flea market selection, but it sounds like you already know that. Cheers!
I thought the flea market was off to a good start, here’s hoping it will improve with MORE: furniture, collectables, vintage stuff (ie: what you look for at a flea market), LESS: jewelry, silkscreened t-shirts.