- published: 30 Nov 2006
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A flea market or swap meet is a type of bazaar that rents space to people who want to sell or barter merchandise ranging from low quality items to bargain priced items of the highest quality or used goods.
Many markets offer fresh produce and plants from local farms. Renters of the flea market are vendors. It may be indoors, such as in a warehouse or school gymnasium; or it may be outdoors, such as in a field or under a tent. Flea markets can be held annually or semiannually, others may be conducted monthly, on weekends, or daily. Flea-market vendors may range from a family that is renting a table for the first time to sell a few unwanted household items to scouts who rove the region buying items for sale from garage sales and other flea markets, and several staff watching the stalls.
Many flea markets have food vendors who sell snacks and drinks to the patrons, and may be associated with carnivals or concerts. Some flea market vendors have been targeted by law enforcement efforts to halt the sale of bootleg movies and music or knockoff brand clothing, accessories, or fragrances.