A must have in Sheffield City Centre redevelopment in my opinion.

[maxofe]

A really good flea market needs either free or super-cheap pitches, to make it open to everyone to come and sell some wares.

 

It may turn out like a kind of large car-boot sale, but you can guarantee you'll be able to find absolutely anything in there.

 

not true, chesterfield is a good example.

[Mecky]

I would imagine charity shops would claim the moral highground and try to stop such a market

[maxofe]

I would imagine charity shops would claim the moral highground and try to stop such a market

 

most regular ones only have limited places for "casuals" and quite strict rules for traders.

[Dan_Ashcroft]

A more upmarket one, like the ones in Pickering or Ashby de la Zouch, would be good.

 

Somewhere like the old Salvation Army Citadel perhaps.

[lomax]

A year or so ago I thought of doing one in and around the bar I used to manage. We had an empty yard next to us and an underused University carpark across the street. Even rattled up a mock poster for it. Unfortunately that's as far as I got with it as I decided to emigrate! Go for it!

 

it does need to be somewhere slightly off the main streets as I think this would add to its charm. However, I also think you would need to administer some sort of quality control, if that was possible. As has been said, you don't want a load of carbooters coming down with odd and sods. I think a mix of independent designers and maybe approaching the antiques centres first could work - although there is a danger of it becoming like a Sharrowvale Market 2 if you don't balance it well.

 

You don't want tables of broken biscuits and end-of-line tupperware boxes. You want curios and small retro items.

 

I visited one in Krakow and that's what gave me the idea for one in Sheffield.

[Chez2]

There are shops selling similar items in Sheffield already. I haven't visited the city centre for years but I have recently picked up some leaflets about the area selling vintage items. In my younger days I used to love visiting all the 'antique' or second hand shops on the edge of Sheffield.

[Anna B]

I think it's a great idea.

 

If they want to attract people to the city centre this is a great way to do it, though parking will need to be sorted out.

 

London has loads of these and they are a big attraction.