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Antique / Flea Market @ Irvine Valley College
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
3 reviews for Antique / Flea Market @ Irvine Valley College
i visited this past sunday and it was so much fun despite the sun...the sun was being a total hater so my friend bought me a pint sized parisol for 5 bucks :P the set up of the flea market is kinda scattered all over the parking lot of irvine valley college, but the area is small so it's very manageable and easy to navigate within a couple of hours.
there weren't very many clothes that i noticed, but there were tons of house wares, decor, small and large furniture, a shit ton of awesome rhinestone jewelry in every color imaginable, lots of interesting, vintage artwork and just all kinds of fun knick knacks...! based on the things i actually asked a price on, everything seemed pretty reasonable to pretty cheap.
i walked away with a framed christmas tree which was more of a crafty piece than anything...it's made of small shards of green glass as well as various brooches and other pieces of sparkley rhinestone jewelry and some christmas lights poked through the back! all of that is attached to some awesome mustard colored velvet. i love it and it was only 15 bucks. my mom used to collect these things and take them apart to try and salvage some of the jewelry, but i'm keeping mine intact to hang it up all year long :)
I'll give this Antique Market an extra 1/2 star just for the reason that it's walking distance and Chloe (my doggie) is allowed. The vendors are pleasant and prices are much more reasonable than The Rose Bowl, Pasadena Flea Market, and Long Beach Flea Market. With that though, the pickings are much more slim.
Not such a treasure trove for hunters on the prowl for vintage clothing or special furniture pieces. There are quite a few good jewelry dealers, mostly vintage costume, but always fun to dig through the baubles and jewels.
This is definitely a market that requires patience to find the needle in the haystack. I've found only a couple of pieces here on my many trips. But when you do find a great piece and a great price, it's worth savoring!
Admission and parking are free and patrons are all pretty nice and laid back. What more could you want from a flea market on a lazy Sunday morning?
I'm not a collector so those 5 stars you see there aren't for the rarity or availability of collectibles. Those 5 stars are for the woo-woo, the raising of the roof, and the amen to the great finds and great prices we've gotten. You can read about it here (http://renerdvate.word...). Also, becasue this flea market is small, it's more manageable. I have a kid now and the last thing he can handle is x-amount of hours digging through the Rose Bowl.
