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Many flea markets have food vendors who sell snacks and drinks to the patrons,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stylecareer.com/about_us.shtml |title = How to Become a Flea Market Vendor |accessdate = 2008-09-13 |year = 2008 |work = StyleCareer.com |publisher = Afton Institute, LLC}}</ref> and may be associated with carnivals or concerts.<ref>{{cite news |first = Tawnya |last = Panizzi |title = Residents flock to festivals, flea markets, concerts |url = http://www.yourfoxchapel.com/herald/article/residents-flock-festivals-flea-markets-concerts |work = YourFoxChapel.com |publisher = The Tribune-Review Publishing Co |date = July 3, 2008 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref> Some flea market vendors have been targeted by law enforcement efforts to halt the sale of [[Copyright infringement|bootleg]] movies and music<ref>{{cite news |first = Bob |last = Mitchell |title = Police bust nets $800K in pirated DVDs |url = http://www.thestar.com/News/article/248396 |work = TheStar.com |publisher = Toronto Star |year = 2008 |accessdate = 2008-09-13 | date=2007-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Bob |last = Roberts |title = Swap-O-Rama Raid Spoils Christmas Shopping For Bootleg Recordings |url = http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/857.php |work = WBBM Newsradio 780 |publisher = CBS Radio |date = December 17, 2005 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref> or [[knockoff]] brand clothing, accessories, or fragrances. |
Many flea markets have food vendors who sell snacks and drinks to the patrons,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stylecareer.com/about_us.shtml |title = How to Become a Flea Market Vendor |accessdate = 2008-09-13 |year = 2008 |work = StyleCareer.com |publisher = Afton Institute, LLC}}</ref> and may be associated with carnivals or concerts.<ref>{{cite news |first = Tawnya |last = Panizzi |title = Residents flock to festivals, flea markets, concerts |url = http://www.yourfoxchapel.com/herald/article/residents-flock-festivals-flea-markets-concerts |work = YourFoxChapel.com |publisher = The Tribune-Review Publishing Co |date = July 3, 2008 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref> Some flea market vendors have been targeted by law enforcement efforts to halt the sale of [[Copyright infringement|bootleg]] movies and music<ref>{{cite news |first = Bob |last = Mitchell |title = Police bust nets $800K in pirated DVDs |url = http://www.thestar.com/News/article/248396 |work = TheStar.com |publisher = Toronto Star |year = 2008 |accessdate = 2008-09-13 | date=2007-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Bob |last = Roberts |title = Swap-O-Rama Raid Spoils Christmas Shopping For Bootleg Recordings |url = http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/857.php |work = WBBM Newsradio 780 |publisher = CBS Radio |date = December 17, 2005 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref> or [[knockoff]] brand clothing, accessories, or fragrances. |
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Flea market vending, though similar in structure, should not be compared with street vending. The correlation between the two, though existent, is not exact. Flea market vending, as we know it, presents distinct elements setting it apart from street vending. Street vending takes place where a large crowd gathers and relies specifically on impulse buyers to be present; but who are in the area at the time for underlying reasons. Whereas the flea market is the arena and the vendors are the show that attracts the crowds; who gather for the sole purpose of buying. Flea market vending is also set in a controlled area that is governed by a self imposed code of conduct. Unlike flea market vendors, and more often than not, street vendors do not knowingly recognize a code of conduct.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://metalmarkenterprise.com |title = The Flea Market Vendor Code of Conduct |accessdate = 2011-03-15 |year = 2011 |work = metalmarkenterprise.com |publisher = Metalmark Enterprise}}</ref> |
Flea market vending, though similar in structure, should not be compared with street vending. The correlation between the two, though existent, is not exact. Flea market vending, as we know it, presents distinct elements setting it apart from street vending. Street vending takes place where a large crowd gathers and relies specifically on impulse buyers to be present; but who are in the area at the time for underlying reasons. Whereas the flea market is the arena and the vendors are the show that attracts the crowds; who gather for the sole purpose of buying. Flea market vending is also set in a controlled area that is governed by a self imposed code of conduct. Unlike flea market vendors, and more often than not, street vendors do not knowingly recognize a code of conduct.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://metalmarkenterprise.com |title = The Flea Market Vendor Code of Conduct |accessdate = 2011-03-15 |year = 2011 |work = metalmarkenterprise.com |publisher = Metalmark Enterprise}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Patrik |last = Jonsson |title = Flood of knockoff merchandise triggers a wider crackdown across US |url = http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0214/p02s01-usec.html |publisher = The Christian Science Monitor |date = February 14, 2007 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Toby |last = Coleman |title = Flea market busted for fakes |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/537153.html |publisher = The News & Observer |date = January 28, 2007 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite news |first = Patrik |last = Jonsson |title = Flood of knockoff merchandise triggers a wider crackdown across US |url = http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0214/p02s01-usec.html |publisher = The Christian Science Monitor |date = February 14, 2007 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Toby |last = Coleman |title = Flea market busted for fakes |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/537153.html |publisher = The News & Observer |date = January 28, 2007 |accessdate = 2008-09-13}}</ref> |
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==Regional names== |
==Regional names== |
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Revision as of 23:50, 18 April 2011
A flea market or swap meet is a type of bazaar where inexpensive or secondhand goods are sold or bartered. 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.[1] The 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 a commercial operation including a large variety of new or used merchandise, including 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,[2] and may be associated with carnivals or concerts.[3] Some flea market vendors have been targeted by law enforcement efforts to halt the sale of bootleg movies and music[4][5] or knockoff brand clothing, accessories, or fragrances.
Flea market vending, though similar in structure, should not be compared with street vending. The correlation between the two, though existent, is not exact. Flea market vending, as we know it, presents distinct elements setting it apart from street vending. Street vending takes place where a large crowd gathers and relies specifically on impulse buyers to be present; but who are in the area at the time for underlying reasons. Whereas the flea market is the arena and the vendors are the show that attracts the crowds; who gather for the sole purpose of buying. Flea market vending is also set in a controlled area that is governed by a self imposed code of conduct. Unlike flea market vendors, and more often than not, street vendors do not knowingly recognize a code of conduct.[6][7][8]
Regional names
Different English-speaking countries use varying names for flea markets. In Australian English, they are called trash and treasure markets, trash and trivia or (more commonly) swap meets. In the Philippine English, the word is tiangge, believed to be a loanword from the Hokkien spoken by Chinese Filipino migrants,In India "Gurjari" or "Shrukawadi Bazzar"[9] or possibly from Nahuatl tianguis via Mexican Spanish.
Origin
The origins of the term are disputed, but according to one theory the Fly Market in 18th century New York City began the association. The Dutch word Vlaie, or vlie, with the v being pronounced f, meaning a swamp or valley, was located at Maiden Lane near the East River in Manhattan. [10] [11] The land on which the market stood was originally a salt marsh with a brook. By the early 1800's the "Fly Market" was the principal market in New York City.[12]
India
The concept of bazaar has been very popular. There are many popular hotspots in different cities of India with a custom of weekly bazaar.
See also
References
- ^ Berman, Barry (2000). "F Glossary". Retail Management: A Strategic Approach. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "How to Become a Flea Market Vendor". StyleCareer.com. Afton Institute, LLC. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Panizzi, Tawnya (July 3, 2008). "Residents flock to festivals, flea markets, concerts". YourFoxChapel.com. The Tribune-Review Publishing Co. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Mitchell, Bob (2007-08-21). "Police bust nets $800K in pirated DVDs". TheStar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Roberts, Bob (December 17, 2005). "Swap-O-Rama Raid Spoils Christmas Shopping For Bootleg Recordings". WBBM Newsradio 780. CBS Radio. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "The Flea Market Vendor Code of Conduct". metalmarkenterprise.com. Metalmark Enterprise. 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ Jonsson, Patrik (February 14, 2007). "Flood of knockoff merchandise triggers a wider crackdown across US". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Coleman, Toby (January 28, 2007). "Flea market busted for fakes". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ The Philippine Inquirer: Tiangge
- ^ "History Blog Insight into History - A Weekly Instrospective Into The Past".
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 13 (help) - ^ "Flea Markets in Arkansas". Arkansas Arts and Crafts. Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ Google books: The geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West ..., Volume 3., By Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson, p. 409., 1812
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