Market Place Antiques & Collectibles

I agree with other reviewers that this is a strange set-​up. We were so put off when we walked into the first building at about 11:00 to see almost every one of the individual shops closed — and the building behind which is like a traditional antique mall with central sales desks was not immediately visible to us — that we almost left. But… good news… we stumbled into Max’s glass shop and spent a delightful hour looking at his unusual pieces (Heisey, Cambridge, Fostoria… you name it) and getting a thorough education on any piece we asked about. Max is there at 10:00 (and has been in business at that location for over 20 years) unlike the other shop owners. We were told some come in at 11:30, some at noon… very laid back. Max directed us to the two buildings behind (or we might have missed them) and explained that because they have the sales desks, they open routinely at 10:00. We spent another hour wandering around among the eclectic booths, but the stop at the glass shop made the entire visit worth it despite the weirdness of it all. We’ll be back.

I could spend hours at this place! Lots of great finds if you’re willing to take the time to look. I prefer the west building — the one that’s a large building with individual booths, vs. the other side that has individual shops. If you catch the shop owners there, many will offer you a great deal but the people who work the main cash register are far more firm on prices. The mall as a whole doesn’t accept credit cards, so bring cash or your checkbook. Attitudes of shop owners and employees vary, so take it with a grain of salt. Still, my favorite place to visit when I’m on that side of town.

This antique mall was very random. There were over 20 antique booths and about 5 were open on Friday at 4:00. Most of the stores were over prices or not antique/​vintage at all.

This place is amazing! They have collectible items that I’ve never even thought to look for. All the owners of the little shops are extremely friendly and helpful. Most of them will even barter, bargain, and buy from you! I would strongly suggest this place because it is very diverse in what it sells.

I love antiques and this is a fun place to go check out. I miss Sherri’s big shop up front. I agree with the other postings.

This place is kind of strange. There are two segments. One is an old strip office park and it is a bunch of individual vendors in their own booths/​offices. The other is a standard antique mall type situation. Both of these areas feel run down and really sort of grungy, like everything has a slight coat of grime on it. Yes, antique places tend to be dusty and gritty, but this just feels, well, yucky.
The best thing in the office strip park segment is Tiny Dog Beads. The lady that runs that little shop is very nice and along with her beads, she has some really lovely antique jewelry and such. I like her stuff a lot. I also like the little old doggie that keeps court in her shop. The other shops in this section offer different items ranging from regular antiques to coins and stamps. These individual shops take care of their own finances, so you ring out at their individual shops.
I must say that the antique mall section has a very wide selection of different types and periods of items and good prices. There are tons of furniture, one man has a herd of those little stained glass inset windows. Other booths have interesting glass and ceramics. I found several items that I really liked. The people at the individual booths and working in the aisles were really nice too. Then came the real downer. Since the large building is an antique mall, you take all your purchases to one central desk where they tote up the different vendor’s purchases. As I approached the desk, I saw the sign that I would not be buying that day. «NO CREDIT CARDS/​NO DEBIT CARDS» Really? In this day and age, no plastic? Sure they take cash and checks, but who carries that around any more? Really? I guess you have to plan to get your cash or bring your checkbook, but if you’ve never shopped here before, how would you know? Oh, and there is no ATM there at the place either. Hello, this is the 21^st century calling, please join the rest of us in the present.

Great Eclectic Market Place, this is not your average Antique Mall! Open til 3:00 on Christmas Eve!

There are two buildings next to each other, just walk from one to another. The old «east» building is kind of a waste of time, with many individual «rooms» only open Fri, Sat, Sun. But when we were there Friday, most of the shops were full of crap and always closed. The rooms looked like someones collection of stuff that the spouse said «get it out of my house». So here it sits.
The «west» building is a antique mall in the true sense of the word. Many booths. Not overpriced. Takes time to walk through. Random items from furniture to housewares. If you need furniture, see JulieK in the west building, far left corner. Her selection is huge, and very well priced, with suprising amount of deco pieces.

Most of the pickers at this place either
1. Don’t know what they have OR
2. Know what they have but got it for such a good deal themselves that they can let it go at a reasonable price.
When I say reasonable, I mean at least 20% to 50% below what you would pay in an established antique retailer.
I am a lover of art deco and mid century, found plenty of pieces there.
Got a 1950’s mid-​century Riviera cocktail bar from Harrods of London (rare piece) for a fabulous price from Julie. It is in fare condition but still think I got it below market value.
Picked up a 1933 art deco clock for about half of current retail. Pretty rare piece as it was given to a Welsh police superintendent as a retirement clock.
Also saw a Heywood Wakefield end-​table in excellent condition as well as a couple of art deco prohibition style fold out bars in fair condition (needed a little restoration) but the prices were reasonable enough where after restoration it would be worth the work.
There are two sides to this mall, east and west. West are where most of the treasures are but don’t forget to hit the east side and visit the vendor that restores all of the old radios and phonographs. He is also priced reasonably.
So many treasures to be had in this place and the vendors are very willing to negotiate.
Totally underrated.

The older building is quite a dud, the only redeeming place in there is the glass/​bead place, which is awesome. The large building next door, the west location, is huge and pretty cool. Some of the people are helpful and others not so much. The large building and the old building, aside from the bead place, only take cash or check.
The large building has different booths and you can pay for everything at the sales desk but they write individual tickets for each booth owner so if you don’t have cash you have to write multiple checks… They have a wide variety of stuff and most of the prices are reasonable.
One lady calls herself the Queen of Cheap and she lives up to that name, she has great prices and fun stuff.
The fact that they are only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday is kind of inconvenient but I suppose this falls in line with when most people have time to shop. I think most of the booth owners have other jobs so I’m sure this works best for them as well.