Alamo Marketplace

You can find deals here, but every time we go, there is always a lot of booth closed and it seams like there are a lot of used garage sale type of businesses instead on new ones. If you are looking for video games and such you can find a lot of great deals.

I don’t even know where to go with this review… o. O
Knock-​offs. Check.
Perfumería. Check.
Raspas. Check.
Herbal store. Check.
Bruce Lee wall scroll. Check.
Jesus in a low rider airbrushed on a tee. Check.
Ghettofabulous? You got it!
I’m not saying I’m above finding a great deal. Please don’t get me wrong cause I’m all about thrifting and what have you but good Lord. After my checklist, I’m still kinda’ speechless…

If you scare easily, you should probably steer clear of Alamo Marketplace. It is unapologetically hood. But seeing as how I lived in this area for a couple of years, I know hood rules and decided to check it out. This place is puro southside. Meaning that there is a taqueria in the back, tattoo parlor in aisle H and a salon by the bathrooms. I would recommend none of those places.
There are however, great diamond in the rough shops for collectors. Found one with a massive selection of action figures, like the largest I’ve ever seen in San Antonio. They even sell replicas of Link’s master sword! If you’re into newer stuff, one booth is run by an official NECA dealer and had Borderlands and Pacific Rim figures. Three or four other shops sold comics, new Legos and retro gaming gear. At another shop, this one with a slightly pushy Asian lady, I found some Primus shirts for $ 3 (normally $ 20).
For an indoor flea market, Alamo Marketplace isn’t half bad and is worth a stop if you’re into hunting for treasure of the geek variety.