Santa Monica Airport Antique & Collectible Market

Found some amazing hidden gems here… im always looking for old antique stuff to hang in my man cave at the bar i own… it might not be the biggest place, but if u look in the right places, you will find it alll… very friendly staff. and the best part about it is that its dog friendly. there is a dog park next door for fluffy… rite next to the beach. Met an amazing worker there named eduardo. he helped me find exactly what i was looking for. .kudos

Free parking is great.
Friendly staff and atmosphere. Not toooo big of a show but great gems to find! 5 $ entrance and great things is that dogs are welcome! You can hit the dog park and do som shopping!

Based on the website and advertisements that I’ve seen I was expecting a lot more furniture and quality and teaks. But we found were a lot of borderline trash collectibles for a very niche market. Don’t come expecting to find furniture or paintings for your nice home.

Not huge. Not crowded. Food is good.
Parking is free, but it’s $ 5 to get in and that’s on the steep side for the size.
Fourth Sunday is the day to go in my experience, it makes the entry fee easier to deal with.
Prices are hit and miss. Bargains can be had for sure, bring your negotiation skills and you’ll do better.
Decent mix of high end to junk — a flea market! Vendors range from the cool to the cray — a flea market!
I’ve always found at least something to covet, even if I don’t always buy.
Overall, it’s a good market. Maybe comparable to the trading post at Fairfax.

Held on the 1^st and 4^th Sundays of every month. The 4^th Sunday is larger than the 1^st. It’s hit or miss, as are all flea markets. I find the vendors for the most part to be very over priced. The items are not really that unusual, or high quality, but the prices high. I get the sense that since very little is price marked, many vendors size you up when you ask for the price, looking at what they can get out of you by the way you look and dress. I have found some prices quoted laughable ~ meaning they have got to be kidding, absolutely not worth it, especially on the jewelry. This is a good venue for Indian turquoise jewelry though, a lot of vendors with very good quality pieces. Overall, it’s a nice way to spend a few hours on Sunday, you may get lucky and come home with something cool without spending too much. I have bought several things at great prices and other times I feel like it’s a bust. Overall I would say bargain on the price, or you will get ripped off. Stay clear of the women who you can tell are selling as if it’s a «trunk show», pillows and things you can find everywhere charging like they are on Montana Avenue.

I’ve attended probably five times in the last 18 months, and always find fun, reasonably-​priced items. At Christmastime 2014, on a cold day, the market was poorly attended, and the dealers were bargaining. I got some of the best stuff ever for a song. I find the dealers are negotiable on an ordinary day, if you’re fair. This market is compact and well-​edited, usually junk-​free, which makes for pleasant shopping, but no Bonanzas. If you want that, I recommend the Ventura market.

We have been here a few times over the years when we found a few nice things but no bargains. We visited again today and what can I say about the dealers here? They’re CRAZY !!! We like nice artwork, prints, pottery and spotted a few things of interest. The prices were way above retail and EVERY single thing was in bad condition. I guess these dealers think because they see something online or in a retail store, that what they have is worth more because THEY are so important. One guy had a space with mid-​century ceramics (no one of significance), prices were very high and every single piece was broken somewhere or had large fractures. One woman had an art poster that she was asking $ 750. for. It had a HUGE HOLE in it, large paper loss in the main area and lots of rips and tears in it. Its worth nothing because it would cost a fortune for a conservator to repair it. Every single «dealer» that I spoke with was insane, had ridiculous prices and were total liars trying to rip us off. This place is a scam.

It’s SUNDAY!!! A day I love to go to flea markets. It’s the day after Saturday… which in LA, is the day for garage sales.
My house and garage are like a museum. I love kitchy cool. I love finding great old things that I can restore or repurpose. When I finish them, I usually have to move something out to be able to put it up… The only rule, it has to be cooler than the thing I remove.
I love places that have reasonable prices. To me. the best flea market on the West Coast is The Rose Bowl Flea Market.
The most unreasonable for price and finds is… THE SANTA MONICA OUTDOOR ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLE MARKET. (Whew… that was a mouthful.) The entrance fee is 5 bucks a person… Now, if this were a BIG flea market it would be worth it. BUT, it’s smaller than the Melrose Trading post. and WAY LESS kitchy… and the Post only charges 2 or 3 dollars to get in. When you go to the SMOAACM, and they hit you up for 5/​person you would expect to see a nice sized market… but it’s not a big place and the price to enter should be like 2 dollars.
When you go in and start to look around… you realize you made a wrong turn towards hell. The prices on the things I saw there. blew me away. I saw a statue,. a lamp in fact… with NO documentation. I asked the price, When she said 65. I thought it was under priced until I realized she meant 6500… but that she’d be willing to take 5K. When I said that was to rich for my flea market blood, she made a comment and tried to engage me in an argument. 30 feet away. I saw an aluminum Chiropractic caduceus. She said it was a cross between art deco and medical collectable… and that it was made in the 30’s and wanted 275. I looked it over and saw it was a reproduction and worth about 100… NEW. Another ridiculous price was just 100 feet further. There I saw an older «L» shaped vinyl couch… Dirty too… I asked the guy,(already shell shocked from the previous inquiries…) He said it was sold. 1,500 dollars! This was no collectable sofa. This was an off white vinyl «L» that was half dirty. One lady had a 60’s wood ottoman that she wanted 300 for. It was no art piece. it was a piece you’d find at the side of an apartment building when someone was evicted… and no one wanted the junk furniture. NO EXAGGERATION.
I walked out of that place feeling like I walked into a bait and switch market place. It was a waste of gas to get there, tire tread and my time and money. I highly advise people to shop at flea markets that are reasonable. I will never go back to that place again. There wasn’t anything there that made me say… WOW… a great price… or a treasure in the raw. NOTHING. If anyone wants to know the places to go… ask. But for sure… stay away from THE SANTA MONICA OUTDOOR ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLE MARKET.

Oh what a heaven! I was telling one of the sellers that I feel like there is visual, aesthetic tornado in my head. It was bit overwhelming first, but I followed the tried and true flea market tip to walk first and then come back to the things that are still «calling your name” — unless the «call» is strong immediately and then you better buy it before somebody else snatches it up. I would recommend going there early in summertime since it got hot there little bit later in the morning. Sellers arrange their fares beautifully. There were vintage clothing, African things, furniture, collectible of all sorts, lovely vintage prints, jewelry — you name it and their probably had it. Prices vary. I found very cheap things and really expensive things. Bring water and a hat and browse, browse, browse… It was a great morning!

Almost everything was way over-​priced. It was a nice day for walking around, which was the highlight.
I gave it one two starts instead of one only because my friend and I each bought one thing. I overpaid for mine, but I couldn’t leave empty handed after paying $ 4 entry fee.

There are Sooooooo Many reasons this is the best outdoor
Antiques market in the Los Angeles area!!!
Great Location
Great vendors (no tube socks or New Santee Alley junk)
Friendly Operators running the market unlike other venues
BEST selection of Vintage Clothing & great prices
Very Dog /​pet friendly ‚
Best kept celebrity spotting & always a chill vibe
For a fun adventuresome Sunday ‚
Close to great restaurants & other sight seeing
Great place to bring out of town guests !!!
Seriously can’t believe someone saying its overpriced
Yes I’m sure some vendors are overpriced
But spend time & get to know the diverse variety
& you’ll see there’s vendors in all different price
Ranges & most will negotiate !!!
Take my word this is a most enjoyable
Market, a Real Gem with lots of treasures waiting
To be discovered !!!
4^th sun, larger set up
1^st sun, less vendors but still lots to chose from

INSANELY OVERPRICED!
Here for the first time.
$ 5 to get in – okay sure!
Yellow dress: $ 325 (pictured)
Black lace dress: $ 300
Small old camera: $ 100
Small wood clock: $ 100
I mean come ON. It literally turned into a joke asking people how much things are.
Only saving grace was an older gentleman named BRAD – has a blue van, amazing old pieces like typewriters, cameras, old metal pieces. Sold me a rug for an amazing price, even talked to him for a while about how he got in to antiques.
Do yourself a favor and just go to an estate sale. Avoid resale prices and arrogant, ignorant, and rude sellers.

Santa Monica flea market is a cute out market place with a fair amount of vendors. I am always looking for vintage items for my apt and during my last visit in LA I went to the Long Beach flea market which had a lot of vendors with a wide selection of things to chose from. I will be looking of alternative and was told to visit the one in Redondo Beach for the numerous vendors it has. Will keep trying :)

If you want to get away from Fairfax, Pasadena or any other major city swap meet, then this is the spot for you.
The cool ocean breeze makes this more enjoyable then some of the overly crowded swap meets.
Smaller than others, you have more time to shop and get to know the vendors.
If you look hard, you can find really great items.
The food is good for a decent price as well.
I found an original Michael Jackson 1980’s poster for $ 25 got it appraised for $ 100.
Sweet!

get some cash ($ 5 for the entrance fee!) and your haggling hat, and head over to the santa monica outdoor antique and collectable market… it’s not NEARLY as big as the rosebowl (far from it) but it had more than enough odds and ends, furniture, antiques, collectibles, and new items to satisfy… well, me!
got a great deal on two pics that i intent to put up in my dining/​study area and could’ve spent a great deal more $ on other items had i brought 1. more cash and 2. had a little muscle to move furniture up to my not first floor apt in SD…
and now i have the flea market bug… :)

kinda pricey but very good.

I was pleasantly surprised by this market, which I expected to be much like other flea markets I’ve been to — a fun excursion but for the most part filled with overpriced ‘antiques’ and ‘vintage’ clothing.
Entry is $ 5 (more if you show up right when the market opens at 6am), parking is a little confusing at first but you can park for free (woohoo!) next to Santa Monica College — just one half block from the market’s entrance.
The goods are diverse and there are lovely things from all corners of the globe. The clothing tends towards late 60’s and 70’s garb with some art deco and 50’s lace here and there. The jewelry ranges from delicate brass chains to chunky flower enamel brooches. You’ll feel like you’re browsing
only with your feet instead of your mouse.
In the two hours I was here I picked up two vintage silk shawls — $ 4 each, two orchid plants (one which smells like chocolate!) for $ 10 a pop and an assortment of Tiffany-​esque sterling silver key necklace charms for a steal!
This place has a surprising amount of community and character. You can tell it’s full of regulars and people who live in the neighborhood and there’s something really charming about all the adorable and ridiculously well-​behaved dogs. Sellers don’t go for the hard push here. In fact, I saw a lot of people really enjoying themselves with long discussions about the geographic origins of African tribal masks and the eccentricities of out-​of-​print fashion illustration books.
One thing to keep in mind is that they don’t have much in the way of food or drinks and what is there is marked up high. Bring water!

Admission is now $ 5, but parking is free. Mix of high end collectibles and everyday junk sellers.
If you are into some great antique jewelry, clothing, handbags, bric-​à-​brac, housewares, and furniture, then come here. it’s a great break from the everyday outdoor mall with more character.
I didn’t buy anything but saw lots of cool things that I’m keeping my eyes on like a gorgeous french enamel watch necklace, a cute vintage clutch, and really pretty victorian garnet pin.
Each seller seems to have their own style and things that they like to sell. Be friendly, ask questions, and see if they will do better on the price. Bring cash to get the best deal. Most accept a personal check, but not many accept credit cards.
There is a small food stand in the corner selling hot dogs and drinks.
Parking here isn’t great, but I was able to park at the SMC lot after the end of the market.

Referred by someone, this flea market is a little shopping gem. Held the first and last sunday every month (except the 5^th sunday of any months) from 8am-​4pm, it’s a small haven of antiques, vintage clothing, cheap home accents, and random collectibles. Maybe I came in the afternoon but I was hoping there were more things but then again I did come later in the afternoon and it is a small setting. This is a great place to buy small gifts and find rare junk (in a good way). Some of the items are from 40’s and 50’s and still in mint condition. The ppl who work at the vendor probably won’t bargain but prices are not bad. Entrée fee is $ 4.
Jen we should go here… you will like it!