Folsom Blvd Flea Market

I’m not striving to be funny or cool. That’s for strip club reviews and chronicles of your trip to a tattoo parlor.
I’m being USEFUL… and honest…
Shaving sucks. Trying to find the right blade for your skin, shaving cream worries, etc…
The the thing that makes it suck royally is the price of said blades. Walk into your favorite drug store/​supermarket/​Target and take a look at the prices. Enough to make you want to scream profanities at the Lord above.
I solved the pricing problem earlier to visiting the Folsom Boulevard Flea Market.
I use Mach 3 Turbo blades. A 5 pack runs you $ 25 or more at the places mentioned above.
AT THIS FLEA MARKET? $ 10.
Quick tip: Open from 7 to 5, but CK slipped in around 3 and was in and out in about 20 minutes.

I come here a few times a year to see what they have to offer. Great place to look for your stolen bike. My brother bought his back from a vendor here. Recently, there was an outdoor booth selling porn, he stored it in a clear bin at the eye level of a child. I went to the management office to let them know, but the cop who was in the room said «I don’t know their rules for that»… Seriously? I even showed him a picture I took, clear penetration. He could have asked the man to move it.
This is the place I hate to love.

Free parking, free admission, $ 1 churros…
SOLD!!!

I absolutely love going to flea markets! Everything thing is super cheap! This one in particular is my favorite. Reminds me a but if the Berkeley one in size. When you first walk in through the main entrance make sure you take that first right and look to your left. There is tons of really cute fashion jewelry all for $ 1! I’ve been going there for almost 10 years. Her name is Secilla. Then we always go back down the main aisle and get really cheap socks and sunglasses.
You have to stop and eat some of the food. I live for the churros :) There’s also a guy who sells cute Rasta clothes. There’s so many different vendors that you cancer lost in this place, but it’s not very big. Happy shopping!

Majority of the time I come here is only for Mexican Strawberry drink. The best. However today, this early bird did not get the worm,. So 3 stars cause the vendor doesn’t come early in the morn, lol. Jk. This little flea market have a couple vendors that sales fresh produce and food for little price– which is great! Parking sucks here due to most slots are for smaller cars, so make sure to travel in a little one. Otherwise, the market is a good place shop at.

This swap meet is crazy. crazy bad not awesome.
Lots of moldy crap in piles that resemble horse dung piles in the country. Stinky stuff that’s over priced. It rained last night and there are piles of wet clothing and housewares everywhere. Ahhhh!
What in the moth balls is going on?

Slim pickins — unless you like Made in China, 99 cent store quality junk. Not very much used/​antique goods like you might expect from a «flea market,» but instead: lots of new, cheap quality, tacky c-​r-​a-​p.

I have visited this piece of trash here and there over the years. It used to be good. The place use to have more vendors and crowd when I was in high school around 10+ years ago. It resembles more of an abandoned place or a small flea market in small town Southern States. You can find the usual: cheap socks, cheap clothing, not so decent food, trash, and such. By the way, if you guys are looking for video games, there is this one over-​priced old geezer in a barn who advertises on the local craigslist like 5 times a day. He is over priced, has horrible conditioned merchandise, and a big ego. He somehow thinks he is cheaper than everyone, but I don’t know what world he is living in. You need to avoid his trash at all cost.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS FLEA MARKET
I visited the flea market a year ago and it looked as if they were cleaning it up. There were reputable vendors in the Green Barn my favorite Vintage Eclectics. I bought some great Mid Century items from them and wanted to go back for more — only to find they had moved out.
I walked through all the barns and found a XXX porn shop — at a family flea market! I also felt a little unsafe as there were homeless living in the restrooms. It just wasn’t a comfortable experience and I have no intention of ever going back.
Go to Denios it’s better quality and safe for a family.

Honestly, for a flea market this place is ghetto. But most stuff is cheap depending on the day and hour you go. This place is small, you can be done looking within 20 minutes.
To anyone who is into buying video games. Avoid the guy who has the shack. Yeah, he has a lot of stuff, but its over priced.

USED TO BE A GREAT PLACE TO SHOP
I dont know whats changed but this place used to be really fun to come too and just walk around and shop but not anymore. Its next empty and desserted now. Hardly any good vendors .
The items are so sun damaged its almost disrespectful to sell to customers but they still try.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS FLEA MARKET…
Denios in Roseville is the way to go

I got a really great mid-​century modern lounge chair from a new vendor, Vintage Eclectics, located in the Green Barn. I’d been looking for one of these chairs for years and got a good deal on this one. I found the chair via their ad on Craigslist.
The Green Barn has other cool vintage and antique vendors and everyone there is very friendly and relaxed, unlike what you typically find at some of the antique stores, malls, fairs etc.
The flea market also has authentic cucumber lemonade that’s super refreshing. definitely a ‘must get’!

Parking nightmare situation. Looked interesting from the road, but wasted 15 minutes pulling into the parking lot and not being able to pull out once it was clear there were no spaces.
Also the other patrons of FBFM did not react to this constraint in a thoughtful, or logical manner.

Good selection of movies, video games, books and magazines. Art supplies are a bargain. Quality art supplies such as Micron pens, oil paints, and coloring pencils are sold here. Magazines are sold 3 for $ 5.00. Movies are aplenty and it’s fairly cheap. When Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines first came out retail stores were selling it at around the $ 24.99 price tag but a vendor here sold it for only twelve bucks brand new.
The quality of the shoes and socks, on the other hand, is a different story. The shoes being sold here are shoddy and starts falling apart at the soles in a short period of time. There’s a perfectly good reason why socks are so cheap because the material is tread bare, holes start developing in a few short months.
I don’t shop here as often as I used to because the grocery store, unfortunately, closed up shop back in 2010. But if you’re looking for the latest movie releases at bargain prices then the Flea Market is definitely the way to go.

If you know me, you know that I love a good deal, I love to shop, and I love tacos! You can get all of that here at the Folsom Blvd flea market!
When I first met BF he was surprised I’ve never been to the flea market here or Denios in Roseville. Since I always work the weekends I never get the chance to go or don’t wake up early enough to go when I do have a sparse Saturday or Sunday off. So last month I requested off a whole weekend off (YAY) and made it a plan to go here.
While BF was caught up in his childhood memories «Those are the same [colorful, wooden] display tables!!» I was looking at all the inexpensive clothes and kid toys. While most of the clothes aren’t my style at many of the shops, I am sure if I had time, I could unearth a fab find for myself. There were many used toys that I would love to look through as well, Id love to find an old polly pocket! But I wanted to see everything so I didn’t do as much digging as I would like to but I did have a reusable shopping bag in my purse in case I did find any treasure. Mostly I wanted to buy fruits and vegetables. so I saved that part of the trip for last.
The clouds above were getting ready to burst and so were our tummies from hunger so we found the covered food spot and we each ordered. I got the 3 for $ 5 option so I got 1 taco, 1 drink, and 1 chicken kabob. BF got 1 corn dog, 1 order of fries, and 1 soda. For 10 $ we got a lot of food. I don’t expect much from food stand like this but WOW! I don’t know if it was the dollar bill I stuffed into the cashier’s empty tip jar that hooked it up or if they are normally so tasty but this taco was one of the best taco’s i have ever eaten! It was a huge, fat taco, stuffed with meat and topped with lettuce. Like most traditional tacos it also had Parmesan cheese on the outside of the 2 warm, corn tortillas. It was so amazing, especially topped with the left out bottles of Tapitio. The soda was huge and wasn’t filled with ice in an attempt to make people pay for refills. They kept on surprising me with the foil wrapped chicken kabob. My chicken piece was huge! It was juicy and flavorful and cooked perfectly. I still can’t believe the food at this little place. I would come back here just to eat! BF’s fries were cooked perfect and he said he can’t remember eating a corn dog cooked better, crispy on the outside and soft and sweet. Personally I would never get a corn dog but he was set on reliving his childhood, bless him.
The food place was totally empty except for us so we took the best seats which were blocked from the wind and we could look out at the people and shops. It started to rain and we watched the shopkeepers scurry around protecting their wares. I was kinda bummed, the one day I get to go here it rains! So we left, the place was getting pretty muddy and most of the shops were tearing down for the day. I didn’t get to buy fruit but I did get the best taco ever! You might think I am crazy but I dare you to try one and tell me you didn’t like it! I will defiantly be back!

We were looking for some older, quality wood furniture for our guest room so my fiancé’ sugguested we go look at the flea market. Now, I’ve been to Denios Auction and Farmers Market in Roseville, so for some outrageous reason I thought this place was going to be similar. It twas not.
First I should say that there is a cop car posted up in the parking lot watching people come and go. First red flag. When we parked and entered the place, I noticed there was venders with a bunch of nothing more than garbage. Everything is dirty and mostly broken. While walking down the barn-​like buildings I felt like I was in a third world country and that at any moment I was going to get mugged.
Wont be back.

This is a great little spot for cheap shopping. I left my home around 6:30am, making a trip to the bank before heading out. Thank goodness, I withdrew a little more money than I needed. I’m glad that I did, because I spent most of it. It was 7am when I arrived. The vendors were just setting up. It wasn’t until 8:30am, when most of them finished setting up. Gave me a little exercise time, though. If you want to browse quickly, I suggest coming at 8:30. Since I came early, I found easy parking. Coolness. Got a donut and gatorade for breakfast and a strawberry banana smoothie to pair with the chinese food, for lunch. Yummy!

This flea market has been around since I was a teenager! And that’s a long time! It was only a few miles down from where I grew up, so I would often go with my friends to search for bargains or set up a table to sell our junk. Those days were fun, we made some money, flirted with boys, and it was even a source of entertainment. Since those many years have passed, and returning here as an adult, I realize that not much has changed, except that everything is now showing it’s age! From the dilapidated and cluttered buildings, to the vendor tables that have evolved into drift wood, to the gravel on the ground that probably hasn’t budged from their imbedded spots. At least the bathrooms have been expanded and updated.
The parking lot is small, cramped, and always packed with cars if you don’t get there early. When you go in the summer, you are exposed to the extreme heat from all the asphalt and pavement. So, going in the morning when it is still somewhat cool is another reason to go early. The flea market is open almost every Saturday and Sunday except during bad weather. I find that most of the vendors who lease tables or occupy the building store spaces are almost consistently there every weekend.
People who know this flea market (like myself), and accept it as it is, have no problem visiting here. New comers may take one look at it and consider the place a dump or below their standards. I think it’s still an interesting place to spend an afternoon. You never know what you’ll find, from tools, antiques, jewelry, clothes, nick knacks, even produce. Also on site are a bicycle repair shop, T-​shirt printing, x-​rated movie store, a discount sundries store, furniture, and a small pet shop that I don’t condone, because I always feel sad for the innocent creatures every time I walk past, especially during those hot summers! There is a used book and video store that we love to browse through that often surprises me with unexpected selections at really cheap prices. This place has shelves upon shelves, stacked floor to ceiling, with books behind other rows of books! It’s that packed! After reading said books, you can sell them back for what you practically paid for and put it towards the purchase of other books!
Not everything here is old and second hand stuff, there is plenty of brand new merchandise too. Cell phone accessories, Avon products, gold and silver jewelry, pots and pans, toys, plants, Mexican music, clothes, even underwear! Vendors will often wheel and deal, so don’t be afraid to make offers. There is also a covered eating area where you can purchase «food truck» style meals and beverages.
So there you have it! The pros and cons of the Folsom Blvd. Flea Market! I dare you to explore!

We went today for the first time.
I’m not extremely ambulatory but I found people offering me chairs and I found places to sit and rest.
I didn’t check out the restroom, but DID notice they had a handicapped ramp for it.
The place was packed with vendors, and there was a nice crowd early Sat. afternoon. Not so that you couldn’t get waited on though. I was happy with the service.
The people inside in the buildings were friendly and hospitable. People were willing to bargain.
I really didn’t see any reasons not to like the place. Even the parking was simple. We got a good spot in the lot, even though it was full.
I’ll be going to sell my jewelry next weekend, and I look forward to it.

First off, careful where you park. People don’t care how to park correctly here.
This place reminds me of how shopping would be if we had another world war. Each booth has a variety of items that are garage sale quality. Ever wonder where those old /​used stuff went? Such as: VHS, clothes, collectibles, power tools, fan, art work, etc. You can find those here! The prices are acceptable else you can negotiate with them. I didn’t trust the food here though based on the sanity of the place. It’s good to experience once to appreciate other shopping options. It’s 3 stars for taking it for what it is: a flea market.