Flea Markets
Flea Market
A flea market is an open-air or semi-permanent gathering of independent vendors selling secondhand, vintage, and miscellaneous goods, typically from tables or stalls. Vendors rent their space and keep their own profits. Prices are often negotiable.
Read the history of flea markets. →Pawn Shops
Pawn Shop
A pawn shop is a store that offers short-term loans to customers who leave personal property as collateral. If the loan is not repaid within a set period, the shop sells the item. Pawn shops also buy goods outright and resell them directly.
Consignment Shops
Consignment Shop
A consignment shop is a retail store that sells goods on behalf of the original owner, keeping a percentage of the sale price as commission. The seller does not get paid until the item sells, and unsold items are typically returned after a set period.
Read the history of consignment shops. →Antique Stores
Antique Store
An antique store is a retail shop specializing in older collectible items, typically goods that are at least 100 years old, though the standard varies. Stock is generally curated, authenticated, and priced at or near market value.
Thrift Stores
Thrift Store
A thrift store is a nonprofit or charity-operated retail store selling donated secondhand goods at low fixed prices. Proceeds typically support a charitable mission. Goodwill and the Salvation Army are the most well-known examples.
Estate Sales
Estate Sale
An estate sale is a sale — usually held on-site at a private residence — of the belongings of a person who has died or is significantly downsizing. Often professionally organized, with items priced and tagged. Everything in the home is typically available for purchase.
Read the history of estate sales. →Auction Houses
Auction House
An auction house is a business that sells goods to the highest bidder through a structured bidding process, either in person or online. Items are consigned by sellers, and the auction house takes a commission from both buyer and seller.
Garage Sales
Garage Sales
No explanation needed here--there's selling going on in somebody's garage, that's a garage sale. But it's hard to get the word and that's where Stuff Escape can help! A low $14.99 listing fee and all you have to do is email the pictures and address and we'll do the listing of each item.
Other Secondhand Sellers
Other Secondhand Sellers
Not every seller fits neatly into a single category. Stuff Escape lists a range of other places where secondhand goods change hands — from garage and yard sales to specialty dealers and everything in between. If it sells used goods, there is likely a place for it here.