Traderbaker Malls

OUTSTANDING!!!
The booth rent is very reasonable! The staff are very nice, they do try to keep the store clean and help customers as much as they can. This is one of the best flea markets I have ever been to. I don’t think I have ever left empty handed even with my own booth in there. Please come in and take a look!

I really like this place, and on my days off, I’ll find myself wandering through here. The inventory is ever-​changing, so you’ll always find something new. I’ve bought many things from here, but the best find of me was my 1948 Grundig Majestic floor console radio. It was in original, unrestored condition, and works perfectly. Found it for $ 20, and put about $ 35 in new grille cloth and trim, and it looks and sounds great. Anyways, I love this place. You’ll find something unique for sure.

This location is a massive flea market, I believe it is in the building of a former kmart and there are vendors in every spot. Some booths are made up of new items and other grocery store items in bulk. Other booths are vintage and antique items. I do occasionally see new items that I recently saw at Walmart or dollar tree marked up for higher than what they are being sold for at dollar tree or Walmart. This seems a little dishonest to me. Several booths have great collections of vinyl albums and vintage advertisements, I have also had great luck finding very reasonably priced furniture (a vanity that needed a new mirror for $ 29) and costume jewelry for under $ 2.
This place can be hit or miss and does take some digging through but there are certainly some treasures to be found for a fraction of the cost that you will pay at any of the Bloomington antique malls.
They do accept credit cards with a form of ID. I believe big booth rent is about $ 160 a month and smaller booth rent is $ 90 a month. (Overheard from a clerk)

Literally one of the best flea markets I have ever set foot into. I have spent hours and hundreds of dollars here but I have many a treasure that I have taken away from this place. My whole house is basically Trader Baker’s chic. If you like the wares of Anthropologie but have the time and energy to haul yourself down to Martinsville, your dollar will stretch itself tenfold by coming here and scouting out very similar items for yourself. If you do make the journey and you are not local, you will need to take a whole day and a wad of cash (or your card, as they do take credit) and remember this place is huge (used to be an old K-​Mart I think). I have family in the area so I stop in intermittently and then just up and leave when I have met my allotted budget. I have never made it all the way through the store in one go around. It is reasonably clean and the people are pretty nice. Prices vary as it is basically one giant indoor yard sale. If you are looking for a big ticket item, it pays off to look all around the store and compare prices before you commit to a purchase because you often find multiples, as I did when buying my deer’s head. My only complaint is that several times I have purchased records that were of very poor quality but I should be more cognizant of that personally. I have never paid too much for one though.
Just a sampling of the treasures I have walked away with:
A taxidermed deer head
Antique Jim Beam decanter
Large antique mirror
Several rare and hard to find records of varying condition
Multiple refinished in tables at reasonable prices
Upcylced antiques at reasonable costs to pay for the work done for you
A bitchin footstool
Awesome mismatched antique dishes
Antique glass wear including a set of glasses with gold President faces and famous quotes
Knick knacks for days son

This place can take hours to get through. A very eclectic mix from antiques and collectibles to food. Very random, but fun. Prices were reasonable. Definitely worth stopping by if you are in the area.

Well, through aimlessly wandering around to check out the goods in this place, my friend and I managed to kill a significant portion of the day here with a Starbucks cup in tow. It’s really a mixture, you can find some really unique old pieces (the kind of stuff I love), older furniture you could easily use (or get crafty with), crafty things people have made, and then snacks and randoms.
You’ll have to hunt, but you may be rewarded if you do!
Thank you Traderbaker for taking up the majority of my Saturday afternoon, haha!