Berlin’s MauerPark Flea Market
Second-hand or some cool people call it vintage, some other people call it Pre-loved, is a great concept, I think (the second-hand idea, not calling it pre-loved, I think that is a bit much). That we don’t continously consume newly fabricated products. I think I have spoken about Charity Shops in the uk, UK high street establishments that I visited most of.
In short, I love looking at second hand stuff, quite often love to buy them too. So when told that every Sunday, there is a lot in Berlin, I had to go to one.
I chose the one people keep recommending at Mauer Park. It is slightly out of central Berlin, but easy enough to get to by the underground metro.
It turns out that there is actually all sorts of items that are sold in the market. The flea market is probably only 1/2 of it. People were selling food, indie designed t shirts, records, people selling their belonging and many other things. In the UK it would be Camden meet flea market. Each types has their own section at the market.
We arrived at the time after a wet snowy day so there were a lot of puddles, (in Indonesian: Becek banget) wellies are recommended.
I didn’t really buy anything, I found the interesting items too expensive, and the cheap ones too common. I think the charity shops here (in the UK) offer cheaper alternatives. It was really fun too look around though. Here are some pictures.
Some stalls near the entrances has signs ‘ No Photos’ or ‘Photos, For €1’ don’t worry there were a lot of other stalls that are fine for you take pictures.
These boxes are filled with a lot of random items, even broken plates and cups. They came our of the container behind (green and red in this picture) where they have been stacked up carelessly, so I think these are suppose to be cheap ones, around €1 – €3 per items. You are also encouraged to bargain here.
Some people were selling stuff from farms like milk urns and buckets too.
How about you? Do you like to go to second hand markets? what would you be most likely to buy there?
The only “flea market” I have ever gone to is a used-book market in Medan. It was years ago. I was searching for some old English books. It was fun. I ended up buying more books than I planned to.
Does the book market still exist? It is always the case with me everytime I go to a used bookshop I always go home with a pile.
The last time I checked, the city government was going to renovate the place. I have not gone back to the place to check.
I went to Pasar Senen couple times and got few good jackets for only 50k. I have never been to the one in Dublin, but I just checked their website, they have Xmas flea market. Gotta see it!
wooohoo! Have fun and tell us all about it.
Senang liat kursi second yang berbentuk unik. Jadi kepengen buka pasar kaget kayak gini deh, krn saya yakin banyak orang yang bosan atau tak butuh lagi barang barangnya di rumah. Kalau di gabung gini pasti bisa bermanfaat buat orang dan bisa beli lagi barang baru. Nice post,Mbak 🙂
Memang banyak sekali yang lucu2 yah? Pasar kaget, hihihi ini pasarnya gak kaget, tapi teratur setiap hari minggu. 🙂 Betul, betul, memang lebih bagus kalau bisa pakai barang bekas. Terima kasih yah..
i was once a Pasar Senen queen. hahaha! 😀 seriously though, when i visited Jakarta after living abroad for 4 years, i went there and the sellers still remembered me! ❤
nowadays i don't really go to any, but i do visit second hand clothing stores now and then (though i usually end up not buying anything). i agree very much with the idea of not consuming newly fabricated stuffs, hence i prefer buying the raw materials ( = fabrics) and make things myself.
Wah!! Udah lama gak ke pasar senen. Seru2, I bet you can do a lot of with the clothes sold there?
Wow! Ini surga banget buat yang pencinta barang2 second hand. Aku sukaaa banget ke pasar yang jual barang2 second hand. Biasanya ya sekitaran Den Haag atau di Delft. Pas summer setiap minggu selalu ada. Kalo sekarang setiap bulan ada satu. Tapi aku kesana bukan buat beli. Cuman jalan2 sambil lihat barang2 unik2 itu. Senang aja lihatnya. Tapi yang pasti aku selalu berburu buku2 second hand, lumayan harga terjangkau bukunya masih bagus2. Kalau suami berburu piringan hitam penyanyi2 jaman dulu.
Wah sama dong! Sebenernya jarang banget sekarang beli barang2 lain selain buku, soalnya rumah udah lengkap, jadi beli hal2 lain malah bikin clutter. Kalau piringan hitam biasanya berapaan harganya yg murah disana Den?
Kata dia kalo yang standar maksimal €5. Tapi kalo unik bisa sampai €10. Tergantung tahunnya juga.
Ooh… kalau €5 bagus sih ok yah? Disini kalau di Charity shop bisa dapet £1 -£2.50
When I lived in UK, I love to go to flea market, almost once a week 😛 I bought mostly knick knack like old vase, pewter thingy, tea pot, etc. I also bought a complete set of tea set which I keep until now, they are still in very good condition and very unique. I love flea market, second hand market, vintage, every thing… sometimes just like to look around without buying anything.
Do they have similar concept there mba? Yeah there is abundance of tea set or china in general, for cheaps. I think if I was a student again, and I know what I know now, I would not buy all house stuff full price at all, except bedding. 🙂
When I lived in Leeds my mum used to take me to charity shops and Sunday markets. As a teenager back then I was of course embarassed but it turned out that I found some of the most unique clothing and old books in these shops so I started loving them more!
Ooh the charity shops up north (everything above London is North) hahaha are the best ones. Pretty free from those people who say ‘pre-loved’ The books are the best ones, they can be very cheap.