📖 Flea markets in Medina, MN for resellers: Hamel Lions Flea Market (Sundays 6am-12pm (May through September)). What turns up cheaply here: Vintage Pyrex & Mid-Century Kitchenware, Costume & Sterling Silver Jewelry Jars, Vintage Diecast & Action Figures. Addresses, opening hours and what to buy to resell on eBay and Facebook Marketplace are below — check each market's website before you go, hours change.
Held weekly in the parking lot of the Medina Entertainment Center, this high-energy market draws more than 200 vendors weekly. Its prime location on the western fringe of the Twin Cities metro attracts estate liquidators and collectors.
💰 What to buy here
☕Vintage Pyrex & Mid-Century KitchenwareBuy$8-20→Sell online$40-95 on MercariCheck edges for dishwasher hazing; focus on bold patterns like Butterprint, Gooseberry, or Friendship.
💍Costume & Sterling Silver Jewelry JarsBuy$10-25→Sell online$50-130 on eBayPick through baggies and small tins for signed Scandinavian silver or mid-century artisan brooches.
🧸Vintage Diecast & Action FiguresBuy$2-8→Sell online$18-45 on eBayLook for redline Hot Wheels, Matchbox Lesney, or complete 1980s Kenner and Hasbro action figures.
💡 TipFocus on the casual tailgate sellers at the back lots who are cleaning out western-suburb basements rather than the permanent commercial merchants.
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