📖 Flea markets in What Cheer, IA for resellers: What Cheer Flea Market (Thurs 8am-4pm, Fri-Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7am-2pm (May, Aug, and Oct weekends)). What turns up cheaply here: Vintage Enamel Farm & Seed Signs, Red Wing & Western Stoneware Crocks, Vintage Carhartt & Big Mac Workwear. 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.
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What Cheer Flea MarketWhat Cheer, IAThurs 8am-4pm, Fri-Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7am-2pm (May, Aug, and Oct weekends)
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🛒What Cheer Flea Market
📍 What Cheer, IA
🕒Open: Thurs 8am-4pm, Fri-Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7am-2pm (May, Aug, and Oct weekends)
📍Address: 13061 170th St, What Cheer, IA 50268
Established for 50 years at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds, this is Iowa's premier outdoor gathering, hosting over 500 vendors across dirt tracks and barns. It is renowned for authentic barn-find antiques, primitives, petroliana, and vintage country advertising.
💰 What to buy here
🚜Vintage Enamel Farm & Seed SignsBuy$25-75→Sell online$150-350 on eBayLook for authentic single-sided porcelain Pioneer, Dekalb, or John Deere signs; check for authentic grommet wear versus reproduction stencil prints.
🏺Red Wing & Western Stoneware CrocksBuy$15-40→Sell online$80-180 on Facebook MarketplaceInspect handles and rims closely for hairline cracks; large cobalt blue wing markings and birch bark stamps bring significant reseller premiums.
👖Vintage Carhartt & Big Mac WorkwearBuy$10-25→Sell online$70-160 on DepopTarget distressed duck canvas barn coats and denim chore jackets with USA union tags, blanket linings, and natural patina.
💡 TipPay the early-bird Thursday admission ($7) and head straight to the outdoor infield and trailer rows where pickers unload freshly emptied farm sheds before items are marked up.
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